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Hard Times

Hard times take many forms. Perhaps the loss of a job or other economic hardship. Maybe the devastation of a flood or other natural disaster. Hardship might even be the horror of violent assault.  Just getting out of bed can be an act of great courage at times like these. Whisper a prayer for yourself, or say one for your friend. Hope will find you. 
 

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Breathing Praise

Shared by Ellen Dannin |

Breathe along with this poem praising the Source of all breath. [more]

Found In: Hard Times, Daily Prayer & Mindfulness, Healing Services

Tags: breath, morning blessings, psukei d'zimra

The Pain of Loss: Reflection on the Death of a Child

Shared by Rabbi Irwin Wiener, D.D. |

Reflection on the Death of a Child [more]

Found In: Mourning & Bereavement, Funeral & Burial, Hard Times

Tags: loss of a child, meditation

Fear and Overcoming – Breathing in a strong spirit

Shared by Ellen Dannin | Reading

Praying for strength to emerge from our narrow places in order to enter into the promised land [more]

Found In: Torah Portion: Parashah, Hard Times, Parts of the Seder, Daily Prayer & Mindfulness

Tags: B'shalach, maggid, Mi Chamocha

Rituals for Undergoing Bariatric Surgery

Shared by Nathan Weiner - Rabbinical Student at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College | Complete Ceremony

A three-part ritual incorporating tashlikh, birkat hagomel, and daily blessings [more]

Found In: Hard Times, Endings & Beginnings

Tags: gomel, tashlikh

A Prayer for Wholeness

Shared by Alex Weissman | Prayer

A prayer for strength, wisdom, and compassion amidst pain and suffering [more]

Found In: Communal Tragedy, Pursuing Justice, Hard Times, Daily Prayer & Mindfulness, Healing from Illness

A Psalm for Victims of Hurricane Katrina

By Rabbi Naomi Levy | Prayer

Excerpted from Psalm 69 and other sources [more]

Found In: Hard Times

Before Going to Apply for Government Assistance

By Amanda Rush | Prayer

A prayer to be said before going on public assistance in which the supplicant thanks God for God's bountifulness and expresses her ongoing trust in God's goodness [more]

Found In: Hard Times

Prayer for a Missing Person

Rabbi Jennifer Feldman | Prayer

A prayer to be said for a person who is missing [more]

Found In: Hard Times, Secular Holidays

Tags: Veterans' Day