“Here’s the thing, say Shug. The thing I believe. God is inside you and inside everybody else. You come into the world with God. But only them that search for it inside find it…Trouble do it for most folks, I think. Sorrow, lord. Feeling like sh--.”
Alice Walker
The Color Purple
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Prayer for Healing from Communal Tragedy | Prayer
Kolot: The Center for Jewish Women's and Gender Studies
A prayer written after September 11 to be read on days of communal mourning, including the anniversary of September 11
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A Jewish Prayer for Darfur | Prayer
By Margie Klein
Giving word to Jewish conscience
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A Prayer for Hurricane Katrina Victims to Recite | Prayer
By Rabbi Naomi Levy
A prayer commissioned by Rabbi Miriam Lichtenfeld and Rabbi Ted Lichtenfeld, both of New Orleans
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A Prayer for Victims of Hurricane Katrina | Prayer
By Rabbi Naomi Levy
A prayer commissioned by Rabbi Miriam Lichtenfeld and Rabbi Ted Lichtenfeld, both of New Orleans
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A Psalm for Victims of Hurricane Katrina | Prayer
By Rabbi Naomi Levy
Excerpted from Psalm 69 and other sources
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Prayer for a Missing Person | Prayer
By Rabbi Jennifer Feldman
A prayer to be said for a person who is missing
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Healing Service | Complete Ceremony
By Joy Levitt, Carol Rivel, and Debbie Friedman
A healing service for earthquake victims which can be adapted for other circumstances
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Before Going to Apply for Government Assistance | Prayer
By Amanda Rush
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
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Reflection and Prayer for a Nation At War | Prayer
By Rabbi Jill Hammer
A moving prayer for a nation at war, based on a passage in the book of Joshua in which Joshua, Moses' successor, is about to go to war, and meets an angel
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Alzheimer's: The Loss Before the Loss | Complete Ceremony
By Lori Schneide
A ritual to help navigate the challenges of Alzheimer's disease honoring both the sufferer and the support network
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