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Say Their Names: Kaddish for Black Lives and Terror Victims
Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world’s grief: a ritual for mourning the death of those we do not know during the High Holidays
Elliott batTzedek
Prayer for Beloved Souls of Pulse Nightclub
A poem commemorating the victims of the massacre at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando
Rabbi Annie Lewis
It Could Have Been Me

Say Their Names: Kaddish for Black Lives and Terror Victims

By Elliott batTzedek

Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world’s grief: a ritual for mourning the death of those we do not know during the High Holidays more

Tags: kaddish, Orlando, black lives matter, racial justice, mass shooting, guns, violence

Prayer for Beloved Souls of Pulse Nightclub

By Rabbi Annie Lewis

A poem commemorating the victims of the massacre at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando more

Tags: LGBTIQ, Orlando, mass shooting, guns, violence, LGBTQ, queer, bisexual, lesbian, gay, transgender

It Could Have Been Me

By Rabbi Nathan Weiner

It could have been me. I could have retreated to the safe space of a gay bar or club in order to dance with a man, to hold his hand, to kiss him in safety. more

Tags: LGBTIQ, Orlando, LGBTQ, queer, bisexual, lesbian, gay, transgender, guns, gun violence, mass shooting