This morning as the keeper read the paper early she read about the shelling of Gaza and the threats to Tel Aviv and Old Jerusalem. She told us that four years ago this month she had been there with a wonderful group of people, led by an Israeli and a Palestinian. She wondered how they and their families were faring at this terrifying time. She remembered all the bomb shelters in the hotels and buildings, and hoped they would not have to be used. She also remembered what it looked like on the other side of the Green Line, and prayed that no more lives would be taken, that they would not give up pursuing peace.
O God Source of Life, Creator of Peace. . .
Help Your children, anguished and confused,
To understand the futility of hatred and violence
And grant them the ability to stretch across
Political, religious and national boundaries
So they may confront horror and fear
By continuing together
In the search for justice, peace and truth. . . .
With every fiber of our being
We beg You, O God,
To help us not to fail nor falter. Amen
Rabbi H. Rolando Matalon
Congregation B'nai Jeshurun, New York, NY
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