PRAYER FOR OUR PEOPLE – Loren Judaken. For High Holidays -2025
May those who came before,
who fought for centuries
against unrelenting offenses
to survive, to persevere,
to protect our precious heritage
May they now see their flame
reflected in our eyes
in our hearts
and in our actions,
never to be extinguished
May the world see
despite the divergent ways
in which we embrace it,
Judaism is the blood
that courses through our veins.
May they understand
Israel is our heart
even when on life support,
we are her pacemaker
protecting her right to exist.
May we remember
even in our deepening despair
that we are a chosen people
blessed with a sacred mission
To repair our battered, broken world
May we rise above
all that clouds our ability
to see and celebrate
that which is wondrous
in your creation
May we be the strongest link
in the unbroken chain
of 3500 years of Judaism.
May we strive to embody and enliven
the spirit of Tikkun Olam
May we return and return
again and again
to who Hashem created us to be
to what the Torah teaches us
“To be a light unto the nations”
May we always see the light
May we endeavor to be the light
May we commit to preserve the light
The light of our forefathers
that is the way to our brightest future.
