Prayers
- A Ten-Part Prayer on the Tenth Anniversary of 9/11/01: By Rabbi Simkha Y. Weintraub, LCSW.
- Hanukah Reading for Synagogues: By Rabbi Ed Feld.
- A Hanukah Candle Lighting Prayer: Beautifully presented, printable document with a special Hanukah candle lighting prayer which connects the Hanukah story to a rejection of torture.
- Eleh Ezkerah: By Rabbi Melissa Weintraub and Rabbi Sheila Peltz Weinberg.
- For the Sin of Torture by Americans: By Rabbi Simcha Y. Weintraub.
- Haggadah l'Yom Zechuyot Shel Adam: A Human Rights Haggadah: Rabbis Margaret Holub and Sheila Weinberg wrote a Human Rights Haggadah for Rabbis for Human Rights. The Haggadah was edited by Gilah Langner and recently published in the journal, Kerem. You can think of using the Hagadah in a variety of settings: a special service in synagogue, kiddush following Shabbat services or at a family gathering at home.
- Passover Economic Justice Hagaddah: This Hagaddah on economic human rights for use in the Pesach Seder was brought together and edited as a Shalom Center project by Lee Moore, on behalf of, and for distribution by, Rabbis for Human Rights North America and Rabbis for Human Rights Israel in 2003.
- Next Year May We Be Free: Discussion Questions for Your Seder by Rabbi Ed Feld and Rabbi Rachel Kahn-Troster.
- Misheberach for Victims of Torture: A beautiful prayer of support and compassion for victims of torture by Rabbi Gilah Langer. The prayer can be used during synagogue services or before an anti-torture program to remind us of the important spiritual dimensions of our holy work.
- First Nail in the Sukkah: Prepared for Sukkot 2005/5766 by Rabbi Margaret Holub.
- Hashkiveinu: Asking God to Shelter with the Promise of Peace for All Those Who Suffer: A prayer for victims of torture by Rabbi Ed Feld.
- Service for a Gathering to Address U.S.-Sponsored Torture: Created by Rabbi Margaret Holub.
- Al Chet: A Public Confession for the Sin of Torture for Yom Kippur 2007/5768 by Rabbi Ed Feld.
- Embracing Justice: Alternative Educational and Prayer Materials in Celebration of Yom Ha'Atzmaut 2008 for Israel's 60th Independence Day – These materials were used as part of an alternative mincha service during the 2008 RHR-NA Yom Ha'Atzmaut celebration in New York City. Rabbi Simkha Weintraub, who compiled these texts, led services with noted singer-songwriter Debbie Friedman, z”l.
- Mussar Practice for Torture Awareness Month by Rabbi Margaret Holub.
- A Family Prayer for the Lighting of Candles and the Blessing of Challah: Prepared for Rosh Hashanah, 2008/5769.
- A Prayer for Human Rights Day by Rabbi Brant Rosen.
- A Prayer for Human Rights by Rabbi David Freidenreich.
- An Interfaith Human Rights Prayer from the National Religious Campaign Against Torture.
- Prayer from the National Summit on Torture, September 11, 2008 by Rabbi Rachel Kahn-Troster.
- Prayer from the National Summit on Torture, September 12, 2008 by Rabbi Charles Feinberg.
- Ideas for a Human Rights Service by Rabbi Rachel Kahn-Troster.
- A Misheberach for Victims of Slavery. A beautiful prayer of support and compassion for victims of slavery, written by Rabbi Joshua Boettiger, that can be used during synagogue services or before an anti-trafficking event, to remind us of the spiritual dimensions of our holy work.
- Taking Action for Justice: A Human Rights Prayer: This prayer for Human Rights Shabbat 2009, written by Rabbi Tirzah Firestone, calls for the strength to take action to end modern-day torture and slavery.
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