Cheif Rabbi of Israel, Rabbi Lau's Prayer for March 13,
2002
Master of the Universe, Lord of Peace, King that Peace is His, gaze down from
Heaven and see the victims of burning hatred in Your world, hear the cry of
those hurt by terror wherever they may be, visit Your mercy upon those who have
lost their loved ones who have risen to the Heavens in a fiery storm of
loathing, abhorrence, and hatred which threatens the peace of the world and its
inhabitants.
Our Father our King, say to the Angel of Destruction: cease! and to the troubles
of mankind: no more!. Stop the waves of hatred, prevent the shedding of blood,
save us from all cruel and terrible decrees, and heal the sickness of humanity
from which came forth the evil persons who want to stem the thread of life of
men, women and children, innocent of any iniquity.
King of Kings, spread over us your peaceful shelter and conceal us in the shadow
of your wing. Give that in our hearts we may always see the virtues of our
fellow men and not their shortcomings. That we should gaze at light and not turn
to shadow, find the unifying and not seek the dividing. It is after all, one
Creator who hath created us, and one father to us all.
We are all the sons of one man; therefore we cry out from the City of Peace,
Jerusalem the Holy City, to all humanity: pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly
As brothers in pain and suffering, we must increase the love and brotherhood
between us, peace and harmony, so that we may be brothers in happiness, freedom,
mutual respect and true peace, stable and lasting.
We the Ancient People, experienced in anguish and toil, seekers of peace and
lovers of life, pray to You- Our Father Who Art in Heaven- that may the prophecy
of Isaiah come to be, speedily in our time: and they shall beat their swords
into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up
sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more
Amen, and so may it be.
A Poem for Fast
Day for World Jewry:
Just like Haman made a terrible decree,
to kill ALL the Jews as quick as can be.
They were the terrorists of long ago
They plotted to kill every Jew, so does the story go.
But Esther stepped in to save the day.
She told all the Jews to fast and to pray
The decree was annulled, God erased the bad plan.
Because all the Jews did the best that they can.
They wore sackcloth and ashes, they didn’t eat for 3 days.
They asked God to intervene in their most fervent way.
Today the terrorists are not in Shushan but in Israel, our land,
An evil people with Jewish blood on their hand.
They want each and every one of us killed at the first sight.
We here feel so helpless. What can we do for their plight?
But there is something we can do from so far away.
The same God from the Purim story is here today.
Another fast day has been declared for me and you.
Listen closely, this is what you can do.
On Wednesday, March 13, you can fast all day,
On behalf of every Jew, for their welfare you can pray.
You may be really hungry, your stomach will call.
Your thirst may be strong, you want to drink it all
You may be working hard, taking time off, you can’t start.
But just stop for a moment and speak with your heart.
For your self-sacrifice, for the loss of nourishment that day,
For your prayers to God that you earnestly pray-
We should merit together helping our family in Israel fight,
The evil that lurks everyday, all the night.
We should come closer together all the Jews everywhere
We should love each other more, we should show how much we care.
Please try your hardest this coming Wednesday,
to do your part to help in this one small way.
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