WORDS THAT BREATHE

A grandparent’s prayer for a grandson after surgery, asking God for healing, peaceful sleep, and strength for his parents, and giving thanks for his life.

A prayer for Election Day seeking wisdom, courage, and compassion as we vote, and hope that moves our hands to recreate the country our children will inherit.

A prayer for a child facing open heart surgery, asking God to guide the surgeons and to hold the parents and grandparents who wait with aching hearts.

A prayer before back surgery for anyone facing the operating room with hope and fear, asking God to guide the healers and steady those who wait.

A prayer for the days before a double mastectomy: for courage, tenderness toward a changing body, and the love of those who hold us through surgery.

A blessing for pets to say over your dog, cat, or any beloved animal, giving thanks for their companionship, comfort, and love. Add your pet’s name.

Mi Shebeirach for someone living with dementia: a prayer for comfort and dignity for the one who forgets, and strength for the one who remembers.

A prayer for resilience for the days when strength runs thin: words to lean on when you are weary, hurting, and need just enough light for one more step.

A prayer for grandparents-to-be, offered while waiting for news of a birth: strength for the parents, a safe arrival for the baby, and joy in the next message.

A blessing for rabbis, cantors, educators, and every Jewish professional and volunteer who carried their community through the High Holy Days.

A Rosh Hashanah Eve sermon on whether prayer still matters — told through Hannah, an elderly woman in Kyiv who never stopped praying for the world.

A blessing for rabbis, cantors, educators, and every synagogue professional and volunteer who carries their community into the High Holy Days of 5787.

A prayer for when you are caring for someone with dementia: patience in loss, love that outlasts memory, and grace to cherish what remains.

For the Calabasas City Council Reorganization Meeting And the Installation of Peter Kraut as Mayor Eternal One, Makor HaBrachot , Source...