A Prayer for Safety

Nachlaot, Jerusalem

Dear friends, 

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
    “May those who love you enjoy tranquility.
  And let there be peace within your walls.”
 For my family, for my friends
    I say, “Peace be within you.”
 For our home, for our hearts
    I ask, "Goodness direct you."
Psalms 122

שַׁאֲלוּ, שְׁלוֹם יְרוּשָׁלִָם;    יִשְׁלָיוּ, אֹהֲבָיִךְ.
 יְהִי-שָׁלוֹם בְּחֵילֵךְ;    שַׁלְוָה, בְּאַרְמְנוֹתָיִך
  לְמַעַן, אַחַי וְרֵעָי--    אֲדַבְּרָה-נָּא שָׁלוֹם בָּךְ.
  לְמַעַן, בֵּית-יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ--    אֲבַקְשָׁה טוֹב לָךְ.

May Israelis be safe this Shabbat, as they wonder when the attack will begin. May Palestinians be safe this Jum'ah, as they try to avoid the next bombing. May they all be disentangled from the web their leaders have caught them in. And may all who love the holy city find rest.

Shabbat shalom, 
Rabbi Misha