Thanksgiving

Abraham Joshua Heschel. a rabbi who marched for civil rights alongside Martin Luther King, Jr

Wrote that morally speaking, there is no limit to the concern one must feel for the suffering of human beings,

That indifference to evil is worse than evil itself

That in a free society, some are guilty but all are responsible

May we continue to practice tikkun olam, repairing the world

May we continue to practice, gemilut chasidim, acts of lovingkindness

May we continue to practice tzedakah, just giving

May we recognize that all beings are created equal, b'tzelem elohim, in the image of the divine

May we walk away today knowing that each of us has the power to create change.

by Deanna Neil

Blessed Yah, Creator, Created, Creating...

We pray for peace,

For ourselves and the world,

Even if only for one day:

Instead of anger, we choose kindness.

Instead of revenge, we choose justice.

Instead of resentment, we choose empathy.

Instead of work, we choose rest.

Instead of ideology, we choose compromise.

Instead of destruction, we choose community.

Instead of fear, we choose endurance.

Instead of invective, we choose prayer.

Instead of violence, we choose peace.

Blessed Yah, Creator, Created, Creating...

We give thanks for this day of peace.

May it change us, may it change the world,

And let us say, Amen.

I have a little dreidel

I made it out of clay

And when it’s dry and ready

Then, dreidel I shall play

Oh, dreidel, dreidel, dreidel

I made it out of clay

And when it’s dry and ready

Then, dreidel I will play

It has a lovely body

With legs so short and thin

And when it gets all tired

It drops and I will win

Oh, dreidel, dreidel, dreidel

I made it out of clay

And when it’s dry and ready

Then, dreidel I will play

My dreidel is so playful

It loves to dance and spin

A happy game of dreidel

Come play now, let’s begin

Oh, dreidel, dreidel, dreidel

I made it out of clay

And when it’s dry and ready

Then, dreidel I will play