Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem

Dear Supporter,

Sunday is Yom Yerushalayim, Jerusalem Day, a commemoration of the Israeli capture of East Jerusalem during the Six-Day War in 1967.

In recent years, this day has been marked by violence as some right-wing Israelis have marched through East Jerusalem, provoking Palestinian residents with racists chants like “let your village burn,” “death to Mohammad” and “death to all leftists.”  Instead of being a day for the peace of Jerusalem, Yom Yerushalayim has become a day of violence. We are thankful that this year, the parade has been rerouted to avoid neighborhoods where such violence has happened in the past.

Help us elevate Yom Yerushalayim into a day of peace. Today, Rabbis for Human Rights-North America is proud to launch our Justice for Jerusalem Campaign. We invite you to learn, pray, and act for the sake of Zion.

• Learn: Discuss the meaning and future of the city using these educational materials and text studies.


• Pray: Recite this Al HaNisim Prayer on Miracles, composed by Rabbi Gilah Langner. And, submit your own prayer for peace at our Virtual Kotel (rabbinical students will place these prayers in the real Kotel).


• Act: Advocate for Israel to live up to the best of Jewish values. Take action to end policies that transfer Palestinians out of East Jerusalem to make room for ideological settlers intent on stopping the peace process.

Jewish tradition speaks of two Jerusalems--the heavenly, perfected Jerusalem and the earthly, flawed one. This year, join us in bringing the earthly Jerusalem closer to perfection.

L'Shalom,

Rabbi Jill Jacobs
Executive Director