Mythic Lands: Israel and Palestine
Guest starring Shalom-Salaam the dove. Click the thumbnails for full-sized images!
May the One who breathes life into all hearts soften what has hardened
and mend what has been torn between neighbor and neighbor.
May the land remember it was made for life, not for grief,
and may those who walk it learn again to walk in mercy.
Teach us to see one another as children of the same Source,
siblings bound not by fear, but by sacred belonging.
Let justice and compassion rise together like twin lights,
and let peace take root where sorrow has long endured.
Teach us to share this land with open hands and humble hearts,
receiving its blessings as a trust meant for all who dwell upon it.
הִנֵּה מַה טּוֹב וּמַה נָּעִים שֶׁבֶת אַחִים גַּם יָחַד
Hinei mah tov u’mah na’im, shevet achim gam yachad
Behold how good and pleasant it is when siblings dwell together in unity
יְבָרֵךְ אֶת עַמּוֹ בַשָּׁלוֹם
Yevarech et amo vashalom
May G-d bless His people with peace
اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْنَا مِنْ أَهْلِ السَّلَامِ وَالْمَحَبَّةِ
Allahumma aj‘alnā min ahl as-salām wal-maḥabba
O G-d, make us among the people of peace and love
رَبَّنَا وَحِّدْ قُلُوبَنَا وَاهْدِنَا سُبُلَ السَّلَامِ
Rabbana waḥḥid qulūbanā wa ihdinā subul as-salām
Our Lord, unite our hearts and guide us to the paths of peace
April 2026
