{"id":36355,"date":"2014-06-19T16:34:37","date_gmt":"2014-06-19T16:34:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/?p=36355"},"modified":"2014-06-19T16:49:26","modified_gmt":"2014-06-19T16:49:26","slug":"photos-jewish-unity-prayer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/inspiration\/photos-jewish-unity-prayer\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Jewish Unity in Living Color"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jewish people all over the world are uniting in prayer. At shuls, community centers, holy sites, schools, and parks, our brothers and sisters raise their unified voice in prayer. It\u2019s no small thing to take time from one\u2019s day and engage in a meaningful spiritual encounter on behalf of our dear brothers. Their predicament breaks our heart. But it does not break our spirit. The tragedy has galvanized thousands and thousands of people to join together in prayer, song, silence, and reflection.<\/p>\n<p>This is just a small sample of the many prayer gatherings and vigils from around the world. Every kind of religious flavor is represented in these photos. This is the Jewish nation. We are not merely connected by ethnicity, race, region, or common rituals. We are connected by deep concern for each other that transcends all rational explanation. I\u2019ve never met the three boys, but they are my brothers and I cry for them and their families. And I\u2019m not the only one. Every Jewish person shares this concern and anxiety for their welfare. These boys are one of ours. That\u2019s why we are coming together in solidarity and prayer.<\/p>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<h1 align=\"center\">\u201c\u05de\u05d9 \u05db\u05e2\u05de\u05da \u05d9\u05e9\u05e8\u05d0\u05dc\u201d<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<h2>Yeshiva Mekor Chaim, Gush<\/h2>\n<p>\nPhoto: Reuters<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/files\/Junity001.jpg\" alt=\"Junity001\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-post-36355 wp-image-36368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/files\/Junity001.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/files\/Junity001-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<h2>Miami, FL<\/h2>\n<p>\nPhoto: Daniel Oppenheimer<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/files\/Junity002.jpg\" alt=\"Junity002\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-post-36355 wp-image-36375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/files\/Junity002.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/files\/Junity002-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<h2>Bar-Ilan University<\/h2>\n<p>\nPhoto: Itai Schremer Photography<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/files\/Junity003.jpg\" alt=\"Junity003\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-post-36355 wp-image-36376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/files\/Junity003.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/files\/Junity003-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<h2>Beth Medrash Govoha, Lakewood, NJ<\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/files\/Junity004.jpg\" alt=\"Junity004\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-post-36355 wp-image-36377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/files\/Junity004.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/files\/Junity004-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<h2>Cave of Machpelah, Israel<\/h2>\n<p>\nPhotos: Ilia Yefimovich\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/files\/Junity005.png\" alt=\"Junity005\" width=\"597\" height=\"399\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-post-36355 wp-image-36378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/files\/Junity005.png 597w, https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/files\/Junity005-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 597px) 100vw, 597px\" \/><\/p>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<h2>Edison, NJ<\/h2>\n<p>\nPhotos: Resnick Street Photos<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/files\/Junity006.jpg\" alt=\"Junity006\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-post-36355 wp-image-36379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/files\/Junity006.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/files\/Junity006-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<h2>Tivoli Hills, NV<\/h2>\n<p>\nPhotos: LVRJ<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/files\/Junity007.jpg\" alt=\"Junity007\" width=\"600\" height=\"442\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-post-36355 wp-image-36380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/files\/Junity007.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/files\/Junity007-300x221.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<h2>Tel Aviv, Israel<\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/files\/Junity008.jpg\" alt=\"Junity008\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-post-36355 wp-image-36381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/files\/Junity008.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/files\/Junity008-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>View full gallery at <a href=\"http:\/\/finkorswim.com\/2014\/06\/18\/photos-jewish-unity-in-prayer\/#sthash.jt5sxvUI.dpuf\">finkorswim.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jewish people all over the world are uniting in prayer. At shuls, community centers, holy sites, schools, and parks, our brothers and sisters raise their unified voice in prayer. It\u2019s no small thing to take time from one\u2019s day and engage in a meaningful spiritual encounter on behalf of our dear brothers. Their predicament breaks<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":784,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cloudinary_featured_overwrite":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[85],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36355","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-inspiration"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Photos: Jewish Unity in Living Color - OU Life<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/inspiration\/photos-jewish-unity-prayer\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Photos: Jewish Unity in Living Color - OU Life\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Jewish people all over the world are uniting in prayer. 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