Rabbi Sacks’ Prayer for Peace in Israel

This prayer was composed by Rabbi Sacks in 2003 (5763) following terrorist atrocities in Israel.

רִבּוֹן הָעוֹלָמִים
Sovereign of the universe,
Send peace to Your people Israel in Your Holy Land,
Who week by week live in fear,
And day by day shed tears of grief —
For the young and old,
Parents and children,
The innocent and uninvolved,
Whom terror has taken as its target,
And violence as its victims.

מֶלֶךְ שֶׁהַשָּׁלוֹם שֶׁלּוֹ
King to Whom peace belongs:
Your people in Your Holy Land,
Seek peace, not war,
The right to live as other nations live,
And to be a blessing to others.
Bring, we pray You, comfort to those who mourn,
Healing to the injured,
And hope where there is despair.

May He who brought His people back to the Land
Grant them safety in the Land,
And may He who makes peace in high places
Teach us and all humanity to make peace on earth.

עוֹשֶׂה שָׁלוֹם בִּמְרוֹמָיו הוּא יַעֲשֶׂה שָׁלוֹם עָלֵינוּ
וְעַל כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאִמְרוּ אָמֵן.