Avinu Malkeynu
David Shneyer
1992
We have strayed off the path, missed the mark.
We address the Parent of the Universe,
the Majesty of Life.
There is no other.
We pray for renewal this year,
that harsh decrees be annulled,
that the plans of our enemies be thwarted,
every oppressor and adversary be gone,
that pestilence, sword, guns, famine, captivity,
and destruction be…
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