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[Nanjeanne]

CANDLE 6: EIZEH HU GIBOR? WHO IS COURAGEOUS?

In Pirkei Avot the sages asked “eizeh hu gibor? Who is courageous?” They answered with a quote from Proverbs: “One that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and One that rules his spirit more than one that takes a city (Proverbs 16:32).”

We ask today “who is courageous?” and we answer: the one who imagines a different way forward. May we honor the courage of all those working for an enduring and just peace. May we join in their struggle.

Courage
Adapted from the South African Anti-Apartheid Movement, sung as protesters were being taken to jail and as a way to learn people's’ names in the jail cells. Original song titled "Singing the Spirit Home" written by Australian/Scottish folk singer, Eric Bogle

Courage, my friends, you do not walk alone
We will, walk with you, and sing your spirit home