It is a sign of just how important something is to our culture, that a truly minimal image is instantly and unambiguously recognizable. Thanks to whomever produced it, I got it from a cityofboston tweet (they didn’t credit it).
Other amazing images that have given me pause, the crowds at the Supreme Court steps, all masked, and keeping their distance, saying Kadish for her.
Yitgadal v’yitkadash sh’mei raba b’alma di-v’ra
chirutei, v’yamlich malchutei b’chayeichon
uvyomeichon uvchayei d’chol beit yisrael, ba’agala
uvizman kariv, v’im’ru: “amen.”
Y’hei sh’mei raba m’varach l’alam ul’almei almaya.
Yitbarach v’yishtabach, v’yitpa’ar v’yitromam
v’yitnaseh, v’yithadar v’yit’aleh v’yit’halal sh’mei
d’kud’sha, b’rich hu,
l’eila min-kol-birchata v’shirata, tushb’chata
v’nechemata da’amiran b’alma, v’im’ru: “amen.”
Y’hei shlama raba min-sh’maya v’chayim aleinu
v’al-kol-yisrael, v’im’ru: “amen.”
Oseh
bimromav, hu ya’aseh shalom aleinu
v’al kol-yisrael, v’imru: “amen.”