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November 2012 A midrashic translation/ interpretation of the second paragraph of the Sh’ma. . . . Categories: Tags: 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., eco-conscious, interconnectedness, interpretation as prayer, paraliturgical shema, Philadelphia, Pnai Ohr, שמע shemaŋ, והיה אם שמע v'haya im shemo'a Contributor(s): The prayers for hurricane victims that are circulating through the Open Siddur Project and elsewhere are poignant and heartfelt, but they don’t speak an important piece of the truth that we need to hear. What about our collective responsibility for climate disruption that undoubtedly increases the harm caused by this and every major storm? And what about the Deuteronomic promise that God brings us recompense for our actions davka through the weather? Here’s an attempt at a prayer that incorporates a deeper understanding of our responsibility. For the final version of this prayer, I started with an anonymous Hebrew translation of my original English prayer, then I tweaked it and wove in scriptural references, and retranslated it back into English. . . . Categories: Earth, our Collective Home & Life-Support System, Dangerous Storms & Floods, Drought & Wildfire, Ecotastrophes Tags: 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., בקשות Baqashot, danger, eco-conscious, ecoḥasid, emergency, Hebrew translation, Hurricane Florence, Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Sandy, taking responsibility, תחינות teḥinot, weather Contributor(s): A traveler’s prayer in English, adapted from the traditional formula vt Rabbi Menachem Creditor. . . . Categories: Tags: Contributor(s): A holistic prayer for health in work. . . . Categories: Tags: 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, health, North America, self-care, שמירת הגוף shmirat haguf, workers, working Contributor(s): A mi sheberakh prayer on behalf of a scribe who has recently completed copying a sefer Torah. . . . Categories: Tags: 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, hadran, מי שברך mi sheberakh, North America, siyyum, soferut Contributor(s): A prayer offered in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy in 2012. . . . Categories: Tags: Contributor(s): Fixated as we are by incalculable losses in our families, our neighbors, human beings spanning national borders, we are pummeled into shock, barely even able to call out to You. We are, as ever, called to share bread with the hungry, to take those who suffer into our homes, to clothe the naked, to not ignore our sisters and brothers. Many more of our brothers and sisters are hungry, homeless, cold, and vulnerable today than were just a few days ago, and we need Your Help. . . . Categories: Tags: 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., disaster, emergency, English vernacular prayer, Hurricane Sandy, storm, תחינות teḥinot, weather Contributor(s): A prayer for thanksgiving day in the United States by Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi. . . . Categories: Tags: 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., על הנסים al hanissim, Colonialism, First Nations, Gratitude, Indigenous Peoples, Problematic prayers, Secular/National mythologies, United States Contributor(s): A prayer composed by Rabbi Isser Yehuda Unterman, chief rabbi of Tel Aviv, for the city’s 50th anniversary (Jubilee) celebration, amended by Rabbi Esteban Gottfried of Beit Tefillah Yisraeli. . . . Categories: Tags: 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., Beit Tefillah Yisraeli, Jaffa, Needing Translation (into Arabic), peace, prayers for municipalities, Tel Aviv, Yaffo, Yapho, ישראל Yisrael Contributor(s): It is the responsibility of leadership in every generation to remove stumbling blocks from paths provided for seekers of Hashem. The needs of the faith community have dramatically changed. In our generation, many of the paths to Heaven that used to work very well in the past, don’t work any more. Why is that? For several reasons: . . . Categories: Tags: 20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., etiquette, North America, pluralism, Renewal, tolerance of difference Contributor(s): | ||
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