Meditation on the Aqedah, by Shim’on Menachem

I had an opening, with the help and support of some holy chevrei, to take on Binding of Isaac and accompanying meditations that occupy a conspicuous space during the morning blessings. This is what came out. . . .

Categories: Aqedat Yitsḥaq

Tags: 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., עקדת יצחק Akeidat Yitsḥaq, Avraham Avinu, death and resurrection of the beloved son, English vernacular prayer, self-sacrifice, יצחק Yitsḥaq

Contributor(s): Shim'on Menachem

עלינו | An Alternative Opening for Aleinu, by Leon Gunther

Leon Gunther presents a proposal for a revision of the controversial line of the traditional Aleinu prayer, shehem mishtaḥavim l’hevel varik (“For they worship ephemera and emptiness, and pray to a god who cannot save,” a combination of Isaiah 30:7 and Isaiah 45:20). . . .

Categories: Aleinu

Tags: 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., עלינו Aleinu, universalist

Contributor(s): Leon Gunther