  Contributor(s):  Categories:  Tags: Prayers of Guest Chaplains, embrace the stranger, welcome the immigrant, תחינות teḥinot, protect the refugee, 21st century C.E., United States Immigration Policy, 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, House of Representatives, 115th Congress The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 20 June 2018. . . .   Contributor(s):  Categories:  Tags: The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 12 June 2018. . . .   Contributor(s):  Categories:  Tags: The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 6 June 2018. . . .   Contributor(s):  Categories:  Tags: The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 29 May 2018. . . .   Contributor(s):  Categories:  Tags: 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., ge'ulah, Gratitude, Y'mei Bein haMitsrim, Three Weeks of Mourning, על הנסים al hanissim, ישראל Yisrael, redemption, Religious Zionism, ארץ ישראל Erets Yisrael, Needing Vocalization, מודים Modim An Al Hanissim supplement for Sheva Asar b’Tamuz that acknowledges the fast day in light of the apparent achievements of the State of Israel, post-1948. . . .   Contributor(s):  Categories:  Tags: A prayer to recognize lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer-identifying folk before reading Parshat Aḥarei Mot (Leviticus 16:1–18:30) in the synagogue. . . .   Contributor(s):  Categories:  Tags: If it is a mitsvah to guard our lives and strengthen our bodies in service of our holy mission, then there should be a brakhah (blessing) before we start a session of vigorous activity; any excuse to add blessings to our day is a wonderful opportunity for personal growth! . . .   Contributor(s):  Categories:  Tags: The names of our ancestors reflect the diverse tapestry of experiences and cultures they encountered including the names of those who joined our families from neighboring people and regional societies. In giving and receiving Hebrew names, we honor the names of all our ancestors whose “names may be remembered for a blessing” (zekher livrakha). Of the ancestors mentioned in the mi sheberakh (“May the one who blessed our forefathers and foremothers…”), I wanted to make certain to include Mordekhai and Esther, names of figures distinguished in their being both native to their Diasporan roots (Marduk and Ishtar), as well as elevated by the heroic, brave action of their namesakes. If there are figures from the Tanakh that are important to you, that are a kesher (connection) between you and the identity contained within our stories, then please feel free to include them in your mi sheberakh. . . .   Contributor(s):  Categories:  Tags: A plea to not become numb in the face of overwhelming cruelty. . . .   Contributor(s):  Categories:  Tags: The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 30 November 2016. . . .   Contributor(s):  Categories:  Tags: The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 18 July 2016. . . .   Contributor(s):  Categories:  Tags: The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 17 May 2016. . . .   Contributor(s):  Categories:  Tags: The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 22 March 2016. . . .   Contributor(s):  Categories:  Tags: Prayers of Guest Chaplains, Senate, 114th Congress, Seven Noaḥide Laws, ḤaBaD Lubavitch, תחינות teḥinot, 2015-2016 wave of violence in Israeli-Palestinian conflict, 21st century C.E., Stabbing Intifada, 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 3 February 2016. . . .   Contributor(s):  Categories:  Tags: The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 10 June 2015. . . .   Contributor(s):  Categories:  Tags: The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 9 June 2015. . . .   Contributor(s):  Categories:  Tags: This prayer by Rabbi Mordecai M. Kaplan, first penned in his diary for 23 August 1942, was first published in The Radical American Judaism of Mordecai M. Kaplan, by Mel Scult (1990). Although the prayer was not included in Kaplan’s Sabbath Prayer Book (New York: The Jewish Reconstructionist Foundation, 1945), it was added to the loose-leaf prayerbook he kept at the Society for the Advancement of Judaism synagogue. . . .   Contributor(s):  Categories:  Tags: The full Birkat haMazon (or Grace after Meals) according to Nusach Ashkenaz with optional additions for egalitarian rites, fully marked with ta’amei miqra (also known as cantillation marks or trope). Ta’amei miqra originally marked grammar and divisions in any Hebrew sentences, and older Hebrew manuscripts such as those from the Cairo Geniza often show ta’amei miqra on all sorts of texts, not just the Biblical texts we associate them with today. This text includes the full tradition for Birkat haMazon, including texts for weekdays, Shabbatot, and festivals, as well as additions for a wedding meal, a circumcision meal, and a meal in a mourner’s house. . . .   Contributor(s):  Categories:  Tags: The full Weekday Amidah (or Eighteen Blessings), according to Nusach Ashkenaz with optional additions for egalitarian rites or for within Israel, fully marked with ta’amei miqra (also known as cantillation marks or trope). Ta’amei miqra originally marked grammar and divisions in any Hebrew sentences, and older Hebrew manuscripts such as those from the Cairo Geniza often show ta’amei miqra on all sorts of texts, not just the Biblical texts we associate them with today. This text has the Eighteen Blessings (which number nineteen) of the weekday Amidah, and is suitable to use as a text for any standard weekday service. Note: this does not include any of the pre- or post-Amidah texts, such as Ashrei, Kriyat Shema, Tachanun, or Aleinu. It also doesn’t include additions for festivals, fast days, or the Days of Repentance. Those may be coming in the future, though! . . . |