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2024 —⟶ Page 3 “O Mother of Medicine” is an original prayer of intention by Baruch Jean Thaler, for use before a healing journey with the aid of entheogenic, psychedelic medicine. . . . A prayer-poem for summoning the necessary courage, patience, and clarity for collective liberation as mapped onto the extra month of Adar in a leap year. . . . Categories: Rosh Ḥodesh Adar (אַדָר) Alef & Bet This prayer for Ukraine was shared on 24 February 2022 by the clergy of Sinai Temple, Los Angeles (Rabbi Davvid Wolpe, Rabbi Erez Sherman, Rabbi Nicole Guzik, Cantor Marcus Feldman) via the temple’s Facebook page. . . . A gender-neutral certificate of conversion for a minor, in Hebrew and English. . . . תעודת זהות מאושרת בישראל (קדם־גיל־מצות) | Certificate of Affirmation of Jewish Identity for a Minor, by Rabbi Jonah RankA gender-neutral certificate of affirmation of Jewish identity for a minor, in Hebrew and English. . . . תעודת זהות מאושרת בישראל | Certificate of Affirmation of Jewish Identity for an Adult, by Rabbi Jonah RankA gender-neutral certificate of affirmation of Jewish identity for an adult, in Hebrew and English. . . . תפילה לנשים קורבנות אלימות במשפחה | Prayer for Women Suffering from Domestic Violence — by Dr. Yael Levine (2017)“Prayer for Women Suffering From Domestic Violence” by Yael Levine, was first published on the website of Kipa on 13 Marḥeshvan 5778 (2 November 2017). The English translation, by the author, was first published in Stand By Me: Hebrew Prayers for All Believers, Volume 1, edited by Shira Schechter and Rabbi Tuly Weisz, (Israel365: 2024), pp. 58-61. . . . A prayer-poem for Rosh Ḥodesh Adar Alef which occurs on Jewish leap years (before the month of Adar containing the festival of Purim). . . . Categories: Rosh Ḥodesh Adar (אַדָר) Alef & Bet “In the Sukkah At Least, It’s a Wonderful World” by Len Fellman was written for Sukkot in 2015. . . . Categories: Sukkot A tabletop fantasy adventure roleplaying activity intended for learners to develop fluency in the landscape and lore of Jewish storytelling. . . . Categories: Roleplaying Originally composed by Rabbi/Cantor Eva Robbins for her ordination at the Academy for Jewish Religion, California, in 2015, this responsive reading is intended to prepare oneself for a deeper connection before chanting the Shema. It can be used alone or in community. . . . Categories: the Shema תפילה לזכר הנערים | Prayer in the memory of Eyal Yifrach, Gilad Shaer, and Naftali Fraenkel — by Rabbi Tamar Elad-Appelbaum (Masorti Movement in Israel, 4 July 2014)This prayer in lament for three Jewish youths taken captive and killed by Hamas in 2014, was written by Rabbi Tamar Elad-Appelbaum and published by the Masorti Movement in Israel through their Facebook page on 4 July 2014. English translation by Shoshana Michael Zucker. . . . Tags: 2014 Gush Etzion kidnapping and murder, 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., civilian non-combatants Contributor(s): Shoshana Michael Zucker (translation), Tamar Elad-Appelbaum and the Masorti Movement in Israel 📰 “The Open Siddur: A next generation communal Jewish educational resource,” by Dr. Efraim Feinstein and Dr. Devorah Preiss (Jewish Educational Leadership, Lookstein Center 2010 )In this article, the authors introduce the concept of sharing in a free culture context as a model for the future of online Jewish educational resources, presenting a new resource-sharing/creating project that they hope will revolutionize the study of the siddur. . . . Categories: Press & Research Articles Tags: pedagogy These are a series of kavvanot prepared by Rabbi Emanuel S. Goldsmith (1935-2024), z”l, for a Shaḥarit service containing the call to prayer (Barkhu), the blessings preceding the Shema, tthe conclusion of the Amidah, before and after the Torah reading service, and Aleinu. Rabbi Ben Newman, who shared these kavvanot in eulogy for Rabbi Goldsmith in a Facebook post, writes, “My dear teacher, friend, and mentor Rabbi Dr. Emanuel Goldsmith died on Friday. He was an amazing man who taught me a lot about how to be a rabbi, a Reconstructionist, a liturgist, philosopher of religion, and Yiddishist. He also was the “head rabbi” who officiated at my wedding to Rabbi Shoshana Leis….I had him write out for me [these kavvanot] when I substituted for him leading at Congregation Mvakshe Derekh in Scarsdale, NY, 20 years ago as a student rabbi.” . . . Categories: Before the Aliyot, Barkhu, Birkat Ahavah, Aleinu, After the Aliyot, Social Justice, Peace, and Liberty Isles Of The Forsaken (ink drawing, 2002) is intended to address the tragic situation of many Jewish women, who, abused, abandoned and wishing a divorce, are refused a get (bill of divorcement) by their husbands who may use their wives’ need for this document as a threat for ransom in obtaining custody of their children. . . . This prayer for Jewish War Veterans was offered by Rabbi Simeon Kobrinetz, Chaplain USAF (Ret.), on Veterans Day 1996 during the Veterans’ Day Memorial Service presided by President Bill Clinton at Arlington National Cemetery. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 5 April 1995. . . . Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Morris H. Margolies on 25 February 1986The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 25 February 1986. . . . Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Haim Asa on 13 November 1985The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 13 November 1985. . . . Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Simcha Freedman on 22 October 1985The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 22 October 1985. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 15 April 1985. . . . Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Maynard C. Hyman on 28 March 1985The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 28 March 1985. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 21 June 1984. . . . Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Richard M.E. Marcovitz on 14 June 1984The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 14 June 1984. . . . Categories: 🇺🇸 Flag Day (June 14), 🇺🇸 United States of America, Opening Prayers for Legislative Bodies Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Dr. Stanley M. Wagner on 2 April 1984The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 2 April 1984. . . . Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Theodore S. Levy on 8 March 1984The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 8 March 1984. . . . This Prayer for Peace by Samuel Avital was composed in January 1984 for a gathering of spiritual teachers from all over the world at Mt. Sinai in March 1984. A month later, the State of Israel would return the Sinai to Egyptian sovereignty. While that event was not documented in any media, the prayer was first published in Four Worlds Journal vol. 2 no. 4, (January 1985), pp. 16-17. Of the event itself, Samuel Avital adds, “I performed there some of my mime performances like Jacob & Angel, Black & White and others.” The prayer for peace is included in Samuel Avital’s Passover Haggadah (2021). . . . Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Irving J. Block on 2 June 1983The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 2 June 1983. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 12 May 1983. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 21 April 1983. . . . Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Isaac Neuman on 11 April 1983The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 11 April 1983. . . . Categories: 🇮🇱 Yom haShoah (27 Nisan), 🇺🇸 Days of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust, 🇺🇸 United States of America, Opening Prayers for Legislative Bodies Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Morris M. Hershman on 1 February 1983The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 1 February 1983. . . . Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Eugene H. Levy on 24 June 1982The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 24 June 1982. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 21 April 1983. . . . Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Seymour L. Essrog on 20 April 1982The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 20 April 1982. . . . Categories: 🇮🇱 Yom haShoah (27 Nisan), 🇺🇸 Days of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust, 🇺🇸 United States of America, Opening Prayers for Legislative Bodies Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Louis M. Tuchman on 30 March 1982The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 30 March 1982. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 16 March 1982. . . . Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Ely E. Pilchik on 12 May 1981The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 12 May 1981. . . . Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Sidney S. Guthman on 19 March 1981The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 19 March 1981. . . . Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Dr. Solomon Freilich on 18 March 1980The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 18 March 1980. . . . Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Barton G. Lee on 13 March 1980The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 13 March 1980. . . . The earliest “Earth Pledge” circulated between Earth Day 1970 and 1983. . . . Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Bernhard H. Rosenberg on 14 June 1979The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 14 June 1979. . . . Categories: 🇺🇸 Flag Day (June 14), 🇺🇸 United States of America, Opening Prayers for Legislative Bodies Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Laurence A. Kotok on 2 May 1979The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 2 May 1979 in the event of the 31st anniversary of the establishment of the State of Israel. . . . Categories: 🇮🇱 Yom haShoah (27 Nisan), 🇮🇱 Yom ha-Atsma'ut (5 Iyyar), 🇮🇱 Medinat Yisra'el (the State of Israel), 🇺🇸 United States of America, Opening Prayers for Legislative Bodies Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi David A. Nelson on 27 March 1979The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 27 March 1979. . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 27 March 1979. . . . Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Dov Edelstein on 8 March 1979The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 8 March 1979. . . . Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Herbert J. Mandl on 27 July 1978The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 27 July 1978. . . . Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Walter Jacob on 15 June 1978The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 15 June 1978. . . . Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Albert Plotkin on 17 May 1978The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 17 May 1978. . . . | ||
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