תפילה בתגובה למגפה | A Prayer in Response to the Coronavirus, by Rav Shmuly Yanklowitz (Valley Beit Midrash 2020)

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Shmuly Yanklowitz and Simcha Daniel Burstyn (translation)

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Translation (Hebrew)	Source (English)
ריבונו של עולם, בוראינו ומשחרר מגיפות, אנו פוחדים ולא מוכנים. אנו מתחננים ממך הדרכה ותמיכה. תן לחולים את הכוח להחזיק מעמד. תן למטפלים את האומץ לרפא. תן לחוקרים ולמומחים את ההשראה לגלות, לטפל, ולחסן. תן לאנשי הרפואה את היכולות לרפא כל מי שסובל. תן למנהיגים את האומץ לדבר אמת ולא לחבל באימון הציבור.	Master of the Universe, Our Creator and Liberator of diseases We are afraid and unprepared. We beseech you for guidance and support. Grant victims the strength to persevere. Grant caregivers the courage to heal. Grant researchers and experts the insights to detect, to treat, and to vaccinate. Grant medical providers the abilities to heal all who suffer. Grant officials the courage to speak the truth and not to violate public trust.
אנא, תברך אותנו עם הכח לשמור על קור רוח. הרשה לנו לא לנצל את הפחד והחשש כדרכים לשנאת זרים, אנוכיות, או בידוד. תן לנו אמפטיה לכל הנפגעים. צרף את האמפטיה שלנו לכל מי שנפגע או סובל בכל העולם. שנזכה להסתכל מבעד להבדלים תרבותיים וסיכסוכים לחזק את שיתוף הפעולה הגלובלי לנצל חיים.	May You bless us with the strength to remain calm. Allow us to not use fear and suspicion as paths to xenophobia, selfishness, or isolation. May You grant us empathy for those affected. May you refine our empathy for those who suffer all over the world. May we look past cultural differences and disagreements to strengthen global collaboration to preserve life.
הו, מקור החיים, תן לנו שלווה ברגעי אי וודאות, תן לנו יכולת לעזור לפגיעים בדרכים היעילות ביותר. תן לאלה שצריכים אותם שיהיו מוכנים לשאת את הסיכונים ושיהיו ערוכים ומוגנים, למען הרדיפה להצלת החיים, לעזור לסובבים אותם להתמודד עם המציאות החדשה.	Oh, Giver of Life, grant us serenity in moments of uncertainty, give us the ability to help the vulnerable in the most effective ways possible. May those who are needed be prepared to take on the necessary risks in our pursuit for sustaining lives, helping those around us deal with this new reality.
תן לנו לעבוד ביחד למנוע את הפצת המגפה הזאת בין כל אחינו ואחיותנו בני האדם.	May we work together to prevent the spread of this virus among our fellow human beings.
שנתמוך באלה שעובדים על פתרון למחלה הזאת. שכולנו ננצל הזדמנות זו להכיר בשברירות החיים ונחתור לניצול המרבי של הזמן הקצר שיש לנו כאן, ליצור ולחדש יחסים משמעותיים, ולחזק את ההתחייבות שלנו למשימה הערכית שלנו.	May we support those working on a solution for this disease. May we all use this time as an opportunity to realize the fragility of life and strive to make the most of our short time here, to form and (re)establish meaningful relationships, to bolster our fervent commitment to our moral mission.
יהי רצון מלפניך, ה׳ אלהינו, מלך העולם, שנתמיד לחתור פיזית ורוחנית להתגבר על האתגר החדש הזה. כמו אתגרי העבר שחשבנו בלתי פתירים, עזור לנו להתגבר על הניסיון החדש הזה, ותן לנו הזדמנות לעבוד לרווחת כל משפחת האדם, למען קדושת החיים.	May it be your will O Lord our God, Master of the Universe, that we will continue to (physically & spiritually) strive to overcome this new challenge. Like many problems in the past that we thought were impossible, help us overcome this new trial and give us the opportunity to work for the welfare of all humanity, for the sanctity of all life.
היה איתנו בזמן המאתגר הזה.	May You be here with us in this trying time.

“A Prayer in Response to the Coronavirus” by Rav Shmuly Yanklowitz was first published on the Valley Beit Midrash website, here. Hebrew translation offered by Rabbi Simcha Daniel Burstyn.

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Shmuly Yanklowitz

Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz (born 1981) is an Open Orthodox rabbi and author. In March 2012 and March 2013, Newsweek/The Daily Beast listed Yanklowitz as one of the 50 most influential rabbis in America and The Forward named Yanklowitz one of the 50 most influential Jews of 2016. Yanklowitz was ordained as a rabbi at Yeshivat Chovevei Torah and he received a second rabbinic ordination from Rabbi Shlomo Riskin, the chief rabbi of Efrat, and a third rabbinic ordination from Rabbi Nathan Lopes Cardozo of Jerusalem. He earned a master's degree at Harvard University in Leadership and Psychology, and a second master's degree in Jewish Philosophy at Yeshiva University. Yanklowitz received his doctorate in moral development from Columbia University and has taught at UCLA Law School and Barnard College. Yanklowitz founded Uri L'Tzedek, an Orthodox social justice movement, and Shamayim, a spiritual activist center for animal protection.

Simcha Daniel Burstyn (translation)

Rabbi Simcha Daniel Burstyn is a rabbi, gardener, permaculturalist, teacher, singer, spiritual director, peace activist. He has been a member of Kibbutz Lotan for 22 years, the only kibbutz that is also an ecovillage. In the Kibbutz’s Center for Creative Ecology, Rabbi Simcha teaches courses in Peace and Social Justice and Jewish Approaches to the Environment.

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