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This kavvanah is the second of seven prayers in a seder tefilah introduced with the following statement:
Gender transition is a religious experience. These are the psalms and prayers I, the Em haBanim, said at every phase of the long process of preparing for and undergoing vaginoplasty. I offer this set of prayers to the community, so that we can live in deeper awareness of the fact that Hashem our God wants our transitions.
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| Source (Hebrew) | Translation (English) |
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לפני ערב הניתוח יש לטבול במקוה של מיים חיים בלי ברכה. |
Before the evening prior to surgery, she ought to immerse in a pool of living waters without a blessing. |
כיוונה האם הבנים בכוונה זו בעת טבילתה. תְּהוֹם־אֶל־תְּהוֹם קוֹרֵא לְקוֹל צִנּוֹרֶיךָ כָּל־מִשְׁבָּרֶיךָ וְגַלֶּיךָ עָלַי עָבָרוּ: (תהלים מב:ח) |
The Em haBanim had the following intention as she immersed: Deep calls to deep to the sound of Your channels— all your breakers and waves have passed over me. (Psalms 42:8) |
שאאמין שא-ה-י-ה אשר א-ה-י-ה. |
May I believe that I will be who I will be. |
“Intention for Immersion [before Vaginoplasty]” (כוונה לפני הטבילה) by the Em haBanim is the second of seven prayers offered in their סדר תפילות לניתוח שינוי מין (The Em haBanim’s Prayers for Vaginoplasty).
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