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Prayer for the International Holocaust Remembrance Day (Gebet für den Internationalen Holocaustgedenktag), by Rabbi Lior Bar-Ami

This prayer for the International Holocaust Remembrance Day was first offered by Rabbi Lior Bar-Ami sometime before May 2024. . . .

Prayer for Yom haShoah (תְּפִלָּה לַיּוֹם הַשּׁוֹאָה) | Gebet für Jom haSchoa, by Rabbi Lior Bar-Ami

This prayer for Yom haShoah in Germany (27 January) containing the El Malé Raḥamim for those who perished in the Holocaust was offered by Rabbi Lior Bar-Ami sometime before May 2024. . . .

Prayer for United Nations Day, by Rabbi Lior Bar-Ami

Rabbi Lior Bar-Ami shared this prayer for United Nations Day via their Facebook page on 25 October 2024. . . .

Prayer for Ukraine (Gebet für Ukraine), by Rabbi Lior Bar-Ami

This prayer for Ukraine was first offered by Rabbi Lior Bar-Ami sometime before May 2024. . . .

Prayer for Deliverance from the Corona Plague (Gebet für die Befreiung von der Corona-Plage), by Rabbi Lior Bar-Ami

This prayer for relief from the COVID-19 epidemic was first offered by Rabbi Lior Bar-Ami sometime before May 2024, likely in 2020. . . .

Gebet für die Geflüchteten, die an der EU-Außengrenze ums Leben kamen | Prayer for the refugees who lost their lives at the EU’s external border, by Rabbi Lior Bar-Ami

This prayer for refugees tragically killed en route to Europe was offered by Rabbi Lior Bar-Ami sometime before May 2024. . . .

Prayer for the World AIDS Day (Gebet für den Welt-AIDS-Tag), by Rabbi Lior Bar-Ami

This prayer for World AIDS Day was first offered by Rabbi Lior Bar-Ami sometime before May 2024. . . .

Prayer for Someone Who Undergoes Chemotherapy (Gebet für eine Person, die sich einer Chemotherapie unterzieht), by Rabbi Lior Bar-Ami

This prayer for the wherewithal to endure chemotherapy was first offered by Rabbi Lior Bar-Ami sometime before May 2024. . . .

Prayer for International Non-Binary People’s Day (Gebet zum Internationalen Tag der nicht-binären Menschen), by Rabbi Lior Bar-Ami

This prayer for International Non-Binary People’s Day was first offered by Rabbi Lior Bar-Ami sometime before May 2024. . . .

Prayer for the International Transgender Day of Visibility (Gebet für den Internationalen Transgendertag der Sichtbarkeit), by Rabbi Lior Bar-Ami

A prayer for the Transgender Day of Visibility offered by Rabbi Lior Bar-Ami sometime before May 2024. . . .

Prayer for the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) | Gebet für den Internationaler Tag gegen Homo-, Bi-, Inter- und Transphobie, by Rabbi Lior Bar-Ami

This prayer for the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) was first offered by Rabbi Lior Bar-Ami sometime before May 2024. . . .

Prayer for the Transgender Day of Remembrance (Gebet zum Gedenktag für die Opfer von Transphobie), by Rabbi Lior Bar-Ami

This prayer for the Transgender Day of Remembrance was first offered by Rabbi Lior Bar-Ami sometime before May 2024. . . .

Prayer for Starting Testosterone Therapy (תפילה לתחילת טיפול בטסטוסטרון), by Rabbi Lior Bar-Ami

A prayer for commencing testosterone therapy. . . .

תפילה לפני הבדלה לחרבות ברזל | Prayer before Havdalah for the War of Iron Swords, by Dr. Yael Levine

A prayer by Dr. Yael Levine for salvation, comfort, and healing during the Ḥarvot Barzel War, first published in Olam Katan, issue 973 (21 November 2024, parashat Ḥayyei Sarah). . . .

Prayer for Sukkot 5785, by Rabbi David Seidenberg

This prayer by Rabbi Seidenberg was shared via his English newsletter and social media in the days preceding Sukkot 2024. . . .

בִּשְּׁבִיל דֵמוֹקרָטִיָה וְצֶדֶק | For democracy and justice: additions to the Amidah to add from now through US election day (and afterward), by Rabbi David Seidenberg (neohasid)

Additions to the Amidah for the sake of democracy and justice for offering now through US election day 2024. . . .

יְהִי רָצוֹן מִלְּפָּנֶיךָ | Prayer for an End to Injustice on Earth

This “Prayer for an end to injustice on Earth” by an anonymous author, was first published in בצרור החיים: A Yizkor Supplement for Palestinian Life (Halachic Left 2024), pages 34-35. . . .

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Arnold E. Resnicoff on 22 October 2024

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 22 October 2024. . . .

הוֹשִׁיעָה נָא לשנת תשפ״ה | Hosha-na for Rebuilding, Sukkot 5785 — by Shoshana Michael Zucker

A Hoshana for Sukkot 5785 with a forward-looking perspective because Sukkot is a time for building, even if that building is fragile. It was written for the weekday minyan at Kehillat Hod veHadar. . . .

אנא ה׳ מלך מלא רחמים | Memorial Prayer for Sacred Life Lost, by Netanel Zellis-Paley

This prayer, “Memorial Prayer for Sacred Life Lost” by Netanel Zellis-Paley, was first published in בצרור החיים: A Yizkor Supplement for Palestinian Life (Halachic Left 2024), pages 12-13. . . .

אל מלא רחמים | El Malé Raḥamim for Activists, Journalists, Doctors, Teachers, and Aid Workers in Palestine — by Avi Garelick

This El malé prayer, “For activists, journalists, and doctors in Palestine” by Avi Garelick, was first published in בצרור החיים: A Yizkor Supplement for Palestinian Life (Halachic Left 2024), p. 11. . . .

Yotsrot for Yom Simḥat Kohen/Yom Shem ha-El (11 Tishrei) in a Cairo Geniza weekday yotsrot style by Isaac Gantwerk Mayer

A new and original cycle of yotsrot in the style of the weekday yotsrot of the Cairo Geniza, for the day after Yom Kippur, referred to either as Yom Simḥat Kohen or Yom Shem ha-El depending on the custom. . . .

לקטנים ברצועת עזה | [Prayer] for the Children in Gaza, by Avital Raff

“For the Children in Gaza” by Avital Raff, was first published in בצרור החיים: A Yizkor Supplement for Palestinian Life (Halachic Left 2024). . . .

Schedule for the Reading of Psalms corresponding to Festivals and Commemorative Days, according to Nusæḥ Temoni-Bælædi

A schedule for the reading of Psalms corresponding to Festivals and Commemorative Days, according to Nusæḥ Temoni-Bælædi. . . .

Schedule for the Reading of Psalms corresponding to Festival Days, according to the Western Ashkenazi Rite

This is the schedule for the reading of Psalms corresponding to Festival Days, according to the Western Ashkenazi Rite as Recorded by Wolf Heidenheim and the Rödelheim Siddurim, to be recited after the psalm of the day, unless otherwise noted. . . .

Schedule for the Reading of Psalms corresponding to Festivals and Commemorative Days, according to Nusaḥ Sefaradim Edot ha-Mizraḥ

A schedule for the reading of Psalms corresponding to Festivals and Commemorative Days, according to Nusaḥ Edot ha-Mizraḥ. . . .

Schedule for the Reading of Historical Writings corresponding to Festivals and Commemorative Days, according to Isaac Gantwerk Mayer

A schedule for the reading of the historical writings in the TaNaKh corresponding to Festivals and Commemorative Days, according to the practice of Isaac Gantwerk Mayer . . .

Prayer for Voting, by Rachie Lewis (Keshet 2024)

This Prayer for Voting was written by Rachie Lewis, senior writer of קשת Keshet: For LGBTQ Equality in Jewish Life, and first published at Keshet’s website on 23 September 2024. . . .

אֵלֶּה אֶזְכְּרָה | These I Remember, a seliḥah before the anniversary of October 7th by Ze’ev Kainan

A selïhah piyyut for the massacres of 7 October prepared for Seliḥot services in advance of the first anniversary of 7 October. . . .

תוספת לסליחות לזיכרון המוסרים נפשם בחרבות ברזל | Supplement to the Seliḥot following “Aseh l’Maan Shemekha” in remembrance of the fallen in the Ḥarvot Barzel War, by Dr. Yael Levine

A plea for retributive justice at the end of aseh l’maan shemekha (“Act for the Sake of Your Name”) in the Seliḥot of Elul and the Days of Awe, in response to the suffering endured on and after 7 October 2023. . . .

סְלִיחָה לְחֹדֶשׁ אֱלוּל בְּצֵל הַמִּלְחָמָה בְּעַזָּה | Seliḥah for Elul in the shadow of the war on Gaza, by Rabbi Dr. Aryeh Cohen (2024)

This seliḥah was written for Seliḥot in Los Angeles, Elul, 5784, 2024, in the light of the horrific killing that the IDF has perpetrated in Gaza since October 8 (after the Hamas massacre of October 7), 2023. The opening frame is from the Tokheḥah and the closing line from Eikhah. The only hope is that we do teshuvah and stop the war and the violence now. The language is an adaptation of Hebrew of piyyutim and seliḥot. –Aryeh Cohen . . .

Prayer for the International Day of Democracy, by Rabbi Lior Bar-Ami

A civic prayer for the International Day of Democracy, a civic day observed internationally on September 15th. . . .

A Blessing for the Bees, a New Year’s prayer for 5785 by Devorah Brous (FromSoil2Soul)

This prayer by Devorah Brous (fromsoil2soul), “A blessing for the bees (5785),” was first shared by the author on Shoreshshuk. The version here reflects some reordering of lines and other edits made by the author, shared also on Canvas. . . .

A Prayer for Our Country Before Election Day, by David Abernethy (2024)

A civic prayer for the United States of America in anticipation of Election Day 2024. . . .

יהי רצון | An alternative closing meditation at the end of the Amidah on the restoration of the Temple, by Dr. Sam Fleischacker

An alternative yehi ratson prayer at the very end of the Amidah. . . .

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Arnold E. Resnicoff on 23 August 2024

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 23 August 2024. . . .

Invocation by Rabbi Sharon Brous at the Democratic National Convention (2024)

The invocation offered by Rabbi Sharon Brous of IKAR (Los Angeles, California) on the second night of the Democratic National Convention, Tuesday, 20 August 2024. Her invocation was offered together with that of Imam Dr. Talib M. Shareef of The Nation’s Mosque (Washington, DC). . . .

אַהֲבָה תְּלַבְלֵב כְּמוֹ־פֶֽרַח | Ahava T’lavlev K’mo Peraḥ (Love blossoms like a flower) — a yotser for Tu b’Av by Isaac Gantwerk Mayer

A yotser for Tu b’Av, the first part of an intended cycle of yotsrot. A retelling of the list of reasons for Tu b’Av given in the Talmud, with repeated refrains from Psalm 45 for the alphabetical verses and the rest of the Tanakh for the name-acrostic choruses. Written in honor of my friend Eliran’s wedding. . . .

תחנה פֿאַר צוריקקערן זיך נאָך דורות צו המקום | A Tkhine for Returning to a Place After Generations, by Maia Brown

A tkhine written to return to an ancestral place for the first time — especially diaspora homes that hold lineages of rich life as well as histories of flight and genocide. . . .

Listen up, y’all — an interpretive rendering of v’haya im shamoa by Rabbi Rachel Barenblat

“Listen up, y’all: An interpretive rendering of V’haya im shamoa” by Rabbi Rachel Barenblat was originally published 1 February 2016 at her website, Velveteen Rabbi. There she provided the following description, “This is a creative rendering of the second paragraph of the shema, Deuteronomy 11:13-21. It was written for the service I’m leading this morning with Rabbi David [Evan Markus] at Rabbis Without Borders. (I offer deep thanks to David both for co-leading davvenen with me, and for reading an early draft of this poem and offering wise suggestions.)” . . .

קִינָה לְאֶרֶץ אֲהוּבָה | Qinah l’Erets Ahuvah (Lamentation for a Beloved Land), by Liora Eilon

The author of this qinah is a survivor of the slaughter in Kibbutz Kfar Azza. The qinah was first published in an article by Tamar Biala appearing in The Times of Israel, “O how she sat alone: New laments for a beloved land” on 4 August 2024, appended with the note: “These Lamentations will appear in Dirshuni: Contemporary Women’s Midrash Vol. 2.” . . .

קינה על מאורעות חרבות ברזל | Qinah al Me’or’ot Ḥarvot Barzel, by Rabbi Yosef Zvi Rimon (World Mizrachi Movement)

This qinah for the horrors of October 7th was written by Rabbi Yosef Zvi Rimon, president of World Mizrachi and first published to their website for the Nine Days (Rosh Ḥodesh Av to Tishah b’Av). . . .

אֵיכָה יָשְׁבָה בָּדָד | Eikhah Yashvah Badad (O How She Sat Alone), a qinah by Nurit Hirschfeld-Skupinsky

The author of this qinah is a survivor of the slaughter in Kibbutz Nahal Oz. The qinah was first published in an article by Tamar Biala appearing in The Times of Israel, “O how she sat alone: New laments for a beloved land” on 4 August 2024, appended with the note: “These Lamentations will appear in Dirshuni: Contemporary Women’s Midrash Vol. 2.” . . .

סדר מעריב לתשעה באב | Seder Maariv l’Tishah b’Av, compiled by Isaac Gantwerk Mayer

A full prayerbook for the maariv service on Tishah b’Av, compiled by Isaac Gantwerk Mayer from resources shared through the Open Siddur Project. . . .

מי שברך לשלום המדינה | Mi sheBerakh for the Peace of the State of Israel, by the Masorti Movement in Israel

This prayer for the peace of the nation, first published in the siddur VeAni Tefillati (second edition, page 133), was circulated by the Masorti Movement in Israel on social media on 1 August 2024, amidst increased anxieties over impending retaliatory strikes by Iran and its proxy armies in Lebanon and elsewhere. . . .

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Levi Slonim on 25 July 2024

The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 25 July 2024. . . .

Prayer for Release of the Hostages, Surcease from the Bombs — by Rabbi Victor Reinstein (2024)

A prayerful expression of an essay written by the author “Gam Zu v’Gam Zu, Weeping with all who Grieve,” published in the online Reconstructionist journal, Evolve. . . .

A Prayer for the United States of America in the Aftermath of an Act of Violence (14 July 2024)

A prayer for the United States of America in the wake of the terrible events in Butler, Pennsylvania on 13 July 2024. . . .

כוונה לפני הדלקת נרות שבת – כוונת הלב לישימון | A Wilderness Kavvanah before lighting Shabbat candles, by Rabbi Gila Caine

A kavvanah written in preparation for an online class at the Green Sabbath Project, “Follow the Goat: using the scapegoat ritual in creating new kavvanot / sacred intentions for lighting Shabbat candles.” . . .

Shiviti (scalable vector graphic) art, by Yaakov Love

A shiviti rendered in scalable vector graphic format (SVG) with each textual source linked. . . .