Prayer for Ukraine, by Rabbi Dr. Reuven Kimelman (2022)

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War, Ukraine

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21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine

This prayer is inspired by the liturgy of Rosh Hashanah. That liturgy prays for recognizing the one God and the unity of humanity through the elimination of tyranny. It takes its cue from the biblical verse, “When God is acknowledged sovereign over all the earth, God will be one and His name one” (Zachariah 14:9).

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Hebrew	Source (English)
	May God grant the Ukrainian people the fortitude to resist and reverse any onslaught from Russia.
	May the defeat of Putin’s army bring about a rebirth of freedom for the Russian people.
	May Russia and its neighbors live together in amity through democracy.
וְכָל הָרִשְׁעָה כֻּלָּהּ כְּעָשָׁן תִּכְלֶה כִּי תַעֲבִיר מֶמְשֶׁלֶת זָדוֹן מִן הָאָרֶץ וְתִמְלוֹךְ אַתָּה ה׳ לְבַדֶּֽךָ עַל כָּל מַעֲשֶֽׂיךָ	May the hope of the Rosh Hashanah liturgy ring throughout the land — “May all evil (rishah ≈ Russia) dissipate like smoke, for the removal of tyranny ushers in the overall reign of God.”^[1] From the Qedushat haShem section of the Rosh haShanah Amidah.
	Peace for all. Amen

This “Prayer for Ukraine” by Rabbi Dr. Reuven Kimelman was first published by Brandeis University on their website.

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1	From the Qedushat haShem section of the Rosh haShanah Amidah.

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Reuven Kimelman

Rabbi Dr. Reuven Kimelman serves as the rabbi of Beth Abraham Sephardic Congregation of New England. He is also Professor of Classical Rabbinic Literature at Brandeis University. His work specializes in the history of Judaism with a focus on the history and meaning of the Jewish liturgy. Professor Kimelman teaches courses and directs doctoral work in Talmud, Midrash, Liturgy, Ethics, and the Jewish Political tradition. He co-directs the program with Bernadette Brooten in Judaism and Christianity in Late Antiquity. His most recent courses taught include The Western Canon, Midrashic Literature: Sifre Deuteronomy, and Understanding Evil and Human Destiny.

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ויהי נעם אדני אלהינו עלינו ומעשה ידינו כוננה עלינו ומעשה ידינו כוננהו "May the pleasantness of אדֹני our elo’ah be upon us; may our handiwork be established for us — our handiwork, may it be established."–Psalms 90:17