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| Source (Hebrew) | Source (Arabic) | Translation (English) | Translation (German) |
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תפילה למעמד המשותף |
أغنية الحياة والسلام |
Prayer of Mothers for Life and Peace |
Gebet der Mütter für Leben und Frieden |
מלך חפץ בחיים הרופא לשבורי לב ומחבש לעצבותם שמע נא תפילת אמהות שאתה לא בראתנו על מנת שנהרוג זה בזה ולא על מנת שנחיה בפחד, כעס ושנאה בעולמך אלא על מנת שנדע לתת רשות זה לזה לקיים את שמך שם חיים, שם שלום בעולם. |
صلاة مشتركة اله الحياة الذي يُشفي القلوب الحزينة والمتألمة استمع لو سمحت الى صلاة الأمهات لأنك لم تخلقنا لكي نقتل بعضنا بعضاً وليس لكي نعيش بحالة من الخوف, الغضب والكراهية في عالمك هذا بل لكي نسمح لبعضنا البعض أن نذكر أسمك اسم الحياة, اسم السلام في العالم. |
God of Life Who heals the broken hearted and binds up their wounds May it be your will to hear the prayer of mothers For you did not create us to kill each other Nor to live in fear, anger or hatred in your world But rather you have created us so we can grant permission to one another to sanctify Your name of Life, your name of Peace in this world. |
König des Lebens Der die gebrochenen Herzen heilt und ihre Wunden verbindet. Höre doch das Gebet von Müttern. Denn Du hast uns nicht erschaffen, einander zu morden, Und auch nicht in Angst, Wut oder Hass in deiner Welt zu leben; Vielmehr hast du uns erschaffen, damit wir einander erlauben können, Deinen Namen des Lebens, Deinen Namen des Friedens zu heiligen. |
על אלה אני בוכיה עיני עיני יורדה מים על ילדים בוכים מפחד בלילות על הורים אוחזים עולליהם וייאוש ואפלה בלבם על שער אשר נסגר ומי יקום ויפתחהו טרם פנה יום. |
على جميع هؤلاء أنا أبكي دوماً أبكي خوفاً على الأطفال في الليالي يحمل الآباء أطفالهم الصغار واليأس والظلام في قلوبهم على البوابة التي أغلقت والتي لا نعرف من سوف يقوم بفتحها |
For these things I weep, my eye, my eye runs down with water For our children crying at nights, For parents holding their children with despair and darkness in their hearts For a gate that is closing, and who will open it before the day has ended?[1] Translation of this line by Rabbi Dalia Marx. (Thanks to Rabbi Debora Sophie Gordon for informing us of this translation and that the reference is to a phrase from the seliḥot at the beginning of the Yom Kippur neïlah service.) Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie has “For a gate that is closing and who will open it while day has not yet dawned.” |
Darum weine ich: Mein Aug’, mein Aug’ – mit Wasser überfließt es. Über unsere Kinder, weinend in der Nacht, Über die Eltern, ihre Kinder festhaltend mit Verzweiflung und Dunkelheit in ihren Herzen Über das Tor, das sich schließt, und wer wird es öffnen, bevor die Morgendämmerung anbricht? |
ובדמעות ובתפלות שאני מתפללת כל הזמן ובדמעות כל הנשים שכואבות את הכאב החזק בזמן הקשה הזה הריני מרימה את ידיי למעלה אנא ממך אדוני רחם עלינו שמע קולנו ה׳ אלהינו בימי הרעה האלה שלא נתייאש ונראה חיים זה בזה ונרחם זה על זה ונצטער זה על זה ונקווה לזה לזה |
وبالدموع والصلوات التي أصليها طيلة الوقت وبدموع النساء اللواتي يشعرن بهذا الألم القوي في هذه الأوقات العصيبة أنا أرفع يدي اليك يا ربي أن ترحمنا لنعيش مع بعضنا البعض ونشفق على بعضنا البعض ونواسي بعضنا البعض ونأمل الخير لبعضنا البعض |
And with my tears and prayers which I pray And with the tears of all women who deeply feel the pain of these difficult days I raise my hands to you please God have mercy on us Hear our voice that we shall not despair That we shall see life in each other, That we shall have mercy for each other, That we shall have pity on each other, That we shall hope for each other |
Und mit meinen Tränen und Gebeten, die ich bete Und mit den Tränen aller Frauen, die die Schmerzen dieser schweren Tage tief empfinden, Erhebe ich meine Hände zu Dir. Bitte G-tt, erbarme Dich über uns. Hör unsere Stimme, damit wir nicht verzweifeln, Damit wir Leben ineinander sehen, Damit wir Erbarmen füreinander haben, Damit wir Mitleid füreinander empfinden, Damit wir Hoffnung füreinander haben. |
ונכתוב את חיינו בספר החיים למענך אלהים חיים. תן שנבחר בחיים. כי אתה שלום וביתך שלום וכל אשר לך שלום וכן יהי רצון ונאמר אמן. |
ولكي نكتب قصة حياتنا في كتاب الحياة من أجلك يا اله الحياة امنحنا أن نختار الحياة لأنك السلام ومنزلتك السلام وكل ما لديك سلام بإذن الله لنقل آمين |
And we shall write our lives in the book of Life For your sake God of Life Let us choose Life. For you are Peace, your world is Peace and all that is yours is Peace, And so shall be your will and let us say Amen. |
Und wir werden unsere Leben ins Buch des Lebens schreiben. Um Deinetwillen, G-tt des Lebens, Lass uns das Leben wählen. Denn Du bist Frieden, deine Welt ist Frieden, und alles was Dein ist Frieden. Und so möge Dein Wille geschehen, und lasst uns zusammen sagen: Amen. |
איבתיסאם מחמיד ותמר אלעד-אפלבום — ابتسام محاميد وتمار العاد- أفلڨوم — Written by Sheikha Ibtisam Maḥameed and Rabbi Tamar Elad-Appelbaum. Translation into German by Jüdische Liberale Gemeinde Wien – Or Chadasch.
Notes
| 1 | Translation of this line by Rabbi Dalia Marx. (Thanks to Rabbi Debora Sophie Gordon for informing us of this translation and that the reference is to a phrase from the seliḥot at the beginning of the Yom Kippur neïlah service.) Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie has “For a gate that is closing and who will open it while day has not yet dawned.” |
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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
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Dear CBI community,
“My heart is in the East, and I am at the end of the West,” wrote medieval poet Judah Ha-Levi, yearning for Jerusalem from afar. Lately, my yearning for Jerusalem has been weighed down with grief and helplessness at what is unfolding across Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza. I’ve been trying all week to find the right words to express my sorrow and fear, rage and lament, but my words won’t come.
So I’m writing to share four prayers with you today – ranging from ancient, to written-just-this-week. I hope that one or more of them will speak to your heart.
This first prayer was jointly written in 2014 by Rabbi Tamar Elad-Appelbaum (who is Israeli) and Sheikha Ibtisam Maḥameed (who is a Palestinian citizen of Israel), and was translated into English by Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie. The Hebrew is full of phrases that poignantly echo our psalms and our liturgy, and I think the English is beautiful too. (I don’t speak Arabic, but I suspect it is equally poetic and powerful.)
Prayer of Mothers for Life and Peace
תפילה למעמד המשותףأغنية الحياة والسلامPrayer of Mothers for Life and Peaceמלך חפץ בחייםהרופא לשבורי לב ומחבש לעצבותםשמע נא תפילת אמהותשאתה לא בראתנו על מנת שנהרוג זה בזהולא על מנת שנחיה בפחד, כעס ושנאה בעולמךאלא על מנת שנדע לתת רשות זה לזה לקיים את שמךשם חיים, שם שלום בעולם.صلاة مشتركةاله الحياةالذي يُشفي القلوب الحزينة والمتألمةاستمع لو سمحت الى صلاة الأمهاتلأنك لم تخلقنا لكي نقتل بعضنا بعضاًوليس لكي نعيش بحالة من الخوف, الغضب والكراهية في عالمك هذابل لكي نسمح لبعضنا البعض أن نذكر أسمكاسم الحياة, اسم السلام في العالم.God of LifeWho heals the broken hearted and binds up their woundsMay it be your will to hear the prayer of mothersFor you did not create us to kill each otherNor to live in fear, anger or hatred in your worldBut rather you have created us so we can grant permission to one another to sanctifyYour name of Life, your name of Peace in this world.על אלה אני בוכיה עיני עיני יורדה מיםעל ילדים בוכים מפחד בלילותעל הורים אוחזים עולליהם וייאוש ואפלה בלבםעל שער אשר נסגר ומי יקום ויפתחהו טרם פנה יום.على جميع هؤلاء أنا أبكي دوماًأبكي خوفاً على الأطفال في الليالييحمل الآباء أطفالهم الصغار واليأس والظلام في قلوبهمعلى البوابة التي أغلقت والتي لا نعرف من سوف يقوم بفتحهاFor these things I weep, my eye, my eye runs down with waterFor our children crying at nights,For parents holding their children with despair and darkness in their heartsFor a gate that is closing and who will open it while day has not yet dawned.ובדמעות ובתפלות שאני מתפללת כל הזמןובדמעות כל הנשים שכואבות את הכאב החזק בזמן הקשה הזההריני מרימה את ידיי למעלה אנא ממך אדוני רחם עלינושמע קולנו ה׳ אלהינו בימי הרעה האלה שלא נתייאשונראה חיים זה בזהונרחם זה על זהונצטער זה על זהונקווה לזה לזהوبالدموع والصلوات التي أصليها طيلة الوقتوبدموع النساء اللواتي يشعرن بهذا الألم القوي في هذه الأوقات العصيبةأنا أرفع يدي اليك يا ربي أن ترحمنالنعيش مع بعضنا البعضونشفق على بعضنا البعضونواسي بعضنا البعضونأمل الخير لبعضنا البعضAnd with my tears and prayers which I prayAnd with the tears of all women who deeply feel the pain of these difficult daysI raise my hands to you please God have mercy on usHear our voice that we shall not despairThat we shall see life in each other,That we shall have mercy for each other,That we shall have pity on each other,That we shall hope for each otherונכתוב את חיינו בספר החייםלמענך אלהים חיים.תן שנבחר בחיים.כי אתה שלום וביתך שלום וכל אשר לך שלוםוכן יהי רצון ונאמר אמן.ولكي نكتب قصة حياتنا في كتاب الحياةمن أجلك يا اله الحياةامنحنا أن نختار الحياةلأنك السلام ومنزلتك السلام وكل ما لديك سلامبإذن الله لنقل آمينAnd we shall write our lives in the book of LifeFor your sake God of LifeLet us choose Life. For you are Peace, your world is Peace and all that is yours is Peace,And so shall be your will and let us say Amen.From OpenSiddur.
The second prayer is this brand-new prayer-poem by Rabbi Jordan Braunig, written this week. I resonate deeply with his assertion that we can pray with all our hearts for all who are frightened and suffering.
It Is Possible to Pray for Peace
The third prayer is by contemporary liturgist Alden Solovy, who lives in Israel. His prayer draws on Torah to remind us that according to the ancestral story that Jews, Christians, and Muslims share, we are all the spiritual children of Abraham.
For Peace in the Middle East
And the fourth prayer comes to us from the book of Psalms:
I pray for the well-being — the shalom / peace, the shleimut / wholeness — of all who live in that beloved and holy land. May God heal their broken hearts, and ours. And may God give us all the strength and wisdom to build a better world — there, and here, and everywhere.
Praying with all my heart —
Rabbi Rachel
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There is wisdom out there for best practices: “naked weekend,” or “the Cheerio method,” for example. But those best practices change every twenty years. And besides, every kid is different.
So we prepare. We have extra pairs of underwear and pants. We keep an eye out for the nearest bathroom at all times. We do what we can, but ultimately – despite preparation – accidents happen because she’s learning (and so are we).
This is the wilderness: a journey for which we prepare, but cannot control.
Living in recovery is a wilderness. There are lots of questions and lots of methods, which also change with time. Each of us is different. So we prepare. We use the methods and the tools, but ultimately – even with preparation and the promise of freedom – we make mistakes. Sometimes, those mistakes are minor – like telling myself “I deserve this” when I order too much takeout. Sometimes, they are major – like relapsing and even dying.
We can prepare for the wilderness – build and use our tools of recovery – but we can’t be perfect. And when I start to think I am perfect in my recovery, that’s when I’m ripe for those mistakes.
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Moses takes a census of the people. Each tribe is organized to travel and camp in a certain configuration. The Levites are tasked with breaking down and rebuilding the mishkan under the instructions of the Priests. Everyone has their place and their purpose for entering the unknown. They are as prepared as anyone in these circumstances can be.
But as we know, throughout this journey through the wilderness, the Israelites slip. They complain about food and water. They complain about and even rise up against Moses’ leadership. They lose faith in God’s promise to guide them to the rich land of milk and honey. They make mistakes.
But God does not abandon them. Even in their imperfections and lapses, God’s Presence continues to be with them.
Why would God stay with us when we can’t seem to get it right?
Because God knows we are human. God knows that, even with preparation, we won’t get it right. God knows we have “accidents.” That’s why t’shuvah was created before even the earth itself. Turning and returning through t’shuvah is part of the fabric of the Universe and the fabric of humanity because we make mistakes. And t’shuvah gives us a way back to living well, to living in recovery.
So maybe, just maybe, we can give ourselves permission to be human, too.
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After the violence of this week in Jerusalem and throughout Israel and Palestine, I am reminded of this prayer written by mothers, mothers who’ve cared for, loved, protected and defended. As a mom, I’ve learned that my love, no matter how big, can’t protect my daughter. And my heart calls out to all the parents trying to protect their children.
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“The Prayer of the Mothers,” co-written by Sheikha Ibtisam Mahameed and Rabba Tamar Elad-Appelbaum and translated by Amichai Lau-Lavie.
God of Life:
You who heals the broken hearted, binding up our wounds.
Please hear this prayer of mothers.
You did not create us to kill each other
Nor to live in fear or rage or hatred in your world. You created us so that we allow each other to sustain Your Name in this world:
Your name is Life, your name is Peace.
For these I weep, my eye sheds water:
For our children crying in the night,
For parents holding infants, despair and darkness in their hearts.
For a gate that is closing – who will rise to open it before the day is gone?
With my tears and with my constant prayers, With the tears of all women deeply pained at these harsh times
I raise my hands to you in supplication: Please God have mercy on us.
Hear our voice that we not despair That we will witness life with each other, That we have mercy one for another, That we share sorrow one with the other, That we hope, together, one for another.
Inscribe our lives in the book of Life
For Your sake, our God of Life Let us choose Life.
For You are Peace, Your world is Peace and all that is Yours is Peace,
May this be your will
And let us say Amen.
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