תפילת דרך משולשת | A Kavvanah for Crossroads: Triple Prayer for the Road, by Yakov Green

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prayers for the way, תפילת הדרך tefilat haderekh, prayers for the road, Beit Midrash Elul, choosing directions, ישראל Yisrael, ירושלם Jerusalem, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M.

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Hebrew	English
כשאני נתקל בצומת, אני מתפלל שאבחר בדרך נכונה.	When I encounter a crossroads, I pray To choose a correct path.
כשאני בוחר בדרך, אני מתפלל שהיא תוביל אותי למקום נכון.	When I choose a path, I pray It will lead me to a correct place.
כשאני מגיע לסוף דרך, אני מתפלל שלא יהיה סוף לדרך.‏	When I reach a path’s end, I pray The path will have no end.

Yakov Green shared the short kavvanah (intention, meditation) which he wrote in Hebrew one morning^[1] Written Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at Beit Midrash Elul in Jerusalem. He later translated it into English.

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1	Written Wednesday, March 23, 2011

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Yakov Green

Yakov Green is a long-time participant in the pluralistic Beit Midrash Elul in Jerusalem. He lives with his wife Rinat in Ramat Shilo.

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