Supplemental stanzas to the piyyut “Shalom Aleikhem,” by Miriam Rubin

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21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, שלום עליכם shalom aleikhem

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	Shalom aleikhem, malaḥei hashalom
	Calling oh angels, angles of peace. May peace bless our hearts May peace bless our homes May peace bless each one of us Soul, flesh, and bone
	May peace bless our waters And the earth that grows our food, May peace bless the metals that connect us and the hot fires that cook our food

These supplemental stanzas to the 1623 piyyut, “Shalom Aleikhem,” by Miriam Rubin, were offered on 9 January 2026.

Miriam Rubin

I write,
to bring an ounce of medicine,
the perfect dosage
to awaken the healing potential within me and you

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ויהי נעם אדני אלהינו עלינו ומעשה ידינו כוננה עלינו ומעשה ידינו כוננהו׃ (תהלים צ:יז) · "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)

Supplemental stanzas to the piyyut “Shalom Aleikhem,” by Miriam Rubin

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