International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (November 25th) • the Open Siddur Project ✍ פְּרוֺיֶקְט הַסִּדּוּר הַפָּתוּחַ

This is an archive of prayers composed for, or relevant to, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, designated by the United Nations General Assembly in 2013 to occur every year on November 25th (Resolution 54/134). The premise of the day is to raise awareness that women around the world are still in our day subject to rape, domestic violence and other forms of violence; furthermore, it aims to highlight that the scale and true nature of the issue is often hidden.
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שַׁוְעַת נָשִׁים: תפילה לשלומן של נשים קורבנות אלימות | Shav’at Nashim, a prayer for the safety of women who are victims of violence (Masorti Movement in Israel)

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A prayer for the safety and well-being of women who are victims of violence, and especially domestic violence. . . .

תְּפִלָּה עַל בְּנוֹת יִשְׂרָאֵל שֶׁנִּרְצְחוּ בִידֵי בְּנֵי זוּגָן | A Prayer Concerning Jewish Women who have been Murdered by their Partners, by Dr. Yael Levine (2001)

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Yael Levine

“Prayer Concerning Jewish Women murdered by their Partners” by Yael Levine was originally composed in 2001 and published in collections of prayers and elsewhere. The English translation, by the author, was first prepared in 2017. . . .

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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