International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (November 25th) • the Open Siddur Project ✍ פְּרוֺיֶּקט 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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Shoshana Michael Zucker (translation), Aharon N. Varady (translation), Knesset haRabanim b'Yisrael and Masorti Movement in Israel

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International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (November 25th)

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Jewish Women's Prayers, domestic violence, community support, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M.

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

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International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (November 25th)

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women, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., Jewish Women's Prayers, Jewish women, domestic violence

“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. . . .