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Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Jonathan Sarna (translation) and Max Lilienthal
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Government & Country, United States of America
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19th century C.E., United States, 57th century A.M., William Frederick Havemeyer, James Knox Polk
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“Ribon kol ha-Olamim” was almost certainly written by Rabbi Max Lilienthal in 1846 soon after he arrived in New York City where he was elected chief rabbi of New York’s “united German-Jewish community.” It was first published in L. Henry Frank’s prayerbook, Tefilot Yisrael: Prayers of Israel with an English translation (1848) without attribution. In 1998, Dr. Jonathan Sarna elucidated its authorship in an article, “A Forgotten 19th Century Prayer for the U.S. Government: Its Meaning, Significance and Surprising Author.” In Hesed Ve-Emet: Studies in Honor of Ernest S. Frerichs, eds. J. Magness and S. Gitin, 431-440. Athens, Ga.: Scholars Press, 1998. . . . |
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David Abernethy
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Government & Country, United States of America
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pluralism, United States, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, civic prayers, American Jewry of the United States, 2020 coronavirus outbreak in the United States, 2020 coronavirus pandemic, United States General Election 2020, civic responsibility
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A prayer for the United States, its leaders and government and its citizens — a personal response to things that were troubling me in the months before November’s election – in particular the level of divisiveness in our country, and what seemed to me to be a growing sense that it isn’t important to respect people we disagree with, and an ever more prevalent belief that we are entitled to decide for ourselves which rules to follow, and all that matters are own rights and our beliefs, not our responsibilities to one another. Inspired by the events of 2020 . . . |
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Zackary Sholem Berger
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Government & Country, United States of America, Social Justice, Peace, and Liberty
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United States, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., United States Immigration Policy, Immigration policy of Donald Trump, Trump administration family separation policy, צדק צדק תרדוף tsedeq tsedeq tirdof
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A prayer for a government when that government is causing pain through malicious policies. . . . |
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Aharon N. Varady (transcription) and David J. Wolpe
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Government & Country, United States of America, Elections & Voting
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United States, Benediction, תחינות teḥinot, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, Democratic National Conventions, Democratic National Convention 2012, United States General Election 2012
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The full text of Rabbi David Wolpe’s benediction offered at the end of the second day of the Democratic National Convention, September 6th, 2012. . . . |
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Aharon N. Varady (transcription) and Ronne Friedman
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Government & Country, United States of America, Elections & Voting
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United States, תחינות teḥinot, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, Democratic National Conventions, Invocation, United States General Election 2004, Democratic National Convention 2004
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The full text of Rabbi Ronne Friedman’s invocation offered on the fourth day of the Democratic National Convention, July 29th, 2004. . . . |
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Lauren Berkun
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United States of America, Elections & Voting
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United States, Benediction, תחינות teḥinot, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, Democratic National Conventions, Democratic National Convention 2020, United States General Election 2020
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The full text of Rabbi Lauren Berkun’s benediction offered at the end of the third day of the Democratic National Convention, 20 August 2020. . . . |
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Shmuly Yanklowitz
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United States of America, Coronations & Inaugurations
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United States, resistance, Donald Trump, dissent, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, 45th President of the United States, Resist, United States General Election 2016, Needing Translation (into Hebrew)
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Because of my commitment to the integrity of prayer, starting this week, I can no longer recite or say amen to the Shabbat prayer for the success of the U.S. President. So I have drafted a new prayer that I will plan to recite each Shabbat morning. If you also feel it’s important to pray for the U.S. government but also feel you cannot pray for the success of this President, feel free to use this or adapt it as you please. I felt that it was not enough to simply avoid the U.S. President in the prayer for the government but to remind myself of the billions of vulnerable people who are at risk under his rule, and challenge myself each Shabbat to build up the strength for another week of spiritual resistance. . . . |
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Stephen Belsky
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Hateful Intolerance, Prejudice, and Bigotry, Mass Shootings & Gun Violence, Terror, United States of America
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United States, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., Prayers after acts of terrible violence, prayers for municipalities, mass murder inside a synagogue, 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue shooting
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A prayer composed in the aftermath of the mass murder of the Dor Ḥadash community at the Ets Ḥayyim (Tree of Life) Synagogue in Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh on Shabbat morning 27 October 2018. . . . |
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Arnold E. Resnicoff and United States Congressional Record
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United States of America, Opening Prayers for Legislative Bodies
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תחינות teḥinot, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, House of Representatives, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, 116th Congress, 2018–19 United States federal government shutdown, lost income, furloughed workers
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The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 6 February 2019. . . . |
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Julie Schonfeld
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United States of America, Elections & Voting
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United States, Benediction, תחינות teḥinot, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, United States General Election 2016, Democratic National Convention 2016, Democratic National Conventions
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The full text of Rabbi Julie Schonfeld’s benediction offered at the end of the first day of the Democratic National Convention, July 25th, 2016. . . . |
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Aharon N. Varady (transcription) and Jacob Goldstein
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Government & Country, United States of America, Elections & Voting
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20th century C.E., United States, תחינות teḥinot, 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, Democratic National Conventions, Invocation, United States General Election 1992, Democratic National Convention 1992
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The full text of Rabbi Jacob Goldstein’s prayer offered at the Democratic National Convention, July 14th, 1992. . . . |
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David Zvi Kalman
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After the Aliyot, United States of America, Elections & Voting, Election Day (1st Tuesday after November 1st)
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United States, voting, democracy, תחינות teḥinot, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., Philadelphia, United States General Election 2016, civic prayers
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A prayer for the electorate to be recited together with the Prayer for Government on the Shabbat before an election (federal, state, or local). . . . |
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Aharon N. Varady (transcription) and David Saperstein
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United States of America, Elections & Voting
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United States, תחינות teḥinot, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, Democratic National Conventions, Democratic National Convention 2008, United States General Election 2008, Invocation
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The full text of Rabbi David Saperstein’s invocation offered on the fourth day of the Democratic National Convention, August 8th, 2008. . . . |
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Aharon N. Varady (transcription) and Irving Greenberg
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United States of America, Elections & Voting
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20th century C.E., United States, תחינות teḥinot, 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, Democratic National Conventions, Invocation, United States General Election 2000, Democratic National Convention 2000
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The full text of Rabbi Irving Greenberg’s invocation offered on the third day of the Democratic National Convention, August 16th, 2000. . . . |
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Aharon N. Varady (transcription) and Moshe Faskowitz
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United States of America, Elections & Voting
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20th century C.E., United States, Benediction, תחינות teḥinot, 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, Democratic National Conventions, United States General Election 1996, Democratic National Convention 1996
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The full text of Rabbi Moshe Faskowitz’s invocation offered at the Democratic National Convention, August 27th, 1996. . . . |
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Isaac Gantwerk Mayer
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International Workers' Day (May 1st), Labor Day (1st Monday in September), United States of America
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North America, workers, labor, תחינות teḥinot, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., workers' rights
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This is a petition for the worker in the style of “Av Haraḥamim” and similar texts, using Biblical and Mishnaic language and co-opting it into a new meaning. It could be read after the Torah service (like many other petitionary texts) or focused on in private. The Biblical relationship between God, humanity, and labor is fascinating. Often it is treated as a curse placed upon us, and just as often as the purpose of humanity. In Genesis 3:19 it is the curse placed upon a disobedient First Adam, but less than a chapter earlier in Genesis 2:15 it is the reason for First Adam’s creation in the first place! In the past century or so, traditional Judaism has somewhat tilted away from the ideas of worker’s rights so clearly stated in the Tanakh and in rabbinic texts. Partially this was to disassociate from the Bundists, partially out of fear of “looking too Communist” in a xenophobic American society, and partially because the Jewish working class is nowhere near as substantial a part of the community as it once was. If this text is meant to do anything, it’s to show that love of God and love of the worker aren’t opposed to each other – in fact, they go hand in hand! . . . |
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Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Berl Lapin (translation) and Francis Scott Key
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Flag Day (June 14), United States of America
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19th century C.E., 56th century A.M., Yiddish translation, Patriotic hymns, flags banners and escutcheons, vexillology, War of 1812, Battle of Baltimore, national anthems
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The National Anthem of the United States of America with a Yiddish translation by Berl Lapin. . . . |
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United States Congressional Record and Arnold E. Resnicoff
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United States of America, Opening Prayers for Legislative Bodies
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תחינות teḥinot, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, House of Representatives, 115th Congress, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, anti-fascist, 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, Nuremberg Trials, Strange Fruit
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The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 20 November 2018. . . . |
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United States Congressional Record and Hannah Spiro
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Sukkot, United States of America, Opening Prayers for Legislative Bodies
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welcoming, תחינות teḥinot, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, House of Representatives, 115th Congress, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, United States Immigration Policy, hospitality, hakhnasat orḥim
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The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 24 September 2018. . . . |
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United States Congressional Record and Mark Schiftan
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United States of America, Opening Prayers for Legislative Bodies
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תחינות teḥinot, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, House of Representatives, 115th Congress, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, embrace the stranger, welcome the immigrant, protect the refugee, United States Immigration Policy
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The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 20 June 2018. . . . |
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