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Conflicts over Sovereignty and Dispossession

This is an archive of prayers composed for, or relevant to, conflicts over sovereignty and dispossession.

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תפילה לשלום העם האוקראינה | Prayer for the Welfare of Ukraine and the Ukrainian People (Masorti Movement in Israel 2022)

This prayer for peace in Ukraine was co-written by the Masorti Movement in Israel and the Rabbinic Assembly in Israel, and read by Rabbi Ori Friedland (Hebrew) and Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg (English) in an international prayer service organized by Masorti Olami in solidarity with Ukraine and the Jewish communities therein. . . .

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2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M.

Contributor(s):

Knesset haRabanim b'Yisrael and the Masorti Movement in Israel

A Prayer for Ukraine, by the Sinai Temple Clergy (24 February 2022)

This prayer for Ukraine was shared on 24 February 2022 by the clergy of Sinai Temple, Los Angeles (Rabbi Davvid Wolpe, Rabbi Erez Sherman, Rabbi Nicole Guzik, Cantor Marcus Feldman) via the temple’s Facebook page. . . .

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Conflicts over Sovereignty and Dispossession, War, 🇺🇦 Ukraine

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2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer

Contributor(s):

David J. Wolpe

תפילה לנוכח המלחמה שפרצה בבוקר שמיני עצרת, תשפ”ד | Prayer in response to the war that broke out on the morning of Shemini Atseret 5784, by Rabbi Gil Nativ (Masorti Movement 2023)

A prayer offered by Rabbi Gil Nativ for the Masorti Movement in Israel and the Knesset haRabanim b’Yisrael in response to the invasion from Gaza on Shemini Atseret 5784 (2023), and disseminated via their Facebook page. . . .

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Conflicts over Sovereignty and Dispossession, Terror, War

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2023-2024 Israel–Hamas war, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., Needing Vocalization

Contributor(s):

Gil Nativ, the Masorti Movement in Israel, Knesset haRabanim b'Yisrael, Aharon N. Varady (transcription) and Shoshana Michael Zucker (translation)

תְּפִלָּה לִשְׁלוֹם הַמְּדִינָה | Prayer for the Peace of the State of Israel [during the war begun on Shemini Atseret 5784], by Rabbi Ofer Sabath Beit Halachmi (2023)

This prayer for the State of Israel was offered by Rabbi Ofer Sabath Beit Halachmi in response to the war initiated by Hamas from Gaza on Shemini Atseret 5784. The English translation was prepared by Rabbi Dr. Rachel Sabath Beit Halachmi. . . .

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Conflicts over Sovereignty and Dispossession, 🇮🇱 Medinat Yisra'el (the State of Israel)

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2023-2024 Israel–Hamas war, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M.

Contributor(s):

Rabbi Ofer Sabath Beit-Halachmi and Rabbi Rachel Sabath Beit-Halachmi, Ph.D.

תְּפִלָּה לְפִדְיוֹן שְׁבוּיִם | Prayer for the Redemption of Israelis Taken Captive [during the war begun on Shemini Atseret 5784], by Rabbi Ofer Sabath Beit Halachmi (2023)

This prayer for the liberation of abducted Israeli citizens and military personnel was offered by Rabbi Ofer Sabath Beit Halachmi in response to the war initiated by Hamas from Gaza on Shemini Atseret 5784. The English translation was prepared by Rabbi Dr. Rachel Sabath Beit Halachmi. . . .

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Conflicts over Sovereignty and Dispossession, Slavery & Captivity

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2023-2024 Israel–Hamas war, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., captives, Needing Translation (into Arabic)

Contributor(s):

Rabbi Ofer Sabath Beit-Halachmi and Rabbi Rachel Sabath Beit-Halachmi, Ph.D.

A Prayer from a Traumatized Jewish Heart, by Rabbi Menachem Creditor (10 October 2023)

“A Prayer from a Traumatized Jewish Heart” was written by Rabbi Menachem Creditor and shared by the author via the Open Siddur Project discussion group on Facebook, 10 October 2023. . . .

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Conflicts over Sovereignty and Dispossession, Terror, War

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2023-2024 Israel–Hamas war, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, Israeli–Palestinian conflict

Contributor(s):

Menachem Creditor

הושע נא | Hosha-na [after the war begun on Shemini Atseret 5784], by Rabbi Annie Lewis (10 October 2023)

This litany of Hoshana’ot was written by Rabbi Annie Lewis. Hebrew translation by Shoshana Michael Zucker. . . .

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Conflicts over Sovereignty and Dispossession, Terror, War

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2023-2024 Israel–Hamas war, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., Hebrew translation, הושענות hoshanot, Needing Vocalization

Contributor(s):

Annie Lewis and Shoshana Michael Zucker (translation)

Prayer for Israel, Tishrei 5784 by Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis (Office of the Chief Rabbi of the UK & the Commonwealth, 12 October 2023)

A prayer for Israel offered by the Office of the Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth, Efraim Mirvis on 12 October 2023, in the aftermath of the massacres perpetrated by HAMA”S and their allies in Gaza on the residents and citizens of the State of Israel on Shemini Atseret 5784. The prayer was originally published on the website of the Office of the Chief Rabbi and disseminated via its social media accounts. . . .

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Conflicts over Sovereignty and Dispossession, 🇮🇱 Medinat Yisra'el (the State of Israel), Terror

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2023-2024 Israel–Hamas war, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M.

Contributor(s):

Ephraim Mirvis and Office of the Chief Rabbi of the UHC of the UK & the Commonwealth

Prayer for Ukraine (Gebet für Ukraine), by Rabbi Lior Bar-Ami

This prayer for Ukraine was first offered by Rabbi Lior Bar-Ami sometime before May 2024. . . .

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Conflicts over Sovereignty and Dispossession, War, 🇺🇦 Ukraine

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2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, German translation

Contributor(s):

Lior Bar-Ami

תפילה למען עם ישראל והחטופים בעת הדלקת נרות חנוכה | Prayer for the People of Israel and the Captives while Kindling the Ḥanukkah Lights, by Rabbi Yuval Cherlow (Tzohar & Atid Le’Otef, 2024)

This Ḥanukkah prayer for the well-being of the captives taken during the massacres of HAMA”S and its allies on 7 October 2023, and for all in Israel affected by the ensuing war, was prepared by Rabbi Yuval Cherlow for Tzohar and Atid l’Otef. The prayer and its English translation were disseminated by social media and news services before Ḥanukkah on 25 December 2024. . . .

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Conflicts over Sovereignty and Dispossession, Ḥanukkah, 🇮🇱 Medinat Yisra'el (the State of Israel)

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2023-2024 Israel–Hamas war, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., Needing Vocalization

Contributor(s):

Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Yuval Cherlow and Irgun Rabbanei Tzohar

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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

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