This prayer by Rabbi Philip S. Bernstein, then President of the Central Conference of American Rabbis, was included in the anthology, The Prayer Book of the Armed Forces (ed. Daniel A. Poling, 1951), p. 11. . . .

Categories:

War, Military Personnel & Veterans

Tags:

20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., Cold War (1947–1953), English vernacular prayer, United States in the Korean War

Contributor(s):

Philip S. Bernstein and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

Prayer for Armed Forces in Combat, by Rabbi Dr. Edgar Magnin (1951)

This prayer by Rabbi Dr. Edgar Magnin, then serving as rabbi of the Wilshire Boulevard Temple in Los Angeles, was included in the anthology, The Prayer Book of the Armed Forces (ed. Daniel A. Poling, 1951), p. 51. . . .

Categories:

War, Military Personnel & Veterans

Tags:

20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., Cold War (1947–1953), English vernacular prayer, United States in the Korean War

Contributor(s):

Edgar Magnin and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

Prayer for Armed Forces in Combat, by Rabbi Dr. David de Sola Pool (1951)

This prayer by Rabbi Dr. David de Sola Pool was included in the anthology, The Prayer Book of the Armed Forces (ed. Daniel A. Poling, 1951), pp. 72-73. . . .

Categories:

War, Military Personnel & Veterans

Tags:

20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., Cold War (1947–1953), English vernacular prayer, paraliturgical elohai neshamah, United States in the Korean War

Contributor(s):

David de Sola Pool and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

[Prayer] for Peace Among the Nations, by Rabbi Morrison David Bial (1962)

“[Prayer] For Peace Among the Nations” by Rabbi Morrison David Bial was first published in his anthology, An Offering of Prayer (1962), p. 59, from where this prayer was transcribed. . . .

Categories:

War

Tags:

20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., anti-war, Cold War (1953–1962), English vernacular prayer, United States, universalist

Contributor(s):

Morrison David Bial and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

Prayer at the Dedication of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial by Rabbi Arnold Resnicoff on 13 November 1982

The closing prayer at the Nov 13, 1982 dedication of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC. by Rabbi (Navy Chaplain) Arnold E. Resnicoff. . . .

Categories:

War, 🇺🇸 United States of America

Tags:

20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Contributor(s):

Arnold E. Resnicoff

Prayer for Peace in a Time of War, by Rabbi Victor Reinstein (2003)

A prayer for peace written in the context of the invasion of Iraq by the United States and its allies in 2003. . . .

Categories:

War

Tags:

2003 invasion of Iraq, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, peace

Contributor(s):

Victor Reinstein

A Prayer for Compassion During Violent Conflict, by Trisha Arlin (2014)

A prayer for empathy and compassion in the face of calls for violence and vengeance. . . .

Categories:

Conflicts over Sovereignty and Dispossession, War

Tags:

2014 Israel–Gaza conflict, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, Gaza, Israeli–Palestinian conflict, Justice, מדינת ישראל Medinat Yisrael, Prayers for Israel from the Diaspora, צדק צדק תרדוף tsedeq tsedeq tirdof

Contributor(s):

Trisha Arlin

Yet Again: A Prayer for Israel and Gaza, by Rabbi Victor Reinstein (2014)

A desperate prayer against the dehumanization and reductive feelings of anger and desperation in the context of the conflict between Israel and Gaza in the summer of 2014. . . .

Categories:

Conflicts over Sovereignty and Dispossession, War

Tags:

2014 Israel–Gaza conflict, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, Israeli–Palestinian conflict

Contributor(s):

Victor Reinstein

Prayer at the National Commemoration of the 34th Anniversary of the Beirut Barracks Bombing, by Rabbi Arnold Resnicoff 23 October 2017

A prayer delivered by Rabbi Arnold Resnicoff at the commemoration for the 34th anniversary of the 1982 Beirut Barracks Bombing. . . .

Categories:

War

Tags:

1983 Beirut barracks bombings, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, Lebanese Civil War, Multinational Force in Lebanon

Contributor(s):

Arnold E. Resnicoff

A Prayer for Ukraine, by Rabbi Menachem Creditor (2022)

“Prayer for Ukraine” by Menachem Creditor was first shared by Rabbi Menachem Creditor through a post in the Open Siddur Project Discussion Group on Facebook. . . .

Categories:

Conflicts over Sovereignty and Dispossession, War, 🇺🇦 Ukraine

Tags:

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

Contributor(s):

Menachem Creditor

Prayer for the People of Ukraine, by Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis (Office of the Chief Rabbi of the UK & the Commonwealth, 2022)

“Prayer for the People of Ukraine” was written by the chief rabbi of the United Kingdom, Ephraim Mirvis, and shared via the Twitter account of the Office of the Chief Rabbi. . . .

Categories:

Conflicts over Sovereignty and Dispossession, War, 🇺🇦 Ukraine

Tags:

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

Contributor(s):

Ephraim Mirvis, Office of the Chief Rabbi of the UHC of the UK & the Commonwealth and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

A Prayer for Peace in Ukraine and Beyond, by Rabbi Dr. Rachel Sabath Beit-Halachmi (2022)

“A Prayer for Peace in the Ukraine” was first shared by Rabbi Sabath Beit-Halachmi, Ph.D. via her Facebook page, motsei Shabbat on 27 February 2022. To support the Jewish community in the Ukraine, go to the World Union of Progressive Judaism. . . .

Categories:

Conflicts over Sovereignty and Dispossession, War, 🇺🇦 Ukraine

Tags:

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

Contributor(s):

Rabbi Rachel Sabath Beit-Halachmi, Ph.D.

Prayer for Ukraine, by Rabbi Dr. Reuven Kimelman (2022)

“Prayer for Ukraine” by Rabbi Dr. Reuven Kimelman was first published by Brandeis University on their website. . . .

Categories:

Conflicts over Sovereignty and Dispossession, War, 🇺🇦 Ukraine

Tags:

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

Contributor(s):

Reuven Kimelman

A Prayer for Ukraine, by Chaya Kaplan Lester (2022)

“A Prayer for Ukraine” was first published by Chaya Kaplan Lester on her Facebook page. . . .

Categories:

War

Tags:

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

Contributor(s):

Chaya Kaplan-Lester

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. . . .

Categories:

Conflicts over Sovereignty and Dispossession, War, 🇺🇦 Ukraine

Tags:

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

Contributor(s):

David J. Wolpe

Prayer [in the call for war against HAMA”S] by Rabbi David Wolpe (8 October 2023)

This prayer by Rabbi David Wolpe was first shared via his Facebook page in the aftermath of the war begun by Hamas on Shemini Atseret 5784. . . .

Categories:

War

Tags:

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

Contributor(s):

David J. Wolpe

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. . . .

Categories:

Conflicts over Sovereignty and Dispossession, Terror, War

Tags:

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

Contributor(s):

Menachem Creditor

Prayer for Israel at Temple Micah’s Lunch & Learn, by Rabbi Arnold Resnicoff (11 October 2023)

This prayer by Rabbi Arnold E. Resnicoff was offered at the Temple Micah, Lunch and Learn, on 11 Oct 2023. . . .

Categories:

Terror, War

Tags:

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

Contributor(s):

Arnold E. Resnicoff

An Urgent Prayer for the Protection of Human Life, by Rabbi Andy Vogel and Rabbi Seth Goldstein

This prayer was offered by Rabbi Andy Vogel and Rabbi Seth Goldstein and published at each of their websites on 3 April 2024. On Rabbi Vogel’s site, the prayer included the statement, “We encourage you to use the words of this prayer as you see fit; no attribution is needed.” . . .

Categories:

War

Tags:

2023-2024 Israel–Hamas war, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, פיקוח נפש piqoaḥ nefesh

Contributor(s):

Andy Vogel and Seth Goldstein

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