A prayer for sustaining empathy and awareness of others’ needs through the vicissitudes of life and labor. . . .
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Contributor(s): Aharon N. Varady (transcription) and Miriam Teichner
Shared on י״ט באייר ה׳תשפ״א (2021-04-30) — under the following terms: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) 4.0 International copyleft license Categories:  Travel
Tags:  20th century C.E., 57th century A.M., Prayers as poems, World War I, עדות witnessing, 1918-1920 influenza pandemic
Contributor(s): Aharon N. Varady (translation), Dan Levene, Dalia Marx and Amram Ben Rav Sheshna
Shared on כ׳ באייר ה׳תש״פ (2020-05-14) — under the following terms: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) 4.0 International copyleft license Categories: Travel, Bedtime Shema
Tags: traveler, danger, night, Angels, Angelic Protection, שכינה Shekhinah, mid-first millennium CE, apotropaic prayers of protection, 9th century C.E., 47th century A.M. 
An apotropaic prayer of protection for traveling at night containing an “angels on all sides” formula. . . . 
Contributor(s): Aharon N. Varady (transcription) and Unknown Author(s)
Shared on ל׳ בשבט ה׳תשע״ו (2016-02-08) — under the following terms: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) 4.0 International copyleft license Categories: Travel
Tags: 20th century C.E., flying, ascent, air, 58th century A.M., airplane travel, prayers for the way, תפילת הדרך tefilat haderekh, prayers for the road, Needing Attribution 
If I ascend up into the heavens, you are there. If I take wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there would your hand lead me, and your right hand would hold me. And may it be your will, our father in heaven, that you guard us from storm and tempest and grief. And may you bring forth from your storehouses a propitious wind to carry our plane, and may you sustain and preserve those who fly it, that they neither weaken nor falter, and may we reach our destination alive and well, without any trouble and injury. O keep my soul, and deliver me. Let me not be abashed, for I have taken refuge in you. But we will bless Yah from this time forth and for ever, Halleluyah. . . . 
Contributor(s): David Seidenberg, neohasid.org and Unknown Author(s)
Shared on ד׳ באייר ה׳תשע״ח (2018-04-18) — under the following terms: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) 4.0 International copyleft license Categories: Conflicts over Sovereignty and Dispossession, Social Justice, Peace, and Liberty, Travel
Tags: תחינות teḥinot, תפילת הדרך tefilat haderekh 
In this Tefilat haDerekh (the prayer for travel), I’ve made a synthesis of Ashkenazi and Sefardi nusaḥ. Even though the translation is pretty close to literal in most places, it comes across as an extraordinary and activist prayer for peace. So I think of this prayer not just as a prayer for the beginning a physical journey, but for any spiritual journey, and especially for any campaign or action for justice and peace that a person or group might undertake. When applied to activism, the “enmity and ambush and theft and predation” we ask to be rescued from could also be interpreted as hatred, deceit, jealousy, and aggression, i.e., the kinds of feelings that cause people to work against each other, even within an organization, instead of working together. I first used this version of the prayer at the beginning of a tour of Israel and Palestine focused on the human rights and non-violent resistance, when the group passed through the first checkpoint of the trip. . . . 
Contributor(s): Rabbi Ofer Sabath Beit-Halachmi and Rabbi Rachel Sabath Beit-Halachmi
Shared on כ״א באדר ב׳ ה׳תשע״ו (2016-03-30) — under the following terms: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) 4.0 International copyleft license Categories: Travel
Tags: transit, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., Cincinnati, תפילת הדרך tefilat haderekh, bicyclists, velocipede, bicycles, bikes, prayers for the road 
May it be Your will, our God That You lead us toward peace; that You enable us to ride in safety; that You lead us with blessing. Save us from all accidents and unstable wheels, from a dangerous driver and a bounding chariot.[ref]after Nahum 3:2[/ref] 
Contributor(s): Michal Ratner Ken-tor
Shared on ז׳ בתמוז ה׳תש״פ (2020-06-28) — under the following terms: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) 4.0 International copyleft license Categories: Travel
Tags: 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., תפילת הדרך tefilat haderekh, Needing Translation (into English), Israel Movement for Reform and Progressive Judaism 
A prayer for safe travel. . . . 
Contributor(s): Tamar Duvdevani
Shared on ז׳ בתמוז ה׳תש״פ (2020-06-28) — under the following terms: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) 4.0 International copyleft license Categories: Travel
Tags: 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., תפילת הדרך tefilat haderekh, Needing Translation (into English), Israel Movement for Reform and Progressive Judaism 
A prayer for safe travel. . . . 
Contributor(s): Menachem Creditor
Shared on כ״א במרחשון ה׳תשע״ג (2012-11-05) — under the following terms: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) 4.0 International copyleft license Categories: Travel
Tags: traveler, journey, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer 
A traveler’s prayer in English, adapted from the traditional formula vt Rabbi Menachem Creditor. . . . 
Contributor(s): Yakov Green
Shared on כ״ד באדר ב׳ ה׳תשע״א (2011-03-29) — under the following terms: Creative Commons Zero (CC 0) Universal license a Public Domain dedication Categories: Travel
Tags: ירושלם Jerusalem, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., prayers for the way, תפילת הדרך tefilat haderekh, prayers for the road, Beit Midrash Elul, choosing directions, ישראל Yisrael 
Yakov Green shares a short kavvanah (intention, meditation) which he wrote in Hebrew one morning at Beit Midrash Elul in Jerusalem. He later translated it into English. תפילת דרך משולשת | Triple Prayer for the Road . . . 
Contributor(s): Isaac Gantwerk Mayer
Shared on כ׳ בסיון ה׳תשע״ז (2017-06-14) — under the following terms: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) 4.0 International copyleft license Categories: Learning, Study, and School, Travel, Separation
Tags: North America, children, students, parents, תחינות teḥinot, supplications, college, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M. 
A prayer for the safety and success of those leaving home to go off to college and university. When children go off to college, parents can feel worried about the future of their children. Empty-nest syndrome can set in and spiritual guidance is often needed. This prayer uses the idioms of Biblical and siddur language to create a text for parents who worry about their children’s future as they head off on their own. It could be said 49 days after Tekufat Tammuz in the diaspora (August 28 or 29 after a leap year – approximately the time when college terms begin in the US) or on the first Saturday after Shmini Atzeret ba’aretz (approximately when college terms begin in Israel) . . . 
Contributor(s): Isaac Gantwerk Mayer
Shared on כ״א בניסן ה׳תשע״ח (2018-04-05) — under the following terms: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) 4.0 International copyleft license Categories: Travel
Tags: North America, ascent, the Chariot, תפילת הדרך tefilat haderekh, starship, sic itur ad astra, space travel, Leonard Nimoy z"l, where no earthling has gone before, spaceship Earth, bli-mah, traveling without moving, Jacob's Ladder, spaceship, 24th century C.E., 62nd century A.M., ההיכלות ויורדי המרכבה haHeikhalot v'Yordei haMerkavah 
A prayer, inspired by Tefilat haDerekh and other traditional liturgical texts, for a Jew who, at some future point, would be about to go forth on a starship. Doesn’t include a chatimah so as not to be a brakhah levatalah, in the case that starships are (chas v’shalom) never invented. . . . 
Contributor(s): Shim'on Menachem, Shir Yaakov Feinstein-Feit and David haMelekh ben Yishai (traditional attribution)
Shared on י״ד בסיון ה׳תשע״ה (2015-06-01) — under the following terms: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) 4.0 International copyleft license Categories: Well-being, health, and caregiving, Tehilim Book 1 (Psalms 1–41), Travel
Tags: תהלים Psalms, Psalms 23, מזמור Mizmor 
Listen to a recording of Psalm 23 chanted to an Indian-inspired melody. . . . 
Contributor(s): Aharon N. Varady (transcription) and Abraham Burstein
Shared on כ״ח בסיון ה׳תש״פ (2020-06-19) — under the following terms: Creative Commons Zero (CC 0) Universal license a Public Domain dedication Categories: Travel
Tags: 20th century C.E., 57th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, prayers for siblings 
A prayer for a sibling embarking on a journey to another land or lands. . . . 
Contributor(s): Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Isaac Leeser (translation), David de Aaron de Sola (translation) and Unknown Author(s)
Shared on א׳ באדר ה׳תשפ״א (2021-02-13) — under the following terms: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) 4.0 International copyleft license Categories: Travel
Tags: 19th century C.E., ocean, traveler, תחינות teḥinot, 56th century A.M., travel by water 
A prayer for those traveling over water on a sea or ocean voyage. . . . 
Contributor(s): Aharon N. Varady (transcription) and Moritz Mayer
Shared on כ״ז בסיון ה׳תש״פ (2020-06-19) — under the following terms: Creative Commons Zero (CC 0) Universal license a Public Domain dedication Categories: Travel
Tags: 19th century C.E., ocean, תחינות teḥinot, 57th century A.M., Jewish Women's Prayers, English vernacular prayer, travel by water, prayers on ships 
A prayer for when traveling conditions become perilous on an ocean voyage. . . . 
Contributor(s): Aharon N. Varady (transcription) and Moritz Mayer
Shared on ל׳ בסיון ה׳תש״פ (2020-06-22) — under the following terms: Creative Commons Zero (CC 0) Universal license a Public Domain dedication Categories: Marriage, Travel
Tags: 19th century C.E., תחינות teḥinot, 57th century A.M., Jewish Women's Prayers, English vernacular prayer 
A prayer of a wife on behalf of her husband traveling. . . . 
Contributor(s): Aharon N. Varady (translation) and Fanny Schmiedl-Neuda
Shared on כ׳ בסיון ה׳תש״פ (2020-06-12) — under the following terms: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) 4.0 International copyleft license Categories: Marriage, Travel
Tags: 19th century C.E., anxiety, תחינות teḥinot, 57th century A.M., Teḥinot in German, German vernacular prayer, Bohemian Jewry 
A prayer of a wife whose spouse is away from home, travelling. . . . 
Contributor(s): Aharon N. Varady (translation) and Fanny Schmiedl-Neuda
Shared on כ״ז בסיון ה׳תש״פ (2020-06-18) — under the following terms: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) 4.0 International copyleft license Categories: Travel
Tags: 19th century C.E., תחינות teḥinot, 57th century A.M., Psalms 8, Teḥinot in German, German vernacular prayer, Bohemian Jewry, travel by water, prayers on ships 
A prayer for travel offered during an ocean voyage. . . . 
Contributor(s): Aharon N. Varady (translation) and Fanny Schmiedl-Neuda
Shared on כ״ח בסיון ה׳תש״פ (2020-06-19) — under the following terms: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) 4.0 International copyleft license Categories: Travel
Tags: 19th century C.E., ocean, storm, תחינות teḥinot, 57th century A.M., Teḥinot in German, German vernacular prayer, Bohemian Jewry, travel by water, prayers on ships 
A prayer offered during an ocean voyage during dangerous inclement weather conditions. . . . 
Contributor(s): Aharon N. Varady (translation) and Fanny Schmiedl-Neuda
Shared on כ״ח בסיון ה׳תש״פ (2020-06-19) — under the following terms: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) 4.0 International copyleft license Categories: Travel
Tags: 19th century C.E., ocean, storm, תחינות teḥinot, 57th century A.M., Teḥinot in German, German vernacular prayer, Bohemian Jewry, thanksgiving, travel by water, prayers on ships, מודים Modim 
A prayer offered after a difficult ocean voyage. . . . 
Contributor(s): Aharon N. Varady (translation), Jonas Ennery and Arnaud Aron
Shared on כ״ה בסיון ה׳תש״פ (2020-06-16) — under the following terms: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) 4.0 International copyleft license Categories: Travel
Tags: 19th century C.E., תחינות teḥinot, 57th century A.M., French Jewry, French vernacular prayer, Angelic Protection 
A prayer on behalf of a friend or relative on their travels. . . . 
Contributor(s): Aharon N. Varady (translation), Jonas Ennery and Arnaud Aron
Shared on כ״ה בסיון ה׳תש״פ (2020-06-16) — under the following terms: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) 4.0 International copyleft license Categories: Travel
Tags: 19th century C.E., תחינות teḥinot, 57th century A.M., French Jewry, French vernacular prayer, Angelic Protection 
A prayer for travel. . . . 
Contributor(s): Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Shimon Halkin (translation) and Walt Whitman
Shared on כ׳ בניסן ה׳תשפ״א (2021-04-02) — under the following terms: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) 4.0 International copyleft license Categories: Sefirat ha'Omer, Travel
Tags: 19th century C.E., first person, 57th century A.M., Prayers as poems, prayers for the road, שפע shefa, invitation, Swedenborgian 
The famous poem by Walt Whitman in its original English with its Hebrew translation. . . . 
Contributor(s): Aharon N. Varady (transcription) and Rosa Emma Salaman
Shared on י״ג באב ה׳תשע״ז (2017-08-04) — under the following terms: Creative Commons Zero (CC 0) Universal license a Public Domain dedication Categories: Travel
Tags: 19th century C.E., still small voice, 57th century A.M., British Jewry, Anglo Jewry, English Romanticism, Walking with the Divine, Derekh Hashem, Physical translation, Angelification, Angelic Nature, Psychopomp, the Chariot, Distress, Prayers as poems, ההיכלות ויורדי המרכבה haHeikhalot v'Yordei haMerkavah, אליהו הנביא Eliyahu haNavi 
The poem, “Elijah” by Rosa Emma Salaman, was first published in the Occident 6:7, Kislev 5610, December 1849, p. 455-457. . . . 
Contributor(s): Aharon N. Varady (transcription) and Rosa Emma Salaman
Shared on י׳ באב ה׳תשע״ז (2017-08-02) — under the following terms: Creative Commons Zero (CC 0) Universal license a Public Domain dedication Categories: Travel
Tags: 19th century C.E., Metatron, 57th century A.M., British Jewry, Anglo Jewry, Ḥanokh, English Romanticism, Walking with the Divine, Derekh Hashem, Physical translation, Angelification, Angelic Nature, Prayers as poems 
“Enoch” by Rosa Emma Salaman was first published in the Occident 4:9, Kislev 5607/December 1846. . . . |
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