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Rosh haShanah (l’Maaseh Bereshit)

This is an archive of prayers and songs written for, or relevant to, the New Year's Day for All of Creation -- marking the beginning of the seventh month and its ensemble of festival days leading towards the commencement of the rainy season in the Northern Hemisphere. (Rosh haShanah l'Maaseh Bereshit coincides with Rosh Ḥodesh Tishrei.)

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Between the Fires: A Kavvanah for Lighting Candles of Commitment, by Rabbi Arthur Waskow (the Shalom Center)

“Between the Fires: A Prayer for lighting Candles of Commitment” was composed by Rabbi Arthur Waskow, drawing on traditional midrash about the danger of a Flood of Fire, and the passage from Malachi.

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20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., candle lighting, eco-conscious, ecoḥasid, English vernacular prayer, כוונות kavvanot, kindling, North America

Contributor(s):

Arthur Waskow and the Shalom Center

Peas on Earth, a song by the Jewish environmental educators of the Teva Learning Center (Fall 2010)

A pun filled ditty by the Fall 2010 Jewish environmental educators of the Teva Learning Center.

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Earth, our Collective Home & Life-Support System, Rosh haShanah (l’Maaseh Bereshit)

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21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., eco-conscious, humor, peace, Prayers of Jewish Farmers, punning, Teva Learning Alliance, זמירות zemirot

Contributor(s):

Aharon N. Varady and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

תפלה על פרי אדמה | A Prayer for the Earth, by Rabbi David Seidenberg (neohasid·org)

Rabbi Seidenberg’s Prayer for the Earth is focused on global climate disruption (aka “global warming”), healing the skies, and the original blessing of creation. The liturgy is closely based upon the sun-blessing liturgy we used April 8th 2009. It is partly based on the Sefaradi liturgy for the Ushpizin on Sukkot, and on “Pri Ets Hadar” (The Fruit of the Majestic Tree) — the first ever Tu biShvat seder, included in the 17th century mystical work, Ḥemdat Yamim (ed. Rabeinu Yakov Ben Yom Tov Algazi). The prayer was first posted at neohasid.org, here. The prayer is based on the Pri Ets Hadar, Birkat Hachodesh, Sefaradi liturgy for Sukkot, and Malakhi 4, Genesis 9:14; Psalms 36, 78, 146; Deuteronomy 32:11, 11:12.

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Rosh haShanah la-Melakhim, Earth, our Collective Home & Life-Support System, Rosh haShanah la-Behemah, Rosh haShanah (l’Maaseh Bereshit), 🌐 Earth Day (22 April), Rosh haShanah la-Ilanot (Tu biShvat)

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21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., earth, eco-conscious, ecoḥasid, North America

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David Seidenberg and Neohasid·org

A Ten-Step, Four-Worlds, One-Earth Tashlikh, by Avi Dolgin

Avi Dolgin shares his mindful practice for maintaining “tashlikh consciousness” in the days leading up to Rosh Hashanah.

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Rosh haShanah (l’Maaseh Bereshit), Repenting, Resetting, and Reconciliation, Tashlikh

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21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., eco-conscious, four worlds, תשליך tashlikh, Teva Learning Center, water

Contributor(s):

Avi Dolgin

Prayer for the Earth, Air, Water, Fire of our Planet — by Rabbi Arthur Waskow in memory of Barry Commoner

May the words we are with Your help sharing today,
Speak deeply –- with Your help — to our nation and the world.
Help us all to know that the sharing of our breath with all of life
Is the very proof, the very truth, that we are One.

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Earth, our Collective Home & Life-Support System, Rosh haShanah (l’Maaseh Bereshit), 🌐 Earth Day (22 April)

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21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., eco-conscious, English vernacular prayer, global climate change, global warming, interbreathing, interconnectedness, Memorial prayers

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Arthur Waskow and the Shalom Center

A Blessing for the Bees — a New Year’s prayer for 5785 by Devorah Brous (FromSoil2Soul)

This prayer by Devorah Brous (fromsoil2soul), “A blessing for the bees (5785),” was first shared by the author on Shoreshshuk. The version here reflects some reordering of lines and other edits made by the author, shared also on Canvas.

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Rosh haShanah (l’Maaseh Bereshit)

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21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., eco-conscious, English vernacular prayer, Prayers of Jewish Farmers

Contributor(s):

Devorah Brous

A Blessing for the Bees — a New Year’s prayer for 5786 by Devorah Brous (FromSoil2Soul)

This prayer by Devorah Brous (fromsoil2soul), “A blessing for the bees (5786)” was first published as text rendered inside a video compiled by the author.

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Rosh haShanah (l’Maaseh Bereshit), War

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2023-2025 Israel–Hamas war, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., eco-conscious, English vernacular prayer, Prayers of Jewish Farmers

Contributor(s):

Devorah Brous

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