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21st century C.E. —⟶ tag: 21st century C.E. Sorted Chronologically (old to new). Sort most recent first? Vidui means acknowledgment. It is not about self-flagellation or blame, but about honesty, coming into contact with our lives, our patterns and experiences, and ultimately about teshuva and learning. In contacting the pain and suffering which our modes of being have given rise to, our regret can help us to willfully divest ourselves of them and awaken the yearning for those modes of being which are life-affirming, supportive of wholeness, connection, integrity, and flourishing. With each one we tap on our heart, touching the pain and closed-heartedness we have caused, and simultaneously knocking on the door that it may open again. . . . Categories: Days of Judgement & New Year Days, Rosh haShanah (l’Maaseh Bereshit), Yom Kippur, Repenting, Resetting, and Reconciliation, Self-Reflection Tags: 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., acknowledgment, acrostic, Alphabetic Acrostic, אשמנו Ashamnu, integrity, paraliturgical vidui, repentance, וידוי vidui Contributor(s): The time of Sukkot is a time of fullness and generosity, but also a time to pray for the coming season. Shemini Atzeret, the festival when we pray for rain, is an expression of our need for water, which in the Jewish tradition symbolizes life, renewal, and deliverance. Tefillat Geshem, a graceful fixture of the Ashkenazic liturgy, invokes the patriarchs as exemplars of holiness and model recipients of God’s love. This prayer uses water as a metaphor for devotion and faith, asking that God grant us life-sustaining rain. While its authorship is unknown, it is sometimes attributed to Elazar Kallir, the great liturgist who lived sometime during the first millenium. Each year, we are reminded of our people’s connection to the patriarchs and to the rhythms of water, spiritual and physical sources of life, through this medieval piyyut. While we know that rain is a natural process, formal thanksgiving for water as a source of life, energy, and beauty reminds us that our Creator is the source of our physical world and its many wonders. . . . Categories: Tags: 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., גשם geshem, אמהות Imahot, Matriarchs, North America, פיוטים piyyuṭim, Prayers for Precipitation, Rain Contributor(s): A paraliturgical reflection of the prayer Aleinu for a shame resilience practice . . . A paraliturgical reflection of the prayer Ribon haOlamim for a shame resilience practice. . . . A paraliturgical reflection of the prayer for entering sacred communal spaces, Mah Tovu, for a shame resilience practice. . . . Categories: Tags: 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, מה טבו mah tovu, paraliturgical mah tovu, shame resilience Contributor(s): A paraliturgical reflection on the blessings over learning Torah, the Birkhot haTorah, for a shame resilience practice. . . . A paraliturgical reflection on the prayer following urination and defecation, Asher Yatsar, for a shame resilience practice. . . . A paraliturgical reflection of the weekday Amidah for a shame resilience practice. . . . A paraliturgical reflection of the blessing following the Shema, the Birkat Ga’al Yisrael, for a shame resilience practice. . . . A paraliturgical reflection of the second blessing prior to the Shema, the Birkat Ahavah, for a shame resilience practice. . . . Categories: Tags: 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., affirmations, English vernacular prayer, paraliturgical reflections, paraliturgical shema, shame resilience, שמע shemaŋ Contributor(s): A blessing and song book for Ḥanukkah by Rabbi Hillel Lavery-Yisraëli in celebration of Maureen and Philip Price’s Golden Anniversary Celebration (31 December 2016). . . . Categories: Tags: Contributor(s): A paraliturgical reflection of the second blessing prior to the Shema, the Birkat Ahavah, for a shame resilience practice. . . . A paraliturgical reflection of the first blessing prior to the Shema, Yotser Ohr, for a shame resilience practice. . . . A paraliturgical reflection of the prayer Barukh She’amar for a shame resilience practice. . . . A paraliturgical reflection on the prayer over being animated with life sustaining breath, Elohai Neshamah, for a shame resilience practice. . . . A prayer-poem for Rosh Ḥodesh Adar Alef which occurs on Jewish leap years (before the month of Adar containing the festival of Purim). . . . Categories: Tags: Contributor(s): A paraliturgical reflection of Ashrei for a shame resilience practice. . . . A prayer for students studying-abroad in Israel. . . . Categories: Tags: Contributor(s): A prayer for the electorate to be recited together with the Prayer for Government on the Shabbat before an election (federal, state, or local). . . . On Tuesday, we go to the polls in a momentous election that for many of us has generated a combination of anxiety, excitement, fear, and confusion. We offer you this prayer, which you can recite this Shabbat, before you vote, or while you are waiting for returns. . . . | ||
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