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tag: alienation Sorted Chronologically (old to new). Sort most recent first? This translation of Laments, the book of mourning poems read on Tishah b’Av, uses principles of the Buber-Rosenzweig Bible. It strives to be “concordant”, translating related Hebrew words with related English words and following the order and syntax of the Hebrew where possible. It also focuses on the more physical, earthy meaning of words, in order to draw the reader from modern towards more ancient ways of seeing and feeling. Sometimes alternate translations are given, indicated by a slash. (When reading aloud, simply pick one of the translations. For YHVH, you can read Adonai or Hashem or “the Eternal”.) James Moffat’s 1922 translation was consulted. As a somewhat literal translation, Laments uses “He” and “His” as pronouns for God, even though Torah and common sense command us not to make an exclusively male or female image of God. If you are using Laments liturgically, please feel encouraged to change the pronouns. For brief essays on the theology of Eikhah and more, see the bottom of this page. This work is dedicated to all refugees fleeing war and upheaval, and to our remembering their needs. Categories: Tags: 33rd century A.M., 6th century B.C.E., alienation, anti-predatory, Concordant translation, ecoḥasid, English Translation, Exilic Period, Five Megillot, Mourning this Broken World Contributor(s): A piyyut that expresses the paradox of a divinity that is both “Beyond” and “Present.” Categories: Tags: Contributor(s): “Yom Kippur—The Day of Atonement” is the sixteenth prayer found in ברכה ותהלה Blessing and Praise: A Book of Meditations and Prayers for Individual and Home Devotion (CCAR 1923), pp. 57-60. Unfortunately, we do not yet know of a resource providing clear attribution of authorship for any of the prayers in this volume. “God is Near” is the fifteenth prayer found in ברכה ותהלה Blessing and Praise: A Book of Meditations and Prayers for Individual and Home Devotion (CCAR 1923), pp. 53-56. Categories: Tags: 20th century C.E., 57th century A.M., alienation, אנה אמצאך ana emtsaeka, Aseret Yemei Tshuvah, depression, English vernacular prayer, teḥinot in English Contributor(s): “Israel’s Unity” is the twenty-eighth prayer found in ברכה ותהלה Blessing and Praise: A Book of Meditations and Prayers for Individual and Home Devotion (CCAR 1923), pp. 96-98. Categories: Tags: 20th century C.E., 57th century A.M., alienation, English vernacular prayer, exhortation, Jewish identity, Jewish particularism, teḥinot in English, תוכחות tokheḥot Contributor(s): “The Presence of God” is the thirty-seventh prayer found in ברכה ותהלה Blessing and Praise: A Book of Meditations and Prayers for Individual and Home Devotion (CCAR 1923), pp. 124-126. “God Our Eternal Home” is the forty-fourth prayer found in ברכה ותהלה Blessing and Praise: A Book of Meditations and Prayers for Individual and Home Devotion (CCAR 1923), pp. 146-148. Categories: Tags: 20th century C.E., 57th century A.M., alienation, עבודה זרה avodah zarah, בצלם אלהים btselem Elohim, English vernacular prayer, interconnectedness, teḥinot in English Contributor(s): | ||
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