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ברכת יוצר האדם | Mi sheberakh for the egg donor, gestational surrogate, physicians, and parents of children celebrating their Bnei Mitsvah, by Rabbi Esteban Gottfried (2022)

Contributor(s):	Esteban Gottfried
Categories:	Bnei (Bar/Bat) Mitsvah & Other Birthday Prayers
Tags:	21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., אשר יצר Asher Yatsar, Btselem Elohim, prayers for parents, prayers of health care workers, Beit Tefillah Yisraeli, Needing Proofreading, Needing Vocalization
	This is a “Blessing for the human creation” composed by Rabbi Esteban Gottfried for a mi sheberakh delivered after the Torah reading of twin siblings celebrating their bar and bat mitsvah. Both children came into this world through medical intervention, egg donation, and surrogate pregnancy. “It was a really moving ceremony,” said Rabbi Gottfried, “it is very rare that the parents are in touch with the egg donor and pregnancy surrogate (from the US and Ukraine) thirteen years later, and they all celebrate together….After their ascent to the Torah, I asked the parents together with the donor and the surrogate to take the stage and greet them. I share here (with their approval) the blessing of the “Human Creation.” . . .

Молитва про захист наших сердець від ненависті | תפילה לשמירה על ליבנו משנאה (בזמן המלחמה) | Prayer to Protect Our Hearts from Hatred in Wartime, by Miriam Klimova (2022)

Contributor(s):	Aharon N. Varady (translation) and Miriam Klimova
Categories:	War
Tags:	21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., Btselem Elohim, 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
	Miriam Klimova’s prayer “Молитва про захист наших сердець від ненависті” תפילה לשמירה על ליבנו משנאה (בזמן המלחמה) (Prayer to Protect Our Hearts from Hatred in Wartime), in the context of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, was first shared in Hebrew and Ukrainian via her Facebook page. . . .

תחנון לימים קשים | Taḥanun [Plea for Mercy] on Hard Days by Noa Mazor (trans. by Jonah Rank)

Contributor(s):	Noa Mazor and Jonah Rank
Categories:	Social Justice, Peace, and Liberty
Tags:	מדינת ישראל Medinat Yisrael, فلسطين Filasṭīn Palestine, Know Before Whom You Stand, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., Btselem Elohim, Da Lifnei Mi Ata Omeid, ישראל Yisrael
	Lord, our God, bring us days of good, of mercy, of life and of peace. Give our leaders the capability to see the natural sanctity embedded in every person. Give us the ability to trust human beings fighting for their way, for their lives–for our lives. Lord, lay us down along Your path–a path for loving humanity as humanity, a path for welcoming peace between neighbors: between humanity and pain. . . .

[Prayer] in Illness, by Rabbi Avraham Samuel Soltes (ca. 1950s)

Contributor(s):	Aharon N. Varady (transcription) and Avraham Samuel Soltes
Categories:	Well-being, health, and caregiving
Tags:	58th century A.M., Btselem Elohim, English vernacular prayer, מי או מה who or what, 20th century C.E., still small voice
	A prayer to provide some relief and comfort tor an ill patient. . . .

Excerpts from the Speeches and Letters of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. from an ecumenical MLK Day service by Temple Emanu-El & Abyssinian Baptist Church

Contributor(s):	Aharon N. Varady (transcription) and Martin Luther King, Jr.
Categories:	Martin Luther King Jr. Day Readings, Modern Miscellany
Tags:	United States, social justice, civil rights, 58th century A.M., Btselem Elohim, צדק צדק תרדוף tsedeq tsedeq tirdof, 20th century C.E.
	Selections from speeches and letters by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. read in ecumenical services for Martin Luther King Day in the United States. . . .

Prayer at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, by Rabbi Uri Miller (28 August 1963)

Contributor(s):	Aharon N. Varady (transcription) and Rabbi Uri Miller
Categories:	Martin Luther King Jr. Day (3rd Monday of January), National Brotherhood Week, Social Justice, Peace, and Liberty
Tags:	social justice, democracy, civil rights, demonstrations, 57th century A.M., Btselem Elohim, 20th century C.E., United States
	Prayer delivered by Rabbi Uri Miller, President of the Synagogue Council of America, at the March on Washington, August 28, 1963 . . .

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