A civic prayer for the Sabbath occurring during Brotherhood Week (February 19th-28th) in the United States. . . .
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Contributor(s): Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Eugene Kohn and Mordecai Kaplan
Shared on ט׳ באדר ה׳תשפ״א (2021-02-20) — under the following terms: Creative Commons Zero (CC 0) Universal license a Public Domain dedication Categories:  Lincoln's Birthday (February 12th), Washington's Birthday (3rd Monday of February), National Brotherhood Week
Tags:  20th century C.E., pluralism, United States, 58th century A.M., civic prayers, American Jewry of the United States, anti-fascist, anti-racist
Contributor(s): David Abernethy
Shared on כ״ז בכסלו ה׳תשפ״א (2020-12-13) — under the following terms: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) 4.0 International copyleft license Categories: Government & Country
Tags: pluralism, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, civic prayers, American Jewry of the United States, United States of America, 2020 coronavirus outbreak in the United States, 2020 coronavirus pandemic, United States General Election 2020, civic responsibility 
A prayer for the United States, its leaders and government and its citizens — a personal response to things that were troubling me in the months before November’s election – in particular the level of divisiveness in our country, and what seemed to me to be a growing sense that it isn’t important to respect people we disagree with, and an ever more prevalent belief that we are entitled to decide for ourselves which rules to follow, and all that matters are own rights and our beliefs, not our responsibilities to one another. Inspired by the events of 2020 . . . 
Contributor(s): Tamar Elad-Appelbaum, Martin Samuel Cohen and Masorti Movement in Israel
Shared on ד׳ באדר ה׳תש״פ (2020-02-28) — under the following terms: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) 4.0 International copyleft license Categories: Yom Habḥirut, Elections & Voting, Social Justice, Peace, and Liberty
Tags: tolerance of difference, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., civic prayers, disagreement, difference disagreement and deviance, ישראל Yisrael, 2020 Israeli legislative election 
Based on the Prayer For Freedom from Strife and the Prayer that One Be a Lover and a Pursuer of Peace taken from the Liqutei Tefilot of Reb Nosson of Nemirov. Edited and reworked by Rabbi Tamar Elad-Appelbaum. English Translation: Rabbi Martin S. Cohen. . . . 
Contributor(s): Aharon N. Varady (transcription), John Paul Williams, Eugene Kohn and Mordecai Kaplan
Shared on ט׳ באדר ה׳תשפ״א (2021-02-20) — under the following terms: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) 4.0 International copyleft license Categories: Washington's Birthday (3rd Monday of February)
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This opening prayer for Washington’s Birthday, “The Significance of the Day,” as first published in The Faith of America: Readings, Songs, and Prayers for the Celebration of American Holidays (Jewish Reconstructionist Foundation 1951). . . . 
Contributor(s): Aharon N. Varady (transcription), John Paul Williams, Eugene Kohn and Mordecai Kaplan
Shared on ט׳ באדר ה׳תשפ״א (2021-02-20) — under the following terms: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) 4.0 International copyleft license Categories: Washington's Birthday (3rd Monday of February)
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This closing prayer for Washington’s Birthday as first published in The Faith of America: Readings, Songs, and Prayers for the Celebration of American Holidays (Jewish Reconstructionist Foundation 1951). . . . 
Contributor(s): Aharon N. Varady (transcription), John Paul Williams, Eugene Kohn and Mordecai Kaplan
Shared on כ״ח בשבט ה׳תשפ״א (2021-02-10) — under the following terms: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) 4.0 International copyleft license Categories: Lincoln's Birthday (February 12th)
Tags: 20th century C.E., United States, 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, civic prayers, American Jewry of the United States 
This opening prayer-essay for Lincoln’s Birthday, “The Significance of the Day,” was first published in The Faith of America: Readings, Songs, and Prayers for the Celebration of American Holidays (Jewish Reconstructionist Foundation 1951) — as preface to a number of readings selected by Mordecai Kaplan, Eugene Kohn, and J. Paul Williams for the day. . . . 
Contributor(s): Isaac Gantwerk Mayer
Shared on ח׳ במרחשון ה׳תשפ״א (2020-10-25) — under the following terms: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) 4.0 International copyleft license Categories: Elections & Voting, Election Day (1st Tuesday after November 1st)
Tags: United States, voting, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., civic prayers, United States General Election 2020 
A private prayer for fulfilling your civic duty and voting, whether in a voting booth or by mail. The concluding partial berakhah (without its full preamble, so as to avoid a berakhah levatala) is traditionally stated upon seeing a king of a nation, so in a democratic regime it seems appropriate to adopt for the voters. . . . 
Contributor(s): David Zvi Kalman
Shared on ח׳ במרחשון ה׳תשע״ז (2016-11-08) — under the following terms: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) 4.0 International free-culture license Categories: Prayers During Public Readings of the Tanakh, Government & Country, Elections & Voting, Election Day (1st Tuesday after November 1st)
Tags: United States, voting, democracy, תחינות teḥinot, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., Philadelphia, United States General Election 2016, civic prayers 
A prayer for the electorate to be recited together with the Prayer for Government on the Shabbat before an election (federal, state, or local). . . . 
Contributor(s): T'ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights and Lev Meirowitz Nelson
Shared on ז׳ במרחשון ה׳תשע״ז (2016-11-07) — under the following terms: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) 4.0 International copyleft license Categories: Elections & Voting, Election Day (1st Tuesday after November 1st)
Tags: United States, voting, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., United States General Election 2016, civic prayers 
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. . . . 
Contributor(s): Eugene Kohn, John Paul Williams, Mordecai Kaplan and Jewish Reconstructionist Foundation
Shared on ז׳ בטבת ה׳תשפ״א (2020-12-22) — under the following terms: Creative Commons Zero (CC 0) Universal license a Public Domain dedication Categories: Pulpit & Ceremonial Prayer collections, Interfaith & Ecumenical collections of prayers
Tags: 20th century C.E., ecumenical prayers, 58th century A.M., civic prayers, American Jewry of the United States, reconstructing Judaism 
A collection of civic prayers, poems, and readings arranged for thirteen civic holidays in the United States. . . . 
Contributor(s): Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Eugene Kohn, John Paul Williams and Mordecai Kaplan
Shared on ז׳ בטבת ה׳תשפ״א (2020-12-22) — under the following terms: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) 4.0 International copyleft license Categories: Gregorian New Year's Day (January 1st)
Tags: 20th century C.E., ecumenical prayers, 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, civic prayers, American Jewry of the United States 
This opening prayer for New Year’s Day, “The Significance of the Day,” was first published in The Faith of America: Readings, Songs, and Prayers for the Celebration of American Holidays (Jewish Reconstructionist Foundation 1951), p. 3-4 — as preface to a number of readings selected by Mordecai Kaplan, Eugene Kohn, and J. Paul Williams for the day. . . . 
Contributor(s): Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Eugene Kohn, John Paul Williams, Mordecai Kaplan and Members of the Faculty of Colgate-Rochester Divinity School
Shared on ז׳ בטבת ה׳תשפ״א (2020-12-22) — under the following terms: Creative Commons Zero (CC 0) Universal license a Public Domain dedication Categories: Gregorian New Year's Day (January 1st)
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This “Closing Prayer” for New Year’s Day was adapted by Mordecai Kaplan and Eugene Kohn from a prayer first published by unnamed “Members of the Faculty” of the Colgate-Rochester Divinity School (The Colgate-Rochester Divinity School Bulletin, “Prayers for the New Year,” vol. 19 no. 2 (1947), pp. 65-71). Kaplan & Kohn’s adapted prayer essentially contains excerpts from the prayer of the Faculty (excluding any with explicit Christian content). The adapted prayer was published in The Faith of America: Readings, Songs, and Prayers for the Celebration of American Holidays (Jewish Reconstructionist Foundation 1951), p. 25-26. –Aharon Varady . . . 
Contributor(s): Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Eugene Kohn, John Paul Williams and Mordecai Kaplan
Shared on ז׳ בטבת ה׳תשפ״א (2020-12-22) — under the following terms: Creative Commons Zero (CC 0) Universal license a Public Domain dedication Categories: Thanksgiving Day (4th Thursday of November)
Tags: 20th century C.E., ecumenical prayers, 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, civic prayers, Problematic prayers, American Jewry of the United States 
This opening prayer for Thanksgiving Day, “The Significance of the Day,” was first published in The Faith of America: Readings, Songs, and Prayers for the Celebration of American Holidays (Jewish Reconstructionist Foundation 1951), p. 304 — as preface to a number of readings selected by Mordecai Kaplan, Eugene Kohn, and J. Paul Williams for the day. . . . 
Contributor(s): Alan Scott Belsky (translation) and אברהם היימאן חרלאפ
Shared on ז׳ באב ה׳תשע״א (2011-08-06) — under the following terms: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) 4.0 International copyleft license Categories: Government & Country
Tags: 20th century C.E., United States, democratic process, 57th century A.M., civic prayers 
Please, God Adonai, Who creates the skies and drapes them over the earth, Who spreads out the earth and its descendants, Who grants life to its nations, and vigor to those who walk upon it, You positioned borders on earth and sustained sovereigns and states. These United States, too, Your hands arranged. They began in distress, but through Your great and abundant kindness, have grown like a cedar in Lebanon, adding vitality, strength, and success with each generation. America’s wings stretch from sea to shining sea, and over far islands. Like the sun at its zenith, it lights the world and its inhabitants with laws and ordinances good and upright, righteous and fair. . . . 
Contributor(s): Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Eugene Kohn, John Paul Williams and Mordecai Kaplan
Shared on כ״ט בניסן ה׳תשפ״א (2021-04-11) — under the following terms: Creative Commons Zero (CC 0) Universal license a Public Domain dedication Categories: Labor Day (1st Monday in September)
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“Closing Prayer [for Labor Day]” was first published in The Faith of America: Readings, Songs, and Prayers for the Celebration of American Holidays (Jewish Reconstructionist Foundation 1951), p.165. . . . 
Contributor(s): Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Eugene Kohn, John Paul Williams and Mordecai Kaplan
Shared on כ״ט בניסן ה׳תשפ״א (2021-04-11) — under the following terms: Creative Commons Zero (CC 0) Universal license a Public Domain dedication Categories: Labor Day (1st Monday in September)
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“Opening Prayer on the Significance of [Labor] Day” was first published in The Faith of America: Readings, Songs, and Prayers for the Celebration of American Holidays (Jewish Reconstructionist Foundation 1951), p.165. . . . 
Contributor(s): Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Eugene Kohn, John Paul Williams and Mordecai Kaplan
Shared on כ״ט בניסן ה׳תשפ״א (2021-04-11) — under the following terms: Creative Commons Zero (CC 0) Universal license a Public Domain dedication Categories: Labor Day (1st Monday in September)
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“Dignity of Labor” is a prayer for Labor Day first published in The Faith of America: Readings, Songs, and Prayers for the Celebration of American Holidays (Jewish Reconstructionist Foundation 1951), p.176-177. . . . 
Contributor(s): Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Eugene Kohn, John Paul Williams and Mordecai Kaplan
Shared on ז׳ בטבת ה׳תשפ״א (2020-12-22) — under the following terms: Creative Commons Zero (CC 0) Universal license a Public Domain dedication Categories: Thanksgiving Day (4th Thursday of November)
Tags: 20th century C.E., ecumenical prayers, 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, civic prayers, American Jewry of the United States 
This closing prayer for Thanksgiving Day was first published in The Faith of America: Readings, Songs, and Prayers for the Celebration of American Holidays (Jewish Reconstructionist Foundation 1951), p. 327-328 — following at the end of a number of readings selected by Mordecai Kaplan, Eugene Kohn, and J. Paul Williams for the day. . . . 
Contributor(s): Aharon N. Varady (transcription) and Avraham Samuel Soltes
Shared on כ״ט בטבת ה׳תש״פ (2020-01-26) — under the following terms: Creative Commons Zero (CC 0) Universal license a Public Domain dedication Categories: Labor, Fulfillment, and Parnasah
Tags: 20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, civic prayers, retirement 
A prayer composed for a ceremony honoring the tenure of Charles Henry Martens, mayor of East Orange, New Jersey on his retirement from three decades of civic service. . . . 
Contributor(s): Aharon N. Varady (transcription), John Paul Williams, Eugene Kohn and Mordecai Kaplan
Shared on כ״ז בטבת ה׳תשפ״א (2021-01-11) — under the following terms: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) 4.0 International copyleft license Categories: Planting, National Arbor Day (last Friday in April)
Tags: 20th century C.E., ecumenical prayers, United States, 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, civic prayers, American Jewry of the United States, planting trees 
This opening prayer for Arbor Day, “The Significance of the Day,” was first published in The Faith of America: Readings, Songs, and Prayers for the Celebration of American Holidays (Jewish Reconstructionist Foundation 1951), p. 3-4 — as preface to a number of readings selected by Mordecai Kaplan, Eugene Kohn, and J. Paul Williams for the day. . . . 
Contributor(s): Aharon N. Varady (transcription), John Paul Williams, Eugene Kohn and Mordecai Kaplan
Shared on כ״ז בטבת ה׳תשפ״א (2021-01-11) — under the following terms: Creative Commons Zero (CC 0) Universal license a Public Domain dedication Categories: Planting, National Arbor Day (last Friday in April)
Tags: 20th century C.E., ecumenical prayers, United States, 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, civic prayers, American Jewry of the United States, planting trees 
This closing prayer for Arbor Day, “The Significance of the Day,” was first published in The Faith of America: Readings, Songs, and Prayers for the Celebration of American Holidays (Jewish Reconstructionist Foundation 1951), p. 86. . . . |
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