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English vernacular prayer —⟶ tag: English vernacular prayer Sorted Chronologically (old to new). Sort most recent first? The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 12 December 2023 . . . Categories: Tags: 118th Congress, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., American Jewry of the United States, English vernacular prayer, U.S. Senate Contributor(s): Four things to pray and learn for the last night and day of Ḥanukkah. . . . Categories: Tags: 2023-2025 Israel–Hamas war, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, כוונות kavvanot, זאת חנוכה Zot Ḥanukkah Contributor(s): “Ashamnu” was written by the author in response to the conflict in Gaza on 30 December 2023 and first published on 1 October 2024 on their Substack account. . . . Categories: Tags: 2023-2025 Israel–Hamas war, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., Alphabetic Acrostic, אשמנו Ashamnu, English vernacular prayer, Prayers as poems, סליחות səliḥot, supplemental vidui, וידוי vidui Contributor(s): The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 25 January 2024. . . . Categories: Tags: 118th Congress, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., American Jewry of the United States, English vernacular prayer, חבּ״ד ḤaBaD Lubavitch, U.S. Senate Contributor(s): A kavvanah for the month of Adar in the pivotal US presidential election year of 2024 (the Jewish leap year of 5784). . . . This prayer was offered by Rabbi Andy Vogel and Rabbi Seth Goldstein and published at each of their websites on 3 April 2024. On Rabbi Vogel’s site, the prayer included the statement, “We encourage you to use the words of this prayer as you see fit; no attribution is needed.” . . . Categories: Tags: 2023-2025 Israel–Hamas war, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, פיקוח נפש piqoaḥ nefesh Contributor(s): “All Four (Are One),” riffing on the story in the haggadah of the four children, is a prayer-poem on the theme of intracommunal discord six months after October 7th (possibly reflected in the family dynamics at the seder table itself). Written by Rabbi Rachel Barenblat, it was first published on the website of Bayit: Building Jewish on 2 April 2024. . . . This prayer for International Women’s Day by Rabbi Lior Bar-Ami was first published on their Facebook page, 8 March 2024. . . . Categories: Tags: Contributor(s): This “Blessing upon Observing a Solar Eclipse” was offered by Rabbi Colman Reabo on 8 April 2024, a day in which a total solar eclipse was witnessed across a wide swath of North America. . . . Categories: Tags: 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., Eclipse, English vernacular prayer, תחינות teḥinot, teḥinot in English, total solar eclipse Contributor(s): On Passover we end the prayers for rain that began on October 7, and begin the prayers for dew. The prayers end, but the war that began with the October 7 attack does not. Here is a reflection on that. . . . Categories: Tags: 2023-2025 Israel–Hamas war, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, מוריד הטל morid hatal, paraliturgical tefilat tal, Prayers as poems, water cycle Contributor(s): A prayer for healing in Hebrew with English translation by the author. . . . A prayer for the United States of America in the wake of the terrible events in Butler, Pennsylvania on 13 July 2024. . . . A prayerful expression of an essay written by the author “Gam Zu v’Gam Zu, Weeping with all who Grieve,” published in the online Reconstructionist journal, Evolve. . . . Categories: Tags: 2023-2025 Israel–Hamas war, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, Israeli–Palestinian conflict Contributor(s): Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rabbi Levi Slonim on 25 July 2024The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 25 July 2024. . . . Categories: Tags: 118th Congress, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., American Jewry of the United States, English vernacular prayer, חבּ״ד ḤaBaD Lubavitch, U.S. House of Representatives Contributor(s): “Listen up, y’all: An interpretive rendering of V’haya im shamoa” by Rabbi Rachel Barenblat was originally published 1 February 2016 at her website, Velveteen Rabbi. There she provided the following description, “This is a creative rendering of the second paragraph of the shema, Deuteronomy 11:13-21. It was written for the service I’m leading this morning with Rabbi David [Evan Markus] at Rabbis Without Borders. (I offer deep thanks to David both for co-leading davvenen with me, and for reading an early draft of this poem and offering wise suggestions.)” . . . The invocation offered by Rabbi Sharon Brous of IKAR (Los Angeles, California) on the second night of the Democratic National Convention, Tuesday, 20 August 2024. Her invocation was offered together with that of Imam Dr. Talib M. Shareef of The Nation’s Mosque (Washington, DC). . . . The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 23 August 2024. . . . Categories: Tags: 118th Congress, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., American Jewry of the United States, English vernacular prayer, U.S. House of Representatives Contributor(s): A civic prayer for the United States of America in anticipation of Election Day 2024. . . . 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. . . . Categories: Tags: 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., eco-conscious, English vernacular prayer, Prayers of Jewish Farmers Contributor(s): A civic prayer for the International Day of Democracy, a civic day observed internationally on September 15th. . . . Categories: Tags: Contributor(s): | ||
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