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Zalman Schachter-Shalomi and Yitsḥak Luria
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Se'udah Shlishit
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Aramaic, פיוטים piyyutim, Lurianic Kabbalah, 16th century C.E., 54th century A.M., Acrostic signature, devotional interpretation, Atqinu Seudata, interpretive translation, acrostic
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A piyyut by the ARI for the afternoon of Shabbat in Aramaic set side-by-side with Reb Zalman’s paraliturgical, devotional translation. . . . |
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Zalman Schachter-Shalomi and Yitsḥak Luria
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Se'udat Yom Shabbat
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Aramaic, פיוטים piyyutim, Lurianic Kabbalah, 16th century C.E., 54th century A.M., Acrostic signature, devotional interpretation, Atqinu Seudata, interpretive translation, acrostic
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A piyyut by the ARI for the day of Shabbat in Aramaic set side-by-side with Reb Zalman’s paraliturgical, devotional translation. . . . |
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Zalman Schachter-Shalomi and Yitsḥak Luria
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Se'udat Leil Shabbat
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פיוטים piyyutim, Lurianic Kabbalah, 16th century C.E., 54th century A.M., Acrostic signature, devotional interpretation, Atqinu Seudata, interpretive translation, acrostic, Aramaic
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The Friday evening shabbat piyyut, Atqinu Seudata, in Aramaic set side-by-side with Reb Zalman’s paraliturgical, devotional translation. . . . |
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Alan Wagman (translation)
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Mourning, Ḳaddish
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קדיש יתום Mourner's Ḳaddish, prayers of orphans, interpretive translation, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., rhyming translation
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This is an English language interpretation of Kaddish, intended to capture the spirit of translations/interpretations that I have seen in various sources and also to capture the sound and rhythm of the Aramaic text, including syllables which, when read simultaneously with the Aramaic, rhyme with the Aramaic. . . . |
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Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, the Masoretic Text and David haMelekh ben Yishai (traditional attribution)
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Tehilim Book 1 (Psalms 1–41)
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על הגתית Al HaGitit, מזמור Mizmor, למנציח Lamnatse'aḥ, devotional interpretation, mortality, interpretive translation, animals, hymns of creation
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Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi’s translation of Psalms 8 was first published in Psalms in a Translation for Praying (Alliance for Jewish Renewal, Philadelphia: 2014), p. 10. . . . |
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Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, the Masoretic Text and David haMelekh ben Yishai (traditional attribution)
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Tehilim Book 1 (Psalms 1–41)
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neḥilot, interpretive translation, Dawn, protection, מזמור Mizmor, למנציח Lamnatse'aḥ, lashon hara, devotional interpretation
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Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi’s translation of Psalms 5 was first published in Psalms in a Translation for Praying (Alliance for Jewish Renewal, Philadelphia: 2014), pp. 5-6. . . . |
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Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, the Masoretic Text and David haMelekh ben Yishai (traditional attribution)
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Tehilim Book 1 (Psalms 1–41), Taḥanun
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interpretive translation, Psalms 15, the Holy Mountain, middot, virtuous attributes, devotional interpretation
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Psalms 15 is read on special days of festive joy in place of Taḥanun. Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, z”l, included his translation of Psalms 15 in his Siddur Tehillat Hashem Yidaber Pi (2009). To the best of my ability, I have set his translation side-by-side with the verses comprising the Psalm. –Aharon N. Varady . . . |
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Arthur Waskow and the Shalom Center
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Conflicts over Sovereignty and Dispossession, Mourning, Ḳaddish
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21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., Paraliturgical Mourner's Kaddish, Renewal, קדיש יתום Mourner's Ḳaddish, Aleph, Abrahamic, ecumenical prayers, interpretive translation
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Jews use the Kaddish to mourn the dead, though it has in it only one word — “nechamata,” consolations – which hints at mourning. And this word itself is used in a puzzling way, once we look at it with care. As we will see below, it may be especially appropriate in time of war. The interpretive English translation below may also be appropriate for prayers of mourning and hope in wartime by other spiritual and religious communities. In this version, changes in the traditional last line of the Hebrew text specifically include not only peace for the people Israel (as in the traditional version) but also for the children of Abraham and Hagar through Ishmael (Arabs and Muslims) and for all the life-forms who dwell upon this planet. . . . |
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Zalman Schachter-Shalomi
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Mourning, Ḳaddish
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English Translation, Aramaic, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., Prayer by Proxy, קדיש יתום Mourner's Ḳaddish, prayers of orphans, interpretive translation
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An interpretive translation of the Mourner’s Kaddish, by Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, z”l. . . . |
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Louis Polisson
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the Wet Season (Fall & Winter), Shemini Atseret (and Simḥat Torah)
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Prayers for Precipitation, גשם geshem, English vernacular prayer, paraliturgical tefilat geshem, water cycle, water is life, interpretive translation, rainfall, Rain, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M.
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A paraliturgical prayer for rain on Shemini Atseret. . . . |
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Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Zalman Schachter-Shalomi and Unknown Author(s)
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Blessings After Eating
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interpretive translation, Jewish Renewal, ecoḥasid, ברכת המזון birkat hamazon
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The style by which Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, z”l translated Jewish liturgy in English was neither literal nor idiomatic, but highly interpretive and interspersed with his own ḥiddushim (innovations). Showing Reb Zalman’s translation side-by-side with the Jewish liturgy helps to illuminate his understanding of the liturgy — it’s deeper meaning as well as how it might be communicated to a contemporary audience. In the version I have prepared below, I have set the interpretive translation of Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, z”l side-by-side with the liturgical Hebrew that may have inspired it. In several places, Reb Zalman’s formulation departs from the traditional Ashkenazi nusaḥ. Where there is no Hebrew, we can more easily observe where Reb Zalman has expanded upon the blessing. Still, my work was not exhaustive and I appreciate any corrections to the nusaḥ (liturgical custom) of the Hebrew that may have inspired Reb Zalman’s interpretation in English. . . . |
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Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, Bnei Qoraḥ and the Masoretic Text
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Tehilim Book 2 (Psalms 42–72), Monday
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Psalms 48, מזמור Mizmor, שיר Shir, First Temple Period, interpretive translation, תהלים Psalms, English Translation, שיר של יום Shir Shel Yom, Psalm of the Day, Monday
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Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, z”l, included his translation of the Psalm of the Day for Monday (Psalms 48) in his Siddur Tehillat Hashem Yidaber Pi (2009). To the best of my ability, I have set his translation side-by-side with a transcription of the vocalized text of the Psalm. –Aharon N. Varady . . . |
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David Zaslow (translation)
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Mourning, Ḳaddish
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21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., Prayer by Proxy, interdependence, קדיש יתום Mourner's Ḳaddish, prayers of orphans, interpretive translation, English Translation, Aramaic
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A creative, interpretive translation of the the Mourner’s Ḳaddish. . . . |
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Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, David haMelekh ben Yishai (traditional attribution) and the Masoretic Text
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Tehilim Book 1 (Psalms 1–41), Ḥanukkah
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devotional interpretation, תהלים Psalms, English Translation, North America, Jewish Renewal, Openers, Uva Letsiyon, מוצאי שבת Motsei Shabbat, Liturgical customs of Kabbalists, Psalms 30, interpretive translation
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This is an English translation of Psalms 30 by Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi z”l, first published in his Siddur Tehillat Hashem Yidaber Pi (2009). The translation was set side-by-side with the original Hebrew by Aharon Varady. . . . |
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Aharon N. Varady (translation) and Unknown Author(s)
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Engagements & Weddings
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58th century A.M., marriage, שבע ברכות sheva brakhot, שבועות Shavuot, יחוד yiḥud, interpretive translation, love, eros, English Translation, 21st century C.E.
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A translation of the Seven Blessings shared just in time for Shavuot, and in honor of several of my friend’s weddings. . . . |
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Daniel Kieval
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Engagements & Weddings
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English vernacular prayer, devotional interpretation, wedding blessings, blessings, שבע ברכות sheva brakhot, ברכות brakhot, interpretive translation, North America, תחינות teḥinot, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M.
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This is a poetic rendering of the sixth blessing (of the Sheva Brakhot/7 Blessings) for a wedding. It riffs off of themes and language in the Hebrew text of joy, love, and companionship, and invocations of the Garden of Eden, creation, and eternity. Written originally for the wedding of friends; I hope you’ll feel free to adapt and rework it however suits your needs! . . . |
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Zalman Schachter-Shalomi and Unknown Author(s)
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Birkhot haShaḥar
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English Translation, אלהי נשמה Elohai neshamah, Breath, Late Antiquity, Body as Cosmos, Asiyah, Amoraic prayers, Prayers in the Babylonian Talmud, breathing, interpretive translation, neshamah, four worlds, devotional interpretation
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