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interpretive translation —⟶ tag: interpretive translation Sorted Chronologically (old to new). Sort most recent first? As we move not just toward a new “year” (shanah) but toward a moment when repetition (sheni) becomes transformation (shinui), I hope we will remember the roots of Jewish renewal in the upheavals of the 1960s as well as the upheavals of the 1760s, the roots of Judaism in the great “political” speeches of the Prophets, and the teachings of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, who said that in a great civil rights march his legs were praying, and who argued again and again that “spirituality” and “politics” cannot be severed. As Heschel also said, “Prayer is meaningless unless it is subversive.” Categories: Tags: 20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., interpretive translation, Isaiah, Isaiah 57, Isaiah 58, Jewish Renewal, liberation, Midrashic interpretation Contributor(s): A translation of the Seven Blessings shared just in time for Shavuot, and in honor of several of my friend’s weddings. Categories: Tags: 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., English Translation, eros, interpretive translation, love, marriage, שבועות Shavuot, שבע ברכות sheva brakhot, יחוד yiḥud Contributor(s): A “redemptive translation” of Aleinu emphasizing universalist Jewish values. Forgiveness is woven into the pattern of existence. God of second chances, pathways of atonement. Help us awaken to Your listening presence, your understanding. Fill our hearts with Divine compassion! Categories: Tags: blessings prior to the shema, devotional interpretation, evening, interpretive translation, מעריב ערבים ma'ariv aravim, stars Contributor(s): 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! A paraliturgical prayer for rain on Shemini Atseret. Hineni – the leader’s prayer that opens the High Holy Days Mussaf has always been a challenge for me. While a dramatic moment in the service, it always seemed a little *too* grand to represent a prayer of humility. This is a version of it I wrote in an attempt to make myself more comfortable at that moment. –Rabbi Oren Steinitz A paraliturgical translation of the opening paragraph of the Shema. Categories: Tags: 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., interpretive translation, paraliturgical reflections, paraliturgical shema Contributor(s): A paraliturgical translation of “k’Gavna” — a portion of the Zohar on parashat Terumah read before Ma’ariv in the ḥassidic-sefardic nusaḥ. Categories: Tags: Contributor(s): This abridged adaptation of the birkhot hashaḥr combines two separate works of Rivka Jaussi. The first: a translation of the blessing for distinguishing between day and night. The second: a series of haikus in German for seven out of the dozen or so “berakhot shenitani” (“blessings you [Hashem] gave me”). Categories: Tags: 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., haiku, interpretive translation, paraliturgical birkhot hashaḥar Contributor(s): | ||
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