  Contributor(s):  Categories:  Tags: crossovers, deuterocanonical works, Jews of Star Trek, 24th century C.E., United Federation of Planets, סליחות seliḥot, Starfleet, liturgy of the wandering stars, egalitarian, 62nd century A.M., Star Trek, תשובה teshuvah, Avot and Imahot, מי שענה Mi She’anah, עננו anenu A derivation of the popular piyyut for the Yamim Noraim, “Mi She’anu” which references the archetypal characters of the Star Trek paracosm. . . .   Contributor(s):  Categories:  Tags: Biblical Women, מי שענה Mi She’anah, סליחות seliḥot, תשרי זמן Tishrei Zman, אושפיזתא Ushpizata, North America, אמהות Imahot, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., in the merit of our ancestors, Divine Presence, שכינה Shekhinah There is a famous Seliḥot prayer where each of its lines has this structure: “May He who answered ___________, may he answer us.” The blank refers to assorted Biblical figures who faced great challenges, ranging from Avraham the Patriarch to Ezra the Scribe. The traditional list is also VERY male-focused, with the standard text only listing Esther from all the great Biblical women. This is a shame, and many have tried to remedy this. I have found myself under the opinion that all these remedies have a fault – they attempt to combine the original text with the new text. This means either the original text is shortened, or the full text is far too long. As well, the structure is very male-oriented as well, appealing to God’s male side and only using grammatically male language. . . .   Contributor(s):  Categories:  Tags: The Hebrew for “מִי שֶׁעָנָה לָאִמָּהוֹת” by Yael Levine was first published, with an introduction and a commentary, in September 2017, at kipa.co.il. The English translation for “Mi She-Anna La-Imahot,” by Yael Levine was made in 2018. . . .   Contributor(s):  Categories:  Tags: Avot and Imahot, in the merit of our ancestors, מי שענה Mi She’anah, סליחות seliḥot, עננו anenu, North America, egalitarian, traditional egalitarian, זמן תשובה Zman teshuvah, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M. This egalitarian adaptation of the Me she’Ana seliḥah for the season of Teshuvah was made by Julia Andelman and Lisa Exler in September 2004. . . . |