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Isaac Gantwerk Mayer
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כ׳ במרחשון ה׳תשע״ח (2017-11-09)
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Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) 4.0 International free-culture license
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 After the Aliyot, Terror
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 North America, מי שברך mi sheberakh, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., Hate Crimes
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From resurgent neo-fascist movements to religious extremist attacks, hate crimes are on the rise all over the world right now. At times like this many people live in fear – fear of being attacked or maligned, physical, mental or emotional. Hatred is not new to the Jewish people, but traditionally it was considered “just the way it is.” As Americans, we should believe better. The midrash (Devarim Rabbah 5:10) says that hateful speech kills three – the speaker, the listener, and the subject. This Mi Sheberakh was written as a prayer for all those of every people and nation that are affected by hatred and bigotry. . . . |
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Isaac Gantwerk Mayer
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כ״א באב ה׳תשע״ט (2019-08-22)
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Agunah Day, After the Aliyot, Slavery & Captivity
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agunot, divorce, מי שברך mi sheberakh, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., שבת זכור Shabbat Zakhor
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This prayer, following the structure of the Mi Sheberakh supplications during the Torah service, is meant to call get refusers to account, by name, and make a statement that their behavior is evil and will not be tolerated. . . . |
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Isaac Gantwerk Mayer
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כ׳ במרחשון ה׳תשע״ח (2017-11-09)
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Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) 4.0 International free-culture license
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Dangerous Storms & Floods, Drought & Wildfire, After the Aliyot, Earthquakes & Tsunamis
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North America, מי שברך mi sheberakh, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., Natural Disasters
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A Mi Sheberakh prayer for those affected by natural disasters. This prayer uses many standard liturgical phrases in a new context to stress that God, while full of great power, is not a God of destruction but one of peace and life. Quoting the famous vision of Elijah at Ḥorev, this prayer is for those who seek comfort and tranquility from their God. . . . |
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Stephen Belsky
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ב׳ בניסן ה׳תש״פ (2020-03-27)
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Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) 4.0 International copyleft license
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Well-being, health, and caregiving, Epidemics & Pandemics
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מי שברך mi sheberakh, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., coronavirus, 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak, COVID-19 coronavirus, 2020 coronavirus outbreak in the United States, 2020 coronavirus pandemic
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A prayer for the medical workers and researchers on the front lines of treating the afflicted and finding a cure for the COVID19 coronavirus pandemic. . . . |
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Aharon N. Varady, Sarah Chandler and Mollie Andron
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ח׳ בתמוז ה׳תשע״ח (2018-06-20)
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Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) 4.0 International copyleft license
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During the Aliyot
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מי שברך mi sheberakh, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., naming ceremonies, Jewish identity
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The names of our ancestors reflect the diverse tapestry of experiences and cultures they encountered including the names of those who joined our families from neighboring people and regional societies. In giving and receiving Hebrew names, we honor the names of all our ancestors whose “names may be remembered for a blessing” (zekher livrakha). Of the ancestors mentioned in the mi sheberakh (“May the one who blessed our forefathers and foremothers…”), I wanted to make certain to include Mordekhai and Esther, names of figures distinguished in their being both native to their Diasporan roots (Marduk and Ishtar), as well as elevated by the heroic, brave action of their namesakes. If there are figures from the Tanakh that are important to you, that are a kesher (connection) between you and the identity contained within our stories, then please feel free to include them in your mi sheberakh. . . . |
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Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Shoshana Michael Zucker (translation) and Nurit Novis
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ח׳ בשבט ה׳תש״פ (2020-02-03)
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Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) 4.0 International copyleft license
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Epidemics & Pandemics
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מי שברך mi sheberakh, 21st century C.E., Masorti Movement, 58th century A.M., Epidemic, ישראל Yisrael, Pandemic, 2019–20 Wuhan coronavirus outbreak, 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak, COVID-19 coronavirus, 2020 coronavirus outbreak in Israel, Needing Vocalization
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A prayer in response to the suffering of the coronavirus and the danger posed by its global spread. . . . |
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Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Shoshana Michael Zucker (translation) and Masorti Movement in Israel
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י״ז באדר ה׳תש״פ (2020-03-13)
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Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) 4.0 International copyleft license
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Epidemics & Pandemics
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מי שברך mi sheberakh, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., Epidemic, ישראל Yisrael, Pandemic, coronavirus, 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak, 2020 coronavirus outbreak in Israel, Needing Vocalization
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A Mi Sheberakh prayer offered on behalf of those battling, suffering from, and imperiled by the 2019-2020 Coronavirus Outbreak and pandemic. . . . |
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Shlomo Goren and Alex Sinclair
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י״ג בסיון ה׳תשע״ב (2012-06-03)
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Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) 4.0 International copyleft license
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After the Aliyot, Military Personnel & Veterans
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צה״ל IDF, מדינת ישראל Medinat Yisrael, military, Progressive Zionism, מי שברך mi sheberakh, Religious Zionism, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M.
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May the Lord give our soldiers wisdom, understanding, and insight, so that they do not destroy the righteous with the wicked, as it is written in Your Torah: “Far be it from you to do such a thing, to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating them the same. Far be it from you – should the Judge of all the Earth not do justice?” (Genesis 18:25) . . . |
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Joshua Boettiger and T'ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights
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ז׳ בניסן ה׳תשע״א (2011-04-11)
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Pesaḥ Yamei Ḥag, After the Aliyot, Slavery & Captivity
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slavery, North America, human trafficking, מי שברך mi sheberakh, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., Needing Vocalization
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We are grateful to Rabbi Joshua Boettinger and Rabbis for Human Rights–North America (RHR-NA) for sharing the following petitionary prayer, A Misheberakh for Victims of Slavery. Originally published by RHR-NA on their website in 2009, the prayer attends to the desperate need to eradicate all forms of slavery that persist today, especially in advance of the holiday celebrating our Z’man Cheruteinu, the season of our freedom, every Spring, every Pesaḥ. . . . |
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Ephraim Mirvis and Office of the Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of Great Britain and the Commonwealth
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י״ט בסיון ה׳תשע״ד (2014-06-16)
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Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) 4.0 International copyleft license
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After the Aliyot, Tehilim Book 5 (Psalms 107–150), Slavery & Captivity
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redemption, abduction, מי שברך mi sheberakh, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., Arabic translation, immigration policy, Psalms 142, Immigration policy of Donald Trump, Trump administration family separation policy, imprisoning migrant and asylum seekers
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May the one who blessed our ancestors, Avraham, Yitzḥak, and Yaakov, Yoseph, Moshe, and Aharon, David and Shlomo, Ruth, Sarah, Rivka, Miriam, Devorah, Tamar, and Raḥel, bless and safeguard and preserve the captives… . . . |
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