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tag: pluralism Sorted Chronologically (old to new). Sort most recent first? Often, when people refer to “Rebbe Naḥman’s Prayer for Peace,” they are referring to a more recent prayer combining portions of a number of prayers of Reb Noson of Nemyriv, including from this one: Liqutei Tefilot Ⅰ:116. Reb Noson of Nemirov adapted his teḥinot from the teachings of Rebbe Naḥman of Bratslav in Liqutei Moharan Ⅰ:137. . . . This prayer for a pluralism respecting religious and philosophical differences, first appears in A Selection of Prayers, Psalms, and Other Scriptural Passages, and Hymns for Use at the Services of the Jewish Religious Union (1902), where it is №7 on page 6. (In the revised 1903 edition of the prayerbook, it is №20 on page 20.) . . . Categories: Tags: 20th century C.E., 57th century A.M., אחדות aḥdut (togetherness), English vernacular prayer, pluralism, tolerance of difference, universalist prayers Contributor(s): A Declaration of Interdependence co-authored during WW II as part of an interfaith Jewish-Christian response to fascism and “to mitigate racial and religious animosity in America.” . . . A civic prayer for the Sabbath occurring during Brotherhood Week (February 19th-28th) in the United States. . . . Categories: 🇺🇸 Abraham Lincoln's Birthday (February 12th), 🇺🇸 George Washington's Birthday (3rd Monday of February), 🇺🇸 National Brotherhood Week Tags: 20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., American Jewry of the United States, anti-fascist, anti-racist, civic prayers, pluralism, United States Contributor(s): A chaplain’s eulogy over the fallen soldiers of Iwo Jima (also known under the title, “The Highest and Purest Democracy”) . . . Categories: Modern Miscellany, 🇺🇸 National Brotherhood Week, 🇺🇸 Memorial (Decoration) Day Readings, 🌐 United Nations Day (October 24th) Tags: 20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., anti-fascist, anti-racist, civil declarations and charters, democracy, Eulogy, pluralism, United States, World War Ⅱ Contributor(s): “[Prayer] For Knowledge and Understanding” by Rabbi Louis M. Epstein was published in Rabbi Morrison David Bial’s anthology, An Offering of Prayer (1962), p. 18, from where this prayer was transcribed. When exactly this prayer was first written is not known to us, but it had to be before Rabbi Epstein’s death in 1949. If you know more, please leave a comment or contact us. . . . Categories: Tags: Contributor(s): It is the responsibility of leadership in every generation to remove stumbling blocks from paths provided for seekers of Hashem. The needs of the faith community have dramatically changed. In our generation, many of the paths to Heaven that used to work very well in the past, don’t work any more. Why is that? For several reasons: . . . Categories: Tags: 20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., etiquette, North America, pluralism, Renewal, tolerance of difference Contributor(s): The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 2 November 2011. . . . Categories: Tags: 112th Congress, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, pluralism, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, U.S. Senate, תחינות teḥinot Contributor(s): The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 18 July 2016. . . . Categories: Tags: 114th Congress, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, U.S. House of Representatives, interfaith tolerance, pluralism, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, תחינות teḥinot Contributor(s): A prayer for the United States, its leaders and government and its citizens — a personal response to things that were troubling me in the months before November’s election – in particular the level of divisiveness in our country, and what seemed to me to be a growing sense that it isn’t important to respect people we disagree with, and an ever more prevalent belief that we are entitled to decide for ourselves which rules to follow, and all that matters are own rights and our beliefs, not our responsibilities to one another. Inspired by the events of 2020 . . . Categories: Tags: 2020 coronavirus outbreak in the United States, 2020 coronavirus pandemic, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., American Jewry of the United States, civic prayers, civic responsibility, democracy, Donald Trump, English vernacular prayer, pluralism, United States, United States General Election 2020 Contributor(s): A global and inclusive prayer for the well-being of the diverse congregation of the people of Yisrael. . . . Categories: Tags: 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., אחדות aḥdut (togetherness), pluralism, Progressive Zionism, ישראל Yisrael Contributor(s): A prayer for peace amidst civil disagreement, difference, and strife before the lighting of Shabbat candles on Erev Shabbat. . . . Categories: Tags: 2023 Israeli judicial reform protests, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., candle lighting, disagreement, kindling, מדינת ישראל Medinat Yisrael, Needing Vocalization, pluralism, tolerance of difference Contributor(s): A civic prayer for the United States of America in anticipation of Election Day 2024. . . . | ||
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