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tag: שמירת הגוף shmirat haguf Sorted Chronologically (old to new). Sort most recent first? This is the poem “דיא זרשטע טבילה” by Morris Rosenfeld (1862-1923) written sometime before 1898. We have transcribed the poem as it was published in Rosenfeld’s collection of poems Gezamelṭe lieder (1906) pp. 167-168. The poem was romanized and translated into English by Leo Wiener and published under the title, “Die erste Twile (The First Bath of Ablution)” in Songs from the Ghetto (1898), pp. 52-55. A rhyming translation by Rose Pastor Stokes & Helena Frank under the title, “The First Bath of Ablution” was published in Songs of Labor and Other Poems (1914), pp. 72-73. Categories: Tags: 19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., מקווה miqveh, Prayers as poems, עין הרע predatory gaze (ill will/evil eye), rhyming translation, שמירת הגוף shmirat haguf, Yiddish vernacular prayer Contributor(s): A holistic prayer for health in work. Categories: Tags: 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, health, North America, self-care, שמירת הגוף shmirat haguf, workers, working Contributor(s): If it is a mitsvah to guard our lives and strengthen our bodies in service of our holy mission, then there should be a brakhah (blessing) before we start a session of vigorous activity; any excuse to add blessings to our day is a wonderful opportunity for personal growth! Categories: Tags: 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., all bodies, Gratitude, מודים Modim, North America, שמירת הגוף shmirat haguf, תחינות teḥinot Contributor(s): A prayer in Hebrew to be said before a vaccination, with Yiddish and English translation. Categories: Tags: 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., Magyar translation, prayers of health care workers, שמירת הגוף shmirat haguf, תחינות teḥinot, תחינות tkhines, חיסון vaccination, Yiddish translation, ישראל Yisrael Contributor(s): A kavvanah before a vaccination offered by Rabbi Esteban Gottfried of Ḳ.Ḳ. Beit Tefilah Yisraeli in Tel Aviv. A prayer for those receiving vaccinations. Categories: Tags: 2020 coronavirus outbreak in Israel, 2020 coronavirus pandemic, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., COVID-19 coronavirus, שמירת הגוף shmirat haguf, חיסון vaccination Contributor(s): A prayer for those administering vaccinations. “A Prayer for Eating on Yom Kippur” was written by A Mitzvah to Eat (Sarah Osborne) and appears in הַרְחֶב פִּֽיךָ וַאֲמַלְאֵֽהוּ Open Your Mouth Wide, and I (God) Will Fill It: Prayers and Rituals for those who need to eat on Yom Kippur (2022). A prayer for those who are unable to safely avoid eating ḥamets on Pesaḥ, by A Mitzvah to Eat (2022)“A prayer for those who are unable to safely avoid eating ḥamets on Pesaḥ” was written by A Mitzvah to Eat (AMTE, Sarah Osborne) prior to Passover 2022, and published in part by the Times of Israel in Sarah’s op-ed, “When you keep Passover, but you also need to eat bread to live” (28 March 2023). A group effort brought about a Hebrew translation published in 2023 at the AMTE website. The text of the full prayer was shared via an AMTE social media post on Facebook, 24 March 2026. Categories: Tags: 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, פיקוח נפש piqoaḥ nefesh, שמירת הגוף shmirat haguf Contributor(s): | ||
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