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Shmuly Yanklowitz
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Government & Country, United States of America, Coronations & Inaugurations
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United States, resistance, Donald Trump, dissent, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, 45th President of the United States, Resist, United States General Election 2016, Needing Translation (into Hebrew)
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Because of my commitment to the integrity of prayer, starting this week, I can no longer recite or say amen to the Shabbat prayer for the success of the U.S. President. So I have drafted a new prayer that I will plan to recite each Shabbat morning. If you also feel it’s important to pray for the U.S. government but also feel you cannot pray for the success of this President, feel free to use this or adapt it as you please. I felt that it was not enough to simply avoid the U.S. President in the prayer for the government but to remind myself of the billions of vulnerable people who are at risk under his rule, and challenge myself each Shabbat to build up the strength for another week of spiritual resistance. . . . |
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Julie Schonfeld
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Government & Country, United States of America, Elections & Voting
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United States, Benediction, תחינות teḥinot, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, United States General Election 2016, Democratic National Convention 2016, Democratic National Conventions
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The full text of Rabbi Julie Schonfeld’s benediction offered at the end of the first day of the Democratic National Convention, July 25th, 2016. . . . |
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T'ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights and Lev Meirowitz Nelson
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Elections & Voting, Election Day (1st Tuesday after November 1st)
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United States, voting, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., United States General Election 2016, civic prayers
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On Tuesday, we go to the polls in a momentous election that for many of us has generated a combination of anxiety, excitement, fear, and confusion. We offer you this prayer, which you can recite this Shabbat, before you vote, or while you are waiting for returns. . . . |
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David Zvi Kalman
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After the Aliyot, United States of America, Elections & Voting, Election Day (1st Tuesday after November 1st)
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United States, voting, democracy, תחינות teḥinot, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., Philadelphia, United States General Election 2016, civic prayers
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A prayer for the electorate to be recited together with the Prayer for Government on the Shabbat before an election (federal, state, or local). . . . |
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