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פיוט למוזיקאי קודם שיופיע | A Performing Musician’s Piyut by Alan Jay Sufrin

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Shared on 2013-03-17 – 7 Nisan 5773.
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This piyut (liturgical poem) arose after a very meaningful performance of mine in the summer of 2000. It was such a powerful experience that I was moved to say a prayer of thanks to G-d for the opportunity to perform my songs for audiences – but found no such prayer in existence. So I wrote this one. It took about a year to complete and I’ve been saying it backstage right before my performances, and sometimes before recording sessions, since then. . . .

A Prayer for Health in Work, by Rabbi Menachem Creditor

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Shared on 2012-11-05 – 21 Heshvan 5773.
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A holistic prayer for health in work. . . .

תפילה של עובד קמעונאי | Prayer of a Retail Worker

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Shared on 2011-03-10 – 4 Adar II 5771.
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May it be Your will, O Lord my God and God of my ancestors, to deliver me this day, and every day, from cranky customers and from cowardly managers; and if I must deal with them, grant me the patience and the wits to make things work. Grant me also an easy temper with my daughter, and let me not lose sight of her preciousness for one instant. And let me devote myself to my duties to my (wife/husband, and always keep her happiness in mind, and show her often that I love her. For all this, I ask You to help me, because I cannot do it alone. . . .


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