A Prayer for Healing, by Rabbi Brant Rosen (Tzedek Chicago)
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open_content_license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) 4.0 International copyleft license Date: 2021-06-13
Last Updated: 2025-03-27
Categories: Social Justice, Peace, and Liberty, Well-being, health, and caregiving
Tags: 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, health, United States
Excerpt: A contemporary Jewish prayer for healng, used at congregation Tzedek Chicago. . . .
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From the maqor ha’ḥayim – the Source of All Life –
we draw forth these blessings:
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blessings of refuah – healing –
for all who are ill,
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blessings of koaḥ – strength –
to move through all fear and pain,
dis-ease and uncertainty,
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blessings of neḥamah – comfort –
from their families, friends and communities.
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Ken yehi ratson – may this be your will.
V’khen yehi retsoneinu – and may this be our will:
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may we support our healers
and all who care for the ill and infirm,
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may we demand that our leaders and officials
honor the public trust entrusted to them
by prioritizing the health of our communities.
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may we fight for the well-being
of those whom our system has left behind
and commit to building a society
that cares for all who dwell in our midst.
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V’nomar – and let us say,
Amen.
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Contributor: Brant Rosen
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Name: Brant Rosen
Bio: Brant Rosen is the founding rabbi of Tzedek Chicago and the author of Wrestling in the Daylight: A Rabbis Path to Palestinian Solidarity (2012) and Songs After the Revolution: New Jewish Liturgy (2018). In 2020, he was named as a Topol Fellow at Harvard Divinity School.
Website: http://rabbibrant.com
Profile Link: https://opensiddur.org/profile/ravboaz
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Name: Congregation Tzedek Chicago
Bio: Founded in 2015, Tzedek Chicago is an intentional Jewish congregation based on core values of justice, equity and solidarity. The congregation's core values emphasize the Torah’s central narrative of liberation, the prophetic imperative to speak truth to power, and an expansive diasporic vision that views the entire world as a Jewish homeland with open borders for all.
Website: https://www.tzedekchicago.org
Profile Link: https://opensiddur.org/profile/tzedek-chicago
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