אחרי הסערה | Prayer in the Aftermath of the Hurricane, by Rabbi Samuel Barth (2012)
Source Link: https://opensiddur.org/?p=5375
open_content_license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) 4.0 International copyleft license Date: 2012-11-01
Last Updated: 2025-03-27
Categories: Dangerous Storms & Floods
Tags: 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., disaster, emergency, Hurricane Sandy, ocean, storm, weather
Excerpt: A prayer offered in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy in 2012. . . .
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אֶשָּׂא עֵינַי אֶל הֶהָרִים
מֵאַיִן יָבֹא עֶזְרִי׃ (תהלים קכא:א)
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I lift my eyes to the high places–
where will my help come from?
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Your Power, God, Creator of the world,
is manifest in the winds of the hurricane
and the destruction they have caused.
We turn to You to pray for the wisdom and strength
of those responsible for preparation and rescue,
for administration and co-ordination,
the first and last responders.
May they find the strength and courage
the insight and judgment,
the love of humanity to do their best
to bring our wisdom and technology
to alleviate suffering, to heal injury
and to restore the services and infrastructure
upon which our lives are built.
And may we all find ourselves ready
to give support, encouragement,
love and gifts as needed.
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עֶזְרִי מֵעִם יְהוָה עֹשֵׂה שָׁמַיִם וָאָרֶץ׃ (תהלים קכא:ב)
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My help comes from YHVH who made the heavens and the earth.
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We are grateful to Rabbi Samuel Barth for sharing his prayer in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. This work was initially published distributed through email and over Facebook.
Contributor: Samuel Barth
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Name: Samuel Barth
Bio: Rabbi Samuel Barth is Senior Lecturer of Liturgy and Worship at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. He was ordained at Leo Baeck College in London, following undergraduate studies in Mathematical Physics and Philosophy at the University of Sussex and the Open University (UK). He is completing doctoral work at New York Theological Seminary, exploring the use of Psalms in the interfaith context. Recently, Rabbi Barth served as a congregational rabbi in Austin, Texas, and Gloucester, Massachusetts. In the past, he served as dean and senior vice president for Academic Affairs at the Academy for Jewish Religion, a pluralistic seminary in Riverdale, New York, where he was instrumental in establishing the cantorial program and a second campus in Los Angeles.
Website: http://www.jtsa.edu/About_JTS/Samuel_Barth.xml
Profile Link: https://opensiddur.org/profile/samuel-barth
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