Benediction by Rabbi Lauren Berkun at the Democratic National Convention (2020)
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open_content_license: Creative Commons Zero (CC 0) Universal license a Public Domain dedication Date: 2020-08-23
Last Updated: 2025-02-18
Categories: 🇺🇸 United States of America, Elections & Voting
Tags: 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., Benediction, Democratic National Convention 2020, Democratic National Conventions, English vernacular prayer, United States, United States General Election 2020, תחינות teḥinot
Excerpt: The full text of Rabbi Lauren Berkun's benediction offered at the end of the third day of the Democratic National Convention, 20 August 2020. . . .
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God,
you have been a refuge for us
in every generation
as we conclude this convention
from the safety of our homes
we pray for a national home
where security,
dignity,
and prosperity,
abound for all its inhabitants.
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Oh Lord,
our guardian who neither slumbers nor sleeps,
awaken us to the tireless task
of perfecting our home in this great land
built on foundations of freedom,
justice,
and equality.
Teach us
to number our days
that we may attain a heart of wisdom.
Strengthen us each day
in our sacred duty to promote leaders
who will transform crisis into hope,
challenge into opportunity,
cruelty into compassion,
and hate into love.
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So may it be your will
and let us say: Amen.
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Contributor: Lauren Berkun
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Name: Lauren Berkun
Bio: Rabbi Lauren Berkun is a Vice President of the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America, where she directs Rabbinic Initiatives and is a member of the senior executive team. She also oversees staff education, training and curriculum development for Hartman’s iEngage project. She is a summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, graduate of Princeton University with a BA in Religion and was ordained at the Jewish Theological Seminary. A Wexner Graduate Fellow, a CLAL Rabbinic Intern, and a Rabbinic Fellow in the Shalom Hartman Institute’s Rabbinic Leadership Initiative, Rabbi Berkun also served as the JTS Midwest KOLLOT Rabbinic Scholar, Director of Lifelong Learning at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield, Michigan, and frequent scholar-in-residence for leadership seminars at Jewish Federations across North America. She has written and taught extensively on the topics of mikveh, sexual ethics, and body image.
Website: https://www.hartman.org.il/person/lauren-berkun/
Profile Link: https://opensiddur.org/profile/lauren-berkun
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