Benediction for Charity Meeting, by Rabbi Morrison David Bial (1962)
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Excerpt: "Benediction for Charity Meeting" by Rabbi Morrison David Bial was first published in his anthology, An Offering of Prayer (1962), p. 74, from where this prayer was transcribed. . . .
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We offer our thanks, O Lord,
for the achievement of this evening.
Gathered in the spirit of brotherhood
and dedication,
we have learned of the needs
that demand our caring.
We have learned
of men and women and children
who exist in poverty,
in distress,
in despair;
whose days are spent
in lands of degradation;
who need our help
as they need the very air they breathe.
And in seeking to rise
to the measure of our responsibility,
we have answered.
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We trust
that we may go forth from this meeting
with a sense of Thy blessing.
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For those who have given of themselves,
we offer our thanks, O Lord.
For those who labor
to help make all of our community
aware and responsive,
we thank Thee.
For the many blessings that are ours,
for the opportunity to share them with our brethren,
we thank Thee.
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Blessed art Thou, O Lord,
the guardian of hope.
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Amen.
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“Benediction for Charity Meeting” by Rabbi Morrison David Bial was first published in his anthology, An Offering of Prayer (1962), p. 74, from where this prayer was transcribed.
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Contributor: Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
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Name: Morrison David Bial
Bio: Born in New York in 1917, Morrison David Bial studied at Princeton Theological Seminary, served as a chaplain at Mitchell Field during World War II, and was ordained from the Jewish Institute of Religion in 1945. Rabbi Bial spoke from pulpits in the United States as well as in Dublin, Glasgow, and London. He led a number of tours to Israel, and published thirteen books, including The Rabbi’s Bible: Torah and The Rabbi’s Bible: Prophets (began in 1966, co-authored with Solomon Simon), Liberal Judaism at Home: the Practices of Modern Reform Judaism (1971), and Your Jewish Child (1978). Rabbi Bial spent over thirty years serving Temple Sinai in Summit, New Jersey, from 1953 until he became Rabbi Emeritus in 1985. From 1985–1995, Rabbi Bial joined Temple Beth Shalom in Ocala, Florida, revitalizing its interfaith movement, and served as Rabbi Emeritus until his death in 2004.
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Name: Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
Bio: Aharon Varady (M.A.J.Ed./JTSA Davidson) is a volunteer transcriber for the Open Siddur Project. If you find any mistakes in his transcriptions, please let him know. Shgiyot mi yavin; Ministarot naqeni שְׁגִיאוֹת מִי־יָבִין; מִנִּסְתָּרוֹת נַקֵּנִי "Who can know all one's flaws? From hidden errors, correct me" (Psalms 19:13). If you'd like to directly support his work, please consider donating via his Patreon account. (Varady also translates prayers and contributes his own original work besides serving as the primary shammes of the Open Siddur Project and its website, opensiddur.org.)
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Title: How the Jews Care For Their Poor (1913)
Caption: Still from the lost silent film How the Jews Care For Their Poor (1913), from the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Dec. 14, 1913, pg. 59
