A Prayer for Eating on Yom Kippur, by A Mitzvah to Eat (2022)

Source Link: https://opensiddur.org/?p=46964

Date: 2022-09-29

Last Updated: 2025-03-29

Categories: Yom Kippur

Tags: 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, fasting, עינוי Innui (self-affliction), פיקוח נפש piqoaḥ nefesh, תחינות teḥinot

Excerpt: "A Prayer for Eating on Yom Kippur" was written by A Mitzvah to Eat (Sarah Osborne) and appears in הַרְחֶב פִּֽיךָ וַאֲמַלְאֵֽהוּ Open Your Mouth Wide, and I (God) Will Fill It: Prayers and Rituals for those who need to eat on Yom Kippur (2022). . . .

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	Dear God, As I prepare to eat on Yom Kippur, please help me find meaning.
	As I nourish my body, heart, mind, and soul, may comfort envelop me.
	May I find teshuvah by returning to my inner light. By returning to my true self.
	May I find a community who will hold me where I am. For who I am.
	May the words of my heart reach Your loving and compassionate presence.
	May I find peace and holiness through eating, through connecting, through You.

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“A Prayer for Eating on Yom Kippur” was written by A Mitzvah to Eat (Sarah Osborne) and appears in הַרְחֶב פִּֽיךָ וַאֲמַלְאֵֽהוּ Open Your Mouth Wide, and I (God) Will Fill It: Prayers and Rituals for those who need to eat on Yom Kippur (2022). For a similar prayer with a translation in Hebrew, find “A Prayer for those who need to eat on fast days” (A Mitzvah to Eat 2022), p. 3.

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Contributor: A Mitzvah to Eat

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  Name: A Mitzvah to Eat
  Bio: A Mitzvah to Eat is an international, pluralistic group of educators and clergy who feel passionately about the Jewish principle of piḳoaḥ nefesh (saving a life). The organization supports those who need to connect to fast days, mitzvot, or holidays differently to protect their health and save their lives. They empower individuals and communities with learning, prayers, and rituals to bring holiness to acts of piḳoaḥ nefesh.
  Website: https://amitzvahtoeat.org
  Profile Link: https://opensiddur.org/profile/a-mitzvah-to-eat
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  Name: Sarah Osborne
  Bio: Sarah Osborne is the founder (in 2021) of the organization, A Mitzvah to Eat.
  Website:
  Profile Link: https://opensiddur.org/profile/sarah-osborne

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