Prayer while awaiting election returns, by Rabbi Menachem Creditor (2022)
Source Link: https://opensiddur.org/?p=47424
open_content_license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) 4.0 International copyleft license Date: 2022-11-08
Last Updated: 2025-02-18
Categories: Elections & Voting
Tags: 2022 United States elections, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., United States
Excerpt: This untitled prayer for US Election Day was written by Rabbi Menachem Creditor and shared through the Open Siddur Project Facebook Discussion Group on 8 November 2022. . . .
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As the ballots are counted,
we ask You, Dear Lord,
hold us all.
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Reach those who receive more votes
with Your Graceful Spirit.
Teach them humility.
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Reach those who receive fewer votes
with Your Wisdom.
Teach them patience.
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Remind us, Holy One,
that power is meant to be temporary
and that, in the end,
loving our neighbors
is the only Policy that matters.
Amen.
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This untitled prayer for US Election Day was written by Rabbi Menachem Creditor and shared through the Open Siddur Project Facebook Discussion Group on 8 November 2022.
Contributor: Menachem Creditor
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Name: Menachem Creditor
Bio: Rabbi Menachem Creditor serves as the Pearl and Ira Meyer Scholar in Residence at UJA-Federation New York and was the founder of Rabbis Against Gun Violence. A frequent speaker in communities and campuses around the United States and Israel with over 1 million views of his online videos and essays, he was named by Newsweek as one of the fifty most influential rabbis in America. His 22 books and 6 albums of original music include the global anthem "Olam Chesed Yibaneh" and the anthologies "When We Turned Within" and "None Shall Make Them Afraid." He has been involved in the leadership of American Jewish World Service, AIPAC, the Rabbinical Assembly, and the One America Movement, an organization dedicated to bringing together Americans of different faiths and opinions. He and his wife Neshama Carlebach live in New York, where they are raising their five children.
Website: http://rabbicreditor.blogspot.com
Profile Link: https://opensiddur.org/profile/menachem-creditor
Featured Image:
Title: A roll of voting stickers. (Religion Unplugged, CC BY-SA)
Caption: A roll of voting stickers. (credit: Religion Unplugged, license: CC BY-SA)