Why I love the book of Esther (or, Blessing for Adar, 5784) — by Kohenet Ilana Joy Streit

Source Link: https://opensiddur.org/?p=54190

Date: 2024-02-12

Last Updated: 2025-03-27

Categories: Rosh Ḥodesh Adar (אַדָר) Alef & Bet

Tags: 2024 United States elections, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., American Jewry of the United States, English vernacular prayer, first person, Prayers as poems

Excerpt: A kavvanah for the month of Adar in the pivotal US presidential election year of 2024 (the Jewish leap year of 5784). . . .

Contributor: Kohenet Ilana Joy Streit

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  Name: Kohenet Ilana Joy Streit
  Bio: Based in mid-Hudson Valley, New York, Kohenet Ilana Joy Streit is a working artist, peacemaker, and a weaver of blessings (through poem, prayer, and song).
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