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Last Updated: 2025-08-21
Categories: Mourning
Tags: 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., animals, corpses, death, surprise encounter, ברכות brakhot, עולם הזה Olam ha-Zeh
Excerpt: I composed this short blessing when passing by a dead coyote once. Crows and Magpies were congregating around the corpse and I felt this was a moment to notice, sanctify and bless. It was my way of connecting with all of them, dead and alive. . . .
| Source (Hebrew) | Transliteration (romanized Hebrew) | Adaptation (English) |
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בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה
ה׳ אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, מֵשִׁיב הָרוּחַ׃ |
Barukh atah
Hashem Eloheinu Melekh ha-Olam, Meshiv ha-Ruaḥ |
Blessed are You,
Divine Creator, [cosmic majesty] Who returns the Spirit-Wind. |
This blessing for encountering the corpse of a dead animal was composed by Rabbi Gila Caine in advance of Alef b’Elul (Rosh ha-Shanah la-Behemah) 5785.
Contributor: Gila Caine
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Featured Image:
Title: A Murder of Crows (Loz Pycock, CC BY-SA)
Caption: A Murder of Crows (credit: Loz Pycock, license: CC BY-SA)