Name: Shim'on Menachem
Bio: Shimon Menachem, a/k/a "Shimonides" is a writer and educator living in St. Louis, Missouri.
Website: http://almostjewish.wordpress.com/
Profile Link: https://opensiddur.org/profile/shimonides
Source Link: https://opensiddur.org/?p=8452
open_content_license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) 4.0 International copyleft license date_src_start: 2014-02-17 date_src_end: 2014-02-17 languages_meta: [{"name":"English","code":"eng","standard":"ISO 639-3"},{"name":"Hebrew","code":"heb","standard":"ISO 639-3"}] scripts_meta: [{"name":"Latin","code":"Latn","standard":"ISO 15924"},{"name":"Hebrew (Ktav Ashuri)","code":"Hebr","standard":"ISO 15924"}]Date: 2014-02-17
Last Updated: 2025-05-29
Categories: Aqédat Yitsḥaq
Tags: 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., Avraham Avinu, death and resurrection of the beloved son, English vernacular prayer, paraliturgical reflections, self-sacrifice, יצחק Yitsḥaq, עקדת יצחק Akeidat Yitsḥaq
Excerpt: I had an opening, with the help and support of some holy chevrei, to take on Binding of Isaac and accompanying meditations that occupy a conspicuous space during the morning blessings. This is what came out. . . .
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My God and the God of my ancestors,
My limbs, my heart, the tips of my fingers buzz with creation. This body is Your instrument Ready to move On the knife’s edge of action. |
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My God and the God of my ancestors calls out,
Avraham, Avraham Which one am I? Do I put forth my hand? Do I not? |
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Ribbono shel olam,
If I step beck, will I tip the balance of mercy? If I move, will I doom us all? And if the angel calls, will I hear? |
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Ribon kol haOlamim,
This body, my breath, my vanities I empty them before You All that is left is hineini |
I had an opening, with the help and support of some holy chevrei, to take on Binding of Isaac and accompanying meditations that occupy a conspicuous space during the morning blessings. This is what came out.
Contributor: Shim'on Menachem
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Featured Image:
Title: Effet Kirlian sur la position du lotus by Emmanuel Heredia (CC-BY-SA)
Caption: "Effet Kirlian sur la position du lotus" (credit: Emmanuel Heredia, license, CC-BY-SA)
