tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12959942.post116225618679949756..comments2023-07-08T09:08:14.478-04:00Comments on Divinity is in the Details: cutting turf, mobilizing volunteers, and trying to win an election (or several dozen)ZThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00389399563327644386noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12959942.post-1162336851983862962006-10-31T18:20:00.000-05:002006-10-31T18:20:00.000-05:00needs to be monerized so to speak but none the les...needs to be monerized so to speak but none the less<BR/><BR/>A prayer for voting<BR/>by Rabbi David Seidenberg, 1992<BR/><BR/>Harayni muchan b'hatsba`ati<BR/> Here I am prepared with my vote<BR/>lid'rosh shalom ba`ad ham'dinah hazot<BR/> to seek peace for this country<BR/>k'mo shekatuv<BR/> as it's written<BR/>v'dirshu et sh'lom ha`ir asher higlayti etchem shamah<BR/> "And you will seek peace for the city to which I exile you<BR/> there..." (Jer 29)<BR/><BR/>Y'hi ratson mil'fanekha adonai elohai velohay horai<BR/> May it be your will YHVH my God and God of my ancestors<BR/>k'shaym shehishtatafti biv'chirut hayom<BR/> that just as I have participated in elections today<BR/>kayn ezkeh l'ma`asim tovim ul'tikun `olam b'kol ma`asai<BR/> so may I attain to good deeds and to repairing the world<BR/> through all of my actions<BR/><BR/>Titayn lanu ul'khol ha`amim bam'dinah hazot<BR/> May you give us and all the peoples in this country<BR/>z'khut lirdof tsedek ul'vakaysh shalom k'agudah achat<BR/> the opportunity to pursue righteousness and to seek peace<BR/> as a united bloc<BR/>v'titayn layv chokhmah l'mi she'anu bochrim hayom<BR/> and may you give a wise heart to whomever we choose today<BR/>v'tisa' hamemshelet hazot l'tovah uliv'rakhah l'chayim tovim ul'shalom<BR/> and raise up this government for good and blessing,<BR/> for good lives and for peace<BR/>`alaynu v`al kol yisra'el v'`al kol yoshvay tayvayl v`al y'rushalayim<BR/> for us and for all Israel and all the world's inhabitants<BR/> and for Jerusalem<BR/>k'mo shekatuv<BR/> as it's written<BR/>v'hitpal'lu ba`adah el adonai ki bish'lomah yih'yeh lakhem shalom<BR/> "...and pray for her sake to YHVH for in her peace will be your<BR/> peace." (Jer 29)<BR/><BR/>Viy'hi no`am adonai elohaynu `alaynu<BR/> "May the pleasure of my lord our God be on us<BR/>uma`aseh yadaynu kon'nah `alaynu<BR/> and the work of our hands -- establish her for us<BR/>uma`aseh yadaynu kon'nayhu<BR/> and the work of our hands be established" (Psalm 90)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12959942.post-1162306881227833412006-10-31T10:01:00.000-05:002006-10-31T10:01:00.000-05:00oh man. i just love the energy in your post today....oh man. i just love the energy in your post today. there is something so romantic about the preparation before an election, the buzz, the flyers, the people from all walks. enjoy it. and let me know when you come up with a good bracha for doing campaign work and/or voting.<BR/><BR/>ps. post some pictures if you can.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com