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once traditionally ordained; now finding and writing non-theistic, newly traditional prayers ~ online at https://www.SecularPrayer.net
translation of a poem by Haim Nachman #Bialik, 'Just One Ray'
A #secular prayer ~ new translation of a poem by Haim Nachman #Bialik, 'Just One Ray'
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A humanist prayer for new experiences ~ in Hebrew and English
Pleased to have found a prayer from the #Humanist #Jewish Community in Washington DC ~ a 'shehechiyanu' (ืฉืึถืึถืึฑืึธื ืึผ) blessing, which gives thanks for new experiences:
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Secular Buddhism in the Lotus Tradition
Reading about #Secular #Buddhism in the Lotus Tradition and thinking about one of the #prayers ~
"With faithโs highest virtue sourced in immanence, the ability to shape our lives in its likeness depends on sincere and thoughtful effort alone..."
Here is a link ~ sites.google.com/view/nichire...
shabbat morning blessing
A #shabbat morning #blessing from poet Marcia Falk ~
#non-theistic #prayer
Non-Theistic Prayer for Loving Speech
An article on my website ~ A Prayer for Loving Speech (secularprayer.net).
I have combined a #Jewish PRAYER FOR PROPER SPEECH by Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan (1838-1933) with a #non-theistic aspiration to speak loving words from the #PlumVillage tradition.
a short secular practice
Reading today "What Non-Religious People Can Learn from Traditional Prayer: Finding Meaning Without Belief" ~ www.wholelifechallenge.com/what-non-rel....
Includes this short, daily, #secular practice ~
Bialik ~ shabbat (new translation)
Starting a new translation of Bialik's poem welcoming shabbat ~ here is the first stanza...
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daily Jewish prayer
Pleased to see that 'Positive Judaism' teachings (which you can read about here ~ positive-judaism.org/test-post-3-2/) include recognition of a daily, #non-theistic #prayer of gratitude:
25.12.2025 12:56 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Source of Life blessing
Reading about poet and liturgist Marcia Falk, and the gradual development of a newly traditional style of Jewish blessing ~ lilith.org/articles/an-...
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Take Me Under Your Wing (ืึทืึฐื ึดืืกึดืื ึดื ืชึผึทืึทืช ืึผึฐื ึธืคึตืึฐ)
Poet Hayim Nahman Bialik (1873-1934) wrote in #Hebrew & #Yiddish. Some poems feel like #non-theistic prayers ~ for example, Take Me Under Your Wing (ืึทืึฐื ึดืืกึดืื ึดื ืชึผึทืึทืช ืึผึฐื ึธืคึตืึฐ). A poem from 1905 of seeking comfort, the full Hebrew text and translation by Ruth Nevo are here ~ opensiddur.org/prayers/soli...
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Modeh Ani Jewish Morning Prayer
With gratitude to two teachers (the Dalai Lama and Dr Herbert Levine), here is a newly traditional 'Modeh Ani' morning blessing for beginning the new day ~
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Glad to have found posted online the Dalai Lamaโs Morning #Prayer ~ a lovely, #non-theistic aspiration to start the day.
Here is the text, posted late last month ~
manjushridharmacenter.org/rinpoches-wi...
Humanistic Kaddish
Looking for background on Rabbi Sherwin Wine's writing of a non-theistic version of the Kaddish (mourners') prayer ~ guessing it was in the 1960s.
While I am searching, here is the full text ~ shj.org/wp-content/u...
Using Herbert Levine's #non-theistic #prayer book: Blessed are You, Wondrous Universe.
One of the newly traditional prayers (English & #Hebrew):
I thank you, living and enduring universe,
That I am aware of my breath.
How great are your wonders!
More here ~ www.benyehudapress.com/books/blesse...
