January 20, 2021: A Prayer for Our Country

Our God and God of our ancestors, grant to our country the will and wherewithal to fulfill its calling to justice, liberty, and equalityโ€ฆ. May our judges, elected leaders, and all who hold public office exercise their responsibilities with wisdom, fairness, and justice for all. Fill them with love and kindness, and bless them that they may walk with integrity on the paths of peace and righteousnessโ€ฆ. Fill us all with the gifts of love and courage, that we may create a world that reflects Your glory. May we each respond to the charge of Your prophet, โ€œFor what does Adonai demand of Youโ€”but to act justly, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your Godโ€ (Micah 6:8). May the one who brings peace on high bring peace and prosperity to our world and keep us in safety. And let us say: Amen. โ€” Adapted from the Alternative Prayer for Our Country, Siddur Lev Shalem, Rabbi Edward Feld (RS ’68), Senior Editor; Rabbi Jan Uhrbach (RS ’03), Associate Editor

Adapted from Siddur Lev Shalem Copyright ยฉ 2016 by the Rabbinical Assembly. Reproduced with permission.

ืืœื”ื™ื ื• ื•ืืœื”ื™ ืื‘ื•ืชื™ื ื• ื•ืืžื•ืชื™ื ื•:  ื”ืขื ืง ืœืืจืฆื ื• ื”ืจืฆื•ืŸ ื•ื”ืžืฉืืื‘ื™ื ืœื‘ืฆืข ืืช ืฉืืœื™ื—ื•ืชื” ืœืžืขืŸ ื”ืฆื“ืง, ื”ื—ืจื•ืช, ื•ื”ืฉืื•ื™ื•ืŸ.

ืชืŸ ืœืžื ื”ื™ื’ื™ื ื•, ืฉืื•ืคื˜ื™ื ื•, ื•ื›ืœ ื”ื ื‘ื—ืจื™ื ืœืขืกื•ืง ื‘ืฆืจื›ื™ ื”ืฆื‘ื•ืจ, ื”ืจื•ื— ืœืžืœื ืืช ืชืคืงื™ื“ื™ื”ื ื‘ื—ื›ืžื”, ื‘ื™ื•ืฉืืจ, ื•ื‘ืฆื“ืงื” ืœื›ืœืœ ืชื•ืฉืื‘ื™ ืืจืฆื ื•.  ืžืœื ืื•ืชื ืื”ื‘ื” ื•ื˜ื•ื‘ ืœื‘, ื•ื‘ืจื›ื ื›ื“ื™ ืฉืื™ืœื›ื• ื‘ื™ื•ืฉืืจื” ื‘ืื•ืจื—ื•ืช ื”ืฉืืœื•ื ื•ื”ืฆื“ืง. 

ื•ืžืœื ืœื‘ื•ืชื™ื ื• ืื”ื‘ื” ื•ืื•ืžืฅ, ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ืขื•ืœื ืžื•ืืจ ื‘ื›ื‘ื•ื“ืš, ื•ืœืขื ื•ืช ืœืžืฉื‚ื ื ื‘ื™ืื™ื ื•: ืดืžื” ื™ื™ ื“ื•ืจืฉื ืžืžืš ื›ื™ ืื ืขืฉื‚ื•ืช ืžืฉืืคื˜, ื•ืื”ื‘ืช ื—ืกื“, ื•ื”ืฆื ืข ืœื›ืช ืขื ืืœื”ื™ืš.ืด  ืžื™ ืฉืืขื•ืฉื‚ื” ืฉืืœื•ื ื‘ืžืจื•ืžื™ื ื”ื•ื ื™ืฉืืœื— ื‘ืจื›ื” ืœืขื•ืœืžื ื• ื•ื™ืฉืืžื•ืจ ืื•ืชื ื• ืฉืื ืฉืื‘ ื‘ื˜ื—, ื•ื ืืžืจ ืืžืŸ.