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The ESP of the Jewish Way of Life 
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Prayers in a Time
of Need
Many people are feeling anxiety about travel in light of the attacks of September 11. Reciting a prayer for safekeeping is a Jewish tradition that many find comforting. Here is the traditional prayer for travel as well as a modern version. | |||
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A Traditional Traveler’s
Prayer
May it be Your
will,Hashem,our God and the God of
our ancestors, that You
lead us toward peace, guide
our footsteps toward
peace, and make us reach our
desired destination for
life, gladness, and peace.
May you rescue us from the
hand of every foe, ambush
along the way, and from
all manner of punishments
that assemble to come to
earth. May You
send blessing in our handiwork, and grant us grace,
kindness, and mercy in
Your eyes and in the eyes of
all who see us.May You
hear the sound of our humble
request because You are
God Who hears prayer
requests. Blessed are You,Hashem, Who hears prayer.
| A Prayer for
Our Country
Adonai,
Source of Life, Creator of
all flesh,
From out of the depths we
call unto you.
Protect us from the hand
of all our enemies.
Comfort Your children who
now stand alone
without parent or brother
or sister or child.
Strengthen us to stand
with those orphaned by this attack on our country.
This country, our country,
shelter of peace to the downtrodden,
which has gathered in
millions of the peoples of the world
stands as a beacon of
light and justice,
but today is dimmed with
horror and tragedy.
New York and Washington,
shining cities,
diminished like Jerusalem
after the destruction of the holy Temple,
need Your comfort, and our
aid;
help us to maintain our
courage and our efforts to support our people.
Strengthen the hands of
those who defend this country,
and those who try to
maintain peace against these attacks.
Teach us to speak to our
children
with love and support and
courage and understanding,
for we are all fearful,
although their fears may not be our fears.
Gain for us a heart of
wisdom,
that we may act out of
compassion and thoughtfulness,
and not out of anger or
prejudice.
Accept with mercy our
prayers for our country and its government
for its president, judges,
officials and institutions who faithfully toil for
the good of our country.
May they, with Your
guidance, lead us back to lives of peace in a land we
have come to love.
Jeffrey Spitzer is a
Jewish educator and the producer of Jskyway (www.JSkyway.com),
Jewish Family & Life!’s
online professional development
program for Jewish educators.
He is also on the
editorial board of BabagaNewz magazine,
a monthly print magazine
and book club on Jewish
values for Jewish children in grades four through seven. Spitzer
is the recipient of a
Covenant Grant for developing the Rabbinics Lab (www.ssdsboston.org/main.htm), a new model
for teaching eighth graders how to do original research
in rabbinic literature,
and he now serves as a consultant to Jewish day schools on how
to teach Rabbinics.
Spitzer lives in Sharon, Massachusetts with his wife, Rabbi Miriam
Spitzer, and his four
children.
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