-From the listserve-
Shavua Tov,
As a follow up to the tefillah I posted last week, this short article provides the history behind it: https://religionnews.com/2019/05/17/israeli-health-advocates-urge-compliance-via-prayer-before-a-vaccination/?fbclid=IwAR2iaC9-MemMxJd8Ks_5bgejtnEf2CMo0JRy0UtJ7Iq76fQJSga_hIpninU <https://religionnews.com/2019/05/17/israeli-health-advocates-urge-compliance-via-prayer-before-a-vaccination/?fbclid=IwAR2iaC9-MemMxJd8Ks_5bgejtnEf2CMo0JRy0UtJ7Iq76fQJSga_hIpninU>
I appreciated the ensuing discussion. Most reacted how I did (“oh, how nice) and responded (also backchannel) with appreciation for sharing and as Malkie Schick so beautifully and poignantly stated " In some way it reminds us, as our berachot on food do, that healing comes from G-d.”
To the best of my knowledge, the author, and Orthodox Jewish woman and public health advocate, is not affiliated with The Renewal movement, but searched for a relevant location to link the tefillah.
I understand that there is objection to the addition of tefillot. The response feels deflating though, considering one’s vulnerability and religious feeling involved in composing a prayer. I imagine there might be a differences between prayers added to the official davening in shul (such as תפילה לשלום המדינה) and a prayer such as this one, recited on special occasions.
Talli
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