Some recent prayer with meaning

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Dear Friends:

Once upon a time, Pray and Mean It was a listserv. . . 

I haven't tried it in a LONGGGGGGG time.

But I figured it would be worth sending this to folks who were interested in "this sort of thing" "back in the day."

I haven't populated it very much, but I established a website called prayandmeanit.com

And have been living in Tel Aviv since the end of 2020. . . . 

Wishing you well. . . .

Jack

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SGqwYlJtPc

I recorded my daily Shacharit last Monday. (I'm known to do this kind of thing from time to time. . . Kind of relates to my "Pray and Mean It" activities. . . . )

I called the YouTube "Shacharit in Hard Times."

In this case, I've gone back to what I recorded and added captions that explain meanings of the prayers in the service as they are happening -- and added a sense of how we relate to those prayers in "times such as these."

Our hearts are heavy with our losses -- as well as with the carnage being suffered by our neighbors. (Those things aren't the same -- but I believe that both must be in our consciousness.)

I don't believe that my prayers, if recited "just right", will bring miracles from God. I do believe that the practice of prayer is a powerful one and equips me -- and us -- to do our best in this world while we are here.

May I soon feel the need to record a special session of "Prayers in GREAT Times"!

Cantor Jack Chomsky

Tel Aviv, Israel