{"id":1844,"date":"2017-07-10T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-10T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kol-ami.kulam.org\/2017\/07\/10\/general-blessing-for-loved-ones"},"modified":"2018-06-12T12:39:33","modified_gmt":"2018-06-12T09:39:33","slug":"general-blessing-for-loved-ones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kol-ami.kulam.org\/en\/2017\/07\/10\/general-blessing-for-loved-ones\/","title":{"rendered":"General Blessing for Loved Ones"},"content":{"rendered":"

This\u00a0general blessing<\/a>\u00a0can be said for any friend or loved one at the Shabbat table or, in fact, at any time. All or parts of it may be used instead of our in conjunction with the traditional blessing for children. Ellen Dannin<\/a>, an active member of the Reconstructionist community, submitted this blessing <\/em>to Ritualwell.org<\/a>, a project of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College that recognizes the power of ritual and provides a platform for creating new Jewish practices.<\/em><\/p>\n

Blessing Loved Ones<\/h2>\n
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May you see the world each day with fresh eyes.<\/div>\n
May you always know day from night, true from false, wisdom from convenience.<\/div>\n
May your every step be on firm earth.<\/div>\n
May you see through illusion to reality.<\/div>\n
May you bring splendor and joy to all you touch.<\/div>\n
May you always know what it is to live in freedom.<\/div>\n
May you be a support to those who have fallen.<\/div>\n
May you guide those who wander to return to their true path.<\/div>\n
May your needs be fulfilled.<\/div>\n
May you draw strength from your community.<\/div>\n
May you be a part of the splendor that crowns\u00a0Israel<\/cite>.<\/div>\n
May you remember in whose image you are created.<\/div>\n
May you remember the joy of freedom even in times of bondage.<\/div>\n
On life\u2019s path, may you never know weariness of body, mind, or spirit.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This\u00a0general blessing\u00a0can be said for any friend or loved one at the Shabbat table or, in fact, at any time. All or parts of it may be used instead of our in conjunction with the traditional blessing for children. Ellen Dannin, an active member of the Reconstructionist community, submitted this blessing to Ritualwell.org, a project […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":1845,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[308],"tags":[309,255,233,310,311,312,230,313],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kol-ami.kulam.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1844\/"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kol-ami.kulam.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kol-ami.kulam.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post\/"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kol-ami.kulam.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14\/"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kol-ami.kulam.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments\/?post=1844"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kol-ami.kulam.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1844\/revisions\/"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1879,"href":"https:\/\/kol-ami.kulam.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1844\/revisions\/1879\/"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kol-ami.kulam.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1845\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kol-ami.kulam.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/?parent=1844"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kol-ami.kulam.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories\/?post=1844"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kol-ami.kulam.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags\/?post=1844"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}