The new daily prayer book is an innovative combination of Jewish traditions with new liturgy. Its topics include modern issues including pluralism, democracy and women’s rights.
“Tefillat HaAdam” is a compilation of modern Israeli poetry (such as the Hannah Senesh poem that gave the book its title) and literature, alongside traditional blessings and new blessings altogether, such as a communal blessing for one coming out of the closet.
We’re speaking with its two editors, Rabbi Dr. Dalia Marx and Rabbi Dr. Alona Lisitsa. Both rabbis teach liturgy at Hebrew Union College in Jerusalem.
Rabbi Marx is a 10th-generation Jerusalemite, whereas Rabbi Lisitsa was born in Kyiv. She is also the first female rabbi in Israel to join a religious council, in Mevasseret Zion in 2012.
We speak about the prayer book and the status of Liberal Judaism in Israel today — even as former head of the Israeli Reform movement Rabbi Gilad Kariv enters the Knesset with the Labor party.
To close, each rabbi will offer up a gem to spice up our Passover Seders.
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