Being Human
2004 / 5765
Pen and ink on paper
Texts in the Artwork
בְּרֵאשִׁית ב
Breishit / In the Beginning 2
ז.
7.
וַיִּיצֶר ה’ אֱלֹהִים אֶת-הָאָדָם,
And the Lord God formed the human
עָפָר מִן-הָאֲדָמָה,
of dust from the soil
וַיִּפַּח בְּאַפָּיו, נִשְׁמַת חַיִּים;
And blew into his nostrils the breath of life
וַיְהִי הָאָדָם, לְנֶפֶשׁ חַיָּה.
and the human became a living being.
ברכת הגוף
Birkat HaGuf / Blessing of the Body
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה’ אֱלהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעולָם
Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe,
אֲשֶׁר יָצַר אֶת הָאָדָם בְּחָכְמָה
who formed (hu)man with wisdom
וּבָרָא בו נְקָבִים נְקָבִים חֲלוּלִים חֲלוּלִים.
and created in him small holes and orifices.
גָּלוּי וְיָדוּעַ לִפְנֵי כִסֵּא כְבודֶךָ
It is revealed and made known before Your throne of glory
שֶׁאִם יִפָּתֵחַ אֶחָד מֵהֶם או יִסָּתֵם אֶחָד מֵהֶם
that if one of them should open or one of them should be blocked,
אִי אֶפְשַׁר לְהִתְקַיֵּם וְלַעֲמוד לְפָנֶיךָ אֲפִילוּ שָׁעָה אֶחָת:
it would be impossible to exist and stand before You.
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה’ רופֵא כָל בָּשר וּמַפְלִיא לַעֲשות:
Blessed are You, Lord, who heals all flesh and does wonders.
Sourcing
Breishit / In the Beginning 2
Translation based on:
Everett Fox, The Five Books of Moses: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy
(Schocken Books, 1995, pg 19)
With minor changes by Bracha Werber and Talia Werber
Hebrew from:
Birkat HaGuf / Blessing of the Body
Found in:
Rabbi Jules Harlow, ed., Siddur Sim Shalom: A Prayerbook for Shabbat, Festivals, and Weekdays
(The Rabbinical Assembly, 1999, pg 6)
Translation
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