Came across the Asher Yatzar in various forms while reading Mudhouse Sabbath and Happiness is a Serious Problem.
Asher Yatzar is the famous Jewish prayer of thanksgiving after using the bathroom!
As someone who has been hospitalized on five occasions for gastrointestinal problems, I have an practical appreciation for this prayer.
Blessed is He who has formed man in wisdom and created in him many orifices and many cavities. It is obvious and known before Your throne of glory that if one of them were to be ruptured or one of them blocked, it would be impossible for a man to survive and stand before You. Blessed are You that heals all flesh and does wonders.
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