Contributor(s): Isaac Gantwerk Mayer, Aharon N. Varady (transcription) and Tsvi Hirsch Filipowski (translation)
Categories:  Ḥanukkah, Megillot | Tags:  English Translation, Bar Kochba Rebellion, Late Antiquity, Erets Yisrael, Hebrew translation, Newly cantilized megilot, Seleucid Greek Occupation, Classical Antiquity, 39th century A.M., 2nd century C.E. 
Perhaps Megillat Antiokhus could be read a la Esther on Purim (the holiday with the most similarities), going to Eicha trope in the upsetting parts. A few notes: on the final mention of Bagris the Wicked I included a karnei-farah in the manner of the karnei-farah in Esther. I also included a merkha kefulah in the concluding section, which (according to David Weisberg’s “The Rare Accents of the Twenty-Eight Books”) represents aggadic midrash material. It also serves as a connection to the Chanukah haftarah, which is famously the only one that has a merkha kefulah. –Isaac Mayer . . .
A “transtropilation” of an English translation of Lamentations (Eikhah) by Len Fellman. . . .
Contributor(s): Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Isaac Leeser (translation), Jonas Ennery, Arnaud Aron and Wikisource Contributors (proofreading)
Categories: Shaḥarit | Tags: 19th century C.E., English Translation, 56th century A.M., paraliturgical teḥinot, French Jewry, Thursday, Psalms 81, Shir Shel Yom, Psalm of the Day, French vernacular prayer, North American Jewry, Paraliturgical Psalms 81, the fifth day 
To the best of my ability, this is a faithful transcription of a teḥinah (supplicatory prayer) composed in parallel to the Prayer for Thursday, following in the paraliturgical tradition of Yiddish tkhines, albeit written in French. . . .
Contributor(s): Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Isaac Leeser (translation), Jonas Ennery, Arnaud Aron and Wikisource Contributors (proofreading)
Categories: Rosh Ḥodesh, the New Moon, Nisan, Iyyar, Sivan, Torah Reading, Tamuz, Av, Elul, Tishrei, Marḥeshvan, Kislev, Tevet, Shvat, Adar | Tags: 19th century C.E., English Translation, shabbat mevorkhim, 56th century A.M., paraliturgical teḥinot, French Jewry, French vernacular prayer, North American Jewry, Paraliturgical Prayer for the New Month 
To the best of my ability, this is a faithful transcription of a teḥinah (supplicatory prayer) composed in parallel to the Prayer for the New Moon, following in the paraliturgical tradition of Yiddish tkhines, albeit written in French. . . .
Contributor(s): Zalman Schachter-Shalomi
Categories: Shaḥarit, Shaḥarit | Tags: 20th century C.E., interpretive translation, English Translation, piyyut, 57th century A.M., Psalms 145, Ashrei, Psukei D'zimra, centos, remixed biblical verse, leket psukim 
Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, z”l, included his translation of “Yehi Kh’vod” in his Siddur Tehillat Hashem Yidaber Pi (2009). To the best of my ability, I have set his translation side-by-side with the verses comprising the piyyut. . . .
Contributor(s): Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, Unknown Author(s) and Neḥunyah ben HaQanah
Categories: Slavery & Captivity | Tags: interpretive translation, acrostic, English Translation, Jewish Renewal, piyyutim, Psalms 67, Philadelphia, Antiquity, Ana b'Koaḥ, singing translation, 42 letter name, Divine name acrostic 
To Rebbi Neḥunyah ben haQanah is generally attributed the composition of אנא בכח, the initials of which form a forty-two-lettered divine name, derived from Psalms 67. He is considered to have been a chief transmitter of an esoteric Jewish lineage in antiquity, the Yordei Merqavah (Descenders to the Chariot). The author of the Bahir and of the Sefer ha-Peli’ah has also beenn attributed to him. . . .
Contributor(s): Zalman Schachter-Shalomi
Categories: Birkhot haShaḥar | Tags: interpretive translation, four worlds, English Translation, Breath, Late Antiquity, Body as Cosmos, Asiyah, Amoraic prayers, Prayers in the Babylonian Talmud, breathing, neshamah shenatata bi, neshamah 
This English translation by Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi z”l of “Neshama Shenatata Bi,” was first published in his Siddur Tehillat Hashem Yidaber Pi (2009). Linear associations of this translation according to the nusaḥ ha-ARI z”l by Aharon Varady. . . .
Contributor(s): Zalman Schachter-Shalomi
Categories: Birkhot haShaḥar, Torah Study | Tags: talmud torah, interpretive translation, English Translation, North America, Late Antiquity, Jewish Renewal, 21st century C.E., 57th century A.M., Amoraic prayers, Prayers before Torah Study, Tannaitic prayers, Antiquity, ecoḥasid 
This English translation of the blessing for Torah study by Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi z”l, was first published in his Siddur Tehillat Hashem Yidaber Pi (2009). Versification according to the Nusaḥ ha-ARI z”l by Aharon Varady. . . .
Contributor(s): Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, Aharon N. Varady (transcription) and Abayyé ben Kaylil
Categories: Birkhot haShaḥar, Well-being, health, and caregiving | Tags: interpretive translation, four worlds, English Translation, Late Antiquity, excretion, Asher Yatsar, אשר יצר, Bathroom Prayer, Body as Temple, Adam Kadmon, Body as Cosmos, Asiyah, Body as Earth, Body as Society, Bathroom etiquette, urination, plumbing as metaphor, internal plumbing, Amoraic prayers, Prayers in the Babylonian Talmud, Prayers of Pumbedita 
This English translation of the prayer “Asher Yatsar” by Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi z”l, was first published in his Siddur Tehillat Hashem Yidaber Pi (2009). Versification by Aharon Varady according to the nusaḥ ha-ARI z”l. . . .
Contributor(s): Zalman Schachter-Shalomi and David ben Yishai
Categories: Shaḥarit, Tehilim | Tags: interpretive translation, Psalms, English Translation, elul, Elul Zman, 17th century C.E., 21st century C.E., 57th century A.M., Psalms 27, Liturgical customs of Kabbalists 
This English translation of Psalms 27 by Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi z”l, was first published in his Siddur Tehillat Hashem Yidaber Pi (2009). Versification by Aharon Varady. . . .
Contributor(s): Aharon N. Varady (translation), Moshe Ben Maimon and Unknown Author(s)
Categories: Birkhot haShaḥar | Tags: vidui, English Translation, redemption, Late Antiquity, shema, ne'ila, Yom Kippur, Ribbon HaOlamim, L'Olam Yehei Adam, Kohelet, confession 
Source (Hebrew) Translation (English) לְעוֹלָם יְהֵא אָדָם יְרֵא שָׁמַֽיִם בַּסֵּתֶר וּמוֹדֶה עַל הָאֱמֶת, וְדוֹבֵר אֱמֶת בִּלְבָבוֹ, וְיַשְׁכֵּם וְיאֹמַר: Always may a person revere Heaven in solitude,[1]lit. seclusion jQuery(“#footnote_plugin_tooltip_1”).tooltip({ tip: “#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_1”, tipClass: “footnote_tooltip”, effect: “fade”, fadeOutSpeed: 100, predelay: 400, position: “top right”, relative: true, offset: [5, 5] }); to contemplate Truth and articulate truth in . . .
This interpretation and adaptation of Psalms 100 by Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi z”l, was first published in his Siddur Tehillat Hashem Yidaber Pi (2009). . . .
This English translation of Psalms 30 by Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi z”l, was first published in his Siddur Tehillat Hashem Yidaber Pi (2009). Versification by Aharon Varady. . . .
A modern translation of the Ashrei in alphabetic parallel to the Hebrew. . . .
This is a faithful transcription of a prayer appearing at the end of a sermon delivered by Rabbi Abraham de Sola in K.K. Shearith Yisrael (Montreal), “during the prevalence of asiatic cholera,” and subsequently published in the Occident and American Jewish Advocate (7:7, Tishrei 5610/October 1849). The English translation is a “free translation” made by Rabbi Abraham de Sola. . . .
Contributor(s): Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Isaac Leeser (translation), Jonas Ennery, Arnaud Aron and Wikisource Contributors (proofreading)
Categories: Shaḥarit | Tags: 19th century C.E., English Translation, 56th century A.M., paraliturgical teḥinot, French Jewry, Wednesday, Shir Shel Yom, Psalm of the Day, French vernacular prayer, North American Jewry, Paraliturgical Psalms 94, Psalms 51 
To the best of my ability, this is a faithful transcription of a teḥinah (supplicatory prayer) composed in parallel to the Shir Shel Yom (Psalm of the Day) for Wednesday, following in the paraliturgical tradition of Yiddish tkhines, albeit written in French. (This particular paraliturgical prayer may be original or it may be based on an earlier work in German or Yiddish. Please contact us or comment below if you can identify it.) The prayer was included by Rabbi Arnaud Aron and Jonas Ennery in their opus, אמרי לב Prières d’un Coeur Israelite published in 1848 by the Société Consistoriale de Bons Livres. In 1855, an abridged English translation of Prières d’un Coeur Israelite was authorized by Nathan Marcus Adler, chief rabbi of the British Empire and published as Prayers and Meditations, translated by Hester Rothschild. In 1863, Isaac Leeser published his own translation. This is the first time that Leeser’s translation and its source have been set next to each other. . . .
Contributor(s): Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Wikisource Contributors (proofreading), Jonas Ennery, Arnaud Aron and Isaac Leeser (translation)
Categories: Shaḥarit | Tags: 19th century C.E., English Translation, 56th century A.M., paraliturgical teḥinot, French Jewry, Shir Shel Yom, Psalm of the Day, French vernacular prayer, North American Jewry, Psalms 82, Tuesday, Paraliturgical Psalms 82 
To the best of my ability, this is a faithful transcription of a teḥinah (supplicatory prayer) composed in parallel to the Shir Shel Yom (Psalm of the Day) for Tuesday, following in the paraliturgical tradition of Yiddish tkhines, albeit written in French. (This particular paraliturgical prayer may be original or it may be based on an earlier work in German or Yiddish. Please contact us or comment below if you can identify it.) The prayer was included by Rabbi Arnaud Aron and Jonas Ennery in their opus, אמרי לב Prières d’un Coeur Israelite published in 1848 by the Société Consistoriale de Bons Livres. In 1855, an abridged English translation of Prières d’un Coeur Israelite was authorized by Nathan Marcus Adler, chief rabbi of the British Empire and published as Prayers and Meditations, translated by Hester Rothschild. In 1863, Isaac Leeser published his own translation. This is the first time that Leeser’s translation and its source have been set next to each other. . . .
Contributor(s): Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Fanny Schmiedl-Neuda and Wikisource Contributors (proofreading)
Categories: Shaḥarit | Tags: 19th century C.E., English Translation, 56th century A.M., paraliturgical teḥinot, Thursday, Shir Shel Yom, Psalm of the Day, Bohemia, Teḥinot in German, German vernacular prayer, Bohemian Jewry, Paraliturgical Psalms 81, Fifth Day of Creation 
This is the prayer for Thursday, a paraliturgical teḥinah opposite the Shir shel Yom (Psalm of the Day) for Thursday, included by Fanny Schmiedl Neuda in her collection of teḥinot in vernacular German. Fanny Neuda likely either composed or translated this teḥinah into German (from Yiddish) while performing in the capacity of firzogerin (precentress) of the weibershul (women’s gallery) in her husband’s synagogue in Loštice, Bohemia. . . .
Contributor(s): Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Fanny Schmiedl-Neuda and Wikisource Contributors (proofreading)
Categories: Shaḥarit | Tags: 19th century C.E., English Translation, 56th century A.M., paraliturgical teḥinot, Wednesday, Shir Shel Yom, Psalm of the Day, Bohemia, Teḥinot in German, German vernacular prayer, Bohemian Jewry, Fourth Day of Creation, Paraliturgical Psalms 94 
This is the prayer for Wednesday, a paraliturgical teḥinah opposite the Shir shel Yom (Psalm of the Day) for Wednesday, included by Fanny Schmiedl Neuda in her collection of teḥinot in vernacular German. Fanny Neuda likely either composed or translated this teḥinah into German (from Yiddish) while performing in the capacity of firzogerin (precentress) of the weibershul (women’s gallery) in her husband’s synagogue in Loštice, Bohemia. . . .
Contributor(s): Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Fanny Schmiedl-Neuda and Wikisource Contributors (proofreading)
Categories: Shaḥarit | Tags: 19th century C.E., English Translation, 56th century A.M., paraliturgical teḥinot, Shir Shel Yom, Psalm of the Day, Bohemia, Teḥinot in German, German vernacular prayer, Bohemian Jewry, Tuesday, Paraliturgical Psalms 82, Third Day of Creation 
This is the prayer for Tuesday, a paraliturgical teḥinah opposite the Shir shel Yom (Psalm of the Day) for Tuesday, included by Fanny Schmiedl Neuda in her collection of teḥinot in vernacular German. Fanny Neuda likely either composed or translated this teḥinah into German (from Yiddish) while performing in the capacity of firzogerin (precentress) of the weibershul (women’s gallery) in her husband’s synagogue in Loštice, Bohemia. . . .
Contributor(s): Zalman Schachter-Shalomi and Asaph ben Berechiah
Categories: Shaḥarit, Tehilim | Tags: 20th century C.E., interpretive translation, Psalms, English Translation, 57th century A.M., Shir Shel Yom, Psalm of the Day, Mizmor, Psalms 82, Tuesday 
Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, z”l, included his translation of the Psalm of the Day for Monday (Psalms 82) in his Siddur Tehillat Hashem Yidaber Pi (2009). To the best of my ability, I have set his translation side-by-side with a transcription of the vocalized text of the Psalm. –Aharon N. Varady . . .
Contributor(s): Zalman Schachter-Shalomi and Bnei Koraḥ
Categories: Shaḥarit, Tehilim | Tags: 20th century C.E., interpretive translation, Psalms, English Translation, 57th century A.M., Shir Shel Yom, Psalm of the Day, Monday, Psalms 48, Mizmor, Shir, First Temple Period 
Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, z”l, included his translation of the Psalm of the Day for Monday (Psalms 48) in his Siddur Tehillat Hashem Yidaber Pi (2009). To the best of my ability, I have set his translation side-by-side with a transcription of the vocalized text of the Psalm. –Aharon N. Varady . . .
Contributor(s): Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Fanny Schmiedl-Neuda and Wikisource Contributors (proofreading)
Categories: Shaḥarit | Tags: 19th century C.E., English Translation, 56th century A.M., paraliturgical teḥinot, Shir Shel Yom, Psalm of the Day, Bohemia, Teḥinot in German, German vernacular prayer, Bohemian Jewry, Monday, Paraliturgical Psalms 48 
This is the prayer for Monday, a paraliturgical teḥinah opposite the Shir shel Yom (Psalm of the Day) for Sunday, included by Fanny Schmiedl Neuda in her collection of teḥinot in vernacular German. Fanny Neuda likely either composed or translated this teḥinah into German while performing in the capacity of firzogerin (precentress) of the weibershul (women’s gallery) in her husband’s synagogue in Loštice, Bohemia. . . .
Contributor(s): Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Isaac Leeser (translation), Jonas Ennery and Arnaud Aron
Categories: Shaḥarit | Tags: 19th century C.E., English Translation, 56th century A.M., paraliturgical teḥinot, French Jewry, Shir Shel Yom, Psalm of the Day, French vernacular prayer, Psalms 20, Monday, North American Jewry, Paraliturgical Psalms 48 
This is a faithful transcription of a teḥinah (supplicatory prayer) composed in parallel to the prayer for Monday, following in the paraliturgical tradition of Yiddish tkhines, albeit written in French. (This particular paraliturgical prayer may be original or it may be based on an earlier work in German or Yiddish. Please contact us or comment below if you can identify it.) The prayer was included by Rabbi Arnaud Aron and Jonas Ennery in their opus, אמרי לב Prières d’un Coeur Israelite published in 1848 by the Société Consistoriale de Bons Livres. In 1855, an abridged English translation of Prières d’un Coeur Israelite was authorized by Nathan Marcus Adler, chief rabbi of the British Empire and published as Prayers and Meditations, translated by Hester Rothschild. In 1863, Isaac Leeser published his own translation. This is the first time that Leeser’s translation and its source have been set next to each other. . . .
Contributor(s): Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Isaac Leeser (translation), Jonas Ennery and Arnaud Aron
Categories: Shaḥarit | Tags: 19th century C.E., English Translation, 56th century A.M., paraliturgical teḥinot, French Jewry, Shir Shel Yom, Psalm of the Day, Paraliturgical Psalms 24, French vernacular prayer, North American Jewry, Sunday 
This is a faithful transcription of a teḥinah (supplicatory prayer) composed in parallel to the prayer for Sunday, following in the paraliturgical tradition of Yiddish tkhines, albeit written in French. (This particular paraliturgical prayer may be original or it may be based on an earlier work in German or Yiddish. Please contact us or comment below if you can identify it.) The prayer was included by Rabbi Arnaud Aron and Jonas Ennery in their opus, אמרי לב Prières d’un Coeur Israelite published in 1848 by the Société Consistoriale de Bons Livres. In 1855, an abridged English translation of Prières d’un Coeur Israelite was authorized by Nathan Marcus Adler, chief rabbi of the British Empire and published as Prayers and Meditations, translated by Hester Rothschild. In 1863, Isaac Leeser published his own translation. This is the first time that Leeser’s translation and its source have been set next to each other. Commenting on Rothschild’s translation, Leeser wrote: . . .
Contributor(s): Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Jonas Ennery, Hester Rothschild (translation) and Arnaud Aron
Categories: Shaḥarit | Tags: 19th century C.E., English Translation, 56th century A.M., paraliturgical teḥinot, French Jewry, British Jewry, Shir Shel Yom, Psalm of the Day, French vernacular prayer, Psalms 20, Monday, Loose Translation, Paraliturgical Psalms 48
This is a faithful transcription of a teḥinah (supplicatory prayer) composed in parallel to the prayer for Monday, following in the paraliturgical tradition of Yiddish tkhines, albeit written in French. (This particular paraliturgical prayer may be original or it may be based on an earlier work in German or Yiddish. Please contact us or comment below if you can identify it.) The prayer was included by Rabbi Arnaud Aron and Jonas Ennery in their opus, אמרי לב Prières d’un Coeur Israelite published in 1848 by the Société Consistoriale de Bons Livres. In 1855, an abridged English translation of Prières d’un Coeur Israelite was authorized by Nathan Marcus Adler, chief rabbi of the British Empire and published as Prayers and Mediatations, translated by Hester Rothschild. This is the first time the translation and its source have been set next to each other. This transcription was made possible with the help of French Wikisource contributors. If you can read French, you can help to complete our transcription by proofreading it on Wikisource. . . .
Contributor(s): Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Jonas Ennery, Hester Rothschild (translation) and Arnaud Aron
Categories: Shaḥarit | Tags: 19th century C.E., English Translation, 56th century A.M., paraliturgical teḥinot, French Jewry, British Jewry, Shir Shel Yom, Psalm of the Day, Paraliturgical Psalms 24, French vernacular prayer, Loose Translation
This is a faithful transcription of a teḥinah (supplicatory prayer) composed in parallel to the prayer for Sunday, following in the paraliturgical tradition of Yiddish tkhines, albeit written in French. (This particular paraliturgical prayer may be original or it may be based on an earlier work in German or Yiddish. Please contact us or comment below if you can identify it.) The prayer was included by Rabbi Arnaud Aron and Jonas Ennery in their opus, אמרי לב Prières d’un Coeur Israelite published in 1848 by the Société Consistoriale de Bons Livres. In 1855, an abridged English translation of Prières d’un Coeur Israelite was authorized by Nathan Marcus Adler, chief rabbi of the British Empire and published as Prayers and Mediatations, translated by Hester Rothschild. This is the first time the translation and its source have been set next to each other. This transcription was made possible with the help of French Wikisource contributors. If you can read French, you can help to complete our transcription by proofreading it on Wikisource. . . .
Contributor(s): Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Fanny Schmiedl-Neuda and Wikisource Contributors (proofreading)
Categories: Shaḥarit | Tags: 19th century C.E., English Translation, 56th century A.M., paraliturgical teḥinot, Shir Shel Yom, Psalm of the Day, Bohemia, Teḥinot in German, Paraliturgical Psalms 24, German vernacular prayer, Bohemian Jewry, Sunday 
This is the prayer for Sunday, a paraliturgical teḥinah opposite the Shir shel Yom (Psalm of the Day) for Sunday, included by Fanny Schmiedl Neuda in her collection of teḥinot in vernacular German. Fanny Neuda likely either composed or translated this teḥinah into German while performing in the capacity of firzogerin (precentress) of the weibershul (women’s gallery) in her husband’s synagogue in Loštice, Bohemia. . . .
Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, z”l, included his translation of the Psalm of the Day for Sunday (Psalms 24) in his Siddur Tehillat Hashem Yidaber Pi (2009). To the best of my ability, I have set his translation side-by-side with a transcription of the vocalized text of the Psalm. –Aharon N. Varady . . .
Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, z”l, included his translation of the Psalm of the Day for Friday (Psalms 93) in his Siddur Tehillat Hashem Yidaber Pi (2009). To the best of my ability, I have set his translation side-by-side with a transcription of the vocalized text of the Psalm. . . .
Contributor(s): Zalman Schachter-Shalomi and Asaph ben Berechiah
Categories: Shaḥarit, Tehilim | Tags: 20th century C.E., interpretive translation, Psalms, English Translation, 57th century A.M., Thursday, Psalms 81, Shir Shel Yom, Psalm of the Day, Al HaGittit, Lamnatseaḥ, First Temple Period 
Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, z”l, included his translation of the Psalm of the Day for Thursday (Psalms 81) in his Siddur Tehillat Hashem Yidaber Pi (2009). To the best of my ability, I have set his translation side-by-side with a transcription of the vocalized text of the Psalm. . . .
This psalm was the Wednesday song of the Levites in the Holy Temple. . . .
Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, z”l, included his translation of “Rabbi Elimelekh of Lizhensk’s prayer to be able to pray” in his Siddur Tehillat Hashem Yidaber Pi (2009). To the best of my ability, I have set his translation side-by-side with a transcription of the vocalized text of the prayer. Reb Zalman may have made his translation to a slightly different edition of this prayer as indicated in several places. If you can determine which edition of Rabbi Elimelekh’s prayer was translated by Reb Zalman, please contact us or share your knowledge in the comments. . . .
Contributor(s): Zalman Schachter-Shalomi and David ben Yishai
Categories: Ḥanukkah, Tehilim | Tags: 20th century C.E., interpretive translation, Psalms, English Translation, North America, Jewish Renewal, Petiḥot, 57th century A.M., Uva Letsiyon, Motsei Shabbat, Psalms 30 
Source (Hebrew) Translation (English) מִזְמ֡וֹר שִׁיר־חֲנֻכַּ֖ת הַבַּ֣יִת לְדָוִֽד׃ A Psalm for A Housewarming, Composed by David ב אֲרוֹמִמְךָ֣ יְ֭הוָה כִּ֣י דִלִּיתָ֑נִי וְלֹא־שִׂמַּ֖חְתָּ אֹיְבַ֣י לִֽי׃ ג יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהָ֑י שִׁוַּ֥עְתִּי אֵ֝לֶ֗יךָ וַתִּרְפָּאֵֽנִי׃ ד יְֽהוָ֗ה הֶֽעֱלִ֣יתָ מִן־שְׁא֣וֹל נַפְשִׁ֑י חִ֝יִּיתַ֗נִי מיורדי־[מִיָּֽרְדִי־] בֽוֹר׃ 2 I acclaim You, my God. You set me free So that my foes Could not gloat at my troubles. . . .
Contributor(s): Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Jonas Ennery, Hester Rothschild (translation), Arnaud Aron and Wikisource Contributors (proofreading)
Categories: Birkhot haShaḥar, Shaḥarit | Tags: 19th century C.E., English Translation, Mah Tovu, 56th century A.M., Synagogues, French translation, paraliturgical teḥinot, French Jewry, British Jewry 
This is a faithful transcription of a teḥinah (supplicatory prayer) composed in parallel to the prayer for entering a synagogue, Mah Tovu, following in the paraliturgical tradition of Yiddish tkhines, albeit written in French. (This particular paraliturgical prayer may be original or it may be based on an earlier work in German or Yiddish. Please contact us or comment below if you can identify it.) The prayer was written by Rabbi Arnaud Aron and Jonas Ennery for their opus, אמרי לב Prières d’un Coeur Israelite published in 1848 by the Société Consistoriale de Bons Livres. In 1855, an abridged English translation of Prières d’un Coeur Israelite was authorized by Nathan Marcus Adler, chief rabbi of the British Empire and published as Prayers and Mediatations, translated by Hester Rothschild. Aron and Ennery were directly inspired by tkhines literature. . . .
Contributor(s): Oren Steinitz and Unknown Author(s)
Categories: Mourning, Shaḥarit, Kaddish, Needing Attribution | Tags: 20th century C.E., Nusaḥ Ha-Ari z"l, English Translation, Jewish Renewal, Solo, No Minyan, 57th century A.M., Mourner's Kaddish, ecoḥasid, Removal of the Torah from the Ark, הוצאת ספר תורה 
This Kaddish was first published online at Jewish Renewal Chassidus by Gabbai Seth Fishman. Rabbi Oren Steinitz translated the kaddish on the 3rd yahrzeit after Reb Zalman’s passing. . . .
Ramadan Mubarak رمضان مبارك. “A Jewish Prayer for the Month of Ramadan” with its English translation was first published by Rav Hanan Schlesinger on his website, “Breaking Bread and Barriers: Solidarity through Prayer” on 15 June 2017, and composed by him for a Muslim-Jewish Iftar (break-fast) on 14 June 2017. . . .
“A prayer on the 50th anniversary of the Six Day War” by Rabbi Ofer Sabath Beit Halachmi was first read on 11 Sivan 5777 (June 5th 2017) and published on his Facebook page. English translation: Rabbi Rachel Sabath Beit-Halachmi, Rabbi Andrea Coustan London and Daniel London. . . .
A piyyut for an under-recognized holiday, Pesaḥ Sheni, the festival of second chances (as described in Numbers 9:6-13 and Mishnah Pesaḥim 9:1-3. I attempted to write this in the manner of a traditional piyyut. The meter is equivalent to the Shabbat zamir “Ot Hi l’Olmei Ad.” The Hebrew spells out Yod – Tzadi – Ḥet – Kuf, because that’s my name. The translation is original, along with the notes. . . .
Siddur Livnat HaSapir l’Kabbalat Shabbat is a complete prayerbook (siddur) for welcoming the Shabbat on nearly all Friday evenings. This is the personal prayerbook of Aharon Varady, containing his idiosyncratic preferences in liturgical custom and aesthetic presentation. . . .
Contributor(s): Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Benjamin Szold and Marcus Jastrow
Categories: Anthologies of Jewish Women's Prayers, Needing Transcription, Needing Decompilation, Siddurim | Tags: 19th century C.E., United States, English Translation, 56th century A.M., Reform Movement, North American Jewry, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Nusaḥ Ashkenaz, Nusḥaot l'Yahadut Reformit 
The siddur, Aḅodath Yisrael was first prepared for Temple Oheb Shalom (Baltimore, Maryland) by Rabbi Benjamin Szold (1829-1902). Before Szold’s arrival in 1859, the congregation had adopted for use in its Shabbat service the Minhag America by the Reform rabbi, Isaac Meyer Wise. After much discussion with his congregation Szold introduced Aḅodath Yisrael, which hewed more closely to traditional Ashkenazi custom. The first edition of this prayer-book appeared in 1863 with German translation, and was widely adopted by congregations in the United States. New editions were published in 1864 and 1865 (the latter with English translation), and another, revised edition in 1871, by Rabbis Marcus Jastrow of Philadelphia (1829-1903) and Henry Hochheimer of Baltimore (1818-1912). . . .
Ribon Kol Ha-Olamim is a teḥinah (supplication) for entering the Shabbat that can be found in many siddurim following after the custom of the school of Rabbi Yitsḥak Luria. In his Ha-Siddur Ha-Shalem, Paltiel (Philip) Birnbaum includes it, commenting as follows: “Ribon kol Ha’Olamim is attributed to Rabbi Joseph of Rashkow, Posen, who lived towards the end of the eighteenth century. The adjectives in the first paragraph are in alphabetic order.” This can’t be correct however as a copy of Ribon Kol Ha-Olamim can be seen in the siddur Tikunei Shabbat from 1614 (see below for source images). Google Books attributes Tikunei Shabbat to Rabbi Yitsḥak Luria (1534-1572), which is the attribution we have followed, although as a posthumously published work we wonder whether it might be more properly attributed to “the School of Rabbi Isaac Luria.” Please comment below if you know of another attribution. The English translation is that of Paltiel (Philip) Birnbaum, with some minor changes that I have made to divine names and appelations.– Aharon Varady . . .
Paltiel (Philip) Birnbaum’s translation of The Song of Songs (Shir haShirim) in Ha-Siddur Ha-Shalem (The [Complete] Daily Prayer Book), Hebrew Publishing Company, 1949. . . .
The goal of this project was to produce a complete prayerbooklet for the Friday night Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma’ariv service that was as compact as possible yet user-friendly. This booklet is designed to be printed on 9 double-sided sheets of paper, folded and saddle stapled. It was commissioned for a minyan held annually at the Arisia science fiction convention in Boston, MA, and dedicated in honor of Leonard Nimoy, z”l (1931–2015). Since Arisia takes place in mid-January, we omitted all special insertions for holidays and other times of year. A companion booklet which includes insertions for year-round use is in the works. . . .
Ha-Siddur Ha-Shalem (The [Complete] Daily Prayer Book), translated and arranged by Paltiel Birnbaum, was widely used in Orthodox and Conservative synagogues until the late 1980s and remains a favorite prayerbook for many who grew up using it. First published by the Hebrew Publishing Company in 1949 under their copyright, this siddur is in the Public . . .
Contributor(s): David Seidenberg, neohasid.org, Yirmiyah ben Ḥilkiyah haKohen and Barukh ben Neriyah
Categories: Tisha b'Av, Megillot | Tags: alienation, English Translation, Mourning this Broken World, 21st century C.E., Five Megillot, Exilic Period, anti-predation, Concordant translation, ecoḥasid 
This translation of Laments, the book of mourning poems read on Tish’a B’Av, uses principles of the Buber-Rosenzweig Bible. It strives to be “concordant”, translating related Hebrew words with related English words and following the order and syntax of the Hebrew where possible. It also focuses on the more physical, earthy meaning of words, in order to draw the reader from modern towards more ancient ways of seeing and feeling. Sometimes alternate translations are given, indicated by a slash. (When reading aloud, simply pick one of the translations. For YHVH, you can read Adonai or Hashem or “the Eternal”.) James Moffat’s 1922 translation was consulted. As a somewhat literal translation, Laments uses “He” and “His” as pronouns for God, even though Torah and common sense command us not to make an exclusively male or female image of God. If you are using Laments liturgically, please feel encouraged to change the pronouns. For brief essays on the theology of Eikhah and more, see the bottom of this page. This work is dedicated to all refugees fleeing war and upheaval, and to our remembering their needs. . . .
Contributor(s): the Hierophant
Categories: Needing Transcription, Needing Decompilation, Siddurim | Tags: 19th century C.E., Great Britain, English Translation, 56th century A.M., British Jewry, British Empire, Victorian Era, Minhag Polin, Nusaḥ Ashkenaz 
Join us in creating a faithful digital transcription of the Annotated Edition of the Authorised Daily Prayer Book with Historical and Explanatory Notes, and Additional Matter, Compiled in Accordance with the Plans of the Rev. Simeon Singer (Israel Abrahams, English, 1914), a nusaḥ Ashkeanaz, minhag Polin siddur. After transcription and proofreading, this new digital edition will be shared under a Creative Commons Zero (CC0) Public Domain dedication. The edition will then be encoded in TEI XML and archived in the Open Siddur database, a libre Open Access liturgy database. We are grateful to the University of Toronto for imaging this Public Domain work and providing a digital copy for this effort. . . .
Contributor(s): Nava Hefetz and Shaul Vardi (translation)
Categories: Peace, Conflicts over Sovereignty and Dispossession | Tags: English Translation, Erets Yisrael, safety, teḥinot, 21st century C.E., 57th century A.M., Arabic translation, the Next Generation, Jewish-Arab Friendship, Prayers for Children, Universal Peace 
A translation in Arabic and English of Rabbi Nava Hafetz’s prayer for the children of the world: Creator of all life, sovereign of peace, Bless our children and the children of all the world With physical, emotional, and spiritual health. You who created them in Your image And lovingly imbued them with Your spirit, Let their paths be successful in this world that You created. Give them of Your resilience and strengthen the sinews of their bodies and minds. Guard and save them from all evil For Your mercy and truth abound. Grant peace to the Land and everlasting happiness to all its inhabitants. Amen, may it be Your will . . .
My God! my soul is Yours my body is Your servant, take pity on what You have created; my soul is Yours and my body is Yours, God help us for Your sake. We come to You because we want to honor Your reputation. Help us in our moral struggle for the sake of Your reputation; because You are kind and compassionate. Forgive us, for there is so much we need to be forgiven for. . . .
Contributor(s): Elli Fischer
Categories: Well-being, health, and caregiving | Tags: Israel, English Translation, self-sacrifice, life giving, blood, teḥinot, 21st century C.E., 57th century A.M., kavvanot, giving blood, matanat dam 
A prayer to be recited upon donating blood. In Israel, there are major blood drives around the times of Rosh Hashana and Pesaḥ, so the prayer borrows themes from both of those holidays. It emphasizes both the tzedaka aspect of blood donation and the ancient symbolic resonances of blood sacrifice. . . .
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