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Aharon Varady (M.A.J.Ed./JTSA Davidson) is a volunteer transcriber for the Open Siddur Project. If you find any mistakes in his transcriptions, please let him know. Shgiyot mi yavin; Ministarot naqeni שְׁגִיאוֹת מִי־יָבִין; מִנִּסְתָּרוֹת נַקֵּנִי "Who can know all one's flaws? From hidden errors, correct me" (Psalms 19:13). If you'd like to directly support his work, please consider donating via his Patreon account. (Varady also translates prayers and contributes his own original work besides serving as the primary shammes of the Open Siddur Project and its website, opensiddur.org.) https://aharon.varady.netCategories: Translators | Artists | Liturgists | Copyists | Authors | Editors | Compilers |
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Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Henry Pereira Mendes on 24 April 1888
Contributed on: 11 Jun 2024 by ❧
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 27 April 1888. . . .
Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Herbert W. Bomzer on 23 May 1967
Contributed on: 12 May 2024 by ❧
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 23 May 1967 on the eve of the Six Day between the State of Israel and its neighbors. . . .
Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Herman Eliot Snyder on 28 April 1948
Contributed on: 27 Apr 2024 by ❧
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 28 April 1948. . . .
Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise on 20 May 1870
Contributed on: 15 May 2024 by ❧
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 20 May 1870. . . .
Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Israel Porath on 5 June 1964
Contributed on: 20 Jun 2024 by ❧
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 5 June 1964. . . .
Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Jacob Agus on 20 July 1953
Contributed on: 19 Jun 2024 by ❧
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 20 July 1953. . . .
Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Jay Kaufman on 17 April 1967
Contributed on: 14 Apr 2024 by ❧
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 17 April 1967. . . .
Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Jeffrey A. Wohlberg on 29 September 1988
Contributed on: 26 Nov 2022 by ❧
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 29 September 1988. . . .
Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Dr. Joachim Prinz on 6 May 1965
Contributed on: 29 Apr 2024 by ❧
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 6 May 1965 on the occasion of the 17th anniversary of the establishment of the State of Israel. . . .
Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Dr. Julius Mark on 29 March 1960
Contributed on: 27 Mar 2024 by ❧
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 29 March 1960. . . .
Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Kenneth I. Segel on 18 July 1973
Contributed on: 19 Jun 2024 by ❧
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 18 July 1973. . . .
Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Leon M. Adler on 10 July 1963
Contributed on: 19 Jun 2024 by ❧
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 10 July 1963. . . .
Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Lester M. Miller on 27 March 1979
Contributed on: 26 Mar 2024 by ❧
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 27 March 1979. . . .
Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Martin Jay Applebaum on 20 February 1992
Contributed on: 24 Jul 2023 by ❧
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 20 February 1992. . . .
Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Max A. Shapiro on 15 April 1985
Contributed on: 14 Apr 2024 by ❧
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 15 April 1985. . . .
Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Max B. Wall on 21 June 1984
Contributed on: 15 Jun 2024 by ❧
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 21 June 1984. . . .
Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Max M. Landman on 27 April 1966
Contributed on: 27 Apr 2024 by ❧
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 27 April 1966. . . .
Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Dr. Meir Felman on 28 April 1964
Contributed on: 27 Apr 2024 by ❧
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 28 April 1964. . . .
Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Milton Balkany on 7 November 1991
Contributed on: 22 Jul 2023 by ❧
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 7 November 1991. . . .
Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Milton Richman on 20 April 1964
Contributed on: 20 Apr 2024 by ❧
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 20 April 1964. . . .
Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Mordecai Levy on 25 May 1972
Contributed on: 12 May 2024 by ❧
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 25 May 1972. . . .
Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Morris A. Landes on 2 May 1968
Contributed on: 29 Apr 2024 by ❧
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 2 May 1968 on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the State of Israel. . . .
Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Morton M. Kanter on 9 June 1971
Contributed on: 27 Jun 2024 by ❧
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 9 June 1971. . . .
Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Moshe Feller on 1 February 1990
Contributed on: 28 Nov 2022 by ❧
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 1 February 1990. . . .
Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Moshe Feller on 14 July 1989
Contributed on: 27 Nov 2022 by ❧
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 14 July 1989. . . .
Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Moshe Feller on 16 October 1991
Contributed on: 22 Jul 2023 by ❧
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 16 October 1991. . . .
Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Norman Geller on 11 April 1989
Contributed on: 26 Nov 2022 by ❧
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 11 April 1989. . . .
Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Norman Gerstenfeld on 18 April 1955
Contributed on: 14 Apr 2024 by ❧
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 18 April 1955. . . .
Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Norman Gerstenfeld on 2 June 1959
Contributed on: 20 Jun 2024 by ❧
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 2 June 1959. . . .
Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Norman Gerstenfeld on 29 April 1946
Contributed on: 28 Apr 2024 by ❧
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 29 April 1946. . . .
Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Philip S. Bernstein on 23 April 1958
Contributed on: 23 Apr 2024 by ❧
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 23 April 1958 on the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the State of Israel. . . .
Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Richard Marcovitz on 17 May 1988
Contributed on: 25 Nov 2022 by ❧
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 17 May 1988. . . .
Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Robert B. Slosberg on 2 April 1992
Contributed on: 25 Jul 2023 by ❧
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 2 April 1992. . . .
Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Saul Israel Wisemon on 28 May 1970
Contributed on: 19 May 2024 by ❧
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 28 May 1970. . . .
Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Seth Frisch on 19 March 1991
Contributed on: 19 Jul 2023 by ❧
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 19 March 1991. . . .
Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Seymour Stauber on 25 July 1968
Contributed on: 18 Jun 2024 by ❧
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 25 July 1968. . . .
Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Shmuel M. Butman on 12 June 1991
Contributed on: 22 Jul 2023 by ❧
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 12 June 1991. . . .
Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Sidney S. Guthman on 22 April 1982
Contributed on: 21 Apr 2024 by ❧
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 21 April 1983. . . .
Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Solomon H. Metz on 6 June 1945
Contributed on: 23 Jun 2024 by ❧
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 6 June 1945. . . .
Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Stephen Pinsky on 13 June 1989
Contributed on: 27 Nov 2022 by ❧
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 13 June 1989. . . .
Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Tzvi H. Porath on 14 May 1991
Contributed on: 20 Jul 2023 by ❧
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 14 May 1991. . . .
Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein on 20 March 1991
Contributed on: 19 Jul 2023 by ❧
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 20 March 1991. . . .
Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the Virginia House of Delegates: Rabbi Julius Eckman (January 1850)
Contributed on: 14 Jul 2024 by ❧
An opening prayer offered by the guest chaplain before the Virginia House of Delegates (1849-1850 legislative session) in the week of January 15-18, 1850, and published in The Richmond Enquirer (25 January 1850), p. 1. . . .
תפילת השעה | Prayer of the Moment [after the Neve Yaakov synagogue shooting], by Rabbi Avi Novis-Deutsch (Knesset haRabanim l’Yisrael 2023)
Contributed on: 29 Jan 2023 by ❧
“Tefilah haSha’ah” (Prayer of the Moment) was offered by Rav Avi Novis-Deutsch and shared by the Knesset haRabbanim l’Yisrael via their Facebook page on 29 January 2023. The English translation was shared by the Rabbinical Assembly via their Facebook page a few hours later. We have transcribed the prayer from the source image and set the Hebrew side-by-side with its translation in English. . . .
Prayer offered in response to the Great Boston Fire of 1872, by Rabbi Sabato Morais
Contributed on: 11 Jul 2022 by ❧
This prayer offered by Rabbi Sabato Morais in response to what became known as the Great Boston Fire of 1872, was recorded in an article in Philaedlphia’s Evening Telegraph, “Boston’s Fire. A Prayer by a Hebrew Minster,” reprinted from the Boston Transcript. It was preserved by Rabbi Morais in his ledger (p. 234, clipping 406), an archive of newsclippings recording material he contributed to the press, among other announcements. (Many thanks to the Library of the University of Pennsylvania for helping to make this resource accessible.) . . .
Prayer offered in response to the Great Chicago Fire, by Rabbi Sabato Morais (1 December 1871)
Contributed on: 24 Nov 2022 by ❧
This prayer offered by Rabbi Sabato Morais in response to what became known as the Great Chicago Fire was offered at the end of his sermon reprinted in The Philadelphia Inquirer on the following day 1 December 1871. It was preserved by Rabbi Morais in his ledger (page 47), an archive of newsclippings recording material he contributed to the press, among other announcements. (Many thanks to the Library of the University of Pennsylvania for helping to make this resource accessible.) . . .
Prayer (Oh, Father, merciful Father) [version 1], by Grace Aguilar (ca. 1830s)
Contributed on: 15 May 2023 by ❧
“Prayer (Oh, Father, merciful Father)” by Grace Aguilar was published posthumously by her mother Sarah Aguilar in Essays and Miscellanies (1853), in the section “Sacred Communings,” pp. 179-180. In the UK edition of Sacred Communings (1853) the prayer appears with small variations of spelling and punctuation on pages 103-105. . . .
Prayer (Oh, Father, merciful Father) [version 2] / Dedication and Surrender, by Grace Aguilar (ca. 1830s)
Contributed on: 19 May 2023 by ❧
“Dedication and Surrender” by Grace Aguilar was published posthumously by her mother Sarah Aguilar in the UK edition of Sacred Communings, pp. 77-79. . . .
[Prayer] on a Birthday, by Marcus Heinrich Bresslau (1852)
Contributed on: 11 Jun 2020 by ❧
A prayer of gratitude on a regular birthday. . . .
[Prayer] on Abandoning the Gold Standard, by Rabbi Norman M. Goldburg (21 April 1933)
Contributed on: 22 Jun 2023 by ❧
“On Abandoning the Gold Standard” by Rabbi Norman Michael Goldburg, was offered before the California state legislature on 21 April 1933, and published in California Legislature 50th Session 1933: Prayers Offered at the Daily Sessions of the Assembly, p. 74. . . .
