“[Gebete] Am Geburtsfeste des Vaters” was written by Rabbi Benjamin Szold and included in his הגיון לב Israelitisches Gebetbuch für die häusliche Andacht (1867), page 251. . . .

This is Rabbi Benjamin Szold’s הגיון לב (Hegyon Lev, “Meditation of the Heart”) Israelitisches Gebetbuch für die häusliche Andacht (1867). . . .

This Thanksgiving Day prayer by Rabbi Sabato Morais was offered in conclusion to a sermon reprinted the following day in The Philadelphia Inquirer on 30 November 1866. It was preserved by Rabbi Morais in his ledger (page 25, clipping 031), 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.) . . .

A prayer for Tisha b’Av. . . .

A prayer of a woman struggling with a life-threatening illness or injury. . . .

A prayer of gratitude for a woman who has survived dangerous circumstances. . . .

A prayer for one’s parent or parents during Yizkor. . . .

A prayer of a daughter for mourning on the yortseit of one or both of her parents. . . .

A prayer of an orphan after the death of one or both of her parents. . . .

A prayer of a woman experiencing desperation under difficult circumstances. . . .

A prayer of a woman following the birth of her infant child. . . .

A prayer of a wife on behalf of her husband traveling. . . .

A prayer for when traveling conditions become perilous on an ocean voyage. . . .

A prayer of a “young maiden” — a girl before her bat mitsvah. . . .

A mother’s prayer for an ill infant or child. . . .

A prayer of a woman and mother who has lost her husband and is contemplating desperate circumstances. . . .

A prayer for a woman preparing herself on Erev Rosh haShanah. . . .

A prayer for a woman celebrating the first yontef of Sukkot. . . .

A prayer for a woman celebrating Shmini Atseret. . . .

A prayer for a woman pleading for atonement on Yom Kippurim. . . .