Contributed by: Arnold Kiss, Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
This prayer by Rabbi Arnold Kiss for when one is confronted by grave difficulties, “Bajban,” was first published in his anthology of prayers for Jewish women, Mirjam (1897) on p.285-286
Contributed by: Arnold Kiss, Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
This prayer for the well-being of children by Rabbi Arnold Kiss, “Gyermekek üdvéért” (Magyar, 1897) and “Gebet für das Heil des Kindes” (German, 1907), was first published in his anthology of prayers for Jewish women, Mirjam on p.291-293 of the original Magyar edition and p. 546-549 of the subsequent German edition. I’ve set separate English translations side-by-side with the Magyar and German in order to highlight the subtle differences between the two. As I am not a native speaker of German or Magyar, please correct and improve upon my effort. –Aharon Varady
Contributed by: Arnold Kiss, Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
This prayer by Rabbi Arnold Kiss for the well-being of a husband by their wife, “A nő imája férjéért,” was first published in his anthology of prayers for Jewish women, Mirjam (1897) on p.246-248. It doesn’t appear to me to have been translated in the subsequent German edition (1907). I’ve set my English translation side-by-side with the Magyar. –Aharon Varady
Contributed by: Arnold Kiss, Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
This prayer by Rabbi Arnold Kiss for the well-being of a husband by their wife, “A nő imája férjéért,” was first published in his anthology of prayers for Jewish women, Mirjam (1897) on p.246-248. It doesn’t appear to me to have been translated in the subsequent German edition (1907). I’ve set my English translation side-by-side with the Magyar. –Aharon Varady
Contributed by: Arnold Kiss, Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
This prayer by Rabbi Arnold Kiss for the kingdom of Hungary in a time of national crisis, “Országos bánat, közös baj idején,” was first published in his anthology of prayers for Jewish women, Mirjam (1897) on p.289-291.
Contributed by: Felix Adler, Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
“Morning Song [splendor of the morning sunlight]” is a hymn by Felix Adler, published in The Sabbath School Hymnal, a collection of songs, services and responses for Jewish Sabbath schools, and homes (4th rev. ed., 1897), hymn no. 23.
Contributed by: Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Joseph Ezekiel Rajpurkar (translation)
On 13 May 18967, Joseph Ezekiel Rajpurkar offered this prayer in Hebrew with translations in Marathi and English, on behalf of the congregation of the Gates of Prayer Synagogue (Bombay/Mumbai), for the 100th anniversary of the synagogue’s founding in 1796.
Contributed by: Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Joseph Ezekiel Rajpurkar (translation)
On 20 June 1897, Joseph Ezekiel Rajpurkar offered this civic prayer in Hebrew with translations in Marathi and English, on behalf of the congregation of the Gates of Prayer Synagogue (Bombay/Mumbai), for the 50th anniversary of the reign of Queen Victoria over the British Empire.
Contributed by: Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Joseph Ezekiel Rajpurkar (translation)
A desperate plea offered during the outbreak of the bubonic plague in Bombay (Mumbai) in 1896.
Contributed by: Unknown, Baruch Jean Thaler (translation), Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
This tkhine offers a formula for providing relief to a very ill person, and as such, should only be used as a supplement to recommendations provided by an expert physician or nurse. The source of the tkhine is Tkhine of a Highly Respected Woman, Budapest, 1896; and transcribed from The Merit of Our Mothers בזכות אמהות A Bilingual Anthology of Jewish Women’s Prayers, compiled by Tracy Guren Klirs, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College Press, 1992.
Contributed by: Samuel Sale, Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
The invocation offered at the opening of the Republican National Convention in St. Louis in 1896.
Contributed by: Aharon N. Varady (transcription), J. Leonard Levy
This is the opening prayer to the Passover seder by Rabbi J. Leonard Levy to his Haggadah or Home Service for the Festival of Passover (1896) pp. 3-4, reprinted with different page numbers in subsequent editions. The prayer threads the needle between the particularly Jewish communal focus of Passover and the universalist themes that animated Levy’s Liberal Jewish mission.
Contributed by: Aharon N. Varady (transcription), J. Leonard Levy
This is the Ḳiddush the Passover seder by Rabbi J. Leonard Levy to his Haggadah or Home Service for the Festival of Passover (1896) pp. 4-5. The prayer does not appear in subsequent editions. The prayer threads the needle between the particularly Jewish communal focus of Passover and the universalist themes that animated Levy’s Liberal Jewish mission.
Contributed by: Aharon N. Varady (transcription), J. Leonard Levy
This is a concluding prayer in the Hallel service at the Passover seder by Rabbi J. Leonard Levy to his Haggadah or Home Service for the Festival of Passover (1896) pp. 32-34. The prayer does not appear in subsequent editions. The prayer threads the needle between the particularly Jewish communal focus of Passover and the universalist themes that animated Levy’s Liberal Jewish mission.
Contributed by: Aharon N. Varady (transcription), J. Leonard Levy
This is the closing prayer by Rabbi J. Leonard Levy to his Haggadah or Home Service for the Festival of Passover (1896), reprinted in subsequent editions. The prayer threads the needle between the particularly Jewish communal focus of Passover and the universalist themes that animated Levy’s Liberal Jewish mission.
Contributed by: Lilian Helen Montagu, Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
“Friday’s Prayer” was written by Lilian Helen Montagu and published in Prayers for Jewish Working Girls (1895), pp. 15-16.
Contributed by: Lilian Helen Montagu, Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
“Thursday’s Prayer” was written by Lilian Helen Montagu and published in Prayers for Jewish Working Girls (1895), pp. 14-15.
Contributed by: Lilian Helen Montagu, Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
“Wednesday’s Prayer” was written by Lilian Helen Montagu and published in Prayers for Jewish Working Girls (1895), pp. 13-14.
Contributed by: Lilian Helen Montagu, Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
“Monday’s Prayer” was written by Lilian Helen Montagu and published in Prayers for Jewish Working Girls (1895), pp. 10-11.
Contributed by: Lilian Helen Montagu, Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
“Tuesday’s Prayer” was written by Lilian Helen Montagu and published in Prayers for Jewish Working Girls (1895), pp. 12-13.

