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Aharon N. Varady (translation)

Aharon Varady (M.A.J.Ed./JTSA Davidson) is a volunteer translator for the Open Siddur Project. If you find any mistakes in his translations, 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 transcribes prayers and contributes his own original work besides serving as the primary shammes for the Open Siddur Project and its website, opensiddur.org.)

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Für den ersten Tag der Woche | For the first day of the week, a teḥinah by Isaak Pleßner (1829)

Contributed on: 10 Feb 2022 by Andreas Rusterholz (transcription) | Yehoshua Heshil Miro | Isaak Pleßner | Aharon N. Varady (translation) |

“Für den ersten Tag der Woche” was included by Yehoshua Heshil Miro in his anthology of teḥinot, בית יעקב (Beit Yaaqov) Allgemeines Gebetbuch für gebildete Frauen mosaischer Religion. It first appears in the 1829 edition, תחנות Teḥinot ein Gebetbuch für gebildete Frauenzimmer mosaischer Religion as teḥinah №5 on pp. 6-8. In the 1835 and 1842 editions, it also appears as teḥinah №5 on pp. 7-9. In a note to “Gebet am Tage der Gedächtnißfeier verstorbener Eltern, an deren Grabe zu sprechen” published in the 1835 edition, Miro records that Isaak Plessner sent this prayer to him, and from this we infer that its authorship may also be attributed to him. . . .


Abend⸗Gebet [№1] | Evening prayer [№1], a teḥinah by Yehoshua Heshil Miro (1829)

Contributed on: 07 May 2022 by Andreas Rusterholz (transcription) | Yehoshua Heshil Miro | Aharon N. Varady (translation) |

“Abend⸗gebet [№1] (In Bezug auf das obige Gebet.)” was translated/adapted by Yehoshua Heshil Miro and published in his anthology of teḥinot, בית יעקב (Beit Yaaqov) Allgemeines Gebetbuch für gebildete Frauen mosaischer Religion. It first appears in the 1829 edition, תחנות Teḥinot ein Gebetbuch für gebildete Frauenzimmer mosaischer Religion as teḥinah №69 on pp. 101-102. In the 1835 edition, it appears as teḥinah №71 on pp. 122-125-127 the 1842 edition, it appears as teḥinah №74 on pp. 130-132. . . .


Für das Wochenfest (שבועות) [ver. 1] | For Shavuot (ver. 1), a teḥinah by Yehoshua Heshil Miro (1829)

Contributed on: 17 Feb 2022 by Andreas Rusterholz (transcription) | Yehoshua Heshil Miro | Aharon N. Varady (translation) |

“Für das Wochenfest [ver. 1]” was translated/adapted by Yehoshua Heshil Miro and published in his anthology of teḥinot, בית יעקב (Beit Yaaqov) Allgemeines Gebetbuch für gebildete Frauen mosaischer Religion. It first appears in the 1829 edition, תחנות Teḥinot ein Gebetbuch für gebildete Frauenzimmer mosaischer Religion as teḥinah №26 on pp. 33-35. In the 1835 edition, it appears as teḥinah №26 on pp. 39-40. In the 1842 edition, it appears as teḥinah №28 on pp. 42-43. . . .


Morgengebet [№1] | Morning prayer [№1], a teḥinah by Yehoshua Heshil Miro (1829)

Contributed on: 07 May 2022 by Andreas Rusterholz (transcription) | Yehoshua Heshil Miro | Aharon N. Varady (translation) |

“Desgleichen [Morgengebet №1]” was translated/adapted by Yehoshua Heshil Miro and published in his anthology of teḥinot, בית יעקב (Beit Yaaqov) Allgemeines Gebetbuch für gebildete Frauen mosaischer Religion. It first appears in the 1829 edition, תחנות Teḥinot ein Gebetbuch für gebildete Frauenzimmer mosaischer Religion as teḥinah №66 on pp. 95-96. In the 1835 edition, it appears as teḥinah №68 on pp. 118-120. In the 1842 edition, it appears as teḥinah №71 on pp. 123-125. . . .


An einem Fasttage (תענית) | Prayer on a fast day, a teḥinah by Yehoshua Heshil Miro (1829)

Contributed on: 04 Feb 2022 by Andreas Rusterholz (transcription) | Yehoshua Heshil Miro | Aharon N. Varady (translation) |

“An einem Fasttage” was translated/adapted by Yehoshua Heshil Miro and published in his anthology of teḥinot, בית יעקב (Beit Yaaqov) Allgemeines Gebetbuch für gebildete Frauen mosaischer Religion. It first appears in the 1829 edition, תחנות Teḥinot ein Gebetbuch für gebildete Frauenzimmer mosaischer Religion as teḥinah №22 on pp. 24-25. In the 1835 edition, it appears as teḥinah №22 on pp. 30-33. In the 1842 edition, it appears as teḥinah №22 on pp. 33-36. . . .


Am Vorabend des Versöhnungstages (כל נדרי) | On the Eve of Yom Kippur (Kol Nidrei), a teḥinah by Yehoshua Heshil Miro (1829)

Contributed on: 10 Mar 2022 by Andreas Rusterholz (transcription) | Yehoshua Heshil Miro | Aharon N. Varady (translation) |

“Am Vorabend des Versöhnungstages (כל נדרי)” was translated/adapted by Yehoshua Heshil Miro and published in his anthology of teḥinot, בית יעקב (Beit Yaaqov) Allgemeines Gebetbuch für gebildete Frauen mosaicher Religion. It first appears in the 1829 edition, תחנות Teḥinot ein Gebetbuch für gebildete Frauenzimmer mosaicher Religion as teḥinah №43 on pp. 56-59. In the 1835 edition, it appears as teḥinah №42 pp. 68-71. In the 1842 edition, it appears as teḥinah №44 on pp. 71-74. . . .


Am Todestage der Eltern (Jahrẓeit) | On the day of the death of the parents (Yahrẓeit), a teḥinah by Yehoshua Heshil Miro (1829)

Contributed on: 22 Oct 2022 by Andreas Rusterholz (transcription) | Yehoshua Heshil Miro | Aharon N. Varady (translation) |

“Am Todestage der Eltern (Jahrzeit)” was translated/adapted by Yehoshua Heshil Miro and published in his anthology of teḥinot, בית יעקב (Beit Yaaqov) Allgemeines Gebetbuch für gebildete Frauen mosaischer Religion. It first appears in the 1829 edition as teḥinah №78 on pp. 119-122. In the 1935 edition, it appears as teḥinah №106 on pp. 209-212. . . .


Gebet einer Wittwe | Prayer of a Widow, a teḥinah by Yehoshua Heshil Miro (1829)

Contributed on: 23 May 2022 by Andreas Rusterholz (transcription) | Yehoshua Heshil Miro | Aharon N. Varady (translation) |

“Gebet einer Wittwe” was translated/adapted by Yehoshua Heshil Miro and published in his anthology of teḥinot, בית יעקב (Beit Yaaqov) Allgemeines Gebetbuch für gebildete Frauen mosaischer Religion. It first appears in the 1829 edition, תחנות Teḥinot ein Gebetbuch für gebildete Frauenzimmer mosaischer Religion as teḥinah №83 on pp. 131-133. In the 1835 edition, it appears as teḥinah №83 on pp. 154-157. In the 1842 edition, it appears as teḥinah №86 on pp. 159-162. . . .


Am Osterfeste, Paßah (פסח) [v.2] | Prayer on the Spring Festival, Pesaḥ (v.2) — a teḥinah by Yehoshua Heshil Miro (1829)

Contributed on: 04 Feb 2022 by Andreas Rusterholz (transcription) | Yehoshua Heshil Miro | Aharon N. Varady (translation) |

“Desselben Inhalts [Am Osterfeste, Paßah (פסח) v.2]” was translated/adapted by Yehoshua Heshil Miro and published in his anthology of teḥinot, בית יעקב (Beit Yaaqov) Allgemeines Gebetbuch für gebildete Frauen mosaischer Religion. It first appears in the 1829 edition, תחנות Teḥinot ein Gebetbuch für gebildete Frauenzimmer mosaischer Religion as teḥinah №24 on pp. 30-32. In the 1835 edition, it appears as teḥinah №24 on pp. 35-37. In the 1842 edition, it appears as teḥinah №26 on pp. 38-40. . . .


Für das Wochenfest (שבועות) [ver. 2] | For Shavuot (ver. 2), a teḥinah by Yehoshua Heshil Miro (1829)

Contributed on: 17 Feb 2022 by Andreas Rusterholz (transcription) | Yehoshua Heshil Miro | Aharon N. Varady (translation) |

“Desselben Inhalts [Für das Wochenfest (ver. 2)]” was translated/adapted by Yehoshua Heshil Miro and published in his anthology of teḥinot, בית יעקב (Beit Yaaqov) Allgemeines Gebetbuch für gebildete Frauen mosaicher Religion. It first appears in the 1829 edition, תחנות Teḥinot ein Gebetbuch für gebildete Frauenzimmer mosaicher Religion as teḥinah №27 on pp. 35-36. In the 1835 edition, it appears as teḥinah №27 on pp. 40-42. In the 1842 edition, it appears as teḥinah №29 on pp. 43-45. . . .


תהלים מ״ז | (Psalms 47) Dieser Psalm wird siebenmal vor dem Schofer blasen wiederholt (translation by Yehoshua Heshil Miro, 1829)

Contributed on: 19 Feb 2022 by Andreas Rusterholz (transcription) | Yehoshua Heshil Miro | Bnei Qoraḥ | Aharon N. Varady (translation) |

“Dieser Psalm wird siebenmal vor dem Schofer blasen wiederholt (Psalm 47)” was translated/adapted by Yehoshua Heshil Miro and published in his anthology of teḥinot, בית יעקב (Beit Yaaqov) Allgemeines Gebetbuch für gebildete Frauen mosaicher Religion. It first appears in the 1829 edition, תחנות Teḥinot ein Gebetbuch für gebildete Frauenzimmer mosaicher Religion as teḥinah №35 on p. 44. In the 1835 edition, it appears as teḥinah №31 on pp. 47-48. In the 1842 edition, it appears as teḥinah №33 on pp. 50-51. . . .


Andachtsübung einer Mutter | Devotional exercise of a mother, a teḥinah by Yehoshua Heshil Miro (1829)

Contributed on: 08 May 2022 by Andreas Rusterholz (transcription) | Yehoshua Heshil Miro | Aharon N. Varady (translation) |

“Andachtsübung einer Mutter” was translated/adapted by Yehoshua Heshil Miro and published in his anthology of teḥinot, בית יעקב (Beit Yaaqov) Allgemeines Gebetbuch für gebildete Frauen mosaischer Religion. It first appears in the 1829 edition, תחנות Teḥinot ein Gebetbuch für gebildete Frauenzimmer mosaischer Religion as teḥinah №73 on pp. 107-110. In the 1835 edition, it appears as teḥinah №74 on pp. 130-133. In the 1842 edition, it appears as teḥinah №77 on pp.135-138. . . .


Am Neujahrstage, Zweites Gebet vor dem Schofer blasen | On Rosh haShanah, a second prayer before the Shofar is blown, a teḥinah by Yehoshua Heshil Miro (1829)

Contributed on: 21 Feb 2022 by Andreas Rusterholz (transcription) | Yehoshua Heshil Miro | Aharon N. Varady (translation) |

“Zweites Gebet vor dem Schofar blasen” was translated/adapted by Yehoshua Heshil Miro and published in his anthology of teḥinot, בית יעקב (Beit Yaaqov) Allgemeines Gebetbuch für gebildete Frauen mosaicher Religion. It first appears in the 1829 edition, תחנות Teḥinot ein Gebetbuch für gebildete Frauenzimmer mosaicher Religion as teḥinah №36 on pp. 44-46. In the 1835 edition, it appears as teḥinah №33 on pp. 49-51. In the 1842 edition, it appears as teḥinah №35 on pp. 52-54. . . .


Gebet einer Mutter am Hochzeittage ihrer Tochter | Prayer of a mother on the wedding day of her daughter, a teḥinah by Yehoshua Heshil Miro (1829)

Contributed on: 23 May 2022 by Andreas Rusterholz (transcription) | Yehoshua Heshil Miro | Aharon N. Varady (translation) |

“Gebet einer Mutter am Hochzeittage ihrer Tochter” was translated/adapted by Yehoshua Heshil Miro and published in his anthology of teḥinot, בית יעקב (Beit Yaaqov) Allgemeines Gebetbuch für gebildete Frauen mosaischer Religion. It first appears in the 1829 edition, תחנות Teḥinot ein Gebetbuch für gebildete Frauenzimmer mosaischer Religion as teḥinah №81 on pp. 127-129. In the 1835 edition, it appears as teḥinah №81 on pp. 150-151. In the 1842 edition, it appears as teḥinah №84 on pp. 155-156. . . .


Am Tage vor Neujahr auf dem Begräbnißplatz [№2] | On the day before the New Year in the burial ground [№2], a teḥinah by Yehoshua Heshil Miro (1829)

Contributed on: 25 Sep 2022 by Andreas Rusterholz (transcription) | Yehoshua Heshil Miro | Aharon N. Varady (translation) |

“Desselben Inhalts [Am Tage vor Neujahr auf dem Begräbnißplatz №2]” was translated/adapted by Yehoshua Heshil Miro and published in his anthology of teḥinot, בית יעקב (Beit Yaaqov) Allgemeines Gebetbuch für gebildete Frauen mosaischer Religion. It first appears in the 1835 edition as teḥinah №105 on pp. 208-209. . . .


Am Versöhnungstage, wenn aus der heiligen Schrift vorgelesen wird | During the Torah Reading Service on Yom Kippur, a teḥinah by Yehoshua Heshil Miro (1829)

Contributed on: 11 Mar 2022 by Andreas Rusterholz (transcription) | Yehoshua Heshil Miro | Aharon N. Varady (translation) |

“Am Versöhnungstage, wenn aus der heiligen Schrift vorgelesen wird” was translated/adapted by Yehoshua Heshil Miro and published in his anthology of teḥinot, בית יעקב (Beit Yaaqov) Allgemeines Gebetbuch für gebildete Frauen mosaicher Religion. It first appears in the 1829 edition, תחנות Teḥinot ein Gebetbuch für gebildete Frauenzimmer mosaicher Religion as teḥinah №44 on pp. 59-61. In the 1835 edition, it appears as teḥinah №43 pp. 72-74. In the 1842 edition, it appears as teḥinah №45 on pp. 75-77. . . .


Am Tage vor Neujahr auf dem Begräbnißplatz [№1] | On the day before the New Year in the burial ground [№1], a teḥinah by Yehoshua Heshil Miro (1829)

Contributed on: 25 Sep 2022 by Andreas Rusterholz (transcription) | Yehoshua Heshil Miro | Aharon N. Varady (translation) |

“Am Tage vor Neujahr auf dem Begräbnißplatz” was translated/adapted by Yehoshua Heshil Miro and published in his anthology of teḥinot, בית יעקב (Beit Yaaqov) Allgemeines Gebetbuch für gebildete Frauen mosaischer Religion. It first appears in the 1835 edition as teḥinah №104 on pp. 207-208. . . .


Am Tage der Zerstörung Jerusalems (תשעה באב) | On the Fast of the 9th of Av, a teḥinah by Yehoshua Heshil Miro (1829)

Contributed on: 19 Feb 2022 by Andreas Rusterholz (transcription) | Yehoshua Heshil Miro | Aharon N. Varady (translation) |

“Am Fasttage des vierten Monats” was translated/adapted by Yehoshua Heshil Miro and published in his anthology of teḥinot, בית יעקב (Beit Yaaqov) Allgemeines Gebetbuch für gebildete Frauen mosaicher Religion. It first appears in the 1829 edition, תחנות Teḥinot ein Gebetbuch für gebildete Frauenzimmer mosaicher Religion as teḥinah №28 on pp. 36-37. In the 1835 edition, it appears as teḥinah №28 on pp. 42-43. In the 1842 edition, it appears as teḥinah №30 on pp. 45-46. . . .


Am Fasttage vor dem Purimfeste (תענית אסתר) | On the fast day before the Festival of Purim (Ta’anit Esther), a teḥinah by Yehoshua Heshil Miro (1829)

Contributed on: 13 Mar 2022 by Andreas Rusterholz (transcription) | Yehoshua Heshil Miro | Aharon N. Varady (translation) |

“Am Fasttage vor dem Purimfeste” was translated/adapted by Yehoshua Heshil Miro and published in his anthology of teḥinot, בית יעקב (Beit Yaaqov) Allgemeines Gebetbuch für gebildete Frauen mosaicher Religion. It first appears in the 1829 edition, תחנות Teḥinot ein Gebetbuch für gebildete Frauenzimmer mosaicher Religion as teḥinah №56 on pp. 82-83. In the 1835 edition, it appears as teḥinah №58 pp. 104-106. In the 1842 edition, it appears as teḥinah №61 on p. 109-111. . . .


Gebet wenn man auf den Begräbnißplatz kommt | Prayer when you come to the burial ground, a teḥinah by Yehoshua Heshil Miro (1829)

Contributed on: 20 Oct 2022 by Andreas Rusterholz (transcription) | Yehoshua Heshil Miro | Aharon N. Varady (translation) |

“Gebet wenn man auf den Begräbnißplatz kommt” was translated/adapted by Yehoshua Heshil Miro and published in his anthology of teḥinot, בית יעקב (Beit Yaaqov) Allgemeines Gebetbuch für gebildete Frauen mosaischer Religion. It first appears in the 1835 edition as teḥinah №96 on p. 193. . . .


Vor dem Etrog-Segen | Before the Etrog Blessing, a teḥinah by Yehoshua Heshil Miro (1829)

Contributed on: 13 Mar 2022 by Andreas Rusterholz (transcription) | Yehoshua Heshil Miro | Aharon N. Varady (translation) |

“Vor dem Etrog-Segen” was translated/adapted by Yehoshua Heshil Miro and published in his anthology of teḥinot, בית יעקב (Beit Yaaqov) Allgemeines Gebetbuch für gebildete Frauen mosaicher Religion. It first appears in the 1829 edition, תחנות Teḥinot ein Gebetbuch für gebildete Frauenzimmer mosaicher Religion as teḥinah №47 on pp. 67-68. In the 1835 edition, it appears as teḥinah №49 pp. 85-86. In the 1842 edition, it appears as teḥinah №51 on p. 90. . . .


Am siebenten Tage des Laubhüttenfestes (Hoschana Raba) | On the seventh day of Sukkot (Hoshana Rabbah), a teḥinah by Yehoshua Heshil Miro (1829)

Contributed on: 15 Mar 2022 by Andreas Rusterholz (transcription) | Yehoshua Heshil Miro | Aharon N. Varady (translation) |

“Am siebenten Tage des Laubhüttenfestes. (Hoschana Raba)” was translated/adapted by Yehoshua Heshil Miro and published in his anthology of teḥinot, בית יעקב (Beit Yaaqov) Allgemeines Gebetbuch für gebildete Frauen mosaicher Religion. It first appears in the 1829 edition, תחנות Teḥinot ein Gebetbuch für gebildete Frauenzimmer mosaicher Religion as teḥinah №50 on pp. 72-73. In the 1835 edition, it appears (misnumbered) as teḥinah №51 pp. 90-91. In the 1842 edition, it appears as teḥinah №54 on pp. 95-96. . . .


Der Arme | [Prayer of] the Pauper, a teḥinah by Yehoshua Heshil Miro (1829)

Contributed on: 22 May 2022 by Andreas Rusterholz (transcription) | Yehoshua Heshil Miro | Aharon N. Varady (translation) |

“Der Arme” was translated/adapted by Yehoshua Heshil Miro and published in his anthology of teḥinot, בית יעקב (Beit Yaaqov) Allgemeines Gebetbuch für gebildete Frauen mosaischer Religion. It first appears in the 1829 edition, תחנות Teḥinot ein Gebetbuch für gebildete Frauenzimmer mosaischer Religion as teḥinah №77 on pp. 117-119. In the 1835 edition, it appears as teḥinah №78 on pp. 141-144. In the 1842 edition, it appears as teḥinah №81 on pp. 146-149. . . .


Fürbitte für die Verstorbenen (הזכרת נשׁמות) [no.3] | Intercession for the Deceased (Hazkarat Neshamot) [no.3], a teḥinah by Yehoshua Heshil Miro (1829)

Contributed on: 07 Mar 2022 by Andreas Rusterholz (transcription) | Yehoshua Heshil Miro | Aharon N. Varady (translation) |

“[Fürbitte für die Verstorbenen (no.3)]” was translated/adapted by Yehoshua Heshil Miro and published in his anthology of teḥinot, בית יעקב (Beit Yaaqov) Allgemeines Gebetbuch für gebildete Frauen mosaicher Religion. It first appears in the 1829 edition, תחנות Teḥinot ein Gebetbuch für gebildete Frauenzimmer mosaicher Religion as teḥinah №38 on pp. 47-49. In the 1835 edition, it appears as teḥinah №37 on pp. 58-60. In the 1842 edition, it appears as teḥinah №39 on pp. 61-63. . . .


Fürbitte für die Verstorbenen (הזכרת נשׁמות) [№2] | Intercession for the Deceased (Hazkarat Neshamot) [№2], a teḥinah by Isaak Pleßner (1829)

Contributed on: 07 Mar 2022 by Andreas Rusterholz (transcription) | Yehoshua Heshil Miro | Isaak Pleßner | Aharon N. Varady (translation) |

“Fürbitte für die Verstorbenen [no.2]” was included by Yehoshua Heshil Miro in his anthology of teḥinot, בית יעקב (Beit Yaaqov) Allgemeines Gebetbuch für gebildete Frauen mosaicher Religion. It first appears in the 1829 edition, תחנות Teḥinot ein Gebetbuch für gebildete Frauenzimmer mosaicher Religion as teḥinah №38 on pp. 47-49. In the 1835 edition, it appears as teḥinah №36 on pp. 56-58. In the 1842 edition, it appears as teḥinah №38 on pp. 59-61. In a note to “Gebet am Tage der Gedächtnißfeier verstorbener Eltern, an deren Grabe zu sprechen” published in the 1835 edition, Miro records that Isaak Plessner sent this prayer to him, and from this we infer that its authorship may also be attributed to him. . . .


Fürbitte für die Verstorbenen (הזכרת נשׁמות) Unsterblichkeit | Intercession for the Deceased (Hazkarat Neshamot) On Immortality, a teḥinah by Yehoshua Heshil Miro (1829)

Contributed on: 07 Mar 2022 by Andreas Rusterholz (transcription) | Yehoshua Heshil Miro | Aharon N. Varady (translation) |

“[Fürbitte für die Verstorbenen] (Unsterblichkeit)” was translated/adapted by Yehoshua Heshil Miro and published in his anthology of teḥinot, בית יעקב (Beit Yaaqov) Allgemeines Gebetbuch für gebildete Frauen mosaicher Religion. It first appears in the 1829 edition, תחנות Teḥinot ein Gebetbuch für gebildete Frauenzimmer mosaicher Religion as teḥinah №39 on pp. 50-51. In the 1835 edition, it appears as teḥinah №38 on pp. 60-62. In the 1842 edition, it appears as teḥinah №40 on pp. 63-65. . . .


Gebet einer Mutter, wenn ihr Sohn durch die Beschneidung in den Bund der Israeliten aufgenommen wird | Prayer of a mother when her son is taken into the covenant of the Israelites through circumcision, a teḥinah by Yehoshua Heshil Miro (1829)

Contributed on: 04 May 2022 by Andreas Rusterholz (transcription) | Yehoshua Heshil Miro | Aharon N. Varady (translation) |

“Gebet einer Mutter, wenn ihr Sohn durch die Beschneidung in den Bund der Israeliten aufgenommen wird” was translated/adapted by Yehoshua Heshil Miro and published in his anthology of teḥinot, בית יעקב (Beit Yaaqov) Allgemeines Gebetbuch für gebildete Frauen mosaischer Religion. It first appears in the 1829 edition, תחנות Teḥinot ein Gebetbuch für gebildete Frauenzimmer mosaischer Religion as teḥinah №59 on pp. 85-86. In the 1835 edition, it appears as teḥinah №61 on pp. 108-109. In the 1842 edition, it appears as teḥinah №64 on pp. 113-114. . . .


Gebet eines Menschen der sich durch den Handel nährt | Prayer of a person who feeds themself through trade, a teḥinah by Yehoshua Heshil Miro (1829)

Contributed on: 07 May 2022 by Andreas Rusterholz (transcription) | Yehoshua Heshil Miro | Aharon N. Varady (translation) |

“Gebet eines Menschen der sich durch den Handel nährt” was translated/adapted by Yehoshua Heshil Miro and published in his anthology of teḥinot, בית יעקב (Beit Yaaqov) Allgemeines Gebetbuch für gebildete Frauen mosaischer Religion. It first appears in the 1829 edition, תחנות Teḥinot ein Gebetbuch für gebildete Frauenzimmer mosaischer Religion as teḥinah №63 on pp. 90-91. In the 1835 edition, it appears as teḥinah №65 on pp. 113-114. In the 1842 edition, it appears as teḥinah №68 on pp. 118-119. The prayer is thematically closely related to the Birkat haMazon. . . .


Am Versöhnungstag zu מנחה (über die Geschichte von Jona) | On reading the story of Yonah on Yom Kippur at Minḥah, a teḥinah by Yehoshua Heshil Miro (1829)

Contributed on: 11 Mar 2022 by Andreas Rusterholz (transcription) | Yehoshua Heshil Miro | Aharon N. Varady (translation) |

“Am Versöhnungstag zu מנחה (über die Geschichte von Jona)” was translated/adapted by Yehoshua Heshil Miro and published in his anthology of teḥinot, בית יעקב (Beit Yaaqov) Allgemeines Gebetbuch für gebildete Frauen mosaicher Religion. It first appears in the 1829 edition, תחנות Teḥinot ein Gebetbuch für gebildete Frauenzimmer mosaicher Religion as teḥinah №45 on pp. 61-64. In the 1835 edition, it appears as teḥinah №46 pp. 76-78. In the 1842 edition, it appears as teḥinah №48 on pp. 79-81. . . .


Gebet einer Stiefmutter | Prayer of a stepmother, a teḥinah by Yehoshua Heshil Miro (1829)

Contributed on: 23 May 2022 by Andreas Rusterholz (transcription) | Yehoshua Heshil Miro | Aharon N. Varady (translation) |

“Gebet einer Stiefmutter” was translated/adapted by Yehoshua Heshil Miro and published in his anthology of teḥinot, בית יעקב (Beit Yaaqov) Allgemeines Gebetbuch für gebildete Frauen mosaischer Religion. It first appears in the 1829 edition, תחנות Teḥinot ein Gebetbuch für gebildete Frauenzimmer mosaischer Religion as teḥinah №82 on pp. 129-131. In the 1835 edition, it appears as teḥinah №82 on pp. 151-154. In the 1842 edition, it appears as teḥinah №85 on pp. 156-159. . . .


Für den ersten Tag des Laubhüttenfestes [no.2] | For the first day of Sukkot (no.2), a teḥinah by Yehoshua Heshil Miro (1829)

Contributed on: 15 Mar 2022 by Andreas Rusterholz (transcription) | Yehoshua Heshil Miro | Aharon N. Varady (translation) |

“[Für den ersten Tag des Laubhüttenfestes (no.2]” was translated/adapted by Yehoshua Heshil Miro and published in his anthology of teḥinot, בית יעקב (Beit Yaaqov) Allgemeines Gebetbuch für gebildete Frauen mosaicher Religion. It first appears in the 1829 edition, תחנות Teḥinot ein Gebetbuch für gebildete Frauenzimmer mosaicher Religion as teḥinah №49 on pp. 70-72. In the 1835 edition, it appears as teḥinah №51 pp. 88-90. In the 1842 edition, it appears as teḥinah №53 on pp. 93-95. . . .


Vor Neïla (Schlußgebet) | For Neïlah, a teḥinah by Yehoshua Heshil Miro (1829)

Contributed on: 12 Mar 2022 by Andreas Rusterholz (transcription) | Yehoshua Heshil Miro | Aharon N. Varady (translation) |

“Vor Neïla (Schlußgebet)” was translated/adapted by Yehoshua Heshil Miro and published in his anthology of teḥinot, בית יעקב (Beit Yaaqov) Allgemeines Gebetbuch für gebildete Frauen mosaicher Religion. It first appears in the 1829 edition, תחנות Teḥinot ein Gebetbuch für gebildete Frauenzimmer mosaicher Religion as teḥinah №46 on pp. 64-67. In the 1835 edition, it appears as teḥinah №47 pp. 79-82. In the 1842 edition, it appears as teḥinah №49 on pp. 82-85. . . .


Andachtsübung einer Braut an ihrem Hochzeitstage | Devotional exercise of a bride on her wedding day, a teḥinah by Yehoshua Heshil Miro (1829)

Contributed on: 23 May 2022 by Andreas Rusterholz (transcription) | Yehoshua Heshil Miro | Aharon N. Varady (translation) |

“Andachtsübung einer Braut an ihrem Hochzeitstage” was translated/adapted by Yehoshua Heshil Miro and published in his anthology of teḥinot, בית יעקב (Beit Yaaqov) Allgemeines Gebetbuch für gebildete Frauen mosaischer Religion. It first appears in the 1829 edition, תחנות Teḥinot ein Gebetbuch für gebildete Frauenzimmer mosaischer Religion as teḥinah №80 on pp. 124-127. In the 1835 edition, it appears as teḥinah №79 on pp. 144-147. In the 1842 edition, it appears as teḥinah №82 on pp. 149-152. . . .


Gebete einer Frau wenn ihr Kind zur Beschneidung getragen wird | Prayer of a woman when her child is carried for circumcision, a teḥinah by Wolf Mayer (1828)

Contributed on: 01 Feb 2022 by Chajm Guski (German translation) | Wolf Mayer | Aharon N. Varady (translation) |

“Gebete einer Frau wenn ihr Kind zur Beschneidung getragen wird” was translated/adapted by Mayer Wolf and published in his anthology of teḥinot, תְּחִנּוֹת בְּנוֹת יְשֻׁרוּן Gebethbuch für gebildete israelitisch Frauenzimmer (1828) on pp. 124-125. . . .


Gebete einer Geschäftsfrau | Prayer of a Business Woman, a teḥinah by Wolf Mayer (1828)

Contributed on: 30 Jan 2022 by Daniel Bar Sadeh-Weise (transcription) | Wolf Mayer | Aharon N. Varady (translation) |

“Gebete einer Geschäftsfrau” was translated/adapted by Mayer Wolf and published in his anthology of teḥinot, תְּחִנּוֹת בְּנוֹת יְשֻׁרוּן Techinôs Benôs Jeschurun Ein Gebetbuch für gebildete Frauenzimmer (1828) on pp. 115-117. . . .


Gebete bei dem Anzünden der Lichter Freitag nachts | Prayer at the kindling of the Friday night lights, a teḥinah by Wolf Mayer (1828)

Contributed on: 31 Jan 2022 by Daniel Bar Sadeh-Weise (transcription) | Wolf Mayer | Aharon N. Varady (translation) |

“Gebete bei dem Anzünden der Lichter Freitag nachts” was translated/adapted by Mayer Wolf and published in his anthology of teḥinot, תְּחִנּוֹת בְּנוֹת יְשֻׁרוּן Gebethbuch für gebildete israelitisch Frauenzimmer (1828) on pp. 107-109. . . .


Prayer for the Jewish Militiamen of Suriname, by David Hizkiahu Baruch Louzada (ca. 1806)

Contributed on: 11 Jan 2024 by David Hizkiahu Baruch Louzada | Aharon N. Varady (transcription) | Aharon N. Varady (translation) |

This is a prayer composed by David Hizkiahu Baruch Louzada (1750–1825) for Jewish Militiamen in Suriname mustered in the event of Maroon attacks. . . .


א דוּדעלע (אַיֵּה אֶמְצָאֶךָּ)‏ | A Dudele (Where shall I seek you?), by Rabbi Levi Yitsḥaq of Berditchev (ca. 18th c.)

Contributed on: 02 Jun 2020 by Levi Yitsḥaq Derbarmdiger Rosakov of Berditchev | Aharon N. Varady (translation) |

A profound song invoking divine presence. . . .


Bénissons, a French table song for the Birkat haMazon (ca. 18th c.)

Contributed on: 04 Jun 2021 by Joshua de Sola Mendes (transcription) | David Lévi Alvarès | Unknown Author(s) | Aharon N. Varady (translation) |

Bénissons is the French version of the well-known Bendigamos, a prayer and melody of the Spanish & Portuguese Jewish communities, most probably originating in Bordeaux, France. . . .


תפילה לפני שחיטה | Prayer before Kosher Slaughter, by Eliyah ben Shlomo Avraham haKohen (Sefer Shevet Musar, 1712)

Contributed on: 20 Feb 2018 by Eliyah ben Shlomo Avraham haKohen | Aharon N. Varady (translation) |

This is a kavvanah for kosher slaughterers to say prior to the blessing over sheḥitah, first published in the early 18th century, and composed within the school of the ARI z”l. . . .


אֵל בָּרוּךְ | El Barukh :: A piyyut containing the 42 Letter Name, recorded by Rabbi Isaiah Horowitz

Contributed on: 15 Dec 2018 by Nir Krakauer (translation) | Isaiah Horowitz | Aharon N. Varady (translation) |

A piyyut providing the 42 letter divine name as an acrostic, recorded in the work of Rabbi Isaiah Horowitz. . . .


אֶהְיֶה בְּעֵדֶן | Ehyeh b’Aden :: A piyyut containing the 42 Letter Name, in Sefer Ma’avar Yaḇoq (1626)

Contributed on: 20 Feb 2019 by Aharon Berekhiah ben Mosheh of Modena | Aharon N. Varady (translation) |

A 42 Letter Divine Name acrostic piyyut to comfort someone in the process of dying. . . .


וִדּוּי בַּיָּמִים מֵחֲמִשִּׁים שָׁנָה וְאֵלֶךְ | Vidui for those fifty years old and over, by Rabbi Mosheh Halperin (1611)

Contributed on: 11 Sep 2024 by Aharon N. Varady (transcription) | Aharon N. Varady (translation) | Abe Katz (translation) | Mosheh Halperin |

This vidui prayer for those privileged to live past the age of 50 is found in Rabbi Mosheh ben Zevulun Eliezer Halperin’s Zikhron Mosheh (Lublin: 1611), siman 13. . . .


אֵין אַדִּיר כַּיְיָ (מִפִּי אֵל)‏ | Ayn Adir kAdonai | לָא קָאדִּר סַוָא אַלְלָה (There is none like Allah), minhag Cairo variation with a Judeo-Arabic translation

Contributed on: 09 Apr 2024 by Akiva Sanders (translation) | Unknown Translator(s) | Unknown Author(s) | Aharon N. Varady (transcription) | Aharon N. Varady (translation) | Isaac Gantwerk Mayer (translation) |

This is a variation of Mipi El in Hebrew with a Judeo-Arabic translation found in the Seder al-Tawḥid for Rosh Ḥodesh Nissan, compiled by Mosheh Asher ibn Shmuel in 1887 in Alexandria. . . .


תפילה קודם לימוד הקבלה | Prayer Before Studying Ḳabbalah, by Rabbi Yitsḥaq Luria (translated by Aharon Varady)

Contributed on: 12 Oct 2014 by Yitsḥak Luria | Aharon N. Varady (translation) |

A traditional prayer before studying classic texts of ḳabbalah, by a celebrated ḳabbalist of the 16th century, in pointed Hebrew with an English translation. . . .


מוֹדה אֲנִי | Returning the body to the soul: an adaptation of Modeh Ani by Moshe ibn Makhir

Contributed on: 10 Feb 2013 by Ya'qub Ibn Yusuf | Mosheh ben Yehudah ibn Makhir | Aharon N. Varady (translation) |

Modeh Ani first appeared as an addendum in Seder ha-Yom (1599) by Moshe ibn Makhir of Safed. A slightly different formula offers a deep insight into who and what has returned to one’s self upon waking. . . .


אֱלֹהִים בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל | Elohim b’Yisrael :: A piyyut containing the 42 Letter Name, recorded in Sefer haPeliah

Contributed on: 16 Dec 2018 by Nir Krakauer (translation) | Unknown Author(s) | Aharon N. Varady (translation) |

The earliest recorded prayer or piyyut providing an acrostic for the 42 letter divine name. . . .


תפילה להפך – מאבן בֹחן | Prayer for Transformation, from the poem “Even Boḥan” by Rabbi Ḳalonymus b. Ḳalonymus ben Meir (1322)

Contributed on: 11 Oct 2018 by Aharon N. Varady (translation) | Nir Krakauer (translation) | Steven Greenberg | Aharon N. Varady (transcription) | Ḳalonymus b. Ḳalonymus ben Meir | Isaac Gantwerk Mayer (translation) |

A prayer by Kalonymus b. Kalonymus ben Meir that appears in his poem ספר אבן בוחן, יג Sefer Even Boḥan (§13), describing the author’s wish to have been born a Jewish woman. . . .


אֱלֹהַי נְשָׁמָה (נוסח אנגליה) | Elohai Neshamah, the complete daily vidui as found in the Ets Ḥayyim of Jacob Jehudah Ḥazzan on London (1287)

Contributed on: 04 Dec 2024 by Aharon N. Varady (translation) | Aharon N. Varady (transcription) | Israel Brodie | Yaakov ben Yehudah Ḥazzan of London | Unknown Author(s) |

This is the remarkable and unique form of the prayer Elohai Neshamah as found in the Ets Ḥayyim, a compendium of law and tradition of the Jews of England completed in 1287 by Jacob Jehudah Ḥazzan of London (only three years before the expulsion of the Jews from England). . . .


בְּרִיךְ שְׁמֵהּ דְּמָרֵא עָלְמָא | B’rikh Shmeih d’Marei Alma | Wenn man die Gesetzrolle aus der heiligen Lade nimmt (paraliturgical adaptation by Yehoshua Heshil Miro, 1829)

Contributed on: 17 Feb 2022 by Andreas Rusterholz (transcription) | Yehoshua Heshil Miro | Aharon N. Varady (translation) |

“Wenn man die Gesetzrolle aus der heiligen Lade nimmt” was translated/adapted from the prayer “Brikh Shmeih d’Marei Alma” (Zohar II 206a) by Yehoshua Heshil Miro and published in his anthology of teḥinot, בית יעקב (Beit Yaaqov) Allgemeines Gebetbuch für gebildete Frauen mosaicher Religion. The translation appears in the 1829 edition, תחנות Teḥinot ein Gebetbuch für gebildete Frauenzimmer mosaicher Religion as teḥinah №15 on pp. 19-20. In the 1835 and 1842 editions, it also appears as teḥinah №15 on pp. 22-23. . . .