Prayer for the Evening of the Day of Atonement (נעילה), by Rabbi Moritz Mayer (1866)
Contributed on: 22 Jun 2020 by
❧A prayer for a woman pleading for atonement in the final service of Yom Kippur at sunset. . . .
Kossuth imája | Prayer for the Fallen Heroes of the Battle of Kápolna, by István Roboz (1849)
Contributed on: 21 Jul 2024 by
❧This is a prayer for those fallen in the battle of Kápolna, a decisive battle during the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, written by István Roboz (1826-1916). Translated into numerous languages, the prayer was widely misattributed to enlightened president of Hungary, Lajos Kossuth. Circulated in translation and attributed to Kossuth, the prayer helped to cement his popularity among Jews worldwide praying for liberty from despotic regimes inclined for various reasons towards Jew hatred. . . .
Prayer for the Feast of Dedication (חנוכה), by Marcus Heinrich Bresslau (1852)
Contributed on: 13 Jun 2020 by
❧A prayer for festival of Ḥanukkah. . . .
Prayer for the Feast of Purim (פורים), by Marcus Heinrich Bresslau (1852)
Contributed on: 24 Nov 2021 by
❧“Prayer for the Feast of Purim (פורים)” by Marcus Heinrich Bresslau was first published in his תחנות בנות ישראל Devotions for the Daughters of Israel (1852), p. 46-48. . . .
Prayer for the Feast of Purim, by Rabbi Moritz Mayer (1866)
Contributed on: 22 Jun 2020 by
❧A prayer for a woman celebrating Purim. . . .
Prayer for the Festival of Rejoicing in the Torah (שמחת תורה), by Marcus Heinrich Bresslau (1852)
Contributed on: 27 Nov 2021 by
❧“Prayer for the Festival of Rejoicing in the Law שמחת תורה (9th Day of Tabernacles)” by Marcus Heinrich Bresslau was first published in his תחנות בנות ישראל Devotions for the Daughters of Israel (1852), p. 83. . . .
Prayer for the First Day of Sukkot, by Rabbi Moritz Mayer (1866)
Contributed on: 22 Jun 2020 by
❧A prayer for a woman celebrating the first yontef of Sukkot. . . .
Prayer for the First Days of Passover (פסח), by Marcus Heinrich Bresslau (1852)
Contributed on: 31 Mar 2023 by
❧“Prayer for the First Days of Passover (פסח)” by Marcus Heinrich Bresslau was first published in his תחנות בנות ישראל Devotions for the Daughters of Israel (1852), pp. 20-21. . . .
Prayer for the Government, by Rabbi H.A. Henry (Ḳ.Ḳ. B’nai Jeshurun, Cincinnati, Ohio 1850)
Contributed on: 11 Jul 2024 by
❧An original prayer for the government of the United States, Ohio, and the city of Cincinnati by Rabbi H.A. Henry was published in an article, “Emendation of the Liturgy” in The Asmonean (21 June 1850), p. 6. . . .
Prayer for the Government of the United States of America, by Rabbi Leo Jung (1927)
Contributed on: 08 Nov 2020 by
❧A prayer on behalf of the government of the United States of America by one of the leading architects of Modern Orthodoxy in America. . . .
תְּפִלָּה בְּעַד הַמֶּמְשָׁלָה | Prayer for the Government, by Rabbi Dr. Louis Ginzberg (1927)
Contributed on: 07 Aug 2010 by
❧The prayer for the government familiar to all Conservative movement congregations, as written by Rabbi Dr. Louis Ginzberg with an English translation by Rabbi Tim Bernard. . . .
Prayer for the Government of the Thoughts, by Grace Aguilar (ca. 1830s)
Contributed on: 06 May 2023 by
❧“Prayer for the Government of the Thoughts” by Grace Aguilar was published posthumously by her mother Sarah Aguilar in Sabbath Thoughts and Sacred Communings (1853), pp. 74-75. . . .
Prayer for the Government of the United States of America, by Rabbi Norman Salit (1927)
Contributed on: 08 Nov 2020 by
❧A prayer on behalf of the government of the United States of America by one of the leading architects of Modern Orthodoxy in America. . . .
Prayer for the Government [of the United States of America], by David Nunes Carvalho (Reformed Society of Israelites, Charleston, South Carolina, 1825)
Contributed on: 08 Oct 2021 by
❧This historically significant prayer for the government of the United States of America offered by the Reformed Society of Israelites (Charleston, S.C.), appears in The Sabbath service and miscellaneous prayers, adopted by the Reformed society of Israelites, founded in Charleston, S.C., November 21, 1825 (1830, Bloch: 1916). . . .
הַנּוֹתֵן תְּשׁוּעָה | Prayer for the Government of the United States of America, presented by Gershom Seixas on Thanksgiving Day 1789
Contributed on: 27 Nov 2018 by
❧The prayer for the government presented by Gershom Seixas at K.K. Shearith Israel on Thanksgiving Day 1789. . . .
תפלה בעד שלום המדינה | Prayer for the Government of William Howard Taft, by Avraham Hyman Charlap (1912)
Contributed on: 18 Nov 2021 by
❧A prayer for the government of President William Howard Taft and Vice-President James Sherman offered by a first generation immigrant to the United States. . . .
הַנּוֹתֵן תְּשׁוּעָה | Prayer for the Government on Thanksgiving Day, offered by Rabbi David de Sola Pool (1945)
Contributed on: 27 Nov 2019 by
❧The Prayer for the Government offered by Rabbi David de Sola Pool in his service for Thanksgiving Day in 1945. . . .
ברכה לאדונינו הקיסר ירה | Prayer for the Holy Roman Emperor and Empress, Leopold Ⅰ and Margaret (1658/1666)
Contributed on: 05 Jul 2022 by
❧This is a 17th century prayer for the Holy Roman Emperor found in Ms. 110 (Jewish Museum in Prague, Czech Republic). . . .
A Prayer for the Ill, by Rabbi Morrison David Bial (1962)
Contributed on: 06 Sep 2022 by
❧“A Prayer for the Ill” by Rabbi Morrison David Bial was first published in his anthology, An Offering of Prayer (1962), p. 46, from where this prayer was transcribed. . . .
Prayer for the Jewish Militiamen of Suriname, by David Hizkiahu Baruch Louzada (ca. 1806)
Contributed on: 11 Jan 2024 by
❧This is a prayer composed by David Hizkiahu Baruch Louzada (1750–1825) for Jewish Militiamen in Suriname mustered in the event of Maroon attacks. . . .
[Prayer] for the Last Days of Passover, by Rabbi Moritz Mayer (1866)
Contributed on: 22 Jun 2020 by
❧A prayer for a woman celebrating the final days of Passover yontef. . . .
תפלה למספד על המלך גארג | Prayer for the Memorial Service of King George Ⅵ (Office of the Chief Rabbi of the UK & the Commonwealth, 15 February 1952)
Contributed on: 10 Sep 2022 by
❧This is the prayer offered at the “Memorial Service on Friday, 15th February, 1952 (Eve of Sabbath, 19th Shebat, 5712) at the New West End Synagogue (London, W. 2) for His Late Majesty King George (VI)” as given by the Office of the Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth (officiated by Dayan Dr. I. Grunfeld and Rabbi Dr. A. Altmann, M.A. [Joint Deputies for the Chief Rabbi], the Rev. Ephraim Levine, M.A., the Rev. R.H. Levy, M.A.). Many thanks to Jeffrey Maynard for providing the page images of the service containing this prayer at his blog, Jewish Miscellanies. . . .
תְחִינָה פון דיא מִצְוה הַדְלָקַת הַנֵר | Prayer for the Mitsvah of Kindling the Shabbat Lights, by Sarah bat Tovim from the Tkhine of Three Gates (ca. early 18th c.)
Contributed on: 08 Sep 2020 by
❧The Prayer for the mitsvot of kindling the lights of Shabbat from the Teḥinah of the Three Gates by Sarah bat Tovim (18th century). . . .
תְחִינָה פון דיא מִצְוֺת חַלָה | Prayer for the Mitsvot of Preparing Ḥallah, by Sarah bat Tovim from the Tkhine of Three Gates (ca. early 18th c.)
Contributed on: 07 Sep 2020 by
❧The Prayer for the mitsvot of preparing Ḥallah from the Teḥinah of the Three Gates by Sarah bat Tovim (18th century). . . .
Prayer for the New Year, by Lilian Helen Montagu
Contributed on: 26 Aug 2022 by
❧This undated “Prayer for the New Year” by the Hon. Lily H. Montagu (1873-1963) from the archives of the Liberal Jewish Synagogue, London, was published in, Lily Montagu: Sermons, Addresses, Letters, and Prayers (ed. Ellen M. Umansky, 1985), pp. 350. . . .
[Prayer for] the Ninth of Aḇ, by Rabbi Abraham Cronbach (1924)
Contributed on: 16 Mar 2024 by
❧This prayer for “The Ninth of Ab” by Rabbi Abraham Cronbach is found in his, Prayers of the Jewish Advance (1924), on pages 60-65. . . .
מי שברך לשלום המדינה | Mi sheBerakh for the Peace of the State of Israel, by the Masorti Movement in Israel
Contributed on: 03 Aug 2024 by
❧This prayer for the peace of the nation, first published in the siddur VeAni Tefillati (second edition, page 133), was circulated by the Masorti Movement in Israel on social media on 1 August 2024, amidst increased anxieties over impending retaliatory strikes by Iran and its proxy armies in Lebanon and elsewhere. . . .
Prayer for the Peace of the Union, by Rabbi M.J. Michelbacher on a National Day of Humiliation, Fasting, and Prayer (4 January 1861)
Contributed on: 02 Aug 2024 by
❧This prayer for the peace of the United States was offered by Rabbi M.J. Michelbacher at Congregation Beit Ahabah (Richmond, Virginia) on the occasion of a national day of humiliation, fasting, and prayer proclaimed by President James Buchanan for January 4th, 1861. The prayer was published in the Richmond Daily Gazette and reprinted as “Another Prayer for the Union” in The Occident and American Jewish Advocate (17 January 1861), page 4. . . .
Prayer for the Penitential Days, by Grace Aguilar (ca. 1830s)
Contributed on: 21 May 2023 by
❧“Prayer for the Penitential Days” by Grace Aguilar was published posthumously by her mother Sarah Aguilar in the UK edition of Sacred Communings, pp. 90-91. It is not found in the US edition. . . .
Prayer for the People of Ukraine, by Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis (Office of the Chief Rabbi of the UK & the Commonwealth, 2022)
Contributed on: 24 Feb 2022 by
❧“Prayer for the People of Ukraine” was written by the chief rabbi of the United Kingdom, Ephraim Mirvis, and shared via the Twitter account of the Office of the Chief Rabbi. . . .
[Prayer] for the Persecuted, by Lilian Helen Montagu (1895)
Contributed on: 07 May 2023 by
❧“[Prayer] for the Persecuted” was written by Lilian Helen Montagu and published in Prayers for Jewish Working Girls (1895), pp. 31-32. . . .
Prayer for the Protection of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania after the Battle of Gettysburg by Rabbi Sabato Morais (4 July 1863)
Contributed on: 18 Aug 2022 by
❧This prayer by Rabbi Sabato Morais was offered on US Independence Day (4 July 1863) at the conclusion of a sermon reguested by the “Philadelphia Union League” and delivered before Congregation Mikveh Israel, that was published in The Jewish Messenger on 10 July 1863. July 4th, 1863, was the day following the Battle of Gettysburg, and hand’t yet been recognized as the crucial turning point in the defeat of the Confederacy during the Slaveholder’s Revolt. It was preserved by Rabbi Morais in his ledger (page 22, clipping 023), 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 for the Recovery of Emperor Frederick Ⅲ, King of Prussia — by Rabbi Kaufmann Kohler (1888)
Contributed on: 29 Jun 2024 by
❧A prayer for the well-being, health and recovery of Emperor Frederick Ⅲ by Rabbi Kaufmann Kohler (Temple Beth-El, New York) published in “In Town: Praying for the Emperor,” The Jewish Messenger (4 May 1888), page 2. . . .
Prayer for the Recovery of President James A. Garfield, by Rabbi Leopold Rosenstraus (9 July 1881)
Contributed on: 15 Jul 2024 by
❧A prayer for the recovery of President James A. Garfield was offered at Beth El Hebrew Congregation (Alexandria, Virginia) by Rabbi Leopold Rosenstraus in a public service on 9 July 1881 after the president was mortally wounded earlier that month (2 July) in an ultimately successful assassination attempt. The prayer was published on the front page of The Hebrew Leader (15 July 1881). . . .
Prayer for the Recovery of President James A. Garfield, by Rabbi Sabato Morais (26 August 1881)
Contributed on: 12 Jul 2022 by
❧This prayer for the recovery of President James A. Garfield after he had been shot and his wound infected was offered by Rabbi Sabato Morais and recorded in the Jewish Record, “Prayers for Our Sick President. Synagogue Mickvé Israel” on 26 August 1881. It was preserved by Rabbi Morais in his ledger (p. 174, clipping 296), 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 for the Recovery of President James A. Garfield, by Rabbi Sabato Morais (4 September 1881)
Contributed on: 12 Jul 2022 by
❧This prayer for the recovery of President James A. Garfield after he had been shot and his wound infected was offered by Rabbi Sabato Morais and recorded in The Sunday Dispatch, “The Suspense of a Nation. A Thought and a Prayer” on 4 September 1881. It was preserved by Rabbi Morais in his ledger (p. 175, clipping 297), 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 for the Recovery of President James A. Garfield, by Rabbi Sabato Morais (after 2 July 1881)
Contributed on: 02 Dec 2023 by
❧This prayer by Rabbi Sabato Morais for the recovery of President James Garfield after his being shot on 2 July 1881 is recorded in a newspaper clipping preserved on page 236 of the Sabato Morais Ledger, “‘A Nation Wounded.’ Opinions as Expressed in the Synagogue by a Prominent Rabbi.” The origin and date of the clipping is not indicated, however, the prayer was offered during the dedication of a synagogue in the then newly built Philadelphia Jewish Foster Home and Orphan Asylum on 12 June 1881 in Germantown. If you know the date of this synagogue dedication or the newspaper from which this clipping was taken, please leave a comment or contact us. We know a handful of prayers for President Garfield offered by Rabbi Morais over the course of the former’s lingering death, and this prayer seems to us to be the earliest of them, probably given sometime in July following the assassination, and recorded in the Philadelphia Inquirer or another newspaper. . . .
Prayer for the Recovery of President James A. Garfield in the merit of the Founding Fathers, by Rabbi Sabato Morais (before 19 September 1881)
Contributed on: 02 Dec 2023 by
❧This prayer by Rabbi Sabato Morais during the lingering death of President James Garfield is recorded in an undated and unsourced newspaper clipping, “A Petition in the Synagogue. Rabbi Morais’ Fervent Petition Before the Mickve Israel Congregation” preserved on page 237 of the Sabato Morais Ledger. The prayer is unique in appealing in the merit of four of the Founding Fathers of the United States (the first three presidents: George Washington, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson, along with Benjamin Franklin). . . .
תפילה להצלתם של הבחורים החטופים | Prayer for the rescue of the kidnapped youths, by Rabbi Shlomo Mosheh Amar (16 June 2014)
Contributed on: 14 Dec 2023 by
❧This prayer for the safe return of captives was offered by the (former) Sephardi chief rabbi of Jerusalem, Shlomo Moshe Amar, as published on the website, Srugim on 16 June 2014, amidst the crisis that summer sparked by the abduction and murder of three Yeshivah boys by HAMAS operatives in the West Bank. . . .
הַנּוֹתֵן תְּשׁוּעָה | A Prayer for the Kaiser, Nikolai Ⅱ Alexanderovich (1889)
Contributed on: 31 Oct 2021 by
❧This prayer for the well-being of the Kaiser (Emperor) Nikolai II and his family appears in the siddur Shir Ushvaḥah (1889) . . .
הַנּוֹתֵן תְּשׁוּעָה | Prayer for the Royal Family and Armed Forces of King Charles Ⅲ (2022)
Contributed on: 08 Sep 2022 by
❧This is the formula of the prayer for the government established by chief rabbi Joseph H. Hertz as introduced in 1935 for King George IV at the Royal Jubilee Service and included in his revised Authorised Prayer Book, vol. II (1942/3), p. 506-507. In 2014, this formula was amended by Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis of the Office of the Chief Rabbi of the UK and the Commonwealth, to include a short passage in recognition of the United Kingdom’s armed forces. . . .
הַנּוֹתֵן תְּשׁוּעָה | Prayer for the Royal Family of King Edward Ⅶ (1904)
Contributed on: 17 Apr 2021 by
❧The text of the prayer, haNoten Teshuah, as adapted for Edward VII. . . .
הַנּוֹתֵן תְּשׁוּעָה | Prayer for the Royal Family of King George Ⅴ (1931)
Contributed on: 17 Apr 2021 by
❧The text of the prayer, haNoten Teshuah, as adapted for King George V. . . .
הַנּוֹתֵן תְּשׁוּעָה | Prayer for the Royal Family of King George Ⅵ (1942)
Contributed on: 05 May 2021 by
❧The text of the prayer, haNoten Teshuah, as adapted for King George VI. . . .
הַנּוֹתֵן תְּשׁוּעָה | Prayer for the Royal Family of Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ (1962)
Contributed on: 05 May 2021 by
❧The text of the prayer, haNoten Teshuah, as adapted for Queen Elizabeth II. . . .
הַנּוֹתֵן תְּשׁוּעָה | Prayer for the Royal Family of Queen Victoria (1864)
Contributed on: 17 Feb 2016 by
❧The text of the prayer, haNoten Teshuah, as adapted for Queen Victoria. . . .
[Prayer for] the Sabbath, by Rabbi Abraham Cronbach (1924)
Contributed on: 17 Mar 2024 by
❧This prayer for “The Sabbath” by Rabbi Abraham Cronbach is found in his, Prayers of the Jewish Advance (1924), on pages 69-72. . . .
Prayer for the Sabbath, by Marcus Heinrich Bresslau (1852)
Contributed on: 10 Jun 2020 by
❧A prayer for the Sabbath day. . . .
[Prayer] for the Sabbath Day, by Rabbi Moritz Mayer (1866)
Contributed on: 09 Jun 2020 by
❧“[Prayer] For the Sabbath Day” is one of thirty prayers appearing in Rabbi Moritz Mayer’s collection of tehinot, Hours of Devotion (1866), of uncertain provenance and which he may have written. . . .
Prayer for the Sabbath Eve, by Grace Aguilar (ca. 1830s)
Contributed on: 16 May 2023 by
❧“Prayer for the Sabbath Eve” by Grace Aguilar was published posthumously by her mother Sarah Aguilar in Essays and Miscellanies (1853), in the section “Sacred Communings,” pp. 230-233. In the UK edition of Sacred Communings (1853) the prayer appears with small variations of spelling and punctuation on pages 138-140. . . .