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Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

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.)

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Bajban | Prayer in a personal crisis, by Rabbi Arnold Kiss (1897)

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


Gyermekek üdvéért | Gebet für das Heil des Kindes | Prayer for the well-being of children, by Rabbi Arnold Kiss (1897)

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


Reggeli ima | Gebet am Morgen | Morning Prayer, a paraliturgical Elohai Neshamah by Rabbi Arnold Kiss (1897)

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


A nő imája férjéért | A woman’s prayer for her husband, by Rabbi Arnold Kiss (1897)

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


Országos bánat, közös baj idején | Prayer in a time of national crisis, by Rabbi Arnold Kiss (1897)

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.


Morning Song, a hymn by Felix Adler (1897)

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.


Thanksgiving to the Almighty for the Centenary of the Gate of Mercy Synagogue, Bombay — by Joseph Ezekiel Rajpurkar (13 May 1896)

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.


Thanksgiving to the Almighty for the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty the Empress Victoria, by Joseph Ezekiel Rajpurkar at Gates of Mercy Synagogue, Bombay (20 June 1897)

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.


תפלה לעצור המגפה בעיר במבי יע״א | Prayer for the Suppression of the Plague in Bombay offered at the Shaar HaRaḥamim Synagogue, by Joseph Ezekiel Rajpurkar (29 October 1896)

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.


אײן אנשפראכע געגען עין הרע | An Incantation against the Ayin haRa (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.


Invocation by Rabbi Samuel Sale at the Republican National Convention (16 June 1896)

Contributed by: Samuel Sale, Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

The invocation offered at the opening of the Republican National Convention in St. Louis in 1896.


Opening Prayer to the Home Service for the Festival of Passover, by Rabbi J. Leonard Levy (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.


Ḳiddush in the Home Service for the Festival of Passover, by Rabbi J. Leonard Levy (1896)

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.


Concluding Prayer for Hallel in the Home Service for the Festival of Passover, by Rabbi J. Leonard Levy (1896)

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.


Closing Prayer to the Home Service for the Festival of Passover, by Rabbi J. Leonard Levy (1896)

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.


Friday’s Prayer, by Lilian Helen Montagu (1895)

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.


Thursday’s Prayer, by Lilian Helen Montagu (1895)

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.


Wednesday’s Prayer, by Lilian Helen Montagu (1895)

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.


Monday’s Prayer, by Lilian Helen Montagu (1895)

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.


Tuesday’s Prayer, by Lilian Helen Montagu (1895)

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.



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