General public forms of prayer may not always be adapted to the peculiar exigencies of every mind; the compilers of this work have therefore striven to supply in some measure this spiritual need, by meditations and prayers suited to every situation and occasion in life; and it has been the humble yet anxious endeavour of the translator to preserve the spirit of the original in its English garb. . . .

This is an abridged translation by Hester Rothschild in 1855 titled אמרי לב Prayers and Meditations, adapted from Prières d’un Cœur Israelite published by the “Société Consistoriale de Bons Livres” (1848). The original work by Rabbi Arnaud Aron and Jonas Ennery contains tkhines translated into French, prayers by German reformers in French translation, and many additional liturgical translations and paraliturgical prayers. Rothschild’s work presents several prayers in English unique to her compilation by Anglo-Jewish writers. This second edition (1859) contains revisions and corrections (“there are some additions and many improvements”). This second edition was also later republished without permission in the United States by Isaac Leeser containing additional corrections. . . .

A birkat hamazon for children. . . .

A prayer for children before school. . . .

A child’s prayer for the well-being of their parents. . . .

A prayer offered by the parents of a Bar or Bat Mitsvah after they are confirmed in a public ceremony. . . .

A prayer offered by the tutors of a Bar or Bat Mitsvah after they are confirmed in a public ceremony. . . .

A morning prayer for children. . . .

An evening, bedtime prayer for children. . . .

A paraliturgical prayer for Monday in French with English translation. . . .

A meditation and a teḥinah (supplicatory prayer) composed in parallel to the Prayer for Thursday, following in the paraliturgical tradition of Yiddish tkhines, albeit written in French. . . .

A paraliturgical prayer for the Psalm for Wednesday, in French with English translation. . . .

A paraliturgical prayer for the Psalms of Tuesday in French, with English translation. . . .

A prayer for Kabbalat Shabbat, reflecting on the creator of creation. . . .

A paraliturgical prayer for Sunday in French, with English translation. . . .

A paraliturgical prayer for cultivating humility modeled after the morning prayer, Ribon haOlamim. . . .

A prayer on Erev Shabbat upon lighting the Shabbes Candles, in French with English translation. . . .

A blessing given by the parents of a Bar or Bat Mitsvah after they are confirmed in a public ceremony. . . .

A prayer on behalf of a friend or relative on their travels. . . .

A prayer offered by a Bar or Bat Mitsvah after they are confirmed in a public ceremony. . . .

A prayer for children after school. . . .

A prayer of gratitude after a dangerous and distressing situation is resolved for the good. . . .

A prayer for travel. . . .

A prayer for parnassah (livelihood) for someone impoverished or in danger of poverty. . . .

A prayer in severe distress. . . .

A prayer during an event of immanent communal danger and distress. . . .

A child’s prayer for someone suffering from an illness. . . .

A preliminary prayer offered by a Bar or Bat Mitsvah before they are confirmed in a public ceremony. . . .

This prayer of gratitude for the emancipation of French Jewry was included by Rabbi Arnaud Aron and Jonas Ennery in their opus, אמרי לב Prières d’un Coeur Israelite (Société Consistoriale de Bons Livres, 1848), pp. 61-62. In the second edition published in 1852, it appears on pp. 95-96. . . .

This is a paraliturgical prayer for rain during the wet season, read during the festival of Sukkot, following in the tradition of Yiddish tkhines, albeit written in French. The prayer was included by Rabbi Arnaud Aron and Jonas Ennery in their opus, אמרי לב Prières d’un Coeur Israelite (first edition) published in 1848 by the Société Consistoriale de Bons Livres. . . .

To the best of my ability, this is a faithful transcription of a teḥinah (supplicatory prayer) composed in parallel to the Prayer for the New Moon, following in the paraliturgical tradition of Yiddish tkhines, albeit written in French. . . .

A paraliturgical Mah Tovu, in French with English translation. . . .

This is the “Prière Pour la Fête de Hanouka” as found in אמרי לב Prières D’un Cœur Israélite, a collection of paraliturgical prayers and teḥinot in French by Jonas Ennery & Rabbi Arnaud Aron (Consistoire central israélite de France 1848/53). In the 1848 edition, the prayer can be found on pages 158-160. In the 1852 edition, on pages 401-403. . . .

A collection of paraliturgical prayers and teḥinot, edited by the chief rabbi of Strasbourg and translated into French by Jonas Ennery, as a supplement to the Jewish liturgy of the synagogue. . . .