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David de Sola Pool
David de Sola Pool (דוד די סולה פול; 1885–1970) was the leading 20th-century Sephardic rabbi in the United States. A scholar, author, and civic leader, he was a world leader of Judaism. Born in London, England, de Sola Pool was descended from an old and renowned family of rabbis and scholars, de Sola, which traces its origins to medieval Spain. His great grandparents were Rabbi (R.) David Aaron de Sola and Rebecca Meldola, his great-great grandfather was Haham Raphael Meldola, a prominent English Rabbi. He was also related to R. Abraham de Sola, R. Henry Pereira Mendes and Dr. Frederick de Sola Mendes. He studied at the University of London. He held a doctorate in ancient languages, summa cum laude, from the University of Heidelberg. In 1907, de Sola Pool was invited to become the rabbi of Congregation Shearith Israel — often called the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue — located in New York City, the oldest Jewish congregation in the United States. He served as its rabbi for 63 years. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_de_Sola_Pool📖 Abridged Prayer Book for Jews in the Armed Forces of the United States (National Jewish Welfare Board 1941)
Contributed on: 16 Jan 2022 by ❧
An abridged siddur prepared for use of Jewish military personnel serving in the armed forces of the United States in advance of World War II, and printed by the Jewish Publication Society. . . .
אֲדוֹן הַסְּלִיחוֹת | Adon haSeliḥot, a pizmon for Seliḥot and Yom Kippur with an alphabetic acrostic translation by Rabbi David de Sola Pool (1937)
Contributed on: 12 Mar 2021 by ❧
An alphabetic acrostic pizmon for seliḥot and Yom Kippur with an alphabetic acrostic English translation. . . .
אֲדוֹן עוֹלָם (מנהג הספרדים) | Adōn Olam, rhyming translation by Rabbi David de Sola Pool (1937)
Contributed on: 22 Nov 2019 by ❧
A rhyming translation in English to the popular piyyut, Adon Olam. . . .
עָלֵינוּ לְשַׁבֵּחַ (מנהג הספרדים) | Aleinu, translated by Rabbi David de Sola Pool (1937)
Contributed on: 22 Nov 2019 by ❧
The prayer, Aleinu, as read by Sepharadim, with an English translation by Rabbi David de Sola Pool. . . .
ברכה לקהל | Blessing of the Congregation, translation by Rabbi David de Sola Pool
Contributed on: 21 Nov 2019 by ❧
A “mi sheberakh” prayer on behalf of the persons attending the prayer and/or Torah reading service. . . .
📖 מנחת תודה | Minḥat Todah :: Service for Thanksgiving Day, arranged by Rabbi David de Sola Pool (1945)
Contributed on: 21 Nov 2019 by ❧
A special service prepared by Rabbi David de Sola Pool for Thanksgiving Day in the United States at K.K. Shearith Israel and published by the Union of Sephardic Congregations in 1945. . . .
📖 Ministering to the Jews in the Armed Forces of the United States: Prayers for the Sick, Military Funeral Service, and Memorial Service (National Jewish Welfare Board 1942)
Contributed on: 13 Jan 2022 by ❧
A pamphlet for for United States military chaplains prepared by Chaplain Aryeh Lev under the direction of Rabbi David de Sola Pool for the Jewish Welfare Board during World War II. compiled for the use of United States personnel in the Armed Services. . . .
📖 Prayer Book [for] New Year and Day of Atonement, Abridged for Jews in the Armed Forces of the United States (National Jewish Welfare Board 1941)
Contributed on: 17 Jan 2022 by ❧
An abridged maḥzor prepared for use of Jewish military personnel serving in the armed forces of the United States in advance of World War II, and printed by the Jewish Publication Society. . . .
Prayer for Armed Forces in Combat, by Rabbi Dr. David de Sola Pool (1951)
Contributed on: 08 Jun 2022 by ❧
This prayer by Rabbi Dr. David de Sola Pool was included in the anthology, The Prayer Book of the Armed Forces (ed. Daniel A. Poling, 1951), pp. 72-73. . . .
Prayer [for Military Personnel] in Temptation (National Jewish Welfare Board 1941)
Contributed on: 19 Apr 2022 by ❧
This “Prayer in Temptation” can be found in the Abridged Prayer Book for the Jews in the Armed Forces of the United States (Jewish Welfare Board 1941), p. 120. As far as we know, this prayer is unique to this prayerbook, although the text recalls the waking prayer “Elohai Neshama.” . . .
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. . . .
Prayer [of Military Personnel] for Home (National Jewish Welfare Board 1941)
Contributed on: 20 Apr 2022 by ❧
This “Prayer for Home” can be found in the Abridged Prayer Book for the Jews in the Armed Forces of the United States (Jewish Welfare Board 1941), p. 119. . . .
Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi David de Sola Pool on 28 June 1955
Contributed on: 20 Jun 2024 by ❧
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 28 June 1955. . . .
📖 סדר התפילות (מנהג הספרדים) | Seder haTefilot, a bilingual Hebrew-English prayerbook translated and arranged by Rabbi David de Sola Pool (1941)
Contributed on: 22 Aug 2019 by ❧
Rabbi David de Sola Pool’s bilingual Hebrew-English prayerbook for Sepharadi Jews. . . .
📖 תפלות למועדים (מנהג הספרדים) | Tefilot l’Mo’adim, arranged and translated by Rabbi David de Sola Pool (1947)
Contributed on: 24 Oct 2019 by ❧
A bilingual Hebrew-English maḥzor for the festivals of Pesaḥ, Shavuot, and Sukkot (with Shmini Atseret and Simḥat Torah) in the Sepharadic tradition compiled by David de Sola Pool in 1947. . . .
📖 תפלות לראש השנה (מנהג הספרדים) | Tefilot l’Rosh haShanah, arranged and translated by Rabbi David de Sola Pool (1937)
Contributed on: 20 Sep 2019 by ❧
A bilingual Hebrew-English maḥzor for Rosh haShanah in the Sepharadic tradition compiled by David de Sola Pool in 1937. . . .
📖 תפלות ליום כיפור (מנהג הספרדים) | Tefilot l’Yom Kippur, arranged and translated by Rabbi David de Sola Pool (1939)
Contributed on: 24 Sep 2019 by ❧
A bilingual Hebrew-English maḥzor for Yom Kippur in the Sepharadic tradition compiled by David de Sola Pool in 1939. . . .
יִגְדַּל (מנהג הספרדים) | Yigdal, by Daniel ben Yehudah (rhyming translation by Rabbi David de Sola Pool, 1937)
Contributed on: 12 Mar 2021 by ❧
The philosophical-creed-as-piyyut, Yigdal, in Hebrew with an English translation. . . .
