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🆕 תְּפִלָּה הָרוֹפְאִים | The Physicians’ Prayer of Yaaqov ben Yitsḥaq Tsahalon (1665)
Contributed by: Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Harry Friedenwald (English translation), Yaaqov ben Yitsḥaq Tsahalon
In Margaliyot Tovot (“Precious Pearls,” 1665), Yaaqov ben Yitsḥaq Tsahalon abridged Baḥya ibn Paquda’s Ḥovot ha-Levavot (“Duties of the Heart,” ca. 1080) and interspersed it with prayers including this prayer for healers (Tefilat ha-Rof’im) which he recommended should be recited by physicians at least once every week. . . .
