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תפלה לרופא | A Physician’s Prayer, by Markus Herz (1783)
Contributed by: Chana Deutsch (Magyar translation), Harry Friedenwald (English translation), Isaac Abraham Eüchel (Hebrew translation), Markus Herz, Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
A prayer of a physician from Markus Herz in German with its Hebrew and English translations. . . .
🆕 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. . . .
