תְּפִלָּה לְהֲשָׁבַת אַחֵינוּ וְאַחְיוֹתֵינוּ אֲשֶׁר בַּשֶּׁבִי | Prayer for the Return of Our Brothers and Sisters from Captivity (Masorti Movement in Israel & Knesset haRabanim b’Yisrael, January 2025)
Contributed by: Shoshana Michael Zucker (translation), Aharon N. Varady (transcription), the Masorti Movement in Israel, Knesset haRabanim b'Yisrael
This prayer for the safe release of the hostages taken by HAMA”S and its allies on 7 October 2023 was shared by the Masorti Movement in Israel and the Knesset haRabanim b’Yisrael on 17 January 2025 in anticipation of the release of the remaining living hostages in the first phase of the ceasefire agreement. The prayer was first published via the Masorti Movement website, here. . . .
מי שברך לשלום המדינה | Mi sheBerakh for the Peace of the State of Israel, by the Masorti Movement in Israel
Contributed by: the Masorti Movement in Israel, Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Isaac Gantwerk Mayer (translation)
This prayer for the peace of the nation, first published in the siddur VeAni Tefillati (second edition, page 133), was circulated by the Masorti Movement in Israel on social media on 1 August 2024, amidst increased anxieties over impending retaliatory strikes by Iran and its proxy armies in Lebanon and elsewhere. . . .
תפלת מי שברך לעת מלחמה מרחשוון תשפ״ד | Mi sheBerakh prayer for Israel at a time of War (Marḥeshvan 5784), by the Masorti Movement in Israel (2023)
Contributed by: Ze'ev Kainan, Simchah Roth, the Masorti Movement in Israel, Knesset haRabanim b'Yisrael, Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
“Prayer at a time of war (Marḥeshvan 5784)” was offered by The Masorti Movement In Israel-התנועה המסורתית בישראל and the כנסת הרבנים בישראל for use by congregations worldwide. Originally written by Rabbi Simcha Roth ז״ל, it was adapted by Ze’ev Kainan to suit the current horrors committed by Hamas. . . .
תפילה לנוכח המלחמה שפרצה בבוקר שמיני עצרת, תשפ”ד | Prayer in response to the war that broke out on the morning of Shemini Atseret 5784, by Rabbi Gil Nativ (Masorti Movement 2023)
Contributed by: Gil Nativ, the Masorti Movement in Israel, Knesset haRabanim b'Yisrael, Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Shoshana Michael Zucker (translation)
A prayer offered by Rabbi Gil Nativ for the Masorti Movement in Israel and the Knesset haRabanim b’Yisrael in response to the invasion from Gaza on Shemini Atseret 5784 (2023), and disseminated via their Facebook page. . . .
תפילה נוכח הרעה מדרום | Mi sheBerakh in the face of the Missiles Falling On Israel (Masorti Movement in Israel 2023)
Contributed by: the Masorti Movement in Israel, Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
“תפילה נוכח הרעה מדרום | Prayer in the face of the Missiles Falling On Israel” was shared by the Masorti Movement in Israel via their social media account on Twitter on 12 May 2023. . . .
שַׁוְעַת נָשִׁים: תפילה לשלומן של נשים קורבנות אלימות | Shav’at Nashim, a prayer for the safety of women who are victims of violence (Masorti Movement in Israel)
Contributed by: Knesset haRabanim b'Yisrael, the Masorti Movement in Israel, Aharon N. Varady (translation), Shoshana Michael Zucker (translation)
A prayer for the safety and well-being of women who are victims of violence, and especially domestic violence. . . .
מי שברך לשלום החולים במגפת נגיף הקורונה | Mi sheBerakh for the Welfare of those Ill from the Coronavirus Epidemic (Schechter Rabbinical Seminary 2020)
Contributed by: the Masorti Movement in Israel, Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Shoshana Michael Zucker (translation)
A Mi Sheberakh prayer offered on behalf of those battling, suffering from, and imperiled by the 2019-2020 Coronavirus Outbreak and pandemic. . . .
תחינה לימי נגיף הקורונה | Supplication for the Days of the Coronavirus (Masorti Movement in Israel 2020)
Contributed by: the Masorti Movement in Israel, Aharon N. Varady (translation)
A prayer disseminated by the Masorti Movement in Israel in response to the Coronavirus outbreak in Israel and around the world. . . .
תפילה למחסן/ת | Prayer for those Administering Vaccinations (Masorti Movement in Israel 2020)
Contributed by: Knesset haRabanim b'Yisrael, the Masorti Movement in Israel, Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Shoshana Michael Zucker (translation)
A prayer for those administering vaccinations. . . .
תפילה למתחסן/ת | Prayer for those Receiving Vaccinations (Masorti Movement in Israel 2020)
Contributed by: Knesset haRabanim b'Yisrael, the Masorti Movement in Israel, Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Shoshana Michael Zucker (translation)
A prayer for those receiving vaccinations. . . .
תפילה נוכח הרעה מדרום | Prayer in the face of the worsening situation in southern Israel (Masorti Movement in Israel 2019)
Contributed by: the Masorti Movement in Israel, Knesset haRabanim b'Yisrael, Aharon N. Varady (translation)
A prayer for the safety of all the inhabitants of the Land of Israel offered during the November 12th, 2019 Tel Aviv rocket strike. . . .
תפילה לשלום העם הכורדי | Prayer for the Welfare of the Kurdish People (Masorti Movement in Israel, 2019)
Contributed by: Anonymous, the Masorti Movement in Israel, Knesset haRabanim b'Yisrael, Aharon N. Varady (translation)
A prayer for the welfare of the Kurdish People in Northern Syria (Rojava) following their betrayal by Donald Trump acting as commander-in-chief of the United States armed forces and their oppression by the Republic of Turkey. . . .
תְּפִילַּת הַנּוֹטֵעַ | Prayer for a Tree Planting in Israel, by Zeev Kainan (Masorti Movement in Israel, 2018)
Contributed by: Ze'ev Kainan, the Masorti Movement in Israel, Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
This prayer for planting was composed by Zeev Kainan for Tu biShvat (2018) for the Masorti Movement for Conservative Judaism in Israel. . . .
תפילה לנספים בשטפונות | Prayer for Flash Flood Victims, by the Masorti Movement in Israel (2018)
Contributed by: Anonymous, the Masorti Movement in Israel, Aharon N. Varady (translation)
Flash floods are dangerous in every season, but are rare in the dry season, after most rain and snow are thought to have fallen. Changes in the global climate due to global warming caused by anthropogenic activities such as the burning of fossil fuels and the conversion of land for raising animals for their meat is a significant contributor to extreme weather experienced around the world. The Masorti Movement of Israel’s prayer for flood victims was first published on their website, here. . . .
תְּפִלָּה לְעֵת שְׂרֵפָה – וַחֲמַת הָאֵשׁ תִּשְׁכַּךְ | Prayer for the Wildfires to Subside (Masorti Foundation, trans. by R’ Jonah Rank)
Contributed by: Jonah Rank (translation), the Masorti Movement in Israel, Anonymous, Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
The Prayer for the Fire (תְּפִלָּה לְעֵת שְׂרֵפָה) was first published by the Masorti Foundation at their website here in response to the November 2016 wildfires in Israel. Translation by Rabbi Jonah Rank. Transcription by Aharon Varady. . . .
אֲדוֹן הַסְּלִיחוֹת | Adon haSeliḥot (Lord of Forgiveness), a pizmon for Seliḥot and Yom Kippur
Contributed by: the Masorti Movement in Israel, Unknown, Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
A pizmon in the nusaḥ hasepharadim recited at Seliḥot during the monh of Elul and Yom Kippur. . . .