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Rejoice in Hashem, an entreaty to recognize happiness as an auspicious moment for prayer (CCAR 1923)

Contributed by: Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Unknown, Central Conference of American Rabbis [CCAR]

“Rejoice in the Lord” is the sixth prayer found in ברכה ותהלה Blessing and Praise: A Book of Meditations and Prayers for Individual and Home Devotion (CCAR 1923), pp. 26-27.

Yom Kippur—The Day of Atonement, a prayer for at-One-ment (CCAR 1923)

Contributed by: Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Unknown, Central Conference of American Rabbis [CCAR]

“Yom Kippur—The Day of Atonement” is the sixteenth prayer found in ברכה ותהלה Blessing and Praise: A Book of Meditations and Prayers for Individual and Home Devotion (CCAR 1923), pp. 57-60. Unfortunately, we do not yet know of a resource providing clear attribution of authorship for any of the prayers in this volume.

God Our Refuge, a prayer in overwhelming circumstances (CCAR 1923)

Contributed by: Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Unknown, Central Conference of American Rabbis [CCAR]

“God Our Refuge” is the tenth prayer found in ברכה ותהלה Blessing and Praise: A Book of Meditations and Prayers for Individual and Home Devotion (CCAR 1923), pp. 38-40.

Rosh Hashanah—The New Year, a prayer for clarity in self-perception (CCAR 1923)

Contributed by: Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Unknown, Central Conference of American Rabbis [CCAR]

“Rosh Hashanah~The New Year” is the eighth prayer found in ברכה ותהלה Blessing and Praise: A Book of Meditations and Prayers for Individual and Home Devotion (CCAR 1923), pp. 31-34.

Out of the Depth, a prayer from a state of depression (CCAR 1923)

Contributed by: Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Unknown, Central Conference of American Rabbis [CCAR]

“Out of the Depth” is the eleventh prayer found in ברכה ותהלה Blessing and Praise: A Book of Meditations and Prayers for Individual and Home Devotion (CCAR 1923), pp. 41-43.

[A Prayer for] Justice (CCAR 1923)

Contributed by: Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Unknown, Central Conference of American Rabbis [CCAR]

“Justice” is the ninth prayer found in ברכה ותהלה Blessing and Praise: A Book of Meditations and Prayers for Individual and Home Devotion (CCAR 1923), pp. 35-37.

God’s Love, a prayer for divine mercy (CCAR 1923)

Contributed by: Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Unknown, Central Conference of American Rabbis [CCAR]

“God‘s Love” is the twelfth prayer found in ברכה ותהלה Blessing and Praise: A Book of Meditations and Prayers for Individual and Home Devotion (CCAR 1923), pp. 44-46.

Oh! Fill our Hearts, Almighty King! – a “School Hymn” (Ḳ.Ḳ. Beth Elohim 1856)

Contributed by: Ḳahal Ḳadosh Beth Elohim (Charleston, South Carolina), Unknown, Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

“Oh! fill our hearts, Almighty King” by an unknown author, published in 1856, appears under the subject “School Hymns” as Hymn 208 in Hymns Written for the Use of Hebrew Congregations (Penina Moïse et al., Ḳ.Ḳ. Beth Elohim, 1856), p. 208.

Naḥamu (Comfort Ye!), a hymn by J.C.L. (Ḳ.Ḳ. Beth Elohim 1842)

Contributed by: Ḳahal Ḳadosh Beth Elohim (Charleston, South Carolina), Unknown, Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

“Naḥamu (Comfort Ye!),” by J.C.L., published in 1842, appears as Hymn 2 in Hymns Written for the Service of the Hebrew Congregation Beth Elohim, South Carolina (Penina Moïse et al., Ḳ.Ḳ. Beth Elohim, 1842), p. 7.

Arise, my soul! with rapture rise! — a morning hymn of the Reformed Society of Israelites (Charleston, South Carolina, ca. 1825)

Contributed by: Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Unknown, Reformed Society of Israelites

“Arise, my soul! with rapture rise!” is the incipit to Hymn №2 in Barnett A. Elzas’s The Sabbath Service and Miscellaneous Prayers (1916), an edited republication of “The Sabbath service and miscellaneous prayers, adopted by the Reformed society of Israelites, founded in Charleston, S. C., November 21, 1825.” The hymn appears on pages 55-56 without any additional attribution.

A Prayer for Pentecost, by the Reformed Society of Israelites (Charleston, South Carolina, ca. 1825)

Contributed by: Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Unknown, Reformed Society of Israelites

“A Prayer for Pentecost” by the Reformed Society of Israelites is found in The Sabbath service and miscellaneous prayers, adopted by the Reformed Society of Israelites, founded in Charleston, S. C., November 21, 1825 (1830), as reprinted by Barnett A. Elzas in The Sabbath Service and Miscellaneous Prayers (1916), pp. 51-52.

Father, whate’er of earthly bliss — a paraliturgical elohai netsor hymn of the Reformed Society of Israelites (Charleston, South Carolina, ca. 1825)

Contributed by: Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Unknown, Reformed Society of Israelites

“Father, whate’er of earthly bliss” is the incipit to Hymn №6 in Barnett A. Elzas’s The Sabbath Service and Miscellaneous Prayers (1916), an edited reprinting of The Sabbath service and miscellaneous prayers, adopted by the Reformed Society of Israelites, founded in Charleston, S. C., November 21, 1825 (1830).

Prayer at the Opening of a Masonic Lodge by Jewish Freemasons (before 1756)

Contributed by: Unknown, Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

This undated 18th century prayer (before 1756) by an unknown author for “the opening of [a] lodge, etc., and used by Jewish Freemasons” was published in “Old Forms of Lodge Prayers,” The Hebrew Leader (31 December 1889), p. 4. (The Hebrew Leader regularly included news of interest to Jewish member of masonic fraternities.) The provenance of the prayer is offered in the lede: “Appended to a copy of the Constitutions of the Ancient and Honorable Fraternity of F. and A. Masons, published in 1801, by Bro. D. Longworth, at the Shakespeare Gallery, New York City (kindly loaned to us by R.W. Henry C. Banks), we find a number of forms which at the present day appear unique. These forms are spoken of as having been in use for a long period during the last century; and from them we extract two or three Prayers, one or the other of which it was customary to repeat, according to the religious faith of the members of the lodge’ which had assembled. We give them for the benefit of our readers.” The source for the prayer in its re-printed form is a 1756 work, Ahiman Rezon: or, a help to a brother; shewing the excellency of secrecy, … Together with Solomon’s temple an oratorio, as it was performed for the benefit of free-masons by Laurence Dermott (1756).

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