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This is an archive of prayers composed for the well-being and safety of active and veteran military personnel.

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Kossuth imája | Prayer for the Fallen Heroes of the Battle of Kápolna, by István Roboz (1849)

This is a prayer for those fallen in the battle of Kápolna, a decisive battle during the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, written by István Roboz (1826-1916). Translated into numerous languages, the prayer was widely misattributed to enlightened president of Hungary, Lajos Kossuth. Circulated in translation and attributed to Kossuth, the prayer helped to cement his popularity among Jews worldwide praying for liberty from despotic regimes inclined for various reasons towards Jew hatred. . . .

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Mourning, 🇭🇺 Hungary, Military Personnel & Veterans

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19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., Battle of Kápolna, Emancipation, Hungarian Revolution of 1848, Kingdom of Hungary, Lajos Kossuth, Magyar vernacular prayer, military, Revolutions of 1848

Contributor(s):

Unknown (translation), István Roboz and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

Prayer for Military Personnel on Active Service (Office of the Chief Rabbi of the British Empire 1940)

“Prayer for Men on Active Service” is the opening prayer in the Prayer Book of Jewish Members of H.M. Forces (Office of the Chief Rabbi 1940), p. 4. . . .

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Military Personnel & Veterans

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20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., British Jewry, English vernacular prayer, military, World War Ⅱ

Contributor(s):

Joseph Herman Hertz, Mark Gollop, Office of the Chief Rabbi of the UHC of the UK & the Commonwealth and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

Prayer Before a Battle (Office of the Chief Rabbi of the British Empire 1940)

“Prayer Before a Battle” appears at the start of Prayer Book of Jewish Members of H.M. Forces (Office of the Chief Rabbi 1940), p. 5. . . .

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Military Personnel & Veterans

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20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., British Jewry, English vernacular prayer, military, World War Ⅱ

Contributor(s):

Joseph Herman Hertz, Office of the Chief Rabbi of the UHC of the UK & the Commonwealth and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

Special Prayer for Our Soldiers and Sailors, edited by Rabbi Aaron Dym (1943)

This “Special Prayer for Our Soldiers and Sailors” edited by Rabbi Aaron Dym is found just after the preface to the siddur, סדור תפלת ישראל: כולל כל התפלות לכל השנה (Ziegelheim: 1943). . . .

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Military Personnel & Veterans

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20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, military, United States, World War Ⅱ

Contributor(s):

Aaron Dym and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

Prayer of Parents for a Son or Daughter in the Armed Forces, by Rabbi Max Klein (1951)

A prayer offered for parents praying for the safety and welfare of their adult children entering the armed forces. . . .

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Military Personnel & Veterans

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20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., American Jewry of the United States, English vernacular prayer, military, Parents blessing children, תחינות teḥinot, teḥinot in English

Contributor(s):

Max D. Klein and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

מי שברך לחיילי צה״ל | Mi sheBerakh for the Welfare of Israel Defense Forces Soldiers, by Rabbi Shlomo Goren (1956); amended by Dr. Alex Sinclair (2012)

The prayer for the welfare of IDF soldiers by Rabbi Shlomo Goren, with additional text as added by Dr. Alex Sinclair emphasizing our desire for soldiers to engage in righteous and ethical conduct in accord with the IDF code of conduct. . . .

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After the Aliyot, Military Personnel & Veterans

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21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., צה״ל IDF, מדינת ישראל Medinat Yisrael, מי שברך mi sheberakh, military, Progressive Zionism, Religious Zionism

Contributor(s):

Alex Sinclair (emendation), Shlomo Goren and Aharon N. Varady (translation)

מִי שֶׁבֵּרַךְ | Mi sheBerakh for United States Military War Veterans, by Hinda Tzivia Eisen

A “mi sheberakh” prayer for U.S. war veterans on the shabbat preceding Veterans Day (November 11). . . .

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After the Aliyot, 🇺🇸 Veterans Day (11 November), Military Personnel & Veterans

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21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., מי שברך mi sheberakh, military, United States

Contributor(s):

Cantor Hinda Labovitz

תפילת לשלום החיילים | Prayer on Behalf of the Jewish Soldier Going into Battle by Rabbi Dr. Nathan Lopes Cardozo (2014)

Bring our soldiers home from the battlefields, alive and unharmed in their own merit and in the merit of their wives, children and parents, so that they can sanctify Your name Let the blessing which You gave to Avraham come true “And through you all the families of the Earth will be blessed” For this is our hope . . .

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Military Personnel & Veterans

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2014 Israel–Gaza conflict, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., צה״ל IDF, מדינת ישראל Medinat Yisrael, military, Religious Zionism

Contributor(s):

Nathan Lopes Cardozo

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IDF forces prepare themselves before entering Gaza, 2014 (IDF)

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ויהי נעם אדני אלהינו עלינו ומעשה ידינו כוננה עלינו ומעשה ידינו כוננהו "May the pleasantness of אדֹני our elo’ah be upon us; may our handiwork be established for us — our handiwork, may it be established." –Psalms 90:17

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