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Military Personnel & Veterans

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

If you have composed a prayer for military personnel, please share it here.

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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)

Prayer [of Military Personnel] for Home (National Jewish Welfare Board 1941)

This “Prayer for Home” can be found in the Abridged Prayer Book for the Jews in the Armed Forces of the United States (Jewish Welfare Board 1941), p. 119. . . .

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War, Military Personnel & Veterans

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

Contributor(s):

David de Sola Pool, Eugene Kohn, Solomon B. Freehof, the National Jewish Welfare Board and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

Prayer [for Military Personnel] in Temptation (National Jewish Welfare Board 1941)

This “Prayer in Temptation” can be found in the Abridged Prayer Book for the Jews in the Armed Forces of the United States (Jewish Welfare Board 1941), p. 120. As far as we know, this prayer is unique to this prayerbook, although the text recalls the waking prayer “Elohai Neshama.” . . .

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War, Military Personnel & Veterans

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20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., אלהי נשמה Elohai neshamah, English vernacular prayer, sexual conduct, World War Ⅱ, יצר הרע yetser hara

Contributor(s):

David de Sola Pool, Eugene Kohn, Solomon B. Freehof, the National Jewish Welfare Board 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

Tags:

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)

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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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