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אָנָּא בְּכֹחַ | Ana b’Khoaḥ, with Spanish translation by Rabbi Isaac ben Shem Tov Cavallero (1552)

An early printing of the 42 divine name letter acrostic piyyut, Ana b’Khoaḥ.

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Dying, Slavery & Captivity

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15th century C.E., 42 letter divine name, 54th century A.M., acrostic, אנא בכח Ana b'Khoaḥ, Divine name acrostic, Spanish Translation

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Isaac ben Shem Tov Cavallero and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

With years oppress’d, with sorrows worn — an adaptation in English verse of Psalms 71 by Sir Robert Grant

This paraphrase of Psalms 71 in English verse by Sir Robert Grant was first published posthumously under the title “Psalm ⅬⅩⅩⅠ” by Robert’s brother Charles Grant (Lord Glenelg) in Sacred Poems by the Late Right Hon. Sir Robert Grant (1839), pp. 31-32.

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Dying

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19th century C.E., 56th century A.M., English poetry, English Romanticism, Prayers as poems, Psalms 71

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Aharon N. Varady (transcription) and Robert Grant

With musings sad my spirit teems — an adaptation in English verse of Psalms 49 by Sir Robert Grant (1821)

This paraphrase of Psalms 49 in English verse by Sir Robert Grant was first published under the title “Psalm ⅩⅬⅨ. Imitated.” without attribution in Poems Divine and Moral: Many of Them Now First Published (ed. John Bowdler, 1821), pp. 59-61. It was later published posthumously by Robert’s brother Charles Grant (Lord Glenelg) in Sacred Poems by the Late Right Hon. Sir Robert Grant (1839), pp. 22-24.

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Dying

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19th century C.E., 56th century A.M., English poetry, English Romanticism, memento mori, Prayers as poems, Psalms 49

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Aharon N. Varady (transcription) and Robert Grant

Whom have I in heaven and on earth? — by Sir Robert Grant (1827)

This untitled poem by Sir Robert Grant was published posthumously by Robert’s brother Charles Grant (Lord Glenelg) as the third poem (“Ⅲ”) in Sacred Poems by the Late Right Hon. Sir Robert Grant (1839), pp. 9-11. It was first published without attribution as hymn №19 in the Appendix of Hymns for private devotion, selected and original (ed. Bethia Fuller-Maitland, 1827) on pages 190-191.

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Dying

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19th century C.E., 56th century A.M., English poetry, English Romanticism, Prayers as poems, Psalms 71

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Aharon N. Varady (transcription) and Robert Grant

Meditation on Death, by Grace Aguilar (1835)

“Meditation on Death” by Grace Aguilar was published posthumously by her mother Sarah Aguilar in the UK edition of Sacred Communings, pp. 82-87. It is not found in the US edition. A note on the title indicates clarifies that Grace wrote this in June 1835. Another note in the text (from Sarah) shares that Grace’s posture towards death in this prayer also appeared to describe her experience of passing twelve years later in 1847.

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Dying, Mourning

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19th century C.E., 56th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, memento mori, paraliturgical reflections, Paraliturgical yizkor, יזכור yizkor

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Grace Aguilar and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

Prayer before retiring to rest, by Grace Aguilar (ca. 1830s)

“Prayer before retiring to rest” by Grace Aguilar was published posthumously by her mother Sarah Aguilar in Essays and Miscellanies (1853), in the section “Sacred Communings,” pp. 202-203. In the UK edition of Sacred Communings (1853) the prayer appears with small variations of spelling and punctuation on pages 91-92.

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Dying, Bedtime Shema

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19th century C.E., 56th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, תחינות teḥinot, teḥinot in English

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Grace Aguilar and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

O! Thou Possest of Health and Bloom, a hymn on “Immortality of the Soul” by Penina Moïse (Ḳ.Ḳ. Beth Elohim 1842)

“O! thou possest of health and bloom” by Penina Moïse, published in 1842, appears under the subject “Immortality of the Soul” as Hymn 52 in Hymns Written for the Service of the Hebrew Congregation Beth Elohim, South Carolina (Penina Moïse et al., Ḳ.Ḳ. Beth Elohim, 1842), pp. 54-55.

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Dying

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19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., ABAB rhyming scheme, English vernacular prayer, hymns, South Carolina

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Ḳahal Ḳadosh Beth Elohim (Charleston, South Carolina), Penina Moïse and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

Meditation on Immortality, by Marcus Heinrich Bresslau (1852)

“Meditation on Immortality” by Marcus Heinrich Bresslau was first published in his תחנות בנות ישראל Devotions for the Daughters of Israel (1852), p. 43.

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Dying

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19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, Jewish Women's Prayers, mortality, Paraliturgical yizkor, תחינות teḥinot, יזכור yizkor

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Marcus Heinrich Bresslau and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

Prayer for Salvation in the Future State (Olam haBa), by Marcus Heinrich Bresslau (1852)

A prayer of a person dying and imagining their possible afterlife.

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Dying

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19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, Jewish Women's Prayers, עולם הבא Olam Haba, תחינות teḥinot

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Marcus Heinrich Bresslau and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

Prayer for Resignation Under Injuries, by Marcus Heinrich Bresslau (1852)

A prayer of a person suffering under grievous injuries and dying.

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Dying

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19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, Jewish Women's Prayers, תחינות teḥinot

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Marcus Heinrich Bresslau and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

A Wish, a poem by Rosa Emma Salaman (1853)

“A Wish” by Rosa Emma Collins née Salaman was published in her bound collections of poetry, Poems (1853), pp. 66-68.

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Dying

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19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., English Romanticism, English vernacular prayer, Prayers as poems

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Rosa Emma Salaman and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

The City of Light, a poem by Felix Adler (1882)

“The City of Light” is a poem written by Felix Adler. The earliest publication I could find for it dates to 1882, in Unity: Freedom, Fellowship and Character in Religion vol. 8, no. 12 (16 Feb. 1882), p. 477.

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Dying, Tishah b'Av, 🌐 International Workers' Day (May 1st), 🇺🇸 Labor Day (1st Monday of September)

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19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., English poetry, Ethical Humanism, ירושלם Jerusalem, mortality, משיח Moshiaḥ, Paris Commune, Prayers as poems, Siege of Paris (1870–1871), universalist, we are the music makers

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Felix Adler and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

Yea, More Than They — a prayer-poem for Shabbat parashat Mas’ei by Alice Montefiore Lucas (1898)

“Yea, More Than They” by Alice Montefiore Lucas was written for “Sabbath—ⅩⅬⅣ,” (i.e., Shabbat parashat Mas’ei) and first published in her collection of prayers, The Jewish Year (1898), p. 98.

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Dying, Parashat Mas'ei

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19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, Forgiveness, Mosheh Rabbenu, פרשת מסעי parashat masei, Prayers as poems

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Aharon N. Varady (transcription) and Alice Montefiore Lucas

Immortality (CCAR 1923)

“Immortality” is the thirty-third prayer found in ברכה ותהלה Blessing and Praise: A Book of Meditations and Prayers for Individual and Home Devotion (CCAR 1923), pp. 111-114.

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the Dry Season (Spring & Summer), Dying, Labor, Fulfillment, and Parnasah, 🌐 International Workers' Day (May 1st)

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20th century C.E., 57th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, resurrection, teḥinot in English

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

“To whom life is everlasting” a prayer in the face of mortality by Rabbi Clifton Harby Levy (1927)

This untitled prayer by Rabbi Clifton Harby Levy accompanied his short reflection, “Facing Eternity” found in The Helpful Manual (Centre of Jewish Science, 1927), p. 25.

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Dying

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20th century C.E., 57th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, Jewish Science movement, memento mori, mortality, תחינות teḥinot, teḥinot in English

Contributor(s):

Clifton Harby Levy and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

ברכות־הנפטרין על פי האמונה הבוקוניסטית | the Last Rites of Bokonon, by Kurt Vonnegut (1963, Hebrew translation by Amatsyah Porat 1978)

This is an adaptation of the “Last Rites of Bokonon” from the 99th chapter of Kurt Vonnegut’s novel Cat’s Cradle (1963) translated by Amatsyah Porat for the 1978 Hebrew language edition of the novel.

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Dying

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20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., בני אדם bnei adam, Needing Vocalization, תשובה teshuvah

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Amatsyah Porat (translation), Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

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ויהי נעם אדני אלהינו עלינו ומעשה ידינו כוננה עלינו ומעשה ידינו כוננהו׃ (תהלים צ:יז) · "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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