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Bnei (Bar/Bat) Mitsvah & Other Birthday Prayers

This is an archive of prayers and related resources for those celebrating a bnei mitsvah or other birthday celebration.

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וִדּוּי בַּיָּמִים מֵחֲמִשִּׁים שָׁנָה וְאֵלֶךְ | Vidui for those fifty years old and over, by Rabbi Mosheh Halperin (1611)

This vidui prayer for those privileged to live past the age of 50 is found in Rabbi Mosheh ben Zevulun Eliezer Halperin’s Zikhron Mosheh (Lublin: 1611), siman 13.

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17th century C.E., 54th century A.M., עמידה amidah, memento mori, וידוי vidui

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Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Aharon N. Varady (translation), Abe Katz (translation) and Mosheh Halperin

[Gebet] Am Geburtstage | Prayer on a Birthday, a teḥinah by Pereẓ Beer (1815)

“[Gebet] Am Geburtstage (Prayer on a birthday)” was first published in Peter (Peretz) Beer’s Gebetbuch für gebildete Frauenzimmer mosaischer Religion (1815), as teḥinah №34 on p. 115-118 where it was rendered in Judeo-German. The German rendering transcribed above follows teḥinah №34 in Henry Frank’s 1839 edition on p. 98-100. A variation can also be found in the Beer’s 1843 edition as teḥinah №34 on p. 95-97.

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Bnei (Bar/Bat) Mitsvah & Other Birthday Prayers

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19th century C.E., 56th century A.M., birthday prayers, German vernacular prayer, Jewish Women's Prayers, תחינות teḥinot, Teḥinot in German

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Pereẓ (Peter) Beer and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

Birthday Meditation, by Grace Aguilar (1838)

“Birthday Meditation” (1838) by Grace Aguilar was published posthumously by her mother Sarah Aguilar in Sabbath Thoughts and Sacred Communings (1853), pp. 130-132.

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Bnei (Bar/Bat) Mitsvah & Other Birthday Prayers

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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)

Prayer on Becoming Responsible as to Religious Duties, by Marcus Heinrich Bresslau (1852)

A prayer for a young woman on her Bat Mitsvah on becoming responsible for observing her mitsvot.

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Bnei (Bar/Bat) Mitsvah & Other Birthday Prayers

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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)

[Prayer] on a Birthday, by Marcus Heinrich Bresslau (1852)

A prayer of gratitude on a regular birthday.

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Bnei (Bar/Bat) Mitsvah & Other Birthday Prayers

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

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Marcus Heinrich Bresslau and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

Prayer for Parents, by Marcus Heinrich Bresslau (1852)

A prayer by a daughter on behalf of her parents.

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Bnei (Bar/Bat) Mitsvah & Other Birthday Prayers

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

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Marcus Heinrich Bresslau and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

Prayers Previous to Initiation on Attaining the Age of Twelve, by Marcus Heinrich Bresslau (1852)

A prayer for a young woman on her Bat Mitsvah.

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Bnei (Bar/Bat) Mitsvah & Other Birthday Prayers

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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)

Prayer for a young maiden, by Rabbi Moritz Mayer (1866)

A prayer of a “young maiden” — a girl before her bat mitsvah.

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Bnei (Bar/Bat) Mitsvah & Other Birthday Prayers

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

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Moritz Mayer and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

Am Geburtsfeste des Vaters | On one’s Father’s Birthday, by Rabbi Benjamin Szold (1867)

“[Gebete] Am Geburtsfeste des Vaters” was written by Rabbi Benjamin Szold and included in his הגיון לב Israelitisches Gebetbuch für die häusliche Andacht (1867), page 251.

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Bnei (Bar/Bat) Mitsvah & Other Birthday Prayers

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19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., children's prayers, German vernacular prayer, prayers on behalf of parents, תחינות teḥinot, Teḥinot in German

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Benjamin Szold and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

Am eigenen Geburtstage | On one’s own Birthday, by Rabbi Benjamin Szold (1867)

“[Gebete] Am eigenen Geburtstage” was written by Rabbi Benjamin Szold and included in his הגיון לב Israelitisches Gebetbuch für die häusliche Andacht (1867), page 253.

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Bnei (Bar/Bat) Mitsvah & Other Birthday Prayers

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19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., children's prayers, German vernacular prayer, תחינות teḥinot, Teḥinot in German

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Benjamin Szold and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

Am Geburtstage des Lehrers | On one’s Teacher’s Birthday, by Rabbi Benjamin Szold (1867)

“[Gebete] Am Geburtstage des Lehrers” was written by Rabbi Benjamin Szold and included in his הגיון לב Israelitisches Gebetbuch für die häusliche Andacht (1867), pp. 252-253.

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Learning, Study, and School, Bnei (Bar/Bat) Mitsvah & Other Birthday Prayers

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19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., children's prayers, German vernacular prayer, Teacher, תחינות teḥinot, Teḥinot in German

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Benjamin Szold and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

Am Geburtstage der Mutter | On one’s Mother’s Birthday, by Rabbi Benjamin Szold (1867)

“[Gebete] Am Geburtstage der Mutter” was written by Rabbi Benjamin Szold and included in his הגיון לב Israelitisches Gebetbuch für die häusliche Andacht (1867), page 252.

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Bnei (Bar/Bat) Mitsvah & Other Birthday Prayers

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19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., children's prayers, German vernacular prayer, prayers on behalf of parents, תחינות teḥinot, Teḥinot in German

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Benjamin Szold and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

Confirmation (Father, see Thy suppliant children), a hymn for a Confirmation ritual by Felix Adler (1868)

“Confirmation (Father, see thy suppliant children)” is a hymn written by Felix Adler and published in Hymns, for Divine Service in the Temple Emanu-El (1871), hymn №34, p. 68. We have tentatively dated this hymn to 1868, since another hymn by Adler (“School-hymn, no. 36”) can be found appended from another unattributed work in A Guide to Instruction in the Israelitsh Religion (Samuel Adler, trans. M. Mayer, Temple Emanu-El, 1864, 4th printing 1868).

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Bnei (Bar/Bat) Mitsvah & Other Birthday Prayers

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19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., confirmation, English vernacular prayer, hymns

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Felix Adler and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

Prayer for Confirmation, by Rabbi Dr. Max Lilienthal (20 April 1881)

This “Prayer for Confirmation” was offered by Rabbi Dr. Max Lilienthal on Shavuot (20 April 1881), a manuscript copy of which it found its way into the collection of the Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives, Cincinnati, Ohio. Many thanks to the Jewish Women’s Archive for providing a copy of the manuscript through their website.

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Bnei (Bar/Bat) Mitsvah & Other Birthday Prayers

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19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., confirmation, English vernacular prayer

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Max Lilienthal and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

Public Repetition of the Shaḥarit Amidah on Confirmation Day, by Rabbi Max Landsberg (1884)

This is Rabbi Max Landsberg’s public repetition of the shaḥarit amidah for a Confirmation Day as found in his Ritual for Jewish Prayer (1884), pp. 21-28 with adaptations of the traditional blessings found on pp. 46-47.

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Bnei (Bar/Bat) Mitsvah & Other Birthday Prayers

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19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, Public Amidah

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Aharon N. Varady (transcription) and Max Landsberg

A Child’s Prayer on its Parent’s Birthday, by Frederick de Sola Mendes (1887)

“A Child’s Prayer on its Parent’s Birthday” was written by Frederick de Sola Mendes and published in the anthology, The Jewish Home Prayer-Book (1887), pages 130-131.

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Bnei (Bar/Bat) Mitsvah & Other Birthday Prayers

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19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., birthday prayers, children's prayers, English vernacular prayer, prayers on behalf of parents

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Frederick de Sola Mendes and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

A Child’s Prayer on its Birthday, by Frederick de Sola Mendes (1887)

“A Child’s Prayer on its Birthday” was written by Frederick de Sola Mendes and published in the anthology, The Jewish Home Prayer-Book (1887), page 130.

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Bnei (Bar/Bat) Mitsvah & Other Birthday Prayers

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19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., birthday prayers, children's prayers, English vernacular prayer

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Frederick de Sola Mendes and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

Birthday Prayer, by Lilian Helen Montagu (1895)

“Birthday Prayer” was written by Lilian Helen Montagu and published in Prayers for Jewish Working Girls (1895), pp. 29-30.

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Bnei (Bar/Bat) Mitsvah & Other Birthday Prayers

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

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Lilian Helen Montagu and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

Prayer of Thanksgiving, by Lilian Helen Montagu (1895)

“Prayer of Thanksgiving” was written by Lilian Helen Montagu and published in Prayers for Jewish Working Girls (1895), pp. 6-7. This prayer reads to me as possibly intended to be used as a prayer of transition, before the tradition of the bat mitsvah was universally adopted, at a time when a young woman might be old enough to begin contemplating their future, their marriage prospects, and their general “usefulness” — especially in regards to their future work — the overarching theme of this collection of prayers. This affirmation in particular stands out to me as radically important for Lilian Montagu and other young suffragettes to express in 1895: “Lord, whether in the future I marry or whether I remain single, I shall be able to lead a useful, happy life” and “Lord, I thank Thee for my womanhood!”

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Bnei (Bar/Bat) Mitsvah & Other Birthday Prayers

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19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, Gratitude, Jewish Women's Prayers, paraliturgical modim, תחינות teḥinot, teḥinot in English, thanksgiving, West Central Girls' Club

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Lilian Helen Montagu and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

Birthday Prayer, by Julia M. Cohen (1907)

This “Birthday Prayer” is found in Julia M. Cohen’s The children’s Psalm-book, a selection of Psalms with explanatory comments, together with a prayer-book for home use in Jewish families (1907), pp. 304-305.

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Bnei (Bar/Bat) Mitsvah & Other Birthday Prayers

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20th century C.E., 57th century A.M., children's prayers, English vernacular prayer, תחינות teḥinot, teḥinot in English

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Julia Matilda Waley Cohen and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

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