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Well-being, health, and caregiving

This is an archive of prayers composed for, or relevant to, the health and well-being of others by or for caregivers.

If you have composed a prayer for overcoming illness, for well-being, or for the success of caregivers, healers, and physicians, please share it here.

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[Prayers] on a Bed of Sickness, by Basil Lucas Quixano Henriques (1916)

Basil L.Q. Henriques’s prayer “On a Bed of Sickness.” was first published in The Fratres Book of Prayer for the Oxford and St. George’s Synagogue Jewish Lads Club in 1916, and later reprinted in the Prayer Book of the St. George’s Settlement Synagogue (1929), “Special Prayers” section, pages 96-97.

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Well-being, health, and caregiving

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20th century C.E., 57th century A.M., British Jewry, English vernacular prayer, Liberal Movement for Progressive Judaism in Britain, teḥinot in English

Contributor(s):

Basil Lucas Quixano Henriques and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

[Prayer] in Time of Stress, by Basil Lucas Quixano Henriques (1916)

Basil L.Q. Henriques’s prayer “In time of stress” was first published in The Fratres Book of Prayer for the Oxford and St. George’s Synagogue Jewish Lads Club in 1916, and later reprinted in the Prayer Book of the St. George’s Settlement Synagogue (1929), “Special Prayers” section, pages 97-98.

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Well-being, health, and caregiving

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20th century C.E., 57th century A.M., British Jewry, English vernacular prayer, Liberal Movement for Progressive Judaism in Britain, teḥinot in English

Contributor(s):

Basil Lucas Quixano Henriques and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

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

“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.

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Well-being, health, and caregiving

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20th century C.E., 57th century A.M., Aseret Yemei Tshuvah, Compassion, divine mercy, English vernacular prayer, Forgiveness, חסד Ḥesed, self-forgiveness, teḥinot in English

Contributor(s):

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

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

“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.

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Well-being, health, and caregiving

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20th century C.E., 57th century A.M., Aseret Yemei Tshuvah, English vernacular prayer, Forgiveness, self-forgiveness, teḥinot in English

Contributor(s):

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

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

“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.

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Well-being, health, and caregiving

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

Contributor(s):

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

God is Near, a prayer against alienation (CCAR 1923)

“God is Near” is the fifteenth prayer found in ברכה ותהלה Blessing and Praise: A Book of Meditations and Prayers for Individual and Home Devotion (CCAR 1923), pp. 53-56.

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Yom Kippur, Well-being, health, and caregiving

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20th century C.E., 57th century A.M., alienation, אנה אמצאך ana emtsaeka, Aseret Yemei Tshuvah, depression, English vernacular prayer, teḥinot in English

Contributor(s):

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

Suffering (CCAR 1923)

“Suffering” is the thirty-fifth prayer found in ברכה ותהלה Blessing and Praise: A Book of Meditations and Prayers for Individual and Home Devotion (CCAR 1923), pp. 118-120.

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Well-being, health, and caregiving

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

Contributor(s):

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

Holy Places (CCAR 1923)

“Holy Places” is the thirty-sixth prayer found in ברכה ותהלה Blessing and Praise: A Book of Meditations and Prayers for Individual and Home Devotion (CCAR 1923), pp. 121-123.

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Earth, our Collective Home & Life-Support System, Homes & Community Centers, Well-being, health, and caregiving

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20th century C.E., 57th century A.M., dedications and consecrations, English vernacular prayer, synagogue consecration, teḥinot in English

Contributor(s):

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

Accepting the Burden, a meditation on suffering (CCAR 1923)

“Accepting the Burden” is the forty-third prayer found in ברכה ותהלה Blessing and Praise: A Book of Meditations and Prayers for Individual and Home Devotion (CCAR 1923), pp. 143-145.

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Well-being, health, and caregiving

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

Contributor(s):

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

God Our Eternal Home (CCAR 1923)

“God Our Eternal Home” is the forty-fourth prayer found in ברכה ותהלה Blessing and Praise: A Book of Meditations and Prayers for Individual and Home Devotion (CCAR 1923), pp. 146-148.

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Homes & Community Centers, Well-being, health, and caregiving

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20th century C.E., 57th century A.M., alienation, עבודה זרה avodah zarah, בצלם אלהים btselem Elohim, English vernacular prayer, interconnectedness, teḥinot in English

Contributor(s):

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

“Heal me” a prayer for healing by Rabbi Clifton Harby Levy (1927)

This untitled prayer by Rabbi Clifton Harby Levy accompanied his short reflection, “I Seek Health and Healing” found in The Helpful Manual (Centre of Jewish Science, 1927), pp. 9-10.

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Well-being, health, and caregiving

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

Contributor(s):

Clifton Harby Levy and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

“All adrift on the stream of life” a prayer for help and self-control by Rabbi Clifton Harby Levy (1927)

This untitled prayer by Rabbi Clifton Harby Levy accompanied his short reflection, “I Feel Nervous and Upset” found in The Helpful Manual (Centre of Jewish Science, 1927), pp. 15-16.

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Well-being, health, and caregiving

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

Contributor(s):

Clifton Harby Levy and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

“Help our loved one who lingers in pain” a prayer for healing by Rabbi Clifton Harby Levy (1927)

This untitled prayer by Rabbi Clifton Harby Levy accompanied his short reflection, “Bringing Health to the Home” found in The Helpful Manual (Centre of Jewish Science, 1927), pp. 12-13.

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Well-being, health, and caregiving

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20th century C.E., 57th century A.M., ביקור חולים biḳur ḥolim, English vernacular prayer, Jewish Science movement, תחינות teḥinot, teḥinot in English

Contributor(s):

Clifton Harby Levy and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

“Why should I torture myself” a prayer for reassurance by Rabbi Clifton Harby Levy (1927)

This untitled prayer by Rabbi Clifton Harby Levy accompanied his short reflection, “I Must Not Worry” found in The Helpful Manual (Centre of Jewish Science, 1927), pp. 19-20.

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Well-being, health, and caregiving

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

Contributor(s):

Clifton Harby Levy and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

“Guard me from yielding to this temptation to err” a prayer by Rabbi Clifton Harby Levy (1927)

This untitled prayer by Rabbi Clifton Harby Levy accompanied his short essay, “Facing Temptation” found in The Helpful Manual (Centre of Jewish Science, 1927), pp. 21-22.

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Well-being, health, and caregiving

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20th century C.E., 57th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, Jewish Science movement, תחינות teḥinot, teḥinot in English, יצר הרע yetser hara

Contributor(s):

Clifton Harby Levy and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

“Give me peace of soul” a prayer for self-control by Rabbi Clifton Harby Levy (1927)

This untitled prayer by Rabbi Clifton Harby Levy accompanied his self-reflection, “Peace within” found in The Helpful Manual (Centre of Jewish Science, 1927), pp. 17-18.

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Well-being, health, and caregiving

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

Contributor(s):

Clifton Harby Levy and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

“Thy will be done” a prayer for self-resignation by Rabbi Clifton Harby Levy (1927)

This untitled prayer by Rabbi Clifton Harby Levy accompanied his short reflection, “Thy Will Be Done!” found in The Helpful Manual (Centre of Jewish Science, 1927), pp. 23-24.

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Well-being, health, and caregiving

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20th century C.E., 57th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, Jewish Science movement, תחינות teḥinot, teḥinot in English, יצר הרע yetser hara

Contributor(s):

Clifton Harby Levy and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

מי שברך לתקופת יום הולדת | Mi sheBerakh on behalf of one celebrating a birthday, by Rabbi Dr. Mordecai Kaplan (1945)

“Prayer in behalf of one celebrating a birthday,” by Rabbi Mordecai Menaḥem Kaplan can be found on p. 494-497 of his The Sabbath Prayer Book (New York: The Jewish Reconstructionist Foundation, 1945)

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Bnei (Bar/Bat) Mitsvah & Other Birthday Prayers, During the Aliyot, Well-being, health, and caregiving, Old Age

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20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., ageing, birthday prayers, מי שברך mi sheberakh

Contributor(s):

Mordecai Kaplan and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

Courage to Withstand the Ridicule of the Worldly, a prayer by Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan (1945)

“Courage to Withstand the Ridicule of the Worldly,” by Rabbi Mordecai Menaḥem Kaplan can be found on p. 433-4 of his The Sabbath Prayer Book (New York: The Jewish Reconstructionist Foundation, 1945).

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Bedtime Shema, Labor, Fulfillment, and Parnasah, 🌐 International Workers' Day (May 1st), Well-being, health, and caregiving

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20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., Amits Koaḥ, apotropaic prayers of protection, ayin hara, English vernacular prayer, lashon hara, loneliness, lonely man of faith, Psalms 4, social anxiety, יצר הרע yetser hara

Contributor(s):

Mordecai Kaplan and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

[Prayer for the] Dedication of a Medical Research Clinic, by Rabbi Avraham Samuel Soltes (ca. 1950s)

“Dedication of Medical Research Clinic” was first published in Rabbi Avraham Soltes’ collection of prayers, תפלה Invocation: Sheaf of Prayers (Bloch 1959).

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Well-being, health, and caregiving

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20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., dedications and consecrations, medical treatment

Contributor(s):

Avraham Samuel Soltes and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

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