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Schlußgebet | Final prayer [before bedtime], by Lise Tarlau (1907)

“Schlußgebet” by Lise Tarlau can be found in Rabbi Max Grunwald’s anthology of Jewish women’s prayer, Beruria: Gebet- und Andachtsbuch für jüdische Frauen und Mädchen (1907), page 23.

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Bedtime Shema

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20th century C.E., 57th century A.M., German vernacular prayer, Jewish Women's Prayers, תחינות teḥinot, Teḥinot in German

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Lise Tarlau and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

Abendlied | Evening prayer [for the Bedtime Shema], by Lise Tarlau (1907)

“Abendlied” by Lise Tarlau can be found in Rabbi Max Grunwald’s anthology of Jewish women’s prayer, Beruria: Gebet- und Andachtsbuch für jüdische Frauen und Mädchen (1907), page 29.

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Bedtime Shema

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20th century C.E., 57th century A.M., German vernacular prayer, Jewish Women's Prayers, שמע shemaŋ, תחינות teḥinot, Teḥinot in German

Contributor(s):

Lise Tarlau and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

Nachtgebet eines Kindes | Night prayer of a child [for the Bedtime Shema], by Lise Tarlau (1907)

“Nachtgebet eines Kindes” by Lise Tarlau can be found in Rabbi Max Grunwald’s anthology of Jewish women’s prayer, Beruria: Gebet- und Andachtsbuch für jüdische Frauen und Mädchen (1907), page 30.

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Bedtime Shema

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20th century C.E., 57th century A.M., Angelic Protection, Angels, apotropaic prayers of protection, children's prayers, German vernacular prayer, Jewish Women's Prayers, שמע shemaŋ, תחינות teḥinot, Teḥinot in German

Contributor(s):

Lise Tarlau and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

Haschkiwenu, a paraliturgical adaptation of Hashkivenu by Lise Tarlau (1907)

This paraliturgical translation of “Haschkiwenu” by Lise Tarlau can be found in Rabbi Max Grunwald’s anthology of Jewish women’s prayer, Beruria: Gebet- und Andachtsbuch für jüdische Frauen und Mädchen (1907), page 78.

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Bedtime Shema, Hashkivenu

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20th century C.E., 57th century A.M., apotropaic prayers of protection, blessings following the shema, German vernacular prayer, השכיבנו hashkivenu, Jewish Women's Prayers, paraliturgical hashkivenu

Contributor(s):

Lise Tarlau and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

[Prayer] for purity, by Basil Lucas Quixano Henriques (1916)

Basil L.Q. Henriques’s prayer “For Purity” 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, page 96.

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Bedtime Shema, Immersion (Purification)

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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

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

[Prayer] for usefulness, by Basil Lucas Quixano Henriques (1916)

Basil L.Q. Henriques’s prayer “For Usefulness” 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, page 95.

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Bedtime Shema

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

Contributor(s):

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

Evening Prayer (at Bed Time), a rhyming translation by Jessie Ethel Sampter (1919)

This prayer by Jessie Ethel Sampter to accompany the bedtime shema was published in her Around the Year in Rhymes for the Jewish Child (1920), p. 44.

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Bedtime Shema

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20th century C.E., 57th century A.M., Before Sleep, children's prayers, rhyming translation

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Jessie Ethel Sampter and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

בִּרְכָּת הַמַּפִּיל | Blessing at Bed Time (for children), a rhyming translation by Jessie Ethel Sampter (1919)

This rhyming translation and paraphrase of the blessing at bedtime (birkat hamapil) was written by Jessie Ethel Sampter and published in her Around the Year in Rhymes for the Jewish Child (1920), pp. 89-90.

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Bedtime Shema

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20th century C.E., 57th century A.M., Before Sleep, ברכת המפיל birkat hamapil, rhyming translation

Contributor(s):

Jessie Ethel Sampter and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

Night Prayer (CCAR 1923)

“Night Prayer” is the fiftieth prayer found in ברכה ותהלה Blessing and Praise: A Book of Meditations and Prayers for Individual and Home Devotion (CCAR 1923), pp. 164-166.

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Bedtime Shema

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20th century C.E., 57th century A.M., Before Sleep, English vernacular prayer, night, teḥinot in English

Contributor(s):

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

Night Prayer (for Older Children) by Rabbi Clifton Harby Levy (1927)

“Night Prayer (for Older Children) by Rabbi Clifton Harby Levy is found in The Helpful Manual (Centre of Jewish Science, 1927), p. 27.

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Bedtime Shema

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

Contributor(s):

Clifton Harby Levy and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

[Prayer] Before Sleeping (for Very Young Children) by Rabbi Clifton Harby Levy (1927)

“For Very Young Children Before Sleeping” by Rabbi Clifton Harby Levy is found in The Helpful Manual (Centre of Jewish Science, 1927), p. 26.

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Bedtime Shema

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

Contributor(s):

Clifton Harby Levy and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

Night, a prayer-poem by Miriam del Banco (1932)

The prayer-poem “Night” by Miriam del Banco (1858-1931) was included in her posthumously published anthology, Poetry and Prose (1932), p. 90-91.

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Bedtime Shema

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

Contributor(s):

Miriam del Banco 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)

Schma — a paraliturgical Shema on internalizing Jewish identity by Rivka Jaussi (2007)

While the theme of the Shema is dedicating oneself to the Divine and their Teaching, this paraliturgical Shema is dedicated to internalizing Jewish identity mindful of the experience of past generations and one’s responsibility to future ones.

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Bedtime Shema, the Shema

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21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., German vernacular prayer, Jewish identity, paraliturgical shema

Contributor(s):

Rivka Jaussi, Renée Citroen (translation) and Aharon N. Varady (translation)

An Evening Modeh Ani, by Rabbi Menachem Creditor

“An Evening Modeh Ani” by Rabbi Menachem Creditor was first published on 6 July 2022 at his blog and shared by the author through the Open Siddur Project Discussion Group, on Facebook.

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Bedtime Shema

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21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, מודה אני Modeh Ani

Contributor(s):

Menachem Creditor

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