A prayer for the government composed by the Central Conference of American Rabbis and included in their Union Prayer Book. . . .
The sixth volume in a set of prayerbooks compiled for Spanish & Portuguese Jews in the United States, edited by Isaac Leeser, in 1838. . . .
A popular prophylactic amulet in the event of an epidemic. . . .
Contributor(s): Aharon N. Varady (transcription) and Moritz Mayer
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Categories:  Well-being, health, and caregiving
Tags:  19th century C.E., תחינות teḥinot, 57th century A.M., Jewish Women's Prayers, infants, prayers concerning children, childhood illness, English vernacular prayer, Prayers for Children, Prayers of Parental Guardians 
A mother’s prayer for an ill infant or child. . . .
A prayer of a woman contemplating her relationship with her husband in marriage. . . .
A prayer of a woman and mother who has lost her husband and is contemplating desperate circumstances. . . .
A prayer of a daughter for mourning on the yortseit of one or both of her parents. . . .
A prayer for a woman pleading for atonement in the final service of Yom Kippur at sunset. . . .
A prayer for a woman pleading for atonement on Yom Kippurim. . . .
A prayer for a woman celebrating Shmini Atseret. . . .
A prayer for a woman celebrating the first yontef of Sukkot. . . .
A prayer for a woman celebrating Purim. . . .
A prayer for a woman celebrating the final days of Passover yontef. . . .
A prayer for one’s parent or parents on Yom Kippur during Yizkor. . . .
A prayer of a “young maiden” — a girl before her bat mitsvah. . . .
A prayer of a woman struggling with a life-threatening illness or injury. . . .
Contributor(s): Aharon N. Varady (transcription) and Moritz Mayer
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Categories: Well-being, health, and caregiving
Tags: 19th century C.E., Gratitude, thankfulness, תחינות teḥinot, 57th century A.M., Jewish Women's Prayers, English vernacular prayer, thanksgiving, ברכת הגומל birkat hagomel, מודים Modim 
A prayer of gratitude for a woman who has survived dangerous circumstances. . . .
A prayer of a woman experiencing desperation under difficult circumstances. . . .
A prayer of a woman following the birth of her infant child. . . .
A prayer of a pregnant woman before she goes into labor. . . .
A prayer of a wife on behalf of her husband traveling. . . .
A prayer of an orphan after the death of one or both of her parents. . . .
A prayer for a daughter mounrning at the grave of her mother. . . .
A prayer for a woman mounrning at the grave of her child. . . .
A prayer for a woman visiting the grave of her brother or sister. . . .
A prayer for the 9th of Av, the anniversary of the destruction of Jerusalem. . . .
A prayer before going to sleep at night. . . .
A meditation on the life and person of Mosheh Rabbeinu for the 7th of Adar. . . .
A paraliturgical prayer for the New Moon on Rosh Ḥodesh. . . .
A paraliturgical prayer for the New Month offered on Shabbat Mevorkhim. . . .
A prayer reflecting on the meaning of the Sabbath day. . . .
A prayer of a mother grieving over the death of her child. . . .
A prayer of a person suffering under grievous injuries and dying. . . .
A prayer of a person dying and imagining their possible afterlife. . . .
A prayer of a sister mourning at the grave of her sister. . . .
A prayer of a sister mourning at the grave of her brother. . . .
A prayer of a wife grieving over the death of her husband. . . .
A prayer of a person who has lost their parent or parents. . . .
Contributor(s): Aharon N. Varady (transcription) and Marcus Heinrich Bresslau
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Categories: Well-being, health, and caregiving
Tags: 19th century C.E., thankfulness, תחינות teḥinot, 57th century A.M., Jewish Women's Prayers, English vernacular prayer, thanksgiving, ברכת הגומל birkat hagomel, מודים Modim 
A thanksgiving prayer on recovering from a serious illness. . . .
A supplication made during a period of debilitating illness. . . .
A supplication of a mother for her sick infant child. . . .
A supplication of a wife for the recovery of her ill husband. . . .
A prayer for festival of Ḥanukkah. . . .
A prayer for the Sabbath day. . . .
A prayer for a young woman on her Bat Mitsvah on becoming responsible for observing her mitsvot. . . .
A prayer for a mother on the day of her son’s circumcision. . . .
A prayer for a young woman on her Bat Mitsvah. . . .
A prayer of a daughter on the yahrzeit of her mother or father. . . .
A prayer by a daughter on behalf of her parents. . . .
A prayer of gratitude on a regular birthday. . . .
A prayer for the sixth day of the week. . . .
A prayer for the fifth day of the week. . . .
A prayer for the fourth day of the week. . . .
A prayer for the third day of the week. . . .
A prayer for the second day of the week. . . .
A prayer upon rising in the morning. . . .
A prayer for the Sabbath Day. . . .
A prayer for the Sabbath Day. . . .
A rhyming evening prayer in English for young Jewish children. . . .
A rhyming morning prayer in English for young Jewish children. . . .
A prayer for parnassah (livelihood) for someone impoverished or in danger of poverty. . . .
A prayer during an event of immanent communal danger and distress. . . .
Contributor(s): Aharon N. Varady (translation), Jonas Ennery and Arnaud Aron
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Categories: Well-being, health, and caregiving
Tags: 19th century C.E., Gratitude, תחינות teḥinot, 57th century A.M., French Jewry, French vernacular prayer, thanksgiving, reciprocity, מודים Modim 
A prayer of gratitude after a dangerous and distressing situation is resolved for the good. . . .
A paraliturgical prayer for cultivating humility modeled after the morning prayer, Ribon haOlamim. . . .
A prayer in severe distress. . . .
A birkat hamazon for children. . . .
Contributor(s): Aharon N. Varady (translation), Jonas Ennery and Arnaud Aron
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Categories: Learning, Study, and School
Tags: 19th century C.E., school, תחינות teḥinot, 57th century A.M., French Jewry, children's prayers, French vernacular prayer, children's education 
A prayer for children after school. . . .
A child’s prayer for someone suffering from an illness. . . .
A child’s prayer for the well-being of their parents. . . .
Contributor(s): Aharon N. Varady (translation), Jonas Ennery and Arnaud Aron
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Categories: Learning, Study, and School
Tags: 19th century C.E., school, תחינות teḥinot, 57th century A.M., French Jewry, children's prayers, French vernacular prayer, children's education 
A prayer for children before school. . . .
An evening, bedtime prayer for children. . . .
A morning prayer for children. . . .
A prayer for travel. . . .
A prayer on behalf of a friend or relative on their travels. . . .
A prayer of a mother on her son’s wedding day. . . .
A prayer of a mother on her daughter’s wedding day. . . .
A supplicatory prayer on a personal or individual fast day not designated in the Jewish calendar. . . .
A supplicatory prayer on behalf of an ill mother or father by their child. . . .
A prayer of a wife whose spouse is away from home, travelling. . . .
A paraliturgical Mah Tovu, in French with English translation. . . .
A prayer offered by a Bar or Bat Mitsvah after they are confirmed in a public ceremony. . . .
A blessing given by the parents of a Bar or Bat Mitsvah after they are confirmed in a public ceremony. . . .
A prayer offered by the tutors of a Bar or Bat Mitsvah after they are confirmed in a public ceremony. . . .
A prayer offered by the parents of a Bar or Bat Mitsvah after they are confirmed in a public ceremony. . . .
A preliminary prayer offered by a Bar or Bat Mitsvah before they are confirmed in a public ceremony. . . .
A prayer for travel offered during an ocean voyage. . . .
A prayer offered during an ocean voyage during dangerous inclement weather conditions. . . .
A prayer on Erev Shabbat upon lighting the Shabbes Candles, in French with English translation. . . .
The poem, Hatikvah, in its original composition by Naphtali Herz Imber, later chosen and adapted to become the national anthem of the State of Israel. . . .
This is a faithful transcription of a prayer appearing at the end of a sermon delivered by Rabbi Abraham de Sola in K.K. Shearith Yisrael (Montreal), “during the prevalence of asiatic cholera,” and subsequently published in the Occident and American Jewish Advocate (7:7, Tishrei 5610/October 1849). The English translation is a “free translation” made by Rabbi Abraham de Sola. . . .
A prayer for the end of a cholera epidemic written by Rabbi Dr. Moses Gaster in 1892. . . .
Contributor(s): Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Berl Lapin (translation) and Francis Scott Key
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Categories: Flag Day (June 14)
Tags: 19th century C.E., 56th century A.M., Yiddish translation, United States of America, Patriotic prayers, flags banners and escutcheons, vexillology, War of 1812, Battle of Baltimore, national anthems 
The National Anthem of the United States of America with a Yiddish translation by Berl Lapin. . . .
Contributor(s): Aharon N. Varady (translation) and Fanny Schmiedl-Neuda
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Categories: Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur
Tags: 19th century C.E., yamim noraim, תחינות teḥinot, 57th century A.M., Teḥinot in German, German vernacular prayer, Bohemian Jewry, cemetery prayers, memento mori, סעודה המפסקת seudah hamafseket, erev yom kippur 
A prayer offered on erev Rosh haShanah or Yom Kippur to visit the local Jewish cemetery. . . .
An elegy by Walt Whitman for President Abraham Lincoln after his assassination, in English with Hebrew translation. . . .
Walt Whitman’s famous poem eulogizing President Abraham Lincoln after his assassination, in English with Hebrew translation. . . .
Contributor(s): Isaac Gantwerk Mayer (naqdanut), Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Abe Katz (translation) and Isaac Goldstein
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Categories: Lincoln's Birthday (February 12th)
Tags: 19th century C.E., United States, acrostic, Presidents Day, emancipation, קינות Ḳinnot, civil rights, 57th century A.M., Memorial prayers, Abraham Lincoln, American Jewry of the United States, Prayers for leaders, elegies 
Exalted are you Lincoln. Who is like you! You were highly respected among Kings and Princes. All that you accomplished you did with a humble spirit. You are singular and cannot be compared to anyone else. Who among the great are like Lincoln? Who can be praised like you? . . .
Walt Whitman’s famous poem eulogizing President Abraham Lincoln after his assassination, in English with Yiddish translation. . . .
Contributor(s): Aharon N. Varady (transcription) and Unknown Author(s)
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Categories: Shabbat Mevorkhim, Rosh Ḥodesh Adar (Alef & Bet)
Tags: 19th century C.E., תחינות tkhines, new moon, שבת מבורכים shabbat mevorkhim, תחינות teḥinot, 57th century A.M., paraliturgical teḥinot, Yiddish vernacular prayer, Bilhah, paraliturgical birkat haḥodesh, Pisces, Naphtali, Mazal Dagim, Mordekhai, Esther, Haman, Needing Transcription 
To the best of my ability, this is a faithful transcription of the תְּחִנָה לְשַׁבָּת מְבָרְכִים רֹאשׁ חוֺדֶשׁ אַדָר (“Tkhine for Shabbat Mevorkhim Rosh Ḥodesh Adar [II]”) which appeared in תחנות מקרא קודש (Teḥinot Miqra Qodesh, Widow and Brothers Romm, Vilna 1877). English translation adapted slightly from Techinas: A Voice from the Heart “As Only A Woman Can Pray” by Rivka Zakutinsky (Aura Press, 1992). –A.N. Varady . . .
The poem, “Twilight” by Rosa Emma Salaman, was first published in the Occident 7:5, Ab 5609/August 1849, p.245. . . .
The poem, “Night” by Rosa Emma Salaman, was first published in the Occident 3:11, Shebat 5606, February 1846. . . .
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