tagged: 19th century C.E. • Page 3 of 10 • the Open Siddur Project ✍ פְּרוֺיֶּקט הַסִּדּוּר הַפָּתוּחַ

Thanksgiving Day (4th Thursday of November), United States of America

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19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., Philadelphia, English vernacular prayer, Ḳ.Ḳ. Miḳveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

This Thanksgiving Day Prayer was reprinted in The Philadelphia Inquirer on the following day, 29 November 1867. It was preserved by Rabbi Morais in his ledger (page 35, clipping 042), an archive of newsclippings recording material he contributed to the press, among other announcements. (Many thanks to the Library of the University of Pennsylvania for helping to make this resource accessible.) . . .

A Penitential Prayer, by Rabbi Sabato Morais (October 1867)

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Yom Kippur, Hoshana Rabbah, Repenting, Resetting, and Forgiveness

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English vernacular prayer, תשובה teshuvah, Ḳ.Ḳ. Miḳveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), 19th century C.E., סליחות seliḥot, 57th century A.M., Philadelphia

This penitential prayer dated “Tishri 5628 [October 1867]” was offered in conclusion to “A Penitential Sermon” reprinted in The Jewish Messenger on 25 November 1867. It was preserved by Rabbi Morais in his ledger (page 34, clipping 041), an archive of newsclippings recording material he contributed to the press, among other announcements. (Many thanks to the Library of the University of Pennsylvania for helping to make this resource accessible.) . . .

Schema Jisrael | Shema Yisrael, a hymn by Rabbi Moritz Mayer (1867)

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Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Aharon N. Varady (translation) and Benjamin Szold

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Shema

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English Translation, שמע shema, 57th century A.M., German vernacular prayer, paraliturgical shema, hymns, 19th century C.E.

“Schema Jisrael (Shema Yisrael)” is a hymn written by Moritz Mayer (1821-1867) and posthumously published in Hymns, for Divine Service in the Temple Emanu-El (1871), hymn №33, pp. 66-67. It may have been published earlier in the author’s lifetime. If you know of an earlier source for this hymn, please leave a comment or contact us. . . .

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

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Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Aharon N. Varady (translation) and Benjamin Szold

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

“[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. . . .

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

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

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

“[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. . . .

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

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Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Aharon N. Varady (translation) and Benjamin Szold

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Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Aharon N. Varady (translation) and Benjamin Szold

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

“[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. . . .

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

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Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Aharon N. Varady (translation) and Benjamin Szold

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

“[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. . . .

📖 הֶגְיוֹן לֵב | Hegyon Lev (Meditations of the Heart): Israelitisches Gebetbuch für die häusliche Andacht, arranged by Rabbi Benjamin Szold (1867)

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19th century C.E., תחינות teḥinot, 57th century A.M., Teḥinot in German, German vernacular prayer, American Jewry of the United States, German-speaking Jewry

This is Rabbi Benjamin Szold’s הגיון לב (Hegyon Lev, “Meditation of the Heart”) Israelitisches Gebetbuch für die häusliche Andacht (1867). . . .

Prayer for the United States on Thanksgiving Day, by Rabbi Sabato Morais (29 November 1866)

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Thanksgiving Day (4th Thursday of November), United States of America

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Philadelphia, English vernacular prayer, Ḳ.Ḳ. Miḳveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), 19th century C.E., 57th century A.M.

This Thanksgiving Day prayer by Rabbi Sabato Morais was offered in conclusion to a sermon reprinted the following day in The Philadelphia Inquirer on 30 November 1866. It was preserved by Rabbi Morais in his ledger (page 25, clipping 031), an archive of newsclippings recording material he contributed to the press, among other announcements. (Many thanks to the Library of the University of Pennsylvania for helping to make this resource accessible.) . . .

Prayer for the Anniversary of the Destruction of the Temple (תשעה באב), by Rabbi Moritz Mayer (1866)

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Tishah b'Av

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

A prayer for Tisha b’Av. . . .

Prayer in Heavy Sickness, by Rabbi Moritz Mayer (1866)

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Well-being, health, and caregiving

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

A prayer of a woman struggling with a life-threatening illness or injury. . . .

Thanksgiving for Deliverance, by Rabbi Moritz Mayer (1866)

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Well-being, health, and caregiving

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תחינות teḥinot, 57th century A.M., Jewish Women's Prayers, English vernacular prayer, thanksgiving, ברכת הגומל birkat hagomel, 19th century C.E., Gratitude, thankfulness, מודים Modim

A prayer of gratitude for a woman who has survived dangerous circumstances. . . .

Prayer for the Departed (הזכרת נשמות), by Rabbi Moritz Mayer (1866)

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יזכור yizkor, תחינות teḥinot, 57th century A.M., Jewish Women's Prayers, English vernacular prayer, Paraliturgical yizkor, prayers of orphans, הזכרת נשמות hazkarat neshamot, paraliturgical hazkarat neshamot, 19th century C.E.

A prayer for one’s parent or parents during Yizkor. . . .

[Prayer] on the Anniversary of a Parent’s Death (יאָרצײַט‎), by Rabbi Moritz Mayer (1866)

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

A prayer of a daughter for mourning on the yortseit of one or both of her parents. . . .

Prayer for an Orphan, by Rabbi Moritz Mayer (1866)

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

A prayer of an orphan after the death of one or both of her parents. . . .

Prayer for Patience and Strength in Adversity, by Rabbi Moritz Mayer (1866)

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Well-being, health, and caregiving

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

A prayer of a woman experiencing desperation under difficult circumstances. . . .

Prayer After Safe Delivery [in Childbirth], by Rabbi Moritz Mayer (1866)

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Conception, Pregnancy, and Childbirth

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

A prayer of a woman following the birth of her infant child. . . .

A Wife’s Prayer whose Husband is on a Journey, by Rabbi Moritz Mayer (1866)

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Travel, Marriage

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

A prayer of a wife on behalf of her husband traveling. . . .

Prayer During a Storm at Sea, by Rabbi Moritz Mayer (1866)

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Travel

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English vernacular prayer, travel by water, prayers on ships, 19th century C.E., ocean, תחינות teḥinot, 57th century A.M., Jewish Women's Prayers

A prayer for when traveling conditions become perilous on an ocean voyage. . . .

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

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

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

Prayer for a Sick Child, by Rabbi Moritz Mayer (1866)

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Child care, Well-being, health, and caregiving

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Prayers on behalf of children, Prayers of Primary Caregivers, 19th century C.E., תחינות teḥinot, 57th century A.M., Jewish Women's Prayers, infants, prayers concerning children, childhood illness, English vernacular prayer

A mother’s prayer for an ill infant or child. . . .

A Widow’s Prayer, by Rabbi Moritz Mayer (1866)

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A prayer of a woman and mother who has lost her husband and is contemplating desperate circumstances. . . .

[Prayer] for the Eve of the New Year, by Rabbi Moritz Mayer (1866)

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Rosh haShanah (l’Maaseh Bereshit)

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

A prayer for a woman preparing herself on Erev Rosh haShanah. . . .

Prayer for the First Day of Sukkot, by Rabbi Moritz Mayer (1866)

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

A prayer for a woman celebrating the first yontef of Sukkot. . . .

Prayer for Shmini Atseret (שמיני עצרת), by Rabbi Moritz Mayer (1866)

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Shemini Atseret (and Simḥat Torah)

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

A prayer for a woman celebrating Shmini Atseret. . . .

[Prayer] for the Day of Atonement, by Rabbi Moritz Mayer (1866)

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Yom Kippur

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

A prayer for a woman pleading for atonement on Yom Kippurim. . . .

Prayer on the Approach of Childbirth, by Rabbi Moritz Mayer (1866)

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Conception, Pregnancy, and Childbirth

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

A prayer of a pregnant woman before she goes into labor. . . .

Evening Prayer for Children, by Rabbi Moritz Mayer (1866)

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

“Evening Prayer for Children” is one of thirty prayers appearing in Rabbi Moritz Mayer’s collection of tehinot, Hours of Devotion (1866), of uncertain provenance and which he may have written. . . .

Prayer for the Evening of the Day of Atonement (נעילה), by Rabbi Moritz Mayer (1866)

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Yom Kippur

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

A prayer for a woman pleading for atonement in the final service of Yom Kippur at sunset. . . .

Morning Prayer for Children, by Rabbi Moritz Mayer (1866)

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

“Morning Prayer for Children” is one of thirty prayers appearing in Rabbi Moritz Mayer’s collection of tehinot, Hours of Devotion (1866), of uncertain provenance and which he may have written. . . .

Prayer for the Close of the Sabbath, by Rabbi Moritz Mayer (1866)

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Motsei Shabbat

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

“Prayer for the Close of the Sabbath” is one of thirty prayers appearing in Rabbi Moritz Mayer’s collection of tehinot, Hours of Devotion (1866), of uncertain provenance and which he may have written. . . .

[Prayer] at the Grave of a Child, by Rabbi Moritz Mayer (1866)

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A prayer for a woman mounrning at the grave of her child. . . .

[Prayer] for the Sabbath Day, by Rabbi Moritz Mayer (1866)

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Shaḥarit l'Shabbat ul'Yom Tov, Saturday

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Paraliturgical Psalms 92, 19th century C.E., תחינות teḥinot, 57th century A.M., English vernacular prayer

“[Prayer] For the Sabbath Day” is one of thirty prayers appearing in Rabbi Moritz Mayer’s collection of tehinot, Hours of Devotion (1866), of uncertain provenance and which he may have written. . . .

A Wife’s Prayer for Matrimonial Happiness, by Rabbi Moritz Mayer (1866)

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Marriage

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

A prayer of a woman contemplating her relationship with her husband in marriage. . . .

Prayer for the Feast of Purim, by Rabbi Moritz Mayer (1866)

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Purim

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

A prayer for a woman celebrating Purim. . . .

[Prayer] at the Grave of a Brother or Sister, by Rabbi Moritz Mayer (1866)

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

A prayer for a woman visiting the grave of her brother or sister. . . .

[Prayer] for the Last Days of Passover, by Rabbi Moritz Mayer (1866)

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7th Day of Pesaḥ

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

A prayer for a woman celebrating the final days of Passover yontef. . . .

[Prayer] at a Mother’s Grave, by Rabbi Moritz Mayer (1866)

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Mourning, Mother's Day (2nd Sunday of May)

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

A prayer for a daughter mounrning at the grave of her mother. . . .

📖 Hours of Devotion: A Book of Prayers & Meditations for the Use of the Daughters of Israel, an anthology of teḥinot compiled by Rabbi Moritz Mayer (1866)

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Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Moritz Mayer (translation) and Moritz Mayer

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Personal & Paraliturgical Prayer collections

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

A collection of Jewish women’s prayers compiled by Rabbi Moritz Mayer, including twenty-four original English translations of prayers by Fanny Neuda from her collection, Stunden der Andacht 1855. . . .

O Day of God, Leopold Stein’s paraliturgical Kol Nidrei “O Tag des Herrn” (1840) adapted in English by Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise (1866)

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Isaac Gantwerk Mayer (transcription & naqdanut), Isaac Mayer Wise and Leopold Stein

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Yom Kippur

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English Translation, 57th century A.M., German vernacular prayer, English vernacular prayer, Classical Reform, paraliturgical kol nidrei, O Tag des Herrn, 19th century C.E.

One of the most revolutionary alterations made by the early Reform movement in Germany was their replacement of Kol Nidre with a German hymn, sung to the same melody: O Tag des Herrn. But when the early Reformers came to the United States, they adopted a new language, English. In 1866, the American Reform Jewish community was largely bilingual in German and English, and Isaac Mayer (No Relation) Wise’s 1866 service for the Day of Atonement took account for that, including a singable English translation of the singable German replacement for Kol Nidre. I have also included a musical score which uses I. M. Wise’s English text in Louis Lewandowsky’s original setting of O Tag des Herrn. . . .

📖 תפלות בני ישורון ליום הכפורים (רפורמי) | The Divine Service of American Israelites for the Day of Atonement, by Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise (Minhag America, 1866)

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Isaac Mayer Wise

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Maḥzorim for Yom haKippurim

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57th century A.M., North American Jewry, American Reform Movement, Classical Reform, 19th century C.E., North America, Needing Transcription, Needing Decompilation

A maḥzor for Yom Kippur in Hebrew with English translation compiled by Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise for Liberal/Reform congregations establishing a Minhag America. . . .

📖 תפלות בני ישורון לראש השנה (רפורמי) | The Divine Service of American Israelites for the New Year, by Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise (Minhag America, 1866)

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Isaac Mayer Wise

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Maḥzorim for Rosh haShanah

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North American Jewry, American Reform Movement, Classical Reform, 19th century C.E., North America, 57th century A.M., Needing Transcription, Needing Decompilation

A maḥzor for Rosh haShanah in Hebrew with English translation compiled by Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise for Liberal/Reform congregations establishing a Minhag Ameriḳa. . . .

📖 סדר סליחות מכל השנה | Seder Seliḥot mikol ha-Shanah :: The Order of Seliḥot for the entire year, translated by David Asher, Ph.D. (1866)

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Aharon N. Varady (transcription) and David Asher (translation)

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Kinnot, Seliḥot

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19th century C.E., סליחות seliḥot, English Translation, 57th century A.M., Anglo Jewry

A comprehensive arrangement of seliḥot (סליחות, penitential prayers) for the entire year, translated into English by the great scholar David Asher. . . .

הוֹ קְבַרְנִיט! קְבַרְנִיטִי!‏ | O Captain! My Captain!, an elegy for President Abraham Lincoln by Walt Whitman (1865), Hebrew translation by Shimon Halkin (1952)

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Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Shimon Halkin (translation) and Walt Whitman

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Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Eliezer Meler (translation) and Walt Whitman

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19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., Hebrew translation, Abraham Lincoln, assassination, Slaveholders' Rebellion (1861-1865), elegies, Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

Walt Whitman’s famous poem eulogizing President Abraham Lincoln after his assassination, in English with Hebrew translation. . . .

אָ, קאפּיטאן! מײַן קאפּיטאן!‏ | O Captain! My Captain!, an elegy for President Abraham Lincoln by Walt Whitman (1865), Yiddish translation by Eliezer Meler (1940)

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Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Avrom Valt-Lyessin (translation) and Walt Whitman

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Slaveholders' Rebellion (1861-1865), elegies, Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, 19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., Yiddish translation, Abraham Lincoln, assassination

Walt Whitman’s famous poem eulogizing President Abraham Lincoln after his assassination, in English with Yiddish translation. . . .

אָ, קאפּיטאן! מײַן קאפּיטאן!‏ | O Captain! My Captain!, an elegy for President Abraham Lincoln by Walt Whitman (1865), Yiddish translation by Avrom Valt-Lyessin (1913)

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Isaac Gantwerk Mayer (transcription & naqdanut), Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Abe Katz (translation) and Isaac Goldstein

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Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, 19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., Yiddish translation, Abraham Lincoln, assassination, Slaveholders' Rebellion (1861-1865), elegies

Walt Whitman’s famous poem eulogizing President Abraham Lincoln after his assassination, in English with Yiddish translation. . . .

שריך לינקאלען | Memorial Prayer for Abraham Lincoln, by Isaac Goldstein haLevi (1865)

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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? . . .

Prayer for the United States after the Civil War, by Rabbi Sabato Morais (8 December 1865)

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This prayer by Rabbi Sabato Morais was offered (possibly for Thanksgiving Day) in conclusion to a sermon delivered at some point prior to its printing in The Philadelphia Inquirer on 8 December 1865. It was preserved by Rabbi Morais in his ledger (page 24, clipping 030), an archive of newsclippings recording material he contributed to the press, among other announcements. (Many thanks to the Library of the University of Pennsylvania for helping to make this resource accessible.) Above the clipping, Rabbi Sabato has written, “Andrew Johnson proved anything but a worthy successor to the sainted Abraham Lincoln.” . . .

Prayer after the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln by Rabbi Sabato Morais (18 April 1865)

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Lincoln's Birthday (February 12th), War, United States of America

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57th century A.M., Abraham Lincoln, Philadelphia, English vernacular prayer, assassination, Slaveholders' Rebellion (1861-1865), Ḳ.Ḳ. Miḳveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), 19th century C.E., Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

This prayer by Rabbi Sabato Morais was offered in conclusion to a sermon delivered at some point days after the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln on 15 April 1865, and reprinted in The Philadelphia Inquirer on 20 November 1865. The time of the assassination corresponded to motsei shabbat and the beginning of the 6th day of Passover 5625, and so we can imagine this prayer having been delivered at some point over the remaining two festival days of Pesaḥ, on April 17th or 18th. The prayer was preserved by Rabbi Morais in his ledger (page 24, clipping 029), an archive of newsclippings recording material he contributed to the press, among other announcements. (Many thanks to the Library of the University of Pennsylvania for helping to make this resource accessible.) Next to the clipping, Rabbi Sabato has written, “Andrew Johnson proved anything but a worthy successor to the sainted Abraham Lincoln.” . . .

💬 כִּי בְּהַרְאָיָה הַשֵּׁנִית | The Second Inaugural Address of President Abraham Lincoln on 4 March 1865

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Isaac Gantwerk Mayer (transcription & naqdanut), Isaac Gantwerk Mayer (translation) and Abraham Lincoln

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Abraham Lincoln's Birthday readings, Modern Miscellany

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Slaveholders' Rebellion (1861-1865), 16th President of the United States, civil declarations and charters, 19th century C.E., United States, 57th century A.M., Hebrew translation, Abraham Lincoln

The second inaugural address of President Abraham Lincoln in English with a cantillized Hebrew translation suitable for chanting. . . .

Abide in Me, and I in You: the Soul’s Answer, a prayer-poem by Harriet Beecher Stowe (1855/1865)

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Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Gustav Gottheil and Harriet Beecher Stowe

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Lincoln's Birthday (February 12th), Morning Baqashot

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רשות reshut, 19th century C.E., Openers, 57th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, Congregation Adath Jeshurun, hymns, paraliturgical elohai neshamah, paraliturgical modeh ani

A hymn by the abolitionist Harriet Beecher Stowe, included in the hymnal of Congregation Adath Jeshurun in Philadelphia in 1926. . . .

Prayer for the United States on Thanksgiving Day during the Civil War, by Rabbi Sabato Morais (24 November 1864)

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War, Thanksgiving Day (4th Thursday of November), United States of America

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57th century A.M., Philadelphia, English vernacular prayer, Slaveholders' Rebellion (1861-1865), Ḳ.Ḳ. Miḳveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), 19th century C.E.

This prayer by Rabbi Sabato Morais was offered on Thanksgiving Day at the conclusion of a sermon reprinted the following day in The Philadelphia Inquirer on 25 November 1864. It was preserved by Rabbi Morais in his ledger (page 23, clipping 028), an archive of newsclippings recording material he contributed to the press, among other announcements. (Many thanks to the Library of the University of Pennsylvania for helping to make this resource accessible.) . . .

הַנּוֹתֵן תְּשׁוּעָה | Prayer for the Royal Family of Queen Victoria (1864)

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Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

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United Kingdom

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Constitutional Monarchy, Queens, 19th century C.E., Great Britain, British Commonwealth, 57th century A.M., British Jewry, British Empire, הנותן תשועה haNotén Teshuah, British Monarchy

The text of the prayer, haNoten Teshuah, as adapted for Queen Victoria. . . .

📖 התפלות מכל השנה (אשכנז)‏ | HaTefilot miKol haShanah, a bilingual Hebrew-English siddur arranged and translated by Rabbi Abraham Pereira Mendes (1864)

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Abraham Pereira Mendes

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Comprehensive (Kol Bo) Siddurim

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19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., Nusaḥ Ashkenaz

A bilingual Hebrew-English comprehensive siddur arranged and translated by Rabbi Abraham Pereira Mendes. . . .

💬 הַצְהָרַת הָאֵמַנְצִיפַּצְיָה | The Emancipation Proclamation (1863), translated, vocalized and cantillated by Isaac Gantwerk Mayer

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Isaac Gantwerk Mayer (translation), Isaac Gantwerk Mayer (transcription & naqdanut) and Abraham Lincoln

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Modern Miscellany, Juneteenth (Emancipation Day) Readings

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civil declarations and charters, 19th century C.E., Emancipation, 57th century A.M., Abraham Lincoln, Slaveholders' Rebellion (1861-1865), Black Lives Matter

In honor of Juneteenth, the holiday of American liberation, this is a translation of Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation into Biblical Hebrew. . . .

Prayer for the United States of America on Thanksgiving Day, by Rabbi David Einhorn (26 November 1863)

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Aharon N. Varady (transcription) and David Einhorn

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19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, Slaveholders' Rebellion (1861-1865)

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This prayer by Rabbi David Einhorn was offered at the conclusion of his “Sermon delivered on Thanksgiving Day, November 26th, 1863,” (page 13). . . .

Prayer for the Protection of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania after the Battle of Gettysburg by Rabbi Sabato Morais (4 July 1863)

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Battle of Gettysburg, 19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., Philadelphia, English vernacular prayer, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Slaveholders' Rebellion (1861-1865), Ḳ.Ḳ. Miḳveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

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This prayer by Rabbi Sabato Morais was offered on US Independence Day (4 July 1863) at the conclusion of a sermon reguested by the “Philadelphia Union League” and delivered before Congregation Mikveh Israel, that was published in The Jewish Messenger on 10 July 1863. July 4th, 1863, was the day following the Battle of Gettysburg, and hand’t yet been recognized as the crucial turning point in the defeat of the Confederacy during the Slaveholder’s Revolt. It was preserved by Rabbi Morais in his ledger (page 22, clipping 023), an archive of newsclippings recording material he contributed to the press, among other announcements. (Many thanks to the Library of the University of Pennsylvania for helping to make this resource accessible.) . . .

Prayer for the United States on a Civic Fast Day during the Civil War, by Rabbi Sabato Morais (30 April 1863)

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19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., Philadelphia, English vernacular prayer, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Slaveholders' Rebellion (1861-1865), Ḳ.Ḳ. Miḳveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

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This prayer by Rabbi Sabato Morais was offered on 30 April 1863 at the conclusion of a “A Sermon. Delivered in accordance with the Proclamation of the President of the United States, at the Synagogue in Seventh Street, above Arch, on the National Fast-day, by the Rev. S. Morais, Minister of the Congregation”, that was published in The Philadelphia Inquirer on 2 May 1863. It was preserved by Rabbi Morais in his ledger (page 23, clipping 026), an archive of newsclippings recording material he contributed to the press, among other announcements. (Many thanks to the Library of the University of Pennsylvania for helping to make this resource accessible.) . . .

Prayer on the Confederate Day of Fasting and Prayer, by Rabbi Max Michelbacher (27 March 1863)

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Aharon N. Varady (transcription) and Maximilian Joseph Michelbacher

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19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, Problematic prayers, Slaveholders' Rebellion (1861-1865), Confederate States of America

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This prayer by Rabbi Max Michelbacher was offered on 27 March 1863, a day appointed by Jefferson Davis for fasting and prayer, and published together with a sermon. . . .

Prayer on the Occasion of the Dedication of Ḳahl Montgomery Synagogue, by Rabbi James Koppel Gutheim (16 May 1862)

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Aharon N. Varady (transcription) and James Koppel Gutheim

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United States of America

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Slaveholders' Rebellion (1861-1865), Alabama, Confederate States of America, 19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, Problematic prayers, dedications and consecrations

This civic prayer, recorded by an unknown Montgomery, Alabama newspaper on 16 May 1862, was offered at the dedication of the new Ḳahl Montgomery synagogue building, by Rabbi James Koppel Gutheim. The newspaper clipping, found in the I. Solomon Collection in the manuscript department of Duke University Library, was transcribed by Dr. Bertram W. Korn for his article, “The Jews of the Confederacy,” American Jewish Archives vol. 13, no. 1 (Apr 1961), on pages 40-42. . . .

Prayer for the United States and President Abraham Lincoln, by Rabbi Sabato Morais (15 April 1862)

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Lincoln's Birthday (February 12th), War, United States of America

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57th century A.M., Abraham Lincoln, English vernacular prayer, Prayers for leaders, Slaveholders' Rebellion (1861-1865), 19th century C.E., United States

This prayer by Rabbi Sabato Morais (1828-1897), of Congregation Mikveh Israel in Philadelphia, was initially delivered on 15 April 1862 (the first day of Passover) at the conclusion of a sermon later printed in The Philadelphia Inquirer on 23 April 1862. A copy of that sermon was preserved in the Sabato Morais Ledger (p. 22, clip no. 23). (The prayer was also read by President Abraham Lincoln, who sent Rabbi Morais an acknowledgment). The letter was read into the congressional record on 29 February 1944 by Arthur G. Klein (1904-1968, D-NY) after it was brought to light by Moshe Davis at the 44th annual meeting of the American Jewish Historical Society on 12-13 February 1944 (Lincoln’s Birthday). . . .

💬 מְגִלַּת לִינְקוֹן | Megillat Lincoln, a Purim Sheni scroll for the 13th of Tevet commemorating the revocation of Ulysses S. Grant’s General Order № 11 (1862, 2020)

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Isaac Gantwerk Mayer

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Megillot, Modern Miscellany, Purim Sheni Readings

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19th century C.E., Ulysses Grant, United States, Cesar Kaskel, Emancipation, 57th century A.M., Abraham Lincoln, American Jewry of the United States, Slaveholders' Rebellion (1861-1865), General Order No. 11

A megillah for a Purim Sheni commemorating a day of salvation the Jewry of the United States during the Civil War. . . .

תפילה לה׳ בעד חיי׳ המלך אדוננו ובעד טובת | Prayer for Alexandru Ioan Ⅰ Cuza, Domnitor of Romania, by Rabbi Meir Leibush (1862)

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Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Ella Stiniguță (translation) and Meïr Leibush ben Yeḥiel Michel Wisser

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Coronations & Inaugurations, Romania

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19th century C.E., Wallachia, Moldavia, Emancipation, 57th century A.M., Romanian Jewry, Prayers for leaders, Alexandru Ioan Cuza, Needing Vocalization

The life of Rabbi Meir Leibush ben Yeḥiel Michel (MALBIM, 1809-1879) as a wandering rabbi and brilliant intellect reflects the changing expectations of Jews and Jewish religious authorities during the period of emancipation in 19th century Eastern Europe. In his capacity as the chief rabbi of Bucharest, Romania, MALBIM composed a prayer for Prince Alexander Ioan I Cuza (1820-1873), Domnitor. The prince had united the Danube principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia in 1862 to form the Kingdom of Romania. During his reign, he managed to bring about a series of important land reforms benefiting the peasantry of Romania, and he did try to improve the situation for Jews under his rule. The emancipation of the Jews of Romania, announced with the Proclamation of Islaz during the Wallachian Revolution of 1848, had never actually gone into effect. In 1865, the prince announced a project which would lead to the “gradual emancipation of the people of Mosaic faith” but this effort was never realized due to Alexandru Ioan’s forced abdication and replacement by a Prussian King in 1866. . . .

תְּחִנָה זאָגט מען װען מען בּײַסט אָפּ דעם פִּטוּם פוּן דעם אֶתְרוֹג | Tkhine for when biting the pitom from the etrog (Siddur Ḳorban Minḥah, 1861)

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Emily Kesselman (art & transcription), Baruch Jean Thaler (translation) and Unknown Author(s)

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Hoshana Rabbah, Conception, Pregnancy, and Childbirth

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19th century C.E., the pitom of the etrog, תחינות tkhines, תחינות teḥinot, 57th century A.M., Jewish Women's Prayers, סגולות segulot, Yiddish vernacular prayer, fertility, pregnancy

A tkhine for when biting the pitom from the etrog . . .

Prayer for the United States on Thanksgiving Day on the First Day of Ḥanukkah during the Civil War, by Rabbi Sabato Morais (28 November 1861)

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Ḥanukkah, War, Thanksgiving Day (4th Thursday of November), United States of America

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19th century C.E., thanksgivukkah, 57th century A.M., Philadelphia, English vernacular prayer, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Slaveholders' Rebellion (1861-1865), Ḳ.Ḳ. Miḳveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

This Thanksgiving Day Prayer for 28 November 1861 was reprinted in The Jewish Messenger (vol. 10, no. 12, p. 91), on 13 December 1861. It was preserved by Rabbi Morais in his ledger (page 22, clipping 023), an archive of newsclippings recording material he contributed to the press, among other announcements. (Many thanks to the Library of the University of Pennsylvania for helping to make this resource accessible.) Unfortunately, that bit of clipping containing the prayer had disintegrated enough to make much of the prayer illegible. But thankfully, a microfilm copy of the The Jewish Messenger for the date of printing was available at the HUC-JIR Klau Library, Cincinnati. . . .

Prayer for the United States on a Civic Fast Day to avert Civil War, by Rabbi Sabato Morais (26 September 1861)

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19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., Philadelphia, English vernacular prayer, Slaveholders' Rebellion (1861-1865), Ḳ.Ḳ. Miḳveh Israel (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

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This prayer by Rabbi Sabato Morais was offered on Shemini Atseret, the day decreed by President Abraham Lincoln for “public humiliation, prayer and fasting” (26 September 1861) as recorded in an “Address. Delivered by the Rev. S. Morais, Minister of the Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, on the National ‘Fast Day.'” published in The Jewish Messenger on 4 October 1861. It was preserved by Rabbi Morais in his ledger (page 21, clipping 022), an archive of newsclippings recording material he contributed to the press, among other announcements. The annotation accompanying the clipping reads, “at the breaking out of the unfortunate Civil War.” (Many thanks to the Library of the University of Pennsylvania for helping to make this resource accessible.) . . .

Prayer of praise for Tsar Alexander II, emancipator of the serfs of the Russian Empire (HaMelitz, 1861)

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Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Aharon N. Varady (translation) and Unknown Author(s)

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Social Justice, Peace, and Liberty, Russia

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Russian Empire, Tsar Alexander II, 19th century C.E., Emancipation, 57th century A.M., Prayers for leaders

This prayer of praise of Tsar Alexander II (1818-1881), for largely ending feudalism by emancipating the serfs of the Russian Empire was written by an unknown author and published in HaMelitz on Thursday, 28 March 1861. . . .

Prayer of the Confederate States Soldiers, by Rabbi Max Michelbacher (ca. 1861)

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Aharon N. Varady (transcription) and Maximilian Joseph Michelbacher

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Military Personnel & Veterans, War, United States of America

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Confederate States of America, 19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, Problematic prayers, Slaveholders' Rebellion (1861-1865)

This “Prayer for of the C.S. Soldiers” was written by Max Michelbacher of Congregation Beth Ahabah, Richmond, Virginia, and distributed to Jewish soldiers in the Confederate armed forces during the Slaveholders’ Rebellion (1861-1865). While this prayer is undated, we have tentatively given the date ca. 1861 given the proximity of Richmond, Virginia to the First Battle of Bull Run. . . .

בִּרְכָּת הָבָּיִת | Birkat haBayit (Blessing for the Home)

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Aharon N. Varady (transcription) and Unknown Author(s)

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Incantations, Adjurations, & Amulets, Homes & Community Centers, Theurgy

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ברכת הבית birkat habayit, 19th century C.E., קמעות qame'ot (amulets), קמעות ḳame'ot, 56th century A.M., Epidemic, Asiatic Cholera, dedications and consecrations, Pandemic, Needing Attribution

The Birkat Habayit is perhaps the most popular blessing in the Jewish world, appearing as a hanging amulet inside the entrance of many houses of Jews of all streams. I have added niqud to the blessing and I am very grateful to Gabriel Wasserman for his corrections to my vocalization. . . .

📖 תפלות בני ישורון (רפורמי) | Tefilot Bnei Yeshurun – Gebetbuch für den Öffentlichen Gottesbienft und die Privat-Andacht, by Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise (Minhag America, 1861)

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Isaac Mayer Wise

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Comprehensive (Kol Bo) Siddurim

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57th century A.M., German translation, German Jewry, American Reform Movement, Classical Reform, 19th century C.E., North America, Needing Transcription, Needing Decompilation

A siddur in Hebrew with German translation compiled by Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise for Liberal/Reform congregations establishing a Minhag Ameriḳa. . . .

Prayer on the consecration of the new synagogue building for Ḳahal Ḳadosh Mikveh Israel in Philadelphia, by Rabbi Sabato Morais (1 June 1860)

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