tagged: American Jewry of the United States • the Open Siddur Project ✍ פְּרוֺיֶּקט הַסִּדּוּר הַפָּתוּחַ

This Shall Not Continue: A Prayer to End Gun Violence, by Rabbi Menachem Creditor (2023)

Contributor(s):

Menachem Creditor

Categories:

Mass Shootings & Gun Violence

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“This Shall Not Continue: A Prayer to End Gun Violence” by Rabbi Menachem Creditor was shared on 30 April 2023 via the Open Siddur Project discussion group on Facebook. . . .

Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the Georgia State House of Representatives: Rabbi Dr. Miriam Udel on 2 February 2023

Contributor(s):

Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Miriam Udel and State of Georgia House of Representatives

Categories:

United States of America, Opening Prayers for Legislative Bodies

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21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., Btselem Elohim, American Jewry of the United States, State of Georgia

The invocation for the 11th day of the 157th session of the House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in the United States. . . .

A Prayer for Repro Shabbat (National Council of Jewish Women 2022)

Contributor(s):

National Council of Jewish Women

Categories:

Conception, Pregnancy, and Childbirth, Well-being, health, and caregiving

Tags:

American Jewry of the United States, Abortion in the United States, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer

“A Prayer for Repro Shabbat” was written collectively by the staff of the National Council of Jewish Women and disseminated on Twitter and Facebook 27 January 2022. . . .

A Prayer for America’s Veterans and Servicemembers on Veterans Day, by David Abernethy

Contributor(s):

David Abernethy

Categories:

Veterans Day

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United States, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, civic prayers, American Jewry of the United States

This is a brief prayer for America’s veterans and service members on Veterans Day . . .

A Prayer for Those Denied Abortion Care, by Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg (National Council of Jewish Women 2021)

Contributor(s):

Danya Ruttenberg and National Council of Jewish Women

Categories:

Conception, Pregnancy, and Childbirth, Well-being, health, and caregiving

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Abortion in the United States, United States v. Texas (2021), 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, American Jewry of the United States

“A Prayer for Those Denied Abortion Care” was composed collectively by the staff of the National Council of Jewish Women and disseminated on Facebook in response to the regressive health care policies of the State of Texas in the United States in 2021. . . .

Inauguration Day Prayer for the Government of the United States, by Rabbi David Seidenberg (neohasid.org 2021)

Contributor(s):

David Seidenberg and neohasid.org

Categories:

Inauguration Day (January 20th)

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תחינות teḥinot, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., כוונות kavvanot, American Jewry of the United States, 46th President of the United States, 59th Presidential Inauguration, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, United States, 117th Congress

A prayer for the government of the United States of America on the day of the 59th Presidential Inauguration. . . .

Prayer on Inauguration, by Rabbi Arthur Waskow (the Shalom Center, 2021)

Contributor(s):

Arthur Waskow and the Shalom Center

Categories:

Inauguration Day (January 20th)

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United States, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, American Jewry of the United States, 59th Presidential Inauguration

A prayer on being present in the moment of the inauguration of the 59th president of the United States. . . .

A Kavvanah for Paying Taxes, by Zach Teutsch

Contributor(s):

Zach Teutsch

Categories:

National Tax Day (15 April)

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tithing, צדק צדק תרדוף tsedeq tsedeq tirdof, United States, social justice, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, American Jewry of the United States

A kavvanah for clarifying and elevating the activity of tax preparation. . . .

A Prayer for Remembrance and Peace on Memorial Day, by David Abernethy

Contributor(s):

David Abernethy

Categories:

Memorial/Decoration Day (last Monday of May)

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United States, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, civic prayers, American Jewry of the United States

A prayer for the observance of Memorial Day in the United States. . . .

A Prayer for our Country, its Leaders and its Citizens, by David Abernethy (2020)

Contributor(s):

David Abernethy

Categories:

United States of America

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United States, United States General Election 2020, democracy, civic responsibility, Donald Trump, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, civic prayers, American Jewry of the United States, 2020 coronavirus outbreak in the United States, pluralism, 2020 coronavirus pandemic

A prayer for the United States, its leaders and government and its citizens — a personal response to things that were troubling me in the months before November’s election – in particular the level of divisiveness in our country, and what seemed to me to be a growing sense that it isn’t important to respect people we disagree with, and an ever more prevalent belief that we are entitled to decide for ourselves which rules to follow, and all that matters are own rights and our beliefs, not our responsibilities to one another. Inspired by the events of 2020 . . .

💬 קְרִיאוֹת לִימֵי הַוָּתִיקִים | Torah and Haftarah Readings for Days Recognizing Military Veterans, compiled by Isaac Gantwerk Mayer

Contributor(s):

Isaac Gantwerk Mayer (translation) and the Masoretic Text

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US Veterans Day Readings

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military, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., American Jewry of the United States

This is a Torah reading (divided into three aliyot) and a Haftarah reading to be recited for such holidays. The aliyot are from Shoftim, describing the rules for just warfare and treatment of those in need. . . .

💬 קריאות ליום הזכרון | Torah and Haftarah Readings for Days Memorializing Fallen Military Personnel, compiled by Isaac Gantwerk Mayer

Contributor(s):

Isaac Gantwerk Mayer and the Masoretic Text

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Yom haZikaron Readings, US Memorial (Decoration) Day Readings

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United States, military, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., American Jewry of the United States, Decoration Day

This is a Torah reading (divided into three aliyot) and a Haftarah reading to be recited on Memorial Day or any local equivalent day to honor those who died for their nation. . . .

💬 קריאות לימי העבודה | Torah and Haftarah Readings for Days Recognizing Organized Labor and Labor Rights, compiled by Isaac Gantwerk Mayer

Contributor(s):

Isaac Gantwerk Mayer

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International Workers' Day Readings, US Labor Day Readings

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American Jewry of the United States, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M.

This is a Torah reading (divided into three aliyot) and a Haftarah reading to be recited on a national labor holiday. The aliyot are from Vayakhel, describing the construction of the Tabernacle. . . .

💬 קריאות ליום העצמאות האמריקאי | Torah and Haftarah Readings for United States Independence Day, compiled by Isaac Gantwerk Mayer

Contributor(s):

Isaac Gantwerk Mayer

Categories:

US Independence Day Readings

Tags:

58th century A.M., American Jewry of the United States, United States, 21st century C.E.

The Fourth of July is a day on which Americans celebrate liberty, equality under heaven, and freedom from tyranny and foreign rule. Thus it is an appropriate day to read Torah. This is a Torah reading (divided into three aliyot) and a Haftarah reading to be recited on the Fourth of July. . . .

תפילה לבאסטאן | Prayer for Boston after the bombing, by Rabbi Stephen Belsky (2013)

Contributor(s):

Stephen Belsky

Categories:

Terror

Tags:

American Jewry of the United States, prayers for municipalities, Boston, bombing, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., Massachusetts, 2013 Boston Marathon Bombing

May the One who spoke the world into being, and who blessed humanity created in God’s image, and who brought about the miracle of these United States to promote freedom and peace among all people — bless, guard, and protect all the inhabitants of the Boston area, and strengthen and encourage their leaders, representatives, police officers, and detectives; bring them out from the shadow of death to light, and from danger to relief; and may the verse be fulfilled for them which says, ‘God is good to all, and shows mercy to all God’s creatures.’ And let us say: amein. . . .

Prayer for Our Country [upon the Inauguration of Barack Hussein Obama], by Ilana Joy Streit (2009)

Contributor(s):

Ilana Streit

Categories:

United States of America, Coronations & Inaugurations

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Barack Hussein Obama, United States, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., Prayers as poems, English vernacular prayer, American Jewry of the United States, Prayers for leaders

A prayer upon the inauguration of President Obama in January 2009. . . .

[I’m Spending] Ḥanukkah in Santa Monica, by Tom Lehrer (1990)

Contributor(s):

Tom Lehrer

Categories:

Ḥanukkah

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58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, American Jewry of the United States, satire, 20th century C.E., זמירות zemirot

“[I’m Spending] Hanukkah in Santa Monica” by Tom Lehrer was first written at the request of Garrison Keillor for his radio show The American Radio Company on which it was performed twice, in 1990 and 1992. The song was later released on the album, Bible & Beyond (Larry Milder, 1999). The first recording of Tom Lehrer singing his song can be heard on The Remains of Tom Lehrer (Disc 3) (2000). In 2022, Tom Lehrer gave an enormous Ḥanukkah present to the world, dedicating his entire oeuvre to the Public Domain including this song. . . .

Prayer at the National Civic Commemoration of the Days of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust, by Rabbi Arnold Resnicoff on 28 April 1987

Contributor(s):

Arnold E. Resnicoff

Categories:

Yom haShoah (27 Nisan), Days of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust, United States of America

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Days of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust (DRVH), 20th century C.E., השואה the Shoah, 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, the Holocaust, American Jewry of the United States

This prayer was delivered by the U.S. Navy Chaplain, Rabbi Arnold E. Resnicoff, at the 1987 National Civic Commemoration of the Days of Remembrance, in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda. It was first published in Days of remembrance of the victims of the Holocaust: a Department of Defense guide for commemorative observance (Office of the Secretary of Defence, 1988). . . .

Land of Hope and Promise, a prayer for Israel (CCAR 1975)

Contributor(s):

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

Categories:

Medinat Yisra'el (the State of Israel)

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20th century C.E., מדינת ישראל Medinat Yisrael, ארץ ישראל Erets Yisrael, 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, American Jewry of the United States

“Land of Hope and Promise” was published in Gates of Prayer: The New Union Prayerbook (CCAR 1975), pp. 240-241. In 1984, it was proved as the “Prayer for Israel” in the Prayerbook for Jewish Personnel in the Armed Forces of the United States (Jewish Welfare Board 1984), p. 436. The work appears to have been adapted from a much earlier paraliturgical hashkivenu prayer offered in the Evening Service for the Sabbath from the Union Prayer Book Newly Revised (CCAR 1924) to be said by the Reader between the Shema and the Amidah in a version (№5) of the Friday night service, pp. 68-69. . . .

📖 Prayer Book for Jewish Personnel in the Armed Forces of the United States (National Jewish Welfare Board 1958)

Contributor(s):

Aharon N. Varady (digital imaging and document preparation) and the National Jewish Welfare Board

Categories:

Comprehensive (Kol Bo) Siddurim

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20th century C.E., military, 58th century A.M., American Jewry of the United States

A trans-denominational prayer book compiled for the use of United States personnel in the Armed Services. . . .

Prayer for American Enterprise [at the opening of a Kresge’s department store], by Rabbi Avraham Samuel Soltes (1956)

Contributor(s):

Aharon N. Varady (transcription) and Avraham Samuel Soltes

Categories:

Labor, Fulfillment, and Parnasah

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English vernacular prayer, American Jewry of the United States, dedications and consecrations, New Jersey, capitalism, Post–World War II economic expansion, S.S. Kresge, 20th century C.E., 58th century A.M.

A prayer offered at the opening of a department store during the post-WWII economic expansion in the United States. . . .

Thanksgiving Day Prayer, by Rabbi Max Klein (1954)

Contributor(s):

Aharon N. Varady (transcription) and Max D. Klein

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Thanksgiving Day (4th Thursday of November)

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20th century C.E., United States, 58th century A.M., Philadelphia, English vernacular prayer, American Jewry of the United States, thanksgiving

A prayer of gratitude to be recited on Thanksgiving Day (or the Shabbat prior). . . .

Closing Prayer for Labor Day, by Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan, J. Paul Williams, and Eugene Kohn (1951)

Contributor(s):

Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Eugene Kohn, John Paul Williams and Mordecai Kaplan

Categories:

International Workers' Day (May 1st), US Labor Day (1st Monday in September)

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58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, civic prayers, American Jewry of the United States, 20th century C.E., ecumenical prayers

“Closing Prayer [for Labor Day]” was first published in The Faith of America: Readings, Songs, and Prayers for the Celebration of American Holidays (Jewish Reconstructionist Foundation 1951), p.165. . . .

Opening Prayer on the Significance of Arbor Day, by Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan, J. Paul Williams, and Eugene Kohn (1951)

Contributor(s):

Aharon N. Varady (transcription), John Paul Williams, Eugene Kohn and Mordecai Kaplan

Categories:

National Arbor Day (last Friday in April), Planting

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20th century C.E., ecumenical prayers, United States, 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, civic prayers, American Jewry of the United States, planting trees

This opening prayer for Arbor Day, “The Significance of the Day,” was first published in The Faith of America: Readings, Songs, and Prayers for the Celebration of American Holidays (Jewish Reconstructionist Foundation 1951), p. 3-4 — as preface to a number of readings selected by Mordecai Kaplan, Eugene Kohn, and J. Paul Williams for the day. . . .

Closing Prayer for Arbor Day, by Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan, J. Paul Williams, and Eugene Kohn (1951)

Contributor(s):

Aharon N. Varady (transcription), John Paul Williams, Eugene Kohn and Mordecai Kaplan

Categories:

National Arbor Day (last Friday in April), Planting

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20th century C.E., ecumenical prayers, United States, 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, civic prayers, American Jewry of the United States, planting trees

This closing prayer for Arbor Day, “The Significance of the Day,” was first published in The Faith of America: Readings, Songs, and Prayers for the Celebration of American Holidays (Jewish Reconstructionist Foundation 1951), p. 86. . . .

Closing Prayer for United Nations Day, by Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan, J. Paul Williams, and Eugene Kohn (1951)

Contributor(s):

Aharon N. Varady (transcription), John Paul Williams, Eugene Kohn and Mordecai Kaplan

Categories:

United Nations, United Nations Day (October 24th)

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American Jewry of the United States, anti-war, world government, 20th century C.E., ecumenical prayers, United States, 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, civic prayers

This closing prayer for United Nations Day was first published in The Faith of America: Readings, Songs, and Prayers for the Celebration of American Holidays (Jewish Reconstructionist Foundation 1951), p. 272-273. . . .

Opening Prayer on the Significance of Thanksgiving Day, by Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan, J. Paul Williams, and Eugene Kohn (1951)

Contributor(s):

Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Eugene Kohn, John Paul Williams and Mordecai Kaplan

Categories:

Thanksgiving Day (4th Thursday of November)

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20th century C.E., ecumenical prayers, 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, civic prayers, Problematic prayers, American Jewry of the United States

This opening prayer for Thanksgiving Day, “The Significance of the Day,” was first published in The Faith of America: Readings, Songs, and Prayers for the Celebration of American Holidays (Jewish Reconstructionist Foundation 1951), p. 304 — as preface to a number of readings selected by Mordecai Kaplan, Eugene Kohn, and J. Paul Williams for the day. . . .

Closing Prayer for Thanksgiving Day, by Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan, J. Paul Williams, and Eugene Kohn (1951)

Contributor(s):

Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Eugene Kohn, John Paul Williams and Mordecai Kaplan

Categories:

Thanksgiving Day (4th Thursday of November)

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20th century C.E., ecumenical prayers, 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, civic prayers, American Jewry of the United States

This closing prayer for Thanksgiving Day was first published in The Faith of America: Readings, Songs, and Prayers for the Celebration of American Holidays (Jewish Reconstructionist Foundation 1951), p. 327-328 — following at the end of a number of readings selected by Mordecai Kaplan, Eugene Kohn, and J. Paul Williams for the day. . . .

Opening Prayer on the Significance of Lincoln’s Birthday, by Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan, J. Paul Williams, and Eugene Kohn (1951)

Contributor(s):

Aharon N. Varady (transcription), John Paul Williams, Eugene Kohn and Mordecai Kaplan

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Lincoln's Birthday (February 12th)

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20th century C.E., United States, 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, civic prayers, American Jewry of the United States

This opening prayer-essay for Lincoln’s Birthday, “The Significance of the Day,” was first published in The Faith of America: Readings, Songs, and Prayers for the Celebration of American Holidays (Jewish Reconstructionist Foundation 1951) — as preface to a number of readings selected by Mordecai Kaplan, Eugene Kohn, and J. Paul Williams for the day. . . .

Prayer of Parents for a Son or Daughter in the Armed Forces, by Rabbi Max Klein (1951)

Contributor(s):

Aharon N. Varady (transcription) and Max D. Klein

Categories:

Military Personnel & Veterans

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English vernacular prayer, American Jewry of the United States, teḥinot in English, 20th century C.E., military, Parents blessing children, תחינות teḥinot, 58th century A.M.

A prayer offered for parents praying for the safety and welfare of their adult children entering the armed forces. . . .

[Prayer for] Brotherhood Week, by Rabbi Avraham Samuel Soltes (1951)

Contributor(s):

Aharon N. Varady (transcription) and Avraham Samuel Soltes

Categories:

National Brotherhood Week

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20th century C.E., ecumenical prayers, United States, 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, American Jewry of the United States

A prayer for Brotherhood Week, written in 1951. . . .

Opening Prayer on the Significance of Washington’s Birthday, by Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan, J. Paul Williams, and Eugene Kohn (1951)

Contributor(s):

Aharon N. Varady (transcription), John Paul Williams, Eugene Kohn and Mordecai Kaplan

Categories:

Washington's Birthday (3rd Monday of February)

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20th century C.E., United States, 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, civic prayers, American Jewry of the United States

This opening prayer for Washington’s Birthday, “The Significance of the Day,” as first published in The Faith of America: Readings, Songs, and Prayers for the Celebration of American Holidays (Jewish Reconstructionist Foundation 1951). . . .

Closing Prayer for Washington’s Birthday, by Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan, J. Paul Williams, and Eugene Kohn (1951)

Contributor(s):

Aharon N. Varady (transcription), John Paul Williams, Eugene Kohn and Mordecai Kaplan

Categories:

Washington's Birthday (3rd Monday of February)

Tags:

58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, civic prayers, American Jewry of the United States, 20th century C.E., United States

This closing prayer for Washington’s Birthday as first published in The Faith of America: Readings, Songs, and Prayers for the Celebration of American Holidays (Jewish Reconstructionist Foundation 1951). . . .

The Dignity of Labor, a prayer for Labor Day by Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan, J. Paul Williams, and Eugene Kohn (1951)

Contributor(s):

Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Eugene Kohn, John Paul Williams and Mordecai Kaplan

Categories:

International Workers' Day (May 1st), US Labor Day (1st Monday in September)

Tags:

20th century C.E., ecumenical prayers, 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, civic prayers, American Jewry of the United States

“Dignity of Labor” is a prayer for Labor Day first published in The Faith of America: Readings, Songs, and Prayers for the Celebration of American Holidays (Jewish Reconstructionist Foundation 1951), p.176-177. . . .

Opening Prayer on the Significance of Labor Day, by Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan, J. Paul Williams, and Eugene Kohn (1951)

Contributor(s):

Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Eugene Kohn, John Paul Williams and Mordecai Kaplan

Categories:

International Workers' Day (May 1st), US Labor Day (1st Monday in September)

Tags:

58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, civic prayers, American Jewry of the United States, capitalism, the invisible hand, 20th century C.E., ecumenical prayers

“Opening Prayer on the Significance of [Labor] Day” was first published in The Faith of America: Readings, Songs, and Prayers for the Celebration of American Holidays (Jewish Reconstructionist Foundation 1951), p.165. . . .

Opening Prayer for United Nations Day, by Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan, J. Paul Williams, and Eugene Kohn (1951)

Contributor(s):

Aharon N. Varady (transcription), John Paul Williams, Eugene Kohn and Mordecai Kaplan

Categories:

United Nations, United Nations Day (October 24th)

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English vernacular prayer, civic prayers, American Jewry of the United States, interdependence, 20th century C.E., ecumenical prayers, United States, 58th century A.M.

This opening prayer for United Nations Day, “The Significance of the Day,” was first published in The Faith of America: Readings, Songs, and Prayers for the Celebration of American Holidays (Jewish Reconstructionist Foundation 1951), p. 249-250. . . .

War Can Be Abolished, by Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan, J. Paul Williams, and Eugene Kohn (1951)

Contributor(s):

Aharon N. Varady (transcription), John Paul Williams, Eugene Kohn and Mordecai Kaplan

Categories:

United Nations Day (October 24th), War

Tags:

English vernacular prayer, civic prayers, American Jewry of the United States, anti-war, 20th century C.E., ecumenical prayers, United States, 58th century A.M.

“War Can Be Abolished,” was first published in The Faith of America: Readings, Songs, and Prayers for the Celebration of American Holidays (Jewish Reconstructionist Foundation 1951), p. 262-265. . . .

[Prayer for] Little League [Baseball], by Rabbi Avraham Samuel Soltes (ca. 1950s)

Contributor(s):

Aharon N. Varady (transcription) and Avraham Samuel Soltes

Categories:

Social Justice, Peace, and Liberty

Tags:

baseball, little league baseball, 20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, American Jewry of the United States

A prayer for American democracy as enshrined in Little League Baseball. . . .

[Prayer] in Spring, by Rabbi Avraham Samuel Soltes (ca. 1950s)

Contributor(s):

Aharon N. Varady (transcription) and Avraham Samuel Soltes

Categories:

Hateful Intolerance, Prejudice, and Bigotry

Tags:

Trenton Six, 20th century C.E., Community, 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, Problematic prayers, fellowship, American Jewry of the United States, love your fellow as yourself

A prayer “in spring” that uses the metaphor of mining for seeking out the goodness in one’s fellow. . . .

Opening Prayer on the Significance of New Year’s Day, by Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan, J. Paul Williams, and Eugene Kohn (1951)

Contributor(s):

Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Eugene Kohn, John Paul Williams and Mordecai Kaplan

Categories:

Gregorian New Year's Day (January 1st)

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civic prayers, American Jewry of the United States, 20th century C.E., ecumenical prayers, 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer

This opening prayer for New Year’s Day, “The Significance of the Day,” was first published in The Faith of America: Readings, Songs, and Prayers for the Celebration of American Holidays (Jewish Reconstructionist Foundation 1951), p. 3-4 — as preface to a number of readings selected by Mordecai Kaplan, Eugene Kohn, and J. Paul Williams for the day. . . .

📖 The Faith of America: Readings, Songs, and Prayers for the Celebration of American Holidays, compiled by Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan, J. Paul Williams, and Eugene Kohn (1951)

Contributor(s):

Eugene Kohn, John Paul Williams, Mordecai Kaplan and Jewish Reconstructionist Foundation

Categories:

Pulpit & Ceremonial Prayer collections, Interfaith & Ecumenical collections of prayers

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20th century C.E., ecumenical prayers, 58th century A.M., civic prayers, American Jewry of the United States, reconstructing Judaism

A collection of civic prayers, poems, and readings arranged for thirteen civic holidays in the United States. . . .

[Prayer before] the Chamber of Commerce and Civics [of the Oranges & Maplewood, New Jersey], a Cold War prayer by Rabbi Avraham Samuel Soltes (1950)

Contributor(s):

Aharon N. Varady (transcription) and Avraham Samuel Soltes

Categories:

Social Justice, Peace, and Liberty

Tags:

American Jewry of the United States, New Jersey, capitalism, Post–World War II economic expansion, Cold War (1947–1953), anti-communist, 20th century C.E., 58th century A.M.

A prayer for the continuance of “the American way of life” offered during the Cold War (1947-1953) in northern New Jersey. . . .

An American Covenant of Brotherhood, by Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan and Eugene Kohn (1945)

Contributor(s):

Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Eugene Kohn and Mordecai Kaplan

Categories:

Lincoln's Birthday (February 12th), Washington's Birthday (3rd Monday of February), National Brotherhood Week

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58th century A.M., civic prayers, American Jewry of the United States, anti-fascist, anti-racist, 20th century C.E., pluralism, United States

A civic prayer for the Sabbath occurring during Brotherhood Week (February 19th-28th) in the United States. . . .

That America Fulfil the Promise of Its Founding, a prayer for Independence Day by Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan (1945)

Contributor(s):

Mordecai Kaplan and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

Categories:

Independence Day (July 4th)

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58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, Problematic prayers, American Jewry of the United States, United States Declaration of Independence, 20th century C.E., United States

A prayer for Independence Day in the United States by Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan, prefaced by an abridged reading of the Declaration of Independence. . . .

“That America’s Heroes Shall Not Have Died in Vain” with a special El Malé Raḥamim prayer for Memorial Day, by Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan (1945)

Contributor(s):

Mordecai Kaplan and Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

Categories:

Memorial/Decoration Day (last Monday of May)

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20th century C.E., United States, אל מלא רחמים El Malé Raḥamim, 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, American Jewry of the United States, Decoration Day

A service and prayer for Memorial Day in the United States, containing a variation of El Malé Raḥamim, by Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan. . . .

God’s Goodness — the Testament of Nature, a prayer for Thanksgiving Day by Rabbi Milton Steinberg (1945)

Contributor(s):

Aharon N. Varady (transcription) and Milton Steinberg

Categories:

Thanksgiving Day (4th Thursday of November)

Tags:

20th century C.E., hymns of creation, 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, American Jewry of the United States, Nature

“God’s Goodness — the Testament of Nature” by Rabbi Milton Steinberg appears on pages 553-556 of The Sabbath Prayer Book (Jewish Reconstructionist Foundation, 1945) as part of a service for Thanksgiving Day. It is the last of four “testaments,” the other three being the testament of Man, Israel, and America respectively. . . .

God’s Goodness — the Testament of Man, a prayer for Thanksgiving Day by Rabbi Milton Steinberg (1945)

Contributor(s):

Aharon N. Varady (transcription) and Milton Steinberg

Categories:

Thanksgiving Day (4th Thursday of November)

Tags:

English vernacular prayer, American Jewry of the United States, בני אדם bnei adam, 20th century C.E., 58th century A.M.

“God’s Goodness — the Testament of Man” by Rabbi Milton Steinberg appears on pages 556-557 of The Sabbath Prayer Book (Jewish Reconstructionist Foundation, 1945) as part of a service for Thanksgiving Day. It is the last of four “testaments,” the other three being the testament of Nature, Israel, and America respectively. . . .

God’s Goodness — the Testament of [Am] Yisrael, a prayer for Thanksgiving Day by Rabbi Milton Steinberg (1945)

Contributor(s):

Aharon N. Varady (transcription) and Milton Steinberg

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Thanksgiving Day (4th Thursday of November)

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20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, American Jewry of the United States, עם ישראל Am Yisrael

“God’s Goodness — the Testament of Israel” by Rabbi Milton Steinberg appears on page 558 of The Sabbath Prayer Book (Jewish Reconstructionist Foundation, 1945) as part of a service for Thanksgiving Day. It is the last of four “testaments,” the other three being the testament of Nature, Man, and America respectively. . . .

God’s Goodness — the Testament of America, a prayer for Thanksgiving Day by Rabbi Milton Steinberg (1945)

Contributor(s):

Aharon N. Varady (transcription) and Milton Steinberg

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Thanksgiving Day (4th Thursday of November)

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American Jewry of the United States, 20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer

“God’s Goodness — the Testament of America” by Rabbi Milton Steinberg appears on pages 559-560 of The Sabbath Prayer Book (Jewish Reconstructionist Foundation, 1945) as part of a service for Thanksgiving Day. It is the last of four “testaments,” the other three being the testament of Nature, Man, and Israel, respectively. . . .

הַנּוֹתֵן תְּשׁוּעָה | Prayer for the Government on Thanksgiving Day, offered by Rabbi David de Sola Pool (1945)

Contributor(s):

Aharon N. Varady (transcription) and David de Sola Pool

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

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Nusaḥ Sefaradi, United States, 58th century A.M., הנותן תשועה haNotén Teshuah, American Jewry of the United States, 20th century C.E.

The Prayer for the Government offered by Rabbi David de Sola Pool in his service for Thanksgiving Day in 1945. . . .

📖 מנחת תודה | Minḥat Todah :: Service for Thanksgiving Day, arranged by Rabbi David de Sola Pool (1945)

Contributor(s):

Aharon N. Varady (digital imaging and document preparation) and David de Sola Pool

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Seder for Thanksgiving Day (United States)

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20th century C.E., Nusaḥ Sefaradi, United States, 58th century A.M., American Jewry of the United States

A special service prepared by Rabbi David de Sola Pool for Thanksgiving Day in the United States at K.K. Shearith Israel and published by the Union of Sephardic Congregations in 1945. . . .

💬 Declaration of Interdependence, by Meyer David, Christian Richard, and Will Durant (1944)

Contributor(s):

Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Will Durant, Christian Richard and Meyer I. David

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Modern Miscellany, National Brotherhood Week

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58th century A.M., American Jewry of the United States, anti-fascist, interfaith tolerance, interdependence, human solidarity, 20th century C.E., anti-racist, pluralism, anti-authoritarian, United States, civil declarations and charters

A Declaration of Interdependence co-authored during WW II as part of an interfaith Jewish-Christian response to fascism and “to mitigate racial and religious animosity in America.” . . .

📖 Ministering to the Jews in the Armed Forces of the United States: Prayers for the Sick, Military Funeral Service, and Memorial Service (National Jewish Welfare Board 1942)

Contributor(s):

Aharon N. Varady (digital imaging and document preparation), David de Sola Pool, Aryeh Lev and the National Jewish Welfare Board

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Pulpit & Ceremonial Prayer collections

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20th century C.E., military, 58th century A.M., World War Ⅱ, American Jewry of the United States

A pamphlet for for United States military chaplains prepared by Chaplain Aryeh Lev under the direction of Rabbi David de Sola Pool for the Jewish Welfare Board during World War II. compiled for the use of United States personnel in the Armed Services. . . .

📖 Prayer Book [for] New Year and Day of Atonement, Abridged for Jews in the Armed Forces of the United States (National Jewish Welfare Board 1941)

Contributor(s):

Aharon N. Varady (digital imaging and document preparation), David de Sola Pool and the National Jewish Welfare Board

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Maḥzorim for Rosh haShanah, Maḥzorim for Yom haKippurim

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20th century C.E., military, 58th century A.M., World War Ⅱ, American Jewry of the United States

An abridged maḥzor prepared for use of Jewish military personnel serving in the armed forces of the United States in advance of World War II, and printed by the Jewish Publication Society. . . .

📖 Abridged Prayer Book for Jews in the Armed Forces of the United States (National Jewish Welfare Board 1941)

Contributor(s):

Aharon N. Varady (digital imaging and document preparation), Eugene Kohn, David de Sola Pool, Solomon B. Freehof and the National Jewish Welfare Board

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Comprehensive (Kol Bo) Siddurim

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20th century C.E., military, 58th century A.M., World War Ⅱ, American Jewry of the United States

An abridged siddur prepared for use of Jewish military personnel serving in the armed forces of the United States in advance of World War II, and printed by the Jewish Publication Society. . . .

גאָט בענטש אַמעריקע | God Bless America, for Armistice Day by Irving Berlin (1918/1938) with Yiddish translation

Contributor(s):

Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Henry Sapoznik (translation/Yiddish) and Irving Berlin

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Armistice Day (November 11th), United States of America

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Patriotic hymns, doikayt, hereness, 20th century C.E., United States, זמירות zemirot, 57th century A.M., Yiddish songs, American Jewry of the United States

The words of the prayer for Armistice Day 1938, “God Bless America” by Irving Berlin, in English and Yiddish. . . .

A Sukkot Prayer [for Jews in the United States], by Rabbi Norman Salit (ca. 1920s)

Contributor(s):

Aharon N. Varady (transcription) and Norman Salit

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Sukkot, Social Justice, Peace, and Liberty

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20th century C.E., liberty, 57th century A.M., American Jewry of the United States, bigotry, Americanism

This untitled prayer was written by Rabbi Norman Salit and published in Rabbi Jacob Bosniak’s לקוטי תפלות Liḳutei Tefilot: Pulpit and Public Prayers (1927), pp. 35-36 (in the section titled “Prayers for Succoth”). . . .

A Passover Prayer [for Jews in the United States], by Rabbi Norman Salit (ca. 1920s)

Contributor(s):

Aharon N. Varady (transcription) and Norman Salit

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7th Day of Pesaḥ, Social Justice, Peace, and Liberty

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Americanism, 20th century C.E., liberty, 57th century A.M., American Jewry of the United States, bigotry

“A Passover Prayer” was written by Rabbi Norman Salit and published in Rabbi Jacob Bosniak’s לקוטי תפלות Liḳutei Tefilot: Pulpit and Public Prayers (1927), pp. 46-47. . . .

Armistice Day Prayer, by Rabbi Hyman Solomon (after World War Ⅰ, circa 1920s)

Contributor(s):

Aharon N. Varady (transcription) and Hyman Solomon

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Armistice Day (November 11th)

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57th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, American Jewry of the United States, World War Ⅰ, 20th century C.E.

A prayer written for Armistice Day after the first World War. . . .

📖 Side Arms: Readings, Prayers and Meditations for Soldiers and Sailors, by Rabbi Morris S. Lazaron (1918)

Contributor(s):

Aharon N. Varady (digital imaging and document preparation) and Morris Samuel Lazaron

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Personal & Paraliturgical Prayer collections, Interfaith & Ecumenical collections of prayers

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masculinity, 20th century C.E., ecumenical prayers, military, 57th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, American Jewry of the United States, World War Ⅰ

An ecumenical prayerbook for men serving as United States military personnel during what later became known as World War Ⅰ. . . .

📖 Abridged Prayer Book for Jews in the Army and Navy of the United States (National Jewish Welfare Board 1917)

Contributor(s):

the National Jewish Welfare Board

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Comprehensive (Kol Bo) Siddurim

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20th century C.E., military, 57th century A.M., United Synagogue of America, American Jewry of the United States, World War Ⅰ, interdenominational cooperation

The first bilingual and interdenominational prayerbook prepared for soldiers and sailors in the United States Army & Navy in World War I. . . .

אַמעריקע די פּרעכטיקע | America the Beautiful, a patriotic hymn by Katharine Lee Bates (1895) with Yiddish translation by Berl Lapin (1950)

Contributor(s):

Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Berl Lapin (translation) and Katharine Lee Bates

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Independence Day (July 4th)

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57th century A.M., Yiddish translation, Yiddish songs, American Jewry of the United States, Patriotic hymns, doikayt, hereness, 19th century C.E., United States, זמירות zemirot

“America the Beautiful,” the patriotic hymn (1911 version) by Katharine Lee Bates (1859-1929) in its Yiddish translation by Berl Lapin (1889-1952). . . .

Prayer for the Centennial of the Inauguration of George Washington, by Rabbi Yaakov Yosef (1889)

Contributor(s):

Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Yaakov Yosef and Judah David Eisenstein (translation)

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Inauguration Day (January 20th), Washington's Birthday (3rd Monday of February), United States of America

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American Jewry of the United States, Prayers for leaders, 19th century C.E., Benjamin Harrison, United States, Presidents Day, 57th century A.M., New York City, George Washington, Needing Vocalization

The proclamation and prayer of chief rabbi Yaakov Yosef, on the centennial of President George Washington’s Inauguration . . .

שיר מזמור לפורים | Shir Mizmor l’Purim, an anti-Prohibition drinking song for Purim by Rabbi Sabato Morais (1889)

Contributor(s):

Isaac Gantwerk Mayer (transcription & naqdanut), Aharon N. Varady (transcription) and Sabato Morais

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Purim

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57th century A.M., Philadelphia, American Jewry of the United States, Prohibition in the United States, 19th century C.E., זמירות zemirot

This “Shir Mizmor l’Purim” by Rabbi Sabato Morais (we think) was first published in The Jewish Exponent on 15 March 1889. It was preserved by Rabbi Sabato Morais in his ledger, an archive of newsclippings recording material he contributed to the press, among other announcements. . . .

📖 הֶגְיוֹן לֵב | Hegyon Lev (Meditations of the Heart): Israelitisches Gebetbuch für die häusliche Andacht, arranged by Rabbi Benjamin Szold (revised by Rabbi Marcus Jastrow 1875)

Contributor(s):

Marcus Jastrow and Benjamin Szold

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Personal & Paraliturgical Prayer collections

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

This is Rabbi Benjamin Szold’s הגיון לב (Higayon Lev) Israelitisches Gebetbuch für die Häusliche Andacht, “second completely revised edition” edited by Rabbi Marcus Jastrow (1875). This work was subsequently translated into English by Benjamin Szold’s daughter, Henrietta Szold, and her manuscript used as the draft for the Jewish Ministers’ Association’s Jewish Home Prayer-Book (1887). . . .

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

Contributor(s):

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

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Personal & Paraliturgical Prayer collections

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

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

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

Contributor(s):

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

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Lincoln's Birthday (February 12th)

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Presidents Day, Slaveholders' Rebellion (1861-1865), Emancipation, elegies, קינות Ḳinnot, Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, civil rights, 57th century A.M., Memorial prayers, Abraham Lincoln, assassination, 19th century C.E., American Jewry of the United States, United States, Prayers for leaders, acrostic

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? . . .

💬 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)

Contributor(s):

Isaac Gantwerk Mayer

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Megillot, Modern Miscellany, Purim Sheni Readings

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General Order No. 11, 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)

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

On Composing Prayers Outside of the Prayerbook, an introduction by Isaac Leeser to “Two Short Prayers” (1851)

Contributor(s):

Aharon N. Varady (transcription) and Isaac Leeser (translation)

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Pedagogical Essays on Jewish Prayer

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English vernacular prayer, American Jewry of the United States, teḥinot in English, Jewish women, 19th century C.E.

Thoughts on petitionary prayer literature (teḥinot) and Jewish women’s prayer literature in the mid-19th century United States of America. . . .

Israel! To Holy Numbers Tune Thy Harp, a hymn by Columbus Moïse (Ḳ.Ḳ. Beth Elohim, Charleston, South Carolina, 1842)

Contributor(s):

Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Columbus Moïse and Ḳahal Ḳadosh Beth Elohim (Charleston, South Carolina)

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Shaḥarit l'Shabbat ul'Yom Tov

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57th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, American Jewry of the United States, American Reform Movement, South Carolina, hymns, 19th century C.E., United States

“Israel! to holy numbers tune thy harp’s exalting strain,” by Columbus Moïse (1809-1871), was first delivered in 1842 as part of the consecration of the new synagogue building for Ḳ.Ḳ. Beth Elohim and published that year in the congregation’s hymnal. It appears as Hymn 3 in Hymns Written for the Service of the Hebrew Congregation Beth Elohim, South Carolina (Penina Moïse et al., Ḳ.Ḳ. Beth Elohim, 1842), p. 8. . . .