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tag: British Empire Sorted Chronologically (old to new). Sort most recent first? The prayer for King George III in the English colonies before the Revolutionary War. . . . The prayer, haNoten Teshu’a, as adapted for King George III in 1810. . . . Categories: Tags: 19th century C.E., 56th century A.M., British Commonwealth, British Empire, British Jewry, British Monarchy, Great Britain, הנותן תשועה haNotén Teshuah Contributor(s): “God Save the King” was originally written by an unknown author and circulated in three stanzas during the reign of Britain’s King George Ⅱ, circa 1745. This Hebrew translation, “El Shemor haMelekh,” as translated by Hyman Hurwitz with an added fourth stanza, was first published in his The Etymology and Syntax of the Hebrew Language (1831), pp. 276-279, during the reign of King William Ⅳ (1765-1837). . . . Categories: Tags: 18th century C.E., 56th century A.M., British Empire, British Jewry, British Monarchy, אל שמר El Shemor, King George Ⅱ, King William Ⅳ, national anthems Contributor(s): “Universal intercessory prayer” by Grace Aguilar was published posthumously by her mother Sarah Aguilar in the UK edition of Sacred Communings, pp. 76-77. It is not found in the US edition. . . . This prayer in support of the Crimean War was offered by Rabbi Nathan Marcus Adler, chief rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the British Empire on the National Day of Humiliation and Prayer, 26 April 1854, and published in The Asmonian (19 May 1854), on page 6. . . . Categories: Tags: 19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., British Empire, British Jewry, Crimea, Crimean War, English vernacular prayer, Ottoman Empire, Russian Empire, Second French Empire Contributor(s): This “Prayer for a day of prayer and humiliation on account of the revolt in India” is the second of two prayers appearing in article titled, “Humiliation” appearing in The Asmonean (6 November 1857), on page 5. As an introduction, the article begins: “The British nation have been holding a day of humiliation on account of the revolt in India. The following are copies of the prayers specially composed for the occasion.” The prayer is attributed simply to the S&P Synagogue (in London, a/k/a Bevis Marks Congregation) but the author was likely the Hazan of the synagogue at the time, Rabbi David de Aaron de Sola. . . . This “Prayer for a day of prayer and humiliation on account of the revolt in India” is the first of two prayers appearing in an article titled, “Humiliation” appearing in The Asmonean (6 November 1857), on page 5. As an introduction, the article begins: “The British nation have been holding a day of humiliation on account of the revolt in India. The following are copies of the prayers specially composed for the occasion.” The prayer is attributed simply to the Synagogues of the United Congregations of the British Empire but the author was likely its chief rabbi, Nathan Marcus Adler. . . . Categories: Tags: British East India Company, British Empire, British Jewry, Colonialism, Hindustan, Indian Rebellion of 1857, Mughal Empire Contributor(s): The text of the prayer, haNoten Teshuah, as adapted for Queen Victoria. . . . This prayer by chief rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the British Empire Nathan Marcus Adler is found in an order of service prepared for the celebration of Queen Victoria’s jubilee in 1887. . . . Categories: Tags: Contributor(s): The text of the prayer, haNoten Teshuah, as adapted for Edward VII. . . . Categories: Tags: 20th century C.E., 57th century A.M., British Commonwealth, British Empire, British Jewry, British Monarchy, Constitutional Monarchy, Great Britain, הנותן תשועה haNotén Teshuah Contributor(s): A bilingual Hebrew-English prayerbook for soldiers and sailors in the service of His Majesty’s army and navy during World War One . . . A small prayerbook for British-Jewish men serving as military personnel on behalf of the British Empire during what later became known as World War Ⅰ. . . . Categories: Tags: 20th century C.E., 57th century A.M., British Commonwealth, British Empire, British Jewry, English vernacular prayer, military, World War Ⅰ Contributor(s): A prayer upon the signing of the Versailles Peace Treaty on 28 June 1919, included in a special service by the Liberal Jewish Synagogue of London on the following Shabbat. . . . Categories: Tags: 20th century C.E., 57th century A.M., British Empire, British Jewry, English vernacular prayer, Liberal Movement for Progressive Judaism in Britain, Versailles Peace Treaty, World War Ⅰ Contributor(s): The text of the prayer, haNoten Teshuah, as adapted for King George V. . . . An untitled prayer on behalf of German Jewry under Nazi oppression disseminated in Bombay, likely after Kristallnacht (9-10 November 1938). . . . Categories: Kristallnacht (9-10 November, 16 Marḥeshvan), 🌐 Holocaust Remembrance Day (January 27th), 🇮🇱 Yom haShoah (27 Nisan), Shiv'ah Asar b'Tamuz, 🇺🇸 Days of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust Tags: 20th century C.E., 57th century A.M., anti-fascist, British Empire, German Jewry, Jews of India, the Holocaust, Third Reich, World War Ⅱ Contributor(s): A prayer for the success of the London Conference of 1939 which ultimately resulted in the publication of the 1939 White Paper. . . . Categories: Tags: 20th century C.E., 57th century A.M., British Empire, British Jewry, London Conference of 1939, Mandatory Palestine, Religious Zionism Contributor(s): The text of the prayer, haNoten Teshuah, as adapted for King George VI. . . . Categories: Tags: 20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., British Commonwealth, British Empire, British Jewry, British Monarchy, Constitutional Monarchy, Great Britain, הנותן תשועה haNotén Teshuah, King George Ⅵ, World War Ⅱ Contributor(s): | ||
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