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British Jewry —⟶ tag: British Jewry Sorted Chronologically (old to new). Sort most recent first? מחזור לראש השנה The Form of Prayers for the New Year According to the Custom of the German & Polish Jews was translated by Isaac Levi in 1807, ostensibly as a “revision” of a 1795 maḥzor compiled, translated, and published by David Levi (no relation). This later printing of Isaac Levi’s translation, made by the printer H. Abrahams (“Tsvi bar Michael” in Hebrew) in 1848, mistakenly credits “David Levy” instead of Isaac Levi. I’ve provided both editions so that their contents can more easily be compared with one another. –Aharon Varady מחזור מחזור ליום כיפור The Form of the Prayers for the Day of Atonement [Evening and Morning Services] According to the Custom of the German & Polish Jews was translated by Isaac Levi in 1807, ostensibly as a “revision” of a 1795 maḥzor compiled, translated, and published by David Levi (no relation). This later printing of Isaac Levi’s translation, made by the printer H. Abrahams (“Tsvi bar Michael” in Hebrew) in 1852, mistakenly credits “David Levy” instead of Isaac Levi. I’ve provided both editions so that their contents can more easily be compared with one another. –Aharon Varady מחזור ליום כיפור The Form of the Additional and Afternoon Prayers for the Day of Atonement According to the Custom of the German & Polish Jews was translated by Isaac Levi in 1807, ostensibly as a “revision” of a 1795 maḥzor compiled, translated, and published by David Levi (no relation). This later printing of Isaac Levi’s translation, made by the printer H. Abrahams (“Tsvi bar Michael” in Hebrew) in 1852, mistakenly credits “David Levy” instead of Isaac Levi. I’ve provided both editions so that their contents can more easily be compared with one another. –Aharon Varady מחזור של סוכות The Form of the Prayers for the Feast of Tabernacles According to the Custom of the German & Polish Jews was translated by Isaac Levi in 1807, ostensibly as a “revision” of a 1795 maḥzor compiled, translated, and published by David Levi (no relation). This later printing of Isaac Levi’s translation, made by the printer H. Abrahams (“Tsvi bar Michael” in Hebrew) in 1852, mistakenly credits “David Levy” instead of Isaac Levi. I’ve provided both editions so that their contents can more easily be compared with one another. –Aharon Varady מחזור של פסח The Form of Prayers for the Feast of Passover According to the Custom of the German & Polish Jews was translated by Isaac Levi in 1807, ostensibly as a “revision” of a 1795 maḥzor compiled, translated, and published by David Levi (no relation). This later printing of Isaac Levi’s translation, made by the printer H. Abrahams (“Tsvi bar Michael” in Hebrew) in 1852, mistakenly credits “David Levy” instead of Isaac Levi. I’ve provided both editions so that their contents can more easily be compared with one another. –Aharon Varady Categories: Tags: Contributor(s): מחזור של שבועות The Form of the Prayers for the Feast of Pentecost According to the Custom of the German & Polish Jews was translated by Isaac Levi in 1807, ostensibly as a “revision” of a 1795 maḥzor compiled, translated, and published by David Levi (no relation). This later printing of Isaac Levi’s translation, made by the printer H. Abrahams (“Tsvi bar Michael” in Hebrew) in 1852, mistakenly credits “David Levy” instead of Isaac Levi. I’ve provided both editions so that their contents can more easily be compared with one another. –Aharon Varady Categories: Tags: Contributor(s): One of the earliest bilingual Hebrew-English prayerbooks compiled for Spanish & Portuguese Jews in the British Empire. Isaac Levi’s The Form of Daily Prayers according to the custom of the German and Polish Jews (London: M. Phillips, 1830) is a daily, shabbat, and festival prayerbook. “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): This prayer by Sir Moses Montefiore appears in Order of Service at the Dedication of the Synagogue Founded by Moses Montefiore and Judith his Wife, in commemoration of the happy event of their visit to the holy city of Jerusalem, the inheritance of their forefathers and as an humble tribute to the Almighty for his great and manifold blessings (Ramsgate: 30th Sivan (16th June) 5593 [1833]. — Eve of Rosh Ḥodesh), pp 9-10. Isaac L. Lyon’s שער התפילה וסדר העבודה Form of Daily Prayers, according to the custom of the German and Polish Jews (London: H. Abrahams, 1836) is a daily, shabbat, and festival prayerbook. “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. The poem, “The Body Speaking to the Soul Which Just Left It.” by Rosa Emma Salaman, was written in March 1842 and first published in the Occident and American Jewish Advocate 2:4, Tamuz 5604, July 1844, p. 200-202. Categories: Tags: 19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., Anglo Jewry, British Jewry, English Romanticism, Grief, mourning, Prayers as poems, sleep Contributor(s): The poem, “God Our Light” by Rosa Emma Salaman, was first published in the Occident and American Jewish Advocate 3:8, Marḥeshvan 5606, November 1845, p.379-380. Categories: Tags: 19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., Anglo Jewry, British Jewry, candle lighting, Derekh Hashem, divine light, dveykut, English Romanticism, English vernacular prayer, פוקח עברים Pokeaḥ Ivrim, Prayers as poems Contributor(s): The poem, “Night” by Rosa Emma Salaman, was first published in the Occident 3:11, Shebat 5606, February 1846. Categories: Tags: 19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., Anglo Jewry, British Jewry, Darkness, English Romanticism, Inner light, night, Prayers as poems Contributor(s): “Enoch” by Rosa Emma Salaman was first published in the Occident and American Jewish Advocate 4:9, Kislev 5607/December 1846. Categories: Tags: 19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., Angelic Nature, Angelification, Anglo Jewry, British Jewry, Derekh Hashem, English Romanticism, חנוך Ḥanokh (Enoch), Metatron, Physical translation, Prayers as poems, Walking with the Divine Contributor(s): The poem, “Song of the Spirit” by Rosa Emma Salaman, was first published in the Occident 6:7, Tishrei 5609, October 1848. Categories: Tags: 19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., Anglo Jewry, British Jewry, אלהי נשמה Elohai neshamah, English Romanticism, Grief, mourning, neshamah, Prayers as poems Contributor(s): The poem, “The Angels’ Vigil” by Rosa Emma Salaman, was written in April 12, 1848 and first published in the Occident and American Jewish Advocate 6:3, Sivan 5608, June 1848, p. 127-128. Categories: Tags: 19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., Angelic Protection, Anglo Jewry, British Jewry, dreams, English Romanticism, Prayers as poems, sleep Contributor(s): The poem, “A Description of my Dreams” by Rosa Emma Salaman, was written in September 1849 and first published in the Occident and American Jewish Advocate Vol. 6:4, Tamuz 5608, July 1848, p.175-177. Categories: Tags: 19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., Angelic Protection, Anglo Jewry, British Jewry, dreams, English Romanticism, Prayers as poems, sleep Contributor(s): The poem, “Divine Love” by Rosa Emma Salaman, was first published in the Occident 6:7, Tishrei 5609, October 1849, p. 197-198. Categories: Tags: 19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., Ahavat Hashem, Anglo Jewry, British Jewry, English Romanticism, Prayers as poems, to love the divine Contributor(s): | ||
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