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Prayer for Alexandru Ioan I Cuza, Domnitor of Romania by Rabbi Meir Leibush (1862)

Contributor(s): Aharon N. Varady (transcription) and Meïr Leibush ben Yeḥiel Michel Wisser
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the Diaspora, Coronations & Inaugurations | Tags:

19th century C.E., Romania, Wallachia, Moldavia, emancipation, 57th century A.M., Romanian Jewry, Prayers in honor of leaders, 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. . . .

Memorial Prayer for Abraham Lincoln by Isaac Goldstein the Levite (1865)

Contributor(s): Abe Katz (translation) and Isaac Goldstein
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Mourning, Washington's Birthday (3rd Monday of February) | Tags:

19th century C.E., United States, acrostic, Presidents Day, emancipation, civil rights, 57th century A.M., Memorial prayers, Eulogies, Abraham Lincoln, American Jewry of the United States, Prayers in honor of leaders

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? . . .

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