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English vernacular prayer —⟶ tag: English vernacular prayer Sorted Chronologically (old to new). Sort most recent first? An original prayer for the government of the United States, Ohio, and the city of Cincinnati by Rabbi H.A. Henry was published in an article, “Emendation of the Liturgy” in The Asmonean (21 June 1850), p. 6. . . . An opening prayer offered by the guest chaplain before the Virginia House of Delegates (1849-1850 legislative session) in the week of January 15-18, 1850, and published in The Richmond Enquirer (25 January 1850), p. 1. . . . On Composing Prayers Outside of the Prayerbook, an introduction by Isaac Leeser to “Two Short Prayers” (1851)Thoughts on petitionary prayer literature (teḥinot) and Jewish women’s prayer literature in the mid-19th century United States of America. . . . Categories: Pedagogical Essays on Jewish Prayer The opening prayer offered by Rabbi Dr. Isaac Mayer Wise, in his role as guest chaplain before the 74th New York State Senate on 24 June 1851, and published under the header, “Albany” in The Asmonean (11 July 1851), on page 5. The prayer is one of the earliest offered by a rabbi before a state legislature in the United States. . . . This Thanksgiving Day prayer for welfare of the country and congregation by Rabbi Sabato Morais was offered at the end of his sermon on 27 November 1851 and recorded in The Asmonean on 12 December 1851. It was preserved by Rabbi Morais in his ledger (page 2, clipping 001), 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.) . . . 📖 Devotional Exercises for the Use of Jewish Women on Public and Domestic Occasions, an anthology of teḥinot by Miriam Wertheimer (1852) translated from the work of Dr. Meïr Letteris (1846)This is the anthology of teḥinot, Devotional Exercises for the Use of Jewish Women on Public and Domestic Occasions (1852), translated by Miriam Wertheimer from Taḥnunei bat Yehudah (1846) by Meïr Letteris. On the title page and the preface, the author of the work translated by Wertheimer was somehow misidentified as Wolfgang Wessely. . . . Categories: Personal & Paraliturgical collections of prayers Tags: 19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., English Jewry, English Translation, English vernacular prayer, Jewish Women's Prayers, תחינות teḥinot Contributor(s): Miriam Wertheimer (translation), Meïr haLevi Letteris and Aharon N. Varady (transcription) A prayer for a young woman on her Bat Mitsvah on becoming responsible for observing her mitsvot. . . . Categories: Bnei (Bar/Bat) Mitsvah & Other Birthday Prayers “Prayer for the Feast of Purim (פורים)” by Marcus Heinrich Bresslau was first published in his תחנות בנות ישראל Devotions for the Daughters of Israel (1852), p. 46-48. . . . Categories: Purim A prayer for a mother on the day of her son’s circumcision. . . . Categories: Brit Milah & Simḥat Bat Prayer on the Day of Marriage (previous to the Nuptial Ceremony), by Marcus Heinrich Bresslau (1852)“Prayer on the Day of Marriage, previous to the Nuptial Ceremony” by Marcus Heinrich Bresslau was first published in his תחנות בנות ישראל Devotions for the Daughters of Israel (1852), p. 56. . . . Categories: Engagements & Weddings Meditations on the Life of Moses, Our Great Legislator, Appointed for the 7th Adar, the Anniversary of his Death, by Marcus Heinrich Bresslau (1852)A meditation on the life and person of Mosheh Rabbeinu for the 7th of Adar. . . . Categories: Shiv'ah b'Adar “Prayer of Thanksgiving for the Feast of Tabernacles (סכות)” by Marcus Heinrich Bresslau was first published in his תחנות בנות ישראל Devotions for the Daughters of Israel (1852), p. 35. . . . Categories: Sukkot A paraliturgical prayer for the New Moon on Rosh Ḥodesh. . . . Categories: Rosh Ḥodesh “Prayer for the Festival of Rejoicing in the Law שמחת תורה (9th Day of Tabernacles)” by Marcus Heinrich Bresslau was first published in his תחנות בנות ישראל Devotions for the Daughters of Israel (1852), p. 83. . . . Categories: Shemini Atseret (and Simḥat Torah) “Prayer for the Eighth Day of Tabernacles, the Day of Solemn Assembly שמיני עצרת (8th Day of Tabernacles)” by Marcus Heinrich Bresslau was first published in his תחנות בנות ישראל Devotions for the Daughters of Israel (1852), p. 39. . . . Categories: Shemini Atseret (and Simḥat Torah) A prayer for festival of Ḥanukkah. . . . Categories: Ḥanukkah “Prayer for the Seventh Day of Tabernacles (הושענה רבה)” by Marcus Heinrich Bresslau was first published in his תחנות בנות ישראל Devotions for the Daughters of Israel (1852), p. 37. . . . Categories: Hoshana Rabba A supplication of a mother for her sick infant child. . . . A supplication of a wife for the recovery of her ill husband. . . . Categories: Well-being, health, and caregiving A supplication made during a period of debilitating illness. . . . Categories: Well-being, health, and caregiving A prayer of a daughter on the yahrzeit of her mother or father. . . . Categories: Mourning A thanksgiving prayer on recovering from a serious illness. . . . Categories: Well-being, health, and caregiving “Prayer on the Day of Betrothal” by Marcus Heinrich Bresslau was first published in his תחנות בנות ישראל Devotions for the Daughters of Israel (1852), p. 55. . . . Categories: Engagements & Weddings “Meditation on Immortality” by Marcus Heinrich Bresslau was first published in his תחנות בנות ישראל Devotions for the Daughters of Israel (1852), p. 43. . . . Categories: Dying This is an opening prayer offered by Rabbi Dr. Isaac Mayer Wise, before an address by Lajos Kossuth (1802-1894) sponsored by the Young Men’s Hungarian Liberty Association in Albany, New York on 5 June 1852. The prayer was published as part of the “Programme of Exercises,” in The Asmonean (12 June 1852). . . . A prayer for the first day of the week. . . . Categories: Sunday A prayer for the second day of the week. . . . Categories: Monday A prayer of gratitude on a regular birthday. . . . Categories: Bnei (Bar/Bat) Mitsvah & Other Birthday Prayers A prayer of a person who has lost their parent or parents. . . . Categories: Mourning A prayer by a daughter on behalf of her parents. . . . Categories: Bnei (Bar/Bat) Mitsvah & Other Birthday Prayers A prayer for a young woman on her Bat Mitsvah. . . . Categories: Bnei (Bar/Bat) Mitsvah & Other Birthday Prayers Exercise for the Anniversary of a Parent’s Decease (יאָרצײַט), translated by Rabbi Morris Jacob Raphall (1852)“Exercise for the Anniversary of a Parent’s Decease, (YahrZeit.)” appears on page 138-139 of רֻחָמָה (Ruḥamah): Devotional Exercises for the Use of the Daughters of Israel (1852) edited by Rabbi Morris Jacob Raphall (1798–1868) from selections made from the teḥinot anthologies in German of Meir Letteris (1800-1871), Max Emanuel Stern (1811-1873), and Yehoshua Heshil Miro. . . . Categories: Mourning A prayer of a wife grieving over the death of her husband. . . . Categories: Mourning “Prayer of a Wife for her Husband” by Marcus Heinrich Bresslau was first published in his תחנות בנות ישראל Devotions for the Daughters of Israel (1852), p. 57. . . . Categories: Marriage A prayer of a sister mourning at the grave of her sister. . . . Categories: Mourning A prayer for the Sabbath day. . . . Categories: Saturday A prayer upon rising in the morning. . . . Categories: Additional Morning Prayers A prayer for the fourth day of the week. . . . Categories: Wednesday “Daily Prayer Against Temptation” by Marcus Heinrich Bresslau was first published in his תחנות בנות ישראל Devotions for the Daughters of Israel (1852), p. 12-13. . . . Categories: Addenda A prayer before going to sleep at night. . . . Categories: Bedtime Shema A prayer for the third day of the week. . . . Categories: Tuesday A prayer for the sixth day of the week. . . . Categories: Friday A prayer for the fifth day of the week. . . . Categories: Thursday A prayer reflecting on the meaning of the Sabbath day. . . . Categories: Minḥah l'Shabbat “Prayer Previous to Confinement” by Marcus Heinrich Bresslau was first published in his תחנות בנות ישראל Devotions for the Daughters of Israel (1852), p. 58. . . . Categories: Conception, Pregnancy, and Childbirth “Domestic Prayer of Thanksgiving After Confinement” by Marcus Heinrich Bresslau was first published in his תחנות בנות ישראל Devotions for the Daughters of Israel (1852), p. 58-59. . . . Categories: Conception, Pregnancy, and Childbirth A prayer of a mother grieving over the death of her child. . . . Categories: Mourning “Exercise for a Wife who is married to an irreligious Husband” appears on pages 131-132 of רֻחָמָה (Ruḥamah): Devotional Exercises for the Use of the Daughters of Israel (1852) edited by Rabbi Morris Jacob Raphall (1798–1868). The prayer appears unique to this collection which otherwise contain selections from the teḥinot anthologies in German of Meir Letteris (1800-1871), Max Emanuel Stern (1811-1873), and Yehoshua Heshil Miro. If you know of another collection from which this prayer first appeared, please leave a comment or contact us. . . . Categories: Marriage “Prayer on the Sabbath of Naming a New Born Daughter” by Marcus Heinrich Bresslau was first published in his תחנות בנות ישראל Devotions for the Daughters of Israel (1852), p. 63. . . . Categories: Conception, Pregnancy, and Childbirth Prayer and Thanksgiving on Going to the Synagogue for the First Time After Confinement, by Marcus Heinrich Bresslau (1852)“Prayer and Thanksgiving, On Going to the Synagogue for the First Time After Confinement” by Marcus Heinrich Bresslau was first published in his תחנות בנות ישראל Devotions for the Daughters of Israel (1852), p. 59-61. . . . Categories: Conception, Pregnancy, and Childbirth | ||
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