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tag: French Jewry Sorted Chronologically (old to new). Sort most recent first? In Avignon, France, in 1767, Eliyahu Karmi (Elijah Crémieux) compiled a siddur preserving the nusaḥ of the Comtat Venaissin titled the סדר התמיד (Seder HaTamid). Just after the section for תפלת שחרית (the morning prayers), Karmi provides the following advice for how to organize one’s workday. . . . Categories: Tags: 18th century C.E., 56th century A.M., Arba Kehillot, Avignon, Carpentras, Cavaillon, French Jewry, Lisle, Nusaḥ Comtat Venaissin, Post-prayer supplements, workdays Contributor(s): “Lamnatseaḥ Shir” composed by Moses Ensheim, and its accompanying paraliturgical French translation by Isaïah Berr Bing, was first published in 1792 when it was sung in the synagogue of the Jewish community of Metz in celebration of the victory of the French Revolution and their emancipation as full citizens of France in 1791. . . . Categories: Tags: 18th century C.E., 56th century A.M., Emancipation, the Enlightenment, French Jewry, French translation, Great French Revolution, Le Marseillaise, Metz, פיוטים piyyuṭim Contributor(s): A prayer by Rabbi David Sinzheim given during the Festival of Napoleon the Great on 15 August 1806, as recorded in Collection des Actes de l’Assemblée des Israélites de France et du Royaume d’Italie, pp. 218-219, and Raccolta degli atti dell’assemblea degli Israeliti di Francia e del regno d’Italia, p. 221. . . . Categories: Tags: 19th century C.E., 56th century A.M., Emancipation, Festival of Napoleon the Great (15 August), First French Empire, French Jewry, Grand Sanhedrin, Napoleon Bonaparte, Prayers for leaders Contributor(s): A prayer offered at the inaugural session of the Grand Sanhedrin (9 February 1807) by Rabbi David Sinzheim, as found in Italian in Raccolta degli atti dell’assemblea degli Israeliti di Francia e del regno d’Italia (1807), p. 21-23, and in French in Collection des Proces-verbaux er decisions du Grand Sanhedrin (1807), p. 23-25. . . . Categories: Tags: 19th century C.E., 56th century A.M., civil declarations and charters, Emancipation, First French Empire, French Jewry, Grand Sanhedrin, Napoleon Bonaparte Contributor(s): A prayer composed for convening the Grand Sanhedrin established under the court of Napoleon Bonaparte in 1807. . . . Categories: Tags: 19th century C.E., 56th century A.M., Emancipation, First French Empire, French Jewry, Grand Sanhedrin, Napoleon Bonaparte Contributor(s): A speech given in honor of Napoleon concluding with a prayer by Abraham de Cologna, chief rabbi of the Central Consistory of Israelites, in 1809 on the anniversary of the emperor’s coronation. . . . A prayer composed for honoring Napoleon Ⅰ by the emancipated Jews of France. . . . Categories: Tags: 19th century C.E., 56th century A.M., Emancipation, First French Empire, French Jewry, Grand Sanhedrin, Napoleon Bonaparte Contributor(s): This is the “Prière Pour la Fête de Hanouka” as found in אמרי לב Prières D’un Cœur Israélite, a collection of paraliturgical prayers and teḥinot in French by Jonas Ennery & Rabbi Arnaud Aron (Consistoire central israélite de France 1848/53). In the 1848 edition, the prayer can be found on pages 158-160. In the 1852 edition, on pages 401-403. . . . Categories: Tags: 19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., French Jewry, French vernacular prayer, תחינות teḥinot, teḥinot in French Contributor(s): A paraliturgical Mah Tovu, in French with English translation. . . . Categories: Tags: 19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., English Translation, French Jewry, French vernacular prayer, מה טבו mah tovu, paraliturgical mah tovu, Synagogues Contributor(s): A collection of paraliturgical prayers and teḥinot, edited by the chief rabbi of Strasbourg and translated into French by Jonas Ennery, as a supplement to the Jewish liturgy of the synagogue. . . . Categories: Tags: 19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., French Jewry, Jewish Women's Prayers, Needing Decompilation, Needing Transcription, תחינות teḥinot Contributor(s): To the best of my ability, this is a faithful transcription of a teḥinah (supplicatory prayer) composed in parallel to the Prayer for the New Moon, following in the paraliturgical tradition of Yiddish tkhines, albeit written in French. . . . This prayer of gratitude for the emancipation of French Jewry was included by Rabbi Arnaud Aron and Jonas Ennery in their opus, אמרי לב Prières d’un Coeur Israelite (Société Consistoriale de Bons Livres, 1848), pp. 61-62. In the second edition published in 1852, it appears on pp. 95-96. . . . This is a paraliturgical prayer for rain during the wet season, read during the festival of Sukkot, following in the tradition of Yiddish tkhines, albeit written in French. The prayer was included by Rabbi Arnaud Aron and Jonas Ennery in their opus, אמרי לב Prières d’un Coeur Israelite (first edition) published in 1848 by the Société Consistoriale de Bons Livres. . . . Categories: Tags: 19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., French Jewry, French vernacular prayer, גשם geshem, hazon et hakol, paraliturgical tefilat geshem, Prayers for Precipitation, Rain, water is life Contributor(s): A prayer during an event of immanent communal danger and distress. . . . Categories: Tags: Contributor(s): A prayer in severe distress. . . . Categories: Tags: 19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., Distress, French Jewry, French vernacular prayer, Problematic prayers, תחינות teḥinot Contributor(s): A preliminary prayer offered by a Bar or Bat Mitsvah before they are confirmed in a public ceremony. . . . A child’s prayer for someone suffering from an illness. . . . A prayer for parnassah (livelihood) for someone impoverished or in danger of poverty. . . . Categories: Tags: 19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., French Jewry, French vernacular prayer, תחינות teḥinot, the invisible hand Contributor(s): A prayer for travel. . . . Categories: Tags: 19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., Angelic Protection, French Jewry, French vernacular prayer, תחינות teḥinot Contributor(s): A blessing given by the parents of a Bar or Bat Mitsvah after they are confirmed in a public ceremony. . . . Categories: Tags: 19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., Angelic Protection, French Jewry, French vernacular prayer, hand laying, Parents blessing children, prayers for adolescents, תחינות teḥinot Contributor(s): | ||
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