“Prayer in behalf of one celebrating a birthday,” by Rabbi Mordecai Menaḥem Kaplan can be found on p. 494-497 of his The Sabbath Prayer Book (New York: The Jewish Reconstructionist Foundation, 1945) . . .
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Contributor(s): Aharon N. Varady (transcription) and Mordecai Kaplan
Categories:  Well-being, health, and caregiving, Bat/Bar Mitsvah, Morning Torah Reading | Tags:  20th century C.E., mi sheberakh, 58th century A.M., birthday
Contributor(s): Esteban Gottfried and Miri Landau (translation)
Categories: Learning, Study, and School, Morning Torah Reading | Tags: Beit Tefillah Yisraeli, mi sheberakh, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., Prayers of Parental Guardians, ישראל Yisrael 
A mi sheberakh prayer by Rabbi Esteban Gottfried for the parents of students returning to school from their summer break. . . . Contributor(s): Aharon N. Varady, Sarah Chandler and Mollie Andron
Categories: Morning Torah Reading | Tags: mi sheberakh, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., naming ceremonies, Jewish identity 
The names of our ancestors reflect the diverse tapestry of experiences and cultures they encountered including the names of those who joined our families from neighboring people and regional societies. In giving and receiving Hebrew names, we honor the names of all our ancestors whose “names may be remembered for a blessing” (zekher livrakha). Of the ancestors mentioned in the mi sheberakh (“May the one who blessed our forefathers and foremothers…”), I wanted to make certain to include Mordekhai and Esther, names of figures distinguished in their being both native to their Diasporan roots (Marduk and Ishtar), as well as elevated by the heroic, brave action of their namesakes. If there are figures from the Tanakh that are important to you, that are a kesher (connection) between you and the identity contained within our stories, then please feel free to include them in your mi sheberakh. –Aharon Nissn ben Adrienne & David (ﬡַﬣֲﬧֹן ניסן בֶּן עײﬢﬧען וְﬢַוִﬢ) . . . Contributor(s): Isaac Gantwerk Mayer
Categories: Morning Torah Reading, Terror | Tags: North America, mi sheberakh, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., Hate Crimes 
From resurgent neo-fascist movements to religious extremist attacks, hate crimes are on the rise all over the world right now. At times like this many people live in fear – fear of being attacked or maligned, physical, mental or emotional. Hatred is not new to the Jewish people, but traditionally it was considered “just the way it is.” As Americans, we should believe better. The midrash (Devarim Rabbah 5:10) says that hateful speech kills three – the speaker, the listener, and the subject. This Mi Sheberakh was written as a prayer for all those of every people and nation that are affected by hatred and bigotry. . . . Contributor(s): Isaac Gantwerk Mayer
Categories: Floods, Trouble, Drought & Wildfire, Morning Torah Reading, Earthquakes and Tsunamis, Dangerous Storms | Tags: North America, mi sheberakh, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., Natural Disasters 
A Mi Sheberakh prayer for those affected by natural disasters. This prayer uses many standard liturgical phrases in a new context to stress that God, while full of great power, is not a God of destruction but one of peace and life. Quoting the famous vision of Elijah at Ḥorev, this prayer is for those who seek comfort and tranquility from their God. . . . Contributor(s): Ephraim Mirvis and Office of the Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of Great Britain and the Commonwealth
Categories: Morning Torah Reading, Book 5 (Psalms 107–150), Slavery & Captivity | Tags: redemption, abduction, mi sheberakh, Psalms 142 
May the one who blessed our ancestors, Avraham, Yitzḥak, and Yaakov, Yoseph, Moshe, and Aharon, David and Shlomo, Ruth, Sarah, Rivka, Miriam, Devorah, Tamar, and Raḥel, bless and safeguard and preserve the captives… . . . Contributor(s): Cantor Hinda Labovitz
Categories: Morning Torah Reading, National Defense, Veterans Day (November 11) | Tags: United States, military, mi sheberakh, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M. 
A “mi sheberakh” prayer for U.S. war veterans on the shabbat preceding Veterans Day (November 11). . . . Contributor(s): Esteban Gottfried and Miri Landau (translation)
Categories: Learning, Study, and School, Morning Torah Reading | Tags: Beit Tefillah Yisraeli, mi sheberakh, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., Prayers of Parental Guardians, ישראל Yisrael 
A mi sheberakh prayer by Rabbi Esteban Gottfried for the parents of students leaving school for their summer break. . . . Contributor(s): Menachem Creditor
Categories: Morning Torah Reading | Tags: soferut, North America, mi sheberakh, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M. 
Misheberach Avoteinu Avraham Yiztchak veYa’akov, ve’Imoteinu Sarah Rivkah, Rachel, veLeah – May the One who blessed our ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel, and Leah, bless this scribe who has, through the commitment of her heart, devotion of her soul, and skill of her hands, invited us to return to Torah, turn with Torah, and turn Torah over and over again. Please, God, sweeten the words of Torah in our mouths and in the mouths of all people. May we all, old and young, touch the Sacred and be preserved and strengthened. We thank You, Adonai, for the privilege of experiencing the overflowing well of Torah, and for the sweetness of those who give it life. May this Soferet, our friend and teacher, be blessed to do her work in this world experiencing abundant safety, security, and love. May she only know the grace she bestows on her People Israel, her community who needs her gift so very deeply. May we all learn and love Torah, even more than we already did. Amen. . . . Contributor(s): Shlomo Goren and Alex Sinclair
Categories: Morning Torah Reading, National Defense | Tags: IDF, מדינת ישראל Medinat Yisrael, military, Progressive Zionism, mi sheberakh, צה״ל, Religious Zionism, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., מי שברך 
May the Lord give our soldiers wisdom, understanding, and insight, so that they do not destroy the righteous with the wicked, as it is written in Your Torah: “Far be it from you to do such a thing, to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating them the same. Far be it from you – should the Judge of all the Earth not do justice?” (Genesis 18:25) . . . Contributor(s): Joshua Boettiger and T'ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights
Categories: Pesaḥ, Morning Torah Reading, Slavery & Captivity | Tags: slavery, North America, human trafficking, mi sheberakh, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., Needing Vocalization 
We are grateful to Rabbi Joshua Boettinger and Rabbis for Human Rights–North America (RHR-NA) for sharing the following petitionary prayer, A Misheberakh for Victims of Slavery. Originally published by RHR-NA on their website in 2009, the prayer attends to the desperate need to eradicate all forms of slavery that persist today, especially in advance of the holiday celebrating our Z’man Cheruteinu, the season of our freedom, every Spring, every Pesaḥ. . . . |
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