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United States —⟶ tag: United States Sorted Chronologically (old to new). Sort most recent first? A Hebrew translation (and Jewish adaptation) of Julia Ward Howe’s abolitionist anthem “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” (1861). Categories: Tags: 19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., anti-racist, anti-slavery, Hebrew translation, marching songs, Needing Vocalization, Patriotic hymns, spirituals, United States, Slaveholders' Rebellion (1861-1865), זמירות zemirot Contributor(s): This prayer by Rabbi Sabato Morais (1828-1897), of Congregation Mikveh Israel in Philadelphia, was initially delivered on 15 April 1862 (the first day of Passover) at the conclusion of a sermon later printed in The Philadelphia Inquirer on 23 April 1862. A copy of that sermon was preserved in the Sabato Morais Ledger (p. 22, clip no. 23). (The prayer was also read by President Abraham Lincoln, who sent Rabbi Morais an acknowledgment). The letter was read into the congressional record on 29 February 1944 by Arthur G. Klein (1904-1968, D-NY) after it was brought to light by Moshe Davis at the 44th annual meeting of the American Jewish Historical Society on 12-13 February 1944 (Lincoln’s Birthday). Categories: Tags: 19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., Abraham Lincoln, English vernacular prayer, Prayers for leaders, United States, Slaveholders' Rebellion (1861-1865) Contributor(s): A megillah for a Purim Sheni commemorating a day of salvation the Jewry of the United States during the Civil War. The second inaugural address of President Abraham Lincoln in English with a cantillized Hebrew translation suitable for chanting. Exalted are you Lincoln. Who is like you! Categories: Tags: 19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., Abraham Lincoln, acrostic, American Jewry of the United States, assassination, Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, civil rights, elegies, Emancipation, Memorial prayers, Prayers for leaders, Presidents Day, קינות Ḳinōt, United States, Slaveholders' Rebellion (1861-1865) Contributor(s): An elegy by Walt Whitman for President Abraham Lincoln after his assassination, in English with Hebrew translation. Categories: Tags: 19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., Abraham Lincoln, assassination, Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, elegies, Hebrew translation, United States, Slaveholders' Rebellion (1861-1865) Contributor(s): A hymnal prepared by Rabbi Benjamin Szold and translated from German into English by Rabbi Marcus Jastrow. The siddur, Aḇodath Yisrael was first prepared for Temple Oheb Shalom (Baltimore, Maryland) by Rabbi Benjamin Szold (1829-1902). Before Szold’s arrival in 1859, the congregation had adopted for use in its Shabbat service the Minhag America by the Reform rabbi, Isaac Meyer Wise. After much discussion with his congregation Szold introduced Aḇodath Yisrael, which hewed more closely to traditional Ashkenazi custom. The first edition of this prayer-book appeared in 1863 with German translation, and was widely adopted by congregations in the United States. New editions were published in 1864 and 1865 (the latter with English translation), and another, revised edition in 1871, by Rabbis Marcus Jastrow of Philadelphia (1829-1903) and Henry Hochheimer of Baltimore (1818-1912). Categories: Tags: 19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., Baltimore, English Translation, Needing Decompilation, Needing Transcription, North American Jewry, Nusaḥ Ashkenaz, Philadelphia, United States Contributor(s): The proclamation and prayer of chief rabbi Yaakov Yosef, on the centennial of President George Washington’s Inauguration Categories: 🇺🇸 Inauguration Day (January 20th), 🇺🇸 George Washington's Birthday (3rd Monday of February), 🇺🇸 United States of America Tags: 19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., American Jewry of the United States, Benjamin Harrison, George Washington, inaugurations, Needing Vocalization, New York City, Prayers for leaders, Presidents Day, United States Contributor(s): The opening prayer of the Jewish Women’s Congress held at the World Parliament of Religion at the World’s Columbian Exposition as published in the Papers of the Jewish Women’s Congress: held at Chicago, September 4-7, 1893 (1894), p. 8. A poem on interfaith tolerance during the Jewish Women’s Congress held at Chicago, September 4-7, 1893, part of the World Parliament of Religion at the World’s Columbian Exposition. A prayer for the government composed by the Central Conference of American Rabbis and included in their Union Prayer Book. Categories: Tags: 19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., American Reform Movement, Classical Reform, English vernacular prayer, United States Contributor(s): “America the Beautiful,” the patriotic hymn (1911 version) by Katharine Lee Bates (1859-1929) in its Yiddish translation by Berl Lapin (1889-1952). Categories: Tags: 19th century C.E., 57th century A.M., American Jewry of the United States, doikayt, hereness, Patriotic hymns, United States, Yiddish songs, Yiddish translation, זמירות zemirot Contributor(s): A Prayer for American Victory in the Spanish-American War by Rabbi Joshua Seigel (1846-1910), New York: Eliakum Zunser, [1898]. A prayer for the government offered by a first generation immigrant to the United States. A prayer for the government of President William Howard Taft and Vice-President James Sherman offered by a first generation immigrant to the United States. A prayer on behalf of the government of the United States of America by one of the leading architects of Modern Orthodoxy in America. Categories: Tags: Contributor(s): A prayer on behalf of the government of the United States of America by one of the leading architects of Modern Orthodoxy in America. Categories: Tags: Contributor(s): The prayer for the government familiar to all Conservative movement congregations, as written by Rabbi Dr. Louis Ginzberg with an English translation by Rabbi Tim Bernard. “On the Los Angeles Earthquake” by Rabbi Norman Michael Goldburg, was offered before the California state legislature on 12 March 1933, and published in California Legislature 50th Session 1933: Prayers Offered at the Daily Sessions of the Assembly, pp. 44-45. The earthquake, now known as the 1933 Long Beach earthquake, registered 6.4 on the Richter scale. Categories: Tags: 1933 Long Beach earthquake, 20th century C.E., 57th century A.M., California State Legislature, English vernacular prayer, Los Angeles, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, United States Contributor(s): | ||
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