הַנּוֹתֵן תְּשׁוּעָה | Prayer in honour of the 90th birthday of Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ, by Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis (Office of the Chief Rabbi of the UK & the Commonwealth 2016)

Source Link: https://opensiddur.org/?p=44811

Date: 2022-06-04

Last Updated: 2025-02-18

Categories: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Tags: 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., British Commonwealth, British Jewry, British Monarchy, Constitutional Monarchy, Great Britain, Prayers for leaders, Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ, Queens, הנותן תשועה haNotén Teshuah

Excerpt: This "Prayer in honour of the Queen’s 90th birthday," was first delivered by Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis for the Office of the Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth on Shabbat 11th June 2016, and shared via their website in English. Side-by-side with the English we have set the Hebrew text from the formula of the traditional prayer "haNoten Teshua" as used by the Office of the Chief Rabbi as amended in 2014. . . .

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Source (Hebrew)	Source (English)
הַנּוֹתֵן תְּשׁוּעָה לַמְּלָכִים וּמֶמְשָׁלָה לַנְּסִיכִים מַלְכוּתוֹ מַלְכוּת כׇּל־עוֹלָמִים	He who gives salvation to kings and dominion to princes, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom —
הוּא יְבָרֵֽךְ	may He bless; Our Sovereign Lady, Queen Elizabeth (Ⅱ) Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Charles, Prince of Wales and all the Royal Family.
מֶֽלֶךְ מַלְכֵי הַמְּלָכִים בְּרַחֲמָיו יְחַיֶּֽיהָ   וְיִשְׁמְרֶֽהָ וּמִכׇּל־צָרָה וְיָגוֹן יַצִּילֶֽהָ	May the supreme King of kings, who in His mercy, has seen fit to preserve the Queen in life and good health beyond her ninetieth year, continue to guard her and deliver her from all trouble and sorrow.
וִיבָרֵךְ וְיִשֽׁמֹר אֶת צְבָא הַמַּלְכָּה.	May He bless and protect Her Majesty’s Armed Forces.
וְיִתֵּן בְּלִבָּהּ וּבְלֵב כׇּל־יוֹעֲצֶיהָ רוּחַ חָכְמָה וּבִינָה לְהַחֲזִיק שְׁלוֹם הַמַּלְכוּת וְשַׁלְוַת עַמָּהּ וְלַעֲשׂוֹת חֶֽסֶד וֶאֶמֶת עִם־כׇּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל׃	May He put into her heart and into the hearts of all her counsellors, a spirit of wisdom and understanding that they may uphold the peace of the realm, advance the welfare of the nation and deal kindly and justly with all the house of Israel.
	We offer our gratitude for the blessings You have bestowed upon our gracious and noble Sovereign throughout the ninety years of her life. In Your infinite wisdom, You have guided the hand of Her Majesty the Queen and made her a worthy Monarch who loves peace, inspires loving-kindness and champions the finest values of our society. May she continue to reign in good health for many years to come.
בְּיָמֶיהָ וּבְיָמֵֽינוּ יִפְרֹשׂ אָבִֽינוּ שֶׁבַּשָׁמַֽיִם סֻכַּת שָׁלוֹם עַל־כׇּל־יוֹשְׁבֵי תֵבֵל וּבָא לְצִיּוֹן גּוֹאֵל וְנֺאמַר אָמֵן׃	In her days and in ours, may our Heavenly Father spread the tabernacle of peace over all the dwellers on earth; and may the redeemer come to Zion; and let us say Amen.

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This “Prayer in honour of the Queen’s 90th birthday,” was first delivered by Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis for the Office of the Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth on Shabbat 11th June 2016, and shared via their website in English. Side-by-side with the English we have set the Hebrew text from the formula of the traditional prayer “haNoten Teshua” as used by the Office of the Chief Rabbi as amended in 2014. The text added for the Queen’s birthday in 2016 was not made available in Hebrew, as far as we could tell. –Aharon Varady

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Prayer in honour of the Queen’s 90th birthday 11 June 2016 (Office of the Chief Rabbi of the UK & Commonwealth, Ephraim Mirvis 2016)

Prayer For The Royal Family 2014 (Office of the Chief Rabbi 2014)

 

Contributor: Ephraim Mirvis

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  Name: Ephraim Mirvis
  Bio: Ephraim Mirvis (born 1956) is an Orthodox rabbi who serves as the Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth. Traditionally the post has entailed that he also serves as the head of all British Jews as the Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth. He served as the Chief Rabbi of Ireland between 1985 and 1992. (via his Wikipedia article)
  Website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ephraim_Mirvis
  Profile Link: https://opensiddur.org/profile/ephraim-mirvis
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  Name: Office of the Chief Rabbi of the UHC of the UK & the Commonwealth
  Bio: The Office of the Chief Rabbi is the Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth and is the senior rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations. The present incumbent is Ephraim Mirvis who leads the Office of the Chief Rabbi (OCR).
  Website: https://chiefrabbi.org
  Profile Link: https://opensiddur.org/profile/office-of-the-chief-rabbi
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  Name: Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
  Bio: Aharon Varady (M.A.J.Ed./JTSA Davidson) is a volunteer transcriber for the Open Siddur Project. If you find any mistakes in his transcriptions, please let him know. Shgiyot mi yavin; Ministarot naqeni שְׁגִיאוֹת מִי־יָבִין; מִנִּסְתָּרוֹת נַקֵּנִי "Who can know all one's flaws? From hidden errors, correct me" (Psalms 19:13). If you'd like to directly support his work, please consider donating via his Patreon account. (Varady also translates prayers and contributes his own original work besides serving as the primary shammes of the Open Siddur Project and its website, opensiddur.org.)
  Website: https://aharon.varady.net
  Profile Link: https://opensiddur.org/profile/aharon-varady-transcription

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