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God of Abraham (Yiddish: גאָט פֿון אַבֿרהם, pronounced Got fun Avrohom, Got fin Avruhom) is a Jewish prayer in Yiddish, recited by women and girls in many Jewish communities at the conclusion of the Sabbath, marking its conclusion (while the males are in the synagogue praying Maariv). In some Hasidic sects it is also recited by males before the Havdalah, (Havdole) service. It is erroneously attributed to Levi Yitzchok of Berditchev; it is found in old prayer books from before his time.[1] It is the most common Yiddish prayer.[citation needed]
Text
editThe most common version reads as follows:[2][3]
גאָט פֿון אַבֿרהם און פֿון יצחק און פֿון יעקבֿ באַהיט דײַן פֿאָלק ישׂראל |
God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, protect your beloved people Israel from all hurt, in your love. As the beloved holy Sabbath goes (away), that the week, should come to us with perfect faith, with faith in the sages, with love and attachment to good friends, to attachment to the blessed Creator, with belief in your thirteen principles of faith, and in the ultimate redemption, may it be soon, and the resurrection of the dead, and in the prophecy of Moses, our teacher, may he rest in peace. |
References
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- ^ yiddishwordoftheweek. "Got fun Avrohom (גאט פון אברהם) - God of Abraham". Tumblr. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
- ^ "בקשה למוצאי שבת – ויקיטקסט". he.wikisource.org (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-09-24.
