Mi Shebeirach List

One of the central Jewish prayers for those who are ill or recovering from illness or injury is the Mi Shebeirach. The prayer takes its name from two words: “mi” and “shebeirach” meaning, “the One" "who blessed.” It asks that the One who blessed our ancestors bring about a complete healing. On Shabbat and festivals we read the names of our members' relatives and close friends who are seriously ill before singing the prayer.

The version of the prayer we sing most often is by Debbie Friedman, ז׳׳ל:

מי שברך אבותינו מקור הברכה לאימותינו
Mi shebeirach avoteinu, m’kor hab’rachah l’imoteinu
[May the One who blessed our fathers, the source of blessing for our mothers,]
May the Source of strength who blessed the ones before us
Help us find the courage to make our lives a blessing
And let us say, Amen.

מי שברך אמותינו מקור הברכה לאבותינו
Mi shebeirach imoteinu, m’kor hab’rachah l’avoteinu
[May the One who blessed our mothers, the source of blessing for our fathers,]
Bless those in need of healing with r'fuah sh'leimah [complete healing]
The renewal of body, the renewal of spirit,
And let us say, Amen

Since this is a prayer list for our community, we only accept Mi Shebeirach requests from members of Temple Sinai. Please only submit the names of relatives or close friends who are seriously ill or injured. Please ask the permission of the person who is sick or injured before placing their name on the list. 

Fill out the form separately for each person you wish to add or remove from the list. Once added, names will remain on the list for three months unless you ask us to remove it earlier. Please be sure to place the direction "ADD:" or "REMOVE:" before the name.

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Mi Shebeirach List
Most recently updated on September 30, 2022

Marilyn Baker
Aviva bat Sarah
Margie Brown
Robert Burton
Raymond Byrnes
Brian Callanan
Margaret D'Alfonso
Sandra Dupree
David Farrally
Robert Fischel
Jack Flynn
George Foley
Rhoda Fried
Gaye Belsky Gluck
Bill Gluck
Mitchell Gluck
Alan Gnessin
Dorothy Haven
Joseph Himmelstein
Alicia Hoffman
Marvin Jacobson
Yuberka Jimenez
Sarah Labelle
Jamie Leach
Gary Levin
Miriam Levy
Magen Liddell
Ruth Ann Lombardi
Leslie MacCardell
Steven Magnelli
Todd Meyer
Linda Muller
Beth Needham
Dale Nobles
Sean Peligrino
Steve Pollack
Beverly Pollack
Debbie Roberts
Laura Roth
Shari Rotman
Ralph Rottenberg
Erika Schafferer
Brian Schwinn
Ben Sholes
Janice Silverman
Bernice Sklar
Phyllis B. Solod
Leona Spilka
Dave Spiro
Dorothy Spiro
Jeff Strumar
Irwin I. Thomashow
Ellyn Ulfsson
Emily Vecchio
Barbarah Watson
Elijah Wolfe