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 those in need of healing before we sing the prayer.
The version of the prayer we sing most often is by Debbie Friedman, ז׳׳ל:
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
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
To add, remove or change a name to our list, please fill out the form below. Once added, names will remain on the list for three months unless you ask us to remove it earlier.
Mi Shebeirach List
Most recently updated on September 21, 2021
Tanya Abrams
Lois Amper
Chaya Shifra bas Zelda
Ashoka ben Leah
Myra Ginsparg Berkowitz
Hickey Bloomberg
Robert Burton
Dennis Byrnes
Claire Carden
Larry Chasset
Meryl Clark
Margaret D'Alfonso
Dominic D’Antuano
Charlie Davis
Carla Ruth Denice
John Desforges
Ben Efreom
Doris Einhorn
Cory Fink
Robert Fischel
Billie Fischer
Debra Garceau-Diana
Barry Gellis
Joan Goralnik
Debbie Hart
Leonard Hurh
Alan Jacober
Yuberka Jimenez
Ted Johnson
Anita Kaufman
Meri Kaufman
Diane Kay
Michele Keir
Jeffrey Keir
Atara Kirsch
Howard Koff
Marilyn Koff
The Lamber Family
Peter Luker
Debra Mann
Quinn Mann
Matthew Feibelman Orenstein
Audrey Samara
John Santangelo
Linda Schwartz
Ben Sholes
Linda Silver
Ruth Siperstein
Kyle Smith
Melissa Smith
Dave Spiro
Thomas Stapleton
Eric Thatcher
Kathryn Vaz
Christopher Wainwright
Marvin Wasser
Elijah Wolfe
Joan Youngman
Lois Amper
Chaya Shifra bas Zelda
Ashoka ben Leah
Myra Ginsparg Berkowitz
Hickey Bloomberg
Robert Burton
Dennis Byrnes
Claire Carden
Larry Chasset
Meryl Clark
Margaret D'Alfonso
Dominic D’Antuano
Charlie Davis
Carla Ruth Denice
John Desforges
Ben Efreom
Doris Einhorn
Cory Fink
Robert Fischel
Billie Fischer
Debra Garceau-Diana
Barry Gellis
Joan Goralnik
Debbie Hart
Leonard Hurh
Alan Jacober
Yuberka Jimenez
Ted Johnson
Anita Kaufman
Meri Kaufman
Diane Kay
Michele Keir
Jeffrey Keir
Atara Kirsch
Howard Koff
Marilyn Koff
The Lamber Family
Peter Luker
Debra Mann
Quinn Mann
Matthew Feibelman Orenstein
Audrey Samara
John Santangelo
Linda Schwartz
Ben Sholes
Linda Silver
Ruth Siperstein
Kyle Smith
Melissa Smith
Dave Spiro
Thomas Stapleton
Eric Thatcher
Kathryn Vaz
Christopher Wainwright
Marvin Wasser
Elijah Wolfe
Joan Youngman
