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 June 23, 2021
Tanya Abrams
Teima Bara bat Aharon v’Hannah
Zvi Yitzchak ben Chaya Shimma
Ze’ev Chayim ben Leah
Melissa Bouchard
David Bovarnick
Robert Burton
Dennis Byrnes
Louise Chapman
Meryl Clark
Margaret D’Alfonso
Dominic D’Atuno
John Desforges
Ben Efreom
Doris Einhorn
Donald Elkins
Robert Fischel
Billie Fischer
Mary Gagnon
Barry Gellis
Marian Golditch
Jill Goodman
Allan Gourse
Joan Beth Gow
Paul Hannig
Cantor Deborah Johnson
Ruchi Kangisser
Anna Karan
Diane Katkowsky-Kay
Anita Kaufman
Leonard Khur
Joe Lautiero
Diana Levinson
Bob Moran
Matthew Feibelman Orenstein
Beverly Pollack
Debbie Roberts
Audrey Samara
Linda Schwartz
Ben Sholes
Ruth Siperstein
David Smith
Maryann Smith
Dave Spiro
Louise and Chuck Sternburg
Eric Thatcher
Maxine Warner
Harriet Willis
Elijah Wolfe
Teima Bara bat Aharon v’Hannah
Zvi Yitzchak ben Chaya Shimma
Ze’ev Chayim ben Leah
Melissa Bouchard
David Bovarnick
Robert Burton
Dennis Byrnes
Louise Chapman
Meryl Clark
Margaret D’Alfonso
Dominic D’Atuno
John Desforges
Ben Efreom
Doris Einhorn
Donald Elkins
Robert Fischel
Billie Fischer
Mary Gagnon
Barry Gellis
Marian Golditch
Jill Goodman
Allan Gourse
Joan Beth Gow
Paul Hannig
Cantor Deborah Johnson
Ruchi Kangisser
Anna Karan
Diane Katkowsky-Kay
Anita Kaufman
Leonard Khur
Joe Lautiero
Diana Levinson
Bob Moran
Matthew Feibelman Orenstein
Beverly Pollack
Debbie Roberts
Audrey Samara
Linda Schwartz
Ben Sholes
Ruth Siperstein
David Smith
Maryann Smith
Dave Spiro
Louise and Chuck Sternburg
Eric Thatcher
Maxine Warner
Harriet Willis
Elijah Wolfe
