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:

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

To add, remove or change a name to our list, please fill out the form below.

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Mi Shebeirach List
Most recently updated on May 15, 2020

Ruth (Jaffa) Albert
Emmet Ben Pachel
Ed Bessette
David Bovarnick
Raymond Byrnes
Joan Casby
Meryl Clark
Barry Cohen
Robert Conrad
Sanford Coren
Dan Cotta
Natalie Cotta
Margaret D’Alfonso
Lori Dorsey
Robert Fischel
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Barry Glucksman
Arlene Goldstein
Lois Goldstein
Richard Gourse
Judy Halpern
Joseph Himmelstein
Christine Horovitz
Herschel Huber
Kate Itacy
David Jalbert
Lori Kahan
Rob Levy
Liz Luderer
Marsha McFeeter
Rick McFeeter
Jill Meyer
Alicia Mulgrew
Sheila Murphy
Ted O'Brien
Anne O’Connell
Susan Oclassen
Paul Ouelette
Larry Priest
Susan Quackenbush
Carmen Rappoport
Sherry Royall
Jim Schlesinger
Carol Silva
Michael Solod
Dave Spiro
Reva Subar
Carly Tobin
Steve Trager
Albert Treger
Annie Walsh
Katy Webster
Emily West
Dick White
Lois Wilcox
Elijah Wolfe