As word spread that Debbie Friedman was gravely ill, people around the world prayed for her recovery. Many turned to “Mi Shebeirach,” her version of the traditional Jewish prayer for healing and ...

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I said a Jewish prayer for a Roman Catholic priest. My congregation asked those who wanted to say the Mi Sheberach, the prayer for healing, to stand and name whoever needed health restored. When my ...

Disgraced Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver repeatedly turned down the offer of a special, individualized “hardship” prayer during Shabbos services Saturday — apparently the only perk he won’t accept.