This beautiful prayer
my Mother would say
at the end of Shabbat
so many years ago.
Composed by Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev
in the Yiddish tongue
a language
many Jewish children today do not know.
Several years ago
while checking out a new prayer-book
I came upon my Mother's prayer.
Reading it’s powerful words,
immediately I knew,
these were the words I wanted to say
at the end of Shabbat
and to start the new week.
G‑d of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob
protect your people Israel
is the first sentence of this prayer.
The Tefillah (prayer) continues to ask
the holy One, blessed be He,
that the coming week bring
perfect faith, love and attachment
to the Creator, friends and scholars.
We request at the end of the prayer
that the coming week should bring
kindness, good fortune, success,
good health, wealth, honor,
children, life and sustenance
for us and all Israel.
So ladies, don’t delay
when the Shabbat ends,
before we enter the week,
take a few minutes
and recite this prayer three times.
You will see,
you will feel
a special warmth
and a new meaning
to the start of a new week.
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Looking to upload this tefilla in Hebrew/ Ivrit
Can anyone please tell me how I can successfully do so please!!!! TI A!
Shavuah tov
Sharon
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א-לה-י אברהם, א-לה-י יצחק וא-לה-י יעקב, שמור על עמך ישראל
אהוביך מכל רע למען שם תהלתך. הנה שבת קדש האהובה יוצאת. שיבוא עלינו השבוע לאמונה שלמה, לאמונת חכמים, לאהבת חברים ולדבקות הבורא
ברוך-הוא. שנאמין בשלושה- עשר עקרים שלך, ובגאלה קרובה
,במהרה בימינו, ובתחית המתים
.ובנבואת משה רבנו עליו השלום
רבונו של עולם! אתה הנותן ליעף כח, תן כח גם לילדיך רחומיך היהודים להלל שמך ולעבדך, אותך לבדך. והשבוע יבוא עלינו לבריאות ולמזל ולהצלחה ולברכה ולחסד ולבני חיי ומזוני, לנו ולכל ישראל
. ונאמר אמן
This is from a siddur called .אמרי - פי השלם
Sorry, I did not know how to put the nekudos. Also, it wasn't possible to upload a scan of the page.
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You can post the text right here in the comments, t hank you! Reply
Not by the Berditchever This song was not composed by the Beditchever. It appeared in German Siddurim and Benchers, over a hundred years before the Beditchever was born. Reply
different version i am looking for a slightly different version with a more german-yiddish background and words to it. any ideas, anyone know it, any sources? thanks Reply
Gutt fun Avrohom translation From The Gift by Lubavitch Woman's Organization: "G-d of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, protect Your people, Israel, from all evil in Your praise as the beloved, Holy Sabbath takes leave; may the coming week arrive to bring perfect faith, faith in scholars, love of an attachment to good friends, attachment to the Creator, Blessed be He, to bring us to have faith in Your Thirteen Principles, and in the complete and close Redemption, speedily in our days, in the Resurrection of the Dead and in the prophecy of our teacher, Moses, peace be upon him. Master of the Universe, since You are the One Who gives strength to the exhausted-also give your beloved Jewish children the strength to praise You, and to serve only You and no other. May this week arrive for kindness, for good fortune, for blessing, for success, for good health, for wealth and honor, and for children, life, and sustenance for us and for all Israel. Amen. To be said before havdalah by men, women, and children. Reply
Gutt fun Avrohom According to a book called The Gift by Lubavitch Woman's Organization, the words for the prayer are: "Gutt fun Avraham un fun Yitzchok un fun Yaakov baheet dein fulk Yisroel fun alem beizin in deynem loib, az der leiber Shabbos kodesh gayt avec, az di vuch zul unz kumen tzu emunah shelemah, tzu emunas chachomim, tzu ahavah v'dybuk, chaverim tovim, tzu dvaykus Habora-boruch-hu. Mameen tzu zain b'shlosh esrai ikarim shelchaw v'geulah shelemah u'krova b'mhayro b'yameinu, b'tchias hameisim, un'vuas Moshe Rabbenu, olov hashalom. Ribbono Shel Olam, du bist duch hanosein layaef koach, gib dayneh lieber yiddisheh kinderlach oich koach dir tzu loiben un dir tzu deenen un vayter keinem nisht. Un di voch zul unz kumen tzu chesed, un tzu mazel, n tzu brochah, un tzu hatlochah, un tzu gezunt un tzu oisher v'kavod, un tzu bahnai, chayai oo-m'zonai, lawnu v'kol Yisroel. Amen. (There are other versions) Reply
Music for Gott Fun Avrohom
The person who commented from Elkins Park, Pa asked if there was any music. I found the music on this site.
Type in savethemusic.com The site won't allow me to post the link
Click Yiddish and then D..the song is under the name Der Gott Avrohom Fun by Dudu Fisher
Enjoy
Miriam
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Thanks - it looks like there are several versions. Reply
The one my Grandma Ruth used to sing was sung by Aviva Enoch,Jane Peppler
from the album
I Can’t Complain (but sometimes I still do)
Album: ID STM-305
Release Date: 2010
Origin: United States
Label: Skylark Productions
mp3 file was called 305-11a.mp3
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Gut Fun Avrohom Just yesterday a lady who has become to be a source of great pleasure and friendship shared this prayer with me. I find it sad when shabbos comes to an end and the world seems to foist itself into my life very very quickly. After reading this Tefilla through I found like I had found a source of great comfort with which to ease back into life after shabbos. In a perfect world when Mosiach may he come right now, is here we will never have to leave shabbos. Reply
where I can find a recording
Shalom! If anyone knows a website or has a recording of a recitation of this wonderful prayer and would be nice enough to post it here I would appreciate it tremendously.
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Gott fun Avrohom The words to this prayer can be found in many nusach ashkenaz bentshers. The custom is to repeat it 3 times! Many thanks for sharing this article as I always had a problem about whether it was a 'chabad minhag' so I compromised and say it only once, although b'n I shall repeat it 3 times. Reply
It is ( unless I am completely wrong)! A Universal minghag/custom to repeat this tefilla / prayer 3 Times irrespective of language…. I for example usually say this in Hebrew/ Ivrit!! But I repeat it 3 times!! I am Not Chabbad! Reply
Gut Fun Avroham The Complete Art Scroll Siddur has this poem in English and Hebrew. Reply
Can you tell me the reference / page numbers for this poem? Reply
Gut fun Avrohom
BH
Thank you for your poem about the old Yiddish song Gut fun Avraham. I, too, remember singing it with my sisters as Shabbos was ending. Would you know where the Yiddish words to this song are available? Is there an English version translation of the song which fits with the tune? Thank you.
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Unfortunately it only has it in the compressive one in Ivrit!
Not even in the Woman's SiddurApp
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Gott Fun Avrohom This is a beautiful poem that my wife Miriam composed & had published. We, her entire family, are all very proud of her. Miriam is a true "Ayshet Chayil" (Woman of Valor) in every sense. May G-d continue to shower his blessings upon her until 120. Reply
G-D of Avraham This is a very beautiful poem speaking about a prayer that Jewish women have asked G-d to bless the members of the family with everything good for the on coming week. May Jewish women continue to pray for their families and may G-d always answer their prayers. Reply
We used to recite this with my father at the end of Shabbos every week either before or after we said Havdallah. I remember a version which had the words"in Himmel und in Fenster" in it. At least that's the way I seem to remember it. Does anyone know that version? My father's background was Latvian/Litvak. I just can't remember it anymore and would love to find out if anyone knows that version.