Prayer Upon Admission To the Hospital
Upon Admission To the Hospital
Master of the universe: I believe with perfect faith that my salvation is in Your hands and that no mortal doctor has the power to heal anything. May it be Your will to save me from this mighty danger, and help me so that the doctor who comes to deliver me at the proper time may be Your faithful emissary; and that no mishap occur on his account, heaven forefend, and that I may give birth with good fortune and with no injury either to me or to the fetus.”
Prayer from a Yiddish prayer book of unknown date; translation from “A Jewish Woman’s Prayer Book” by Aliza Lavie Copyright © 2008 by Aliza Lavie. Excerpted by permission Spiegel & Grau, a division of Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.
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