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  2. Mary Young Pickersgill - Wikipedia

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    Mary Young was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on February 12, 1776, the youngest of the six children of William Young and Rebecca Flower. [1] Her mother, who became widowed when Mary was two years old, had a flag shop on Walnut Street in Philadelphia where she made ensigns, garrison flags and "Continental Colors" for the Continental Army.

  3. List of Jewish prayers and blessings - Wikipedia

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    Supplicatory prayer said during Shacharit and Mincha. Not said on Shabbat, Yom Tov and other festive days. Hallel: הלל ‎ Psalms 113–118, recited as a prayer of praise and thanksgiving on Jewish holidays. Hallel is said in one of two forms: Full Hallel and Partial Hallel. Shir shel yom: שיר של יום ‎ Daily psalm.

  4. Prayer - Wikipedia

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    The word "Ardās" is derived from Persian word 'Arazdashat', meaning a request, supplication, prayer, petition or an address to a superior authority. Ardās is a unique prayer based on the fact that it is one of the few well-known prayers in the Sikh religion that was not written in its entirety by the Gurus.

  5. Prayer in the Hebrew Bible - Wikipedia

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    Individual prayer is described by the Tanakh two ways. The first of these is when prayer is described as occurring, and a result is achieved, but no further information regarding a person's prayer is given. In these instances, such as with Isaac, [1] Moses, [2] Samuel, [3] and Job, [4] the act of praying is a method of changing a situation for ...

  6. Mary (name) - Wikipedia

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    Mary / ˈ m ɛəˌr i / is a feminine given name, the English form of the name Maria, which was in turn a Latin form of the Greek name Μαρία, María or Μαριάμ, Mariam, found in the Septuagint and New Testament.

  7. Jewish prayer - Wikipedia

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    Kabbalism ascribes a higher meaning to the purpose of prayer, which is no less than affecting the very fabric of reality itself, restructuring and repairing the universe in a real fashion. In this view, every word of every prayer, and indeed, even every letter of every word, has a precise meaning and a precise effect.

  8. Shalom Rav - Wikipedia

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    In Provence tradition, it was recited in all prayers. [1] There is a different version of this prayer, Sim Shalom (שִׂים שָׁלוֹם), for the morning Amidah ; Sim Shalom is also recited by all Ashkenazim at mincha of fast days, and in the Western Ashkenazic rite (as well as most communities in Israel) and Mincha on the Sabbath.

  9. Aleinu - Wikipedia

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    Aleinu (Hebrew: עָלֵינוּ ‎, lit. "upon us", meaning "[it is] our duty") or Aleinu leshabei'ach (Hebrew: עָלֵינוּ לְשַׁבֵּחַ ‎"[it is] our duty to praise []"), meaning "it is upon us" or "it is our obligation or duty" to "praise God," is a Jewish prayer found in the siddur, the classical Jewish prayerbook.