God of Abraham prayer
God of Abraham (Yiddish: גאָט פֿון אַבֿרהם, pronounced Got fun Avrohom, Got fin Avruhom) is a Jewish prayer in Yiddish, recited by women and girls in many Jewish communities at the conclusion of the Sabbath, marking its conclusion (while the males are in the synagogue praying Maariv). In some Hasidic sects it is also recited by males before the Havdalah, (Havdole) service. It is erroneously attributed to Levi Yitzchok of Berditchev; it is found in old prayer books from before his time.[1] It is the most common Yiddish prayer.
Its name is commonly used as a title for the traditional Yiddish folk song Zol Nokh Zayn Shabbos, which lyricizes a delay in the recitation of the prayer to extend the Sabbath.[2]
Text
The most common version reads as follows:[3][4]
גאָט פֿון אַבֿרהם און פֿון יצחק און פֿון יעקבֿ באַהיט דײַן פֿאָלק ישׂראל
פֿון אלע בײַזן אין דײַנעם לױב אז דער ליבער שבתֿ קודש גײט און די װאָך זאָל אונדז קומען צו אמונה שלימה, צו אמונתֿ־חכמים צו אהבֿתֿ־ודיבוק חבֿרים טובֿים מאמין צו זײַן
בִּשְׁלוֹשָׁה עָשָׂר עִקָּרִים שֶׁלְּךָֿ וּבִגְאוּלָּה שְׁלֵמָה וּקְרוֹבָה בִֿמְהֵרָה בְּיָמֵינו וּבִתְחִיַּת־הַמֵּתִים וּבִֿנְבֿוּאַתֿ מֹשֶׁה רַבֵּינוּ, עָלָיו הַשָּׁלוֹם
רָבּוֹנוּ שֶׁל עוֹלם דו ביסט דאָך הנותֿן ליעף כּוח גיב דײַנע ייִדישע קינדערלעך אױך כּוח דיך צו לױבן און דיך צו דינען און װײַטער קײנעם נישט און די װאָך זאָל אונדז קומען צו חסד און צו מזל און צו ברכה און צו הצלחה און צו געזונט און צו עושר וכבֿוד און צו בני־חיי ומזוני לנו ולכל ישׂראל, אמן
God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, protect your beloved people Israel from all hurt, in your love. As the beloved holy Sabbath goes (away), that the week, should come to us with perfect faith, with faith in the sages, with love and attachment to good friends, to attachment to the blessed Creator, with belief in your thirteen principles of faith, and in the ultimate redemption, may it be soon, and the resurrection of the dead, and in the prophecy of Moses, our teacher, may he rest in peace.
Lord of the world! You are the one who gives strength to the weak! Give your beloved Jews more health and strength so we can love you and serve you, only you, and no other. And the week, should come to us with mercy, and good luck, and blessing, and success, and health, and fortune and glory, and to children, and long life, and abundant food, for us and all Israel, and let us say, Amen.
References
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- ^ "Zol Nokh Zayn Shabes – The Yosl and Chana Mlotek Yiddish Song Collection at the Workers Circle". yiddishsongs.org. Retrieved 2025-09-21.
- ^ yiddishwordoftheweek. "Got fun Avrohom (גאט פון אברהם) - God of Abraham". Tumblr. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
- ^ "בקשה למוצאי שבת – ויקיטקסט". he.wikisource.org (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-09-24.