Refuah Shelema

Submit names for our community Mi Sheberach healing prayer.

Mi Sheberach in English

May the One who blessed our ancestors —
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, Moses and Aaron, David and Solomon —
bless and heal [Hebrew Name] son/daughter of [Parent’s Hebrew Name].
May the Holy Blessed One be filled with compassion for him/her, to restore him/her, to heal him/her, to strengthen him/her, and to enliven him/her.
And may He send him/her swiftly a complete healing from heaven —
healing of the soul and healing of the body —
among all the sick of Israel and all humankind, soon, speedily, in our days, and let us say: Amen.

Mi Sheberach Transliteration

Mi sheberach avotenu: Avraham, Yitzhak v’Yaakov, Moshe v’Aharon, David u’Shelomo, hu yevarech virape et [Hebrew Name] ben/bat [Parent’s Hebrew Name]. HaKadosh Baruch Hu yimale rachamim alav/aleha, lehachalimo/lehachalimah, u’lerapoto/u’lerapotah, u’lehachiziko/u’lehachizikah, u’lehachayoto/u’lehachayotah. V’yishlach lo/lah mehera refuah shelema min hashamayim, leramach evarav/evaraha ush’sa gidav/gidaha, betoch she’ar chole Yisrael, refuat hanefesh u’refuat haguf, hashtaa ba’agala u’vizman kariv, venomar: Amen.

Mi Sheberach in Hebrew

מִי שֶׁבֵּרַךְ אֲבוֹתֵינוּ אַבְרָהָם יִצְחָק וְיַעֲקֹב מֹשֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹן דָּוִד וּשְׁלֹמֹה הוּא יְבָרֵךְ וִירַפֵּא אֶת (פלוני בן פלונית), הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא יִמָּלֵּא רַחֲמִים עָלָיו לְהַחֲלִימוֹ וּלְרַפְּאֹתוֹ וּלְהַחֲזִיקוֹ וּלְהַחֲיוֹתוֹ, וְיִשְׁלַח לוֹ מְהֵרָה רְפוּאָה שְׁלֵמָה מִן הַשָּׁמַיִם לְרַמַ”ח אֵבָרָיו וּשְׁסָ”ה גִּידָיו בְּתוֹךְ שְׁאָר חוֹלֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, רְפוּאַת הַנֶּפֶשׁ וּרְפוּאַת הַגּוּף, הַשְׁתָּא בַּעֲגָלָא וּבִזְמַן קָרִיב. וְנֹאמַר אָמֵן

Refuah Shelema

These comforting words can be said on behalf of those who are ill. Whether friends or loved ones are struggling with physical, emotional, or spiritual challenges, this prayer speaks to our desire for their healing.

Immediately following Torah service, we pray and read the names of our community members and their loved ones who are in need of healing. 

Submit a Name for Refuah Shelema

Please submit the name of your loved one in need of physical, emotional, or spiritual healing. To keep our community active and up-to-date, names will remain on the public prayer list for 30 days.

Please ensure you have permission from the individual or family before submitting a name.

In Jewish tradition, prayers for healing are uplifted through acts of tzedakah (charity). Support Sephardic U’s community programs and virtual minyan.

Active Prayer Requests

Names listed below are included in our minyan prayers following Torah reading every Monday and Thursday, as well as Rosh Hodesh, and remain active for 30 days from submission.

  • David Pool (David ben Dan)Jul 30, 2026
  • Ilan Bendayan (Ilan ben Shmuel)Jul 27, 2026
  • Irene Lodeye (Irene Schopa)Jul 26, 2026
  • Nathaniel (Nathaniel bat dena)Jul 26, 2026
  • Sônia Sirlei (Sônia Sirlei de Espírito Santo)Jul 26, 2026
  • Antônio Rodrigues (Antônio ben Oliveira)Jul 26, 2026
  • Nathaniel Pool (נתנאל בן דוד)Jul 26, 2026