Ask the Rabbi - Customs and Practices

Prayer for a Sick Noahide

Q: What prayer can be recited for the health of a Noahide who is sick?

Q: What prayer can be recited for the health of a Noahide who is sick? Is the Mi Shebeirach prayer that is recited in public for a sick Jew appropriate?

A: Yes, in my opinion this prayer can be recited just as it is for a Jew. Proof of this can be seen in the verse, “Abraham prayed to G-d” (Genesis 20,17), referring to Abimelech, and also when Elijah prayed for Naaman (II Kings 5).

Rabbi Oury Cherki

Rav Oury Cherki was born in Algeria in 1959 and grew up in France, and he made Aliyah in 1972. He studied at Merkaz Harav Yeshiva, which was founded by Rav Avraham Yitzchak Kook. He performed his military service in the artillery branch of the IDF. He studied with Rav Tzvi Yehuda Kook, Rav Yehuda Leon Ashkenazi (Manitou), Rav Shlomo Binyamin and Achlag. Rav Cherki heads the Israeli department of Machon Meir, and he is the Director of Brit Olam - the Noahide World Center. He teaches in many places throughout Israel. Rav Cherki is the spiritual leader of the "Beth Yehuda" community in Kiryat Moshe (Jerusalem). He has written many books on Jewish thought and philosophy.

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