(ב) בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה' אֱלקֵינוּ וֵאלקֵי אֲבותֵינוּ. אֱלקֵי אַבְרָהָם. אֱלקֵי יִצְחָק. וֵאלקֵי יַעֲקב. הָאֵל הַגָּדול הַגִּבּור וְהַנּורָא אֵל עֶלְיון. גּומֵל חֲסָדִים טובִים. וְקונֵה הַכּל. וְזוכֵר חַסְדֵּי אָבות. וּמֵבִיא גואֵל לִבְנֵי בְנֵיהֶם לְמַעַן שְׁמו בְּאַהֲבָה:
(2) Blessed are You, Lord our God and God of our fathers, God of Abraham, God of Isaac and God of Jacob; the great, mighty and awesome God, the most high God, Who bestows loving kindness and goodness and is master/creator of all, Who remembers the good deeds of the fathers, and brings a redeemer to their children, in love and for the sake of His name.
אָבוֹת וְאִמָּהוֹת
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה' אֱלֹקֵֽינוּ וֵאלֹקֵי אֲבוֹתֵֽינוּ [וְאִמוֹתֵינוּ].
אֱלֹקֵי אַבְרָהָם, אֱלֹקֵי יִצְחָק וֵאלֹקֵי יַעֲקֹב,
אֱלֹקֵי שָׂרָה, אֱלֹקֵי רִבְקָה, אֱלֹקֵי רָחֵל וֵאלֹקֵי לֵאָה
הָאֵל הַגָּדוֹל, הַגִּבּוֹר וְהַנּוֹרָא, אֵל עֶלְיוֹן, גּוֹמֵל
חֲסָדִים טוֹבִים. וְקוֹנֵה הַכֹּל, וְזוֹכֵר חַסְדֵי
אָבוֹת [וְאִמָּהוֹת]. וּמֵבִיא גּוֹאֵל [גְּאֻלָּה]
Amidah, Avot v'Imahot (Patriarchs & Matriarchs)
(2) Blessed are You, Lord our God and God of our fathers [and our mothers], God of Abraham, God of Isaac and God of Jacob, God of Sarah, God of Rivkah, God of Rachel, and God of Leah; the great, mighty and awesome God, the most high God, Who bestows loving kindness and goodness and is master/creator of all, Who remembers the good deeds of the fathers [and mothers], and brings a redeemer to their children, in love and for the sake of His name.
In a generation when women are assuming a more significant role in the religious life of the Conservative Jewish community, it is appropriate that the prayer that expresses the unity, commitment and lofty aspirations of the Jewish people, the עמידה, be modified so that it can speak to all members of our congregations, male and female alike. The inclusion of the names of the Matriarchs in the אבות blessing of the עמידה is permissible and recommended.