Finding God in all situations / Overcoming negative desires and traits / Trust in the tzaddikim / Torah secrets / Universal peace The fact that God is everywhere means that He can be found even in places and situations that may on the surface seem utterly devoid of Godliness. The same applies to the different times we go through in life: not only must we acknowledge God when things are good, we must also search for Him when they seem very bad. A person who gains control of his lower instincts is no longer deceived by outer appearances and can penetrate to the Godly vitality that animates the entire creation. Then the letters of the Hebrew alphabet, which channel this vitality to the creation, stand out clearly for him to see: he is able to find spiritual meaning in every situation. When a person is able to find Godliness in all his different life experiences, he attains inner peace. The way to come to this is through study of the Torah, “all of whose ways are peace,” and by attaching himself to the tzaddikim, who embody the Torah in their very lives and are called “a covenant of peace.” The Torah and mitzvot — God’s gift of love to the Jewish people — are accessible to our finite minds yet provide us with graded ways of coming to know and attach ourselves to the Infinite God. The highest expression of God’s love is “the love contained in da’at” — the concealed level of the Torah known as the “Torah of the Hidden Ancient One,” which is destined to be revealed in the future, though even today it is possible to get a taste of it. The exalted level of Divine wisdom it contains will enable all opposites to be reconciled, leading to universal peace. Eternal Hidden Master of the worlds! You are He Whose unity is infinite and absolute, and therefore indivisible. You are He, transcendent beyond all that is above, and concealed behind all that is concealed. No thought whatsoever can grasp You. You are He Who permeates all worlds yet You are beyond all worlds. No place is devoid of You.
The whole earth is filled with Your glory, and You rule over everything. You give life to all — all the hosts above and all those below, all the holy realms and levels, and all the realms and levels in the domain of unholiness.
There is no unholy force in the world, no “husk” or level of impurity, that does not contain a spark of Godly vitality buried within it. For You give life to everything, and without You nothing could exist or survive at all. Hidden within all the languages of the nations, within all evil patterns of behavior and evil desires, and even within sins and Torah prohibitions, are sparks of Godly vitality. For You have power and control over everything!
Controlling the evil urge Therefore, I have come before You, HaShem my God and God of my fathers, Master of all, to beseech and plead with You. I stretch out my hands to You to appeal for compassion, favor and kindness. Fill me with holy wisdom and knowledge, power and strength, so that I will be able to fight my evil urge, take control of it, and make it genuinely subservient to You. Let me know You and draw close to You in all situations. Regardless of whether things are good or bad, let me constantly come closer to You.
Then I will fulfill the verse, “In HaShem [God’s attribute of mercy] I will praise His word; in Elokim [His attribute of justice] I will praise His word,” and I will always be attached to You. Help me know You and genuinely draw close to You. Let me repent completely in the situation I’m in at this very moment.
Even though I have fallen very low and sunk very far because of my sins, I believe with perfect faith that even in the situation I’m in at this very moment, You can be found. For no place is devoid of You, and You rule over all places and situations.
Therefore, have pity and mercy on me! Do not hide Your face from me, even though this place may be very lowly. “Even there Your hand will lead me, and Your right arm will hold me.” You Who are filled with compassion, “do not abandon the work of Your hands”! Take hold of me and quickly take me out of all these lowly and degraded places.
Help me always search for You in every place I find myself. Let me fulfill the verse, “You will search from there for HaShem your God, and you will find Him if you search for Him with all your heart and all your soul.” Help me find You at all times.
Compassionate God, draw me closer to You even if I fail to search for You properly. Fulfill the verse, “I was accessible to those who did not ask for Me, I could be found by those who did not seek Me out. I said, ‘Here I am! Here I am!’ to a nation that was not called by My Name.” “I stretch out my hands to You; I spread out my arms all day. My soul is like a land that is weary for You, selah.” “To You I lift up my eyes, You Who dwell in the heavens.”
“Be gracious to us, HaShem, be gracious to us, for we are fully sated with contempt.” “Our soul is bowed to the dust, our belly is stuck to the ground.” “My soul is stuck to the dust; give me life according to Your word.” “Arise, help us and redeem us for the sake of Your kindness.” “Hurry to save me, God of my salvation.” Quickly free me and lift me out of all these filthy, lowly places that are so lacking in spirituality. “Don’t let the deep swallow me up, and don’t let the pit close its mouth over me!” Have compassion on me and redeem me quickly. Take me out, lift me up, and purify me of all the damage I have caused through the sins and transgressions I have committed against You from my youth until today, whether unintentionally or deliberately, under duress or willfully.
Have pity on me! Have mercy on me! Imbue me with the holy power and strength of the true tzaddikim who were able to gain control of their evil urge and literally become like angels of the God of Hosts. Despite innumerable trials, they stood firm and overcame their desires, and achieved a high level of self-control.
I am relying on their great merit and strength. In their merit, have pity and mercy on me, and give me some of their power and strength. Help me so that I too can master, control and break my evil urge.
May I crush and eradicate all my evil desires and bad traits entirely, until no evil remains in me at all and I come back to You in complete repentance, truly and with all my heart. Let the evil that has taken hold of me fall away and totally disappear, and the goodness and Torah hidden within my personality be refined and revealed with great added light from above, until I can reveal and radiate all the good that is within me.
Open up to me the light of Godly wisdom and awareness, so that I will know You and attach myself to You at all times with the utmost love, with abundant love and eternal love, in truth, faith, holiness and purity.
Reduce to a minimum the concealing veils and screens that separate me from You. Let me know You directly, without too many concealing veils. Bring me very close to You and fill me with holy wisdom and awareness from now on and forever.
Finding God at all times Please, HaShem, You Who are filled with compassion, You Who redeem and save, You have ways to ensure that no one will be cast aside from You. Stand at my right side and support me. Help me bring my evil urge under control and make it subservient to You. Help me break and eradicate all the evil desires and bad traits that have taken hold of me.
From now on send me good times. Help me see and enjoy the good in every day, and treasure it so much that all hardships and difficulties will simply pale into insignificance.
Have pity and mercy on me from now on. Compassionate God, save me always from bad days. May they not have any power to affect me. Due to my sins I have already suffered more than enough bad days, and my “power of endurance has been shaken.”
Have pity and mercy on me from now on. Rescue me, free me and redeem my soul from the bad days. Help me fight the negativity I feel when things are difficult, and let me turn my bad days into good ones.
Save me from all evil, all obstacles, and all evil desires and bad traits. Let me conduct myself with the utmost sanctity even with regard to things that are permitted to me.
From now on let all my days be good. Let me spend my days in true goodness and enjoy years of supreme pleasantness. Let me devote all my days to genuine service of God and Torah study. May I be attached to You at all times and included in Your unity in great awe and love, truth, faith, holiness and purity, forever. Help me fulfill the verse, “Turn from evil and do good, seek peace and chase after it.” Let me seek peace at all times. Let me be at peace with myself and what happens to me. May I always be able to find HaShem in all places, at all times and in all people.
Let me always run after peace. Help me make peace among the Jewish people, Your nation, between Jew and Jew and between husband and wife, all in great holiness and purity. And let me be among those who make peace between the Jewish people and their Father in Heaven.
Torah study Help me devote myself to Your holy Torah at all times. Through it, You will bring me to ever greater peace, as it is written, “Its ways are ways of pleasantness, and all its pathways are peace.” Help me carry out all the teachings of Your Torah with love. Let me fulfill all 613 commandments of the Torah and all the enactments of the sages with all their ramifications, details and fine points.
As for the mitzvot that we cannot carry out today, let me fulfill them on the spiritual level — through studying and meditating on them, and through the unity of Your nation, the Jewish people, and the great love and peace that will reign among us all.
Let me feel a deep bond of fellowship and connection with every single Jew, and let the entire holy Jewish nation be as one man. Raise me quickly, swiftly and speedily from level to level until I truly become totally good. Then, through Your compassion and power, and through the strength of the true tzaddikim, I will be able to uncover the goodness that is concealed and buried in all the wicked people and even among non-Jews, and make it shine.
Even when I speak to non-Jews and wicked people, or have to have business or other dealings with them, and I see their negative qualities, let me always be able to discover and bring out the Godly vitality that is hidden in them, as it is within all the languages of the nations and their bad traits.
As soon as I start speaking or dealing with them, let the evil immediately fall away before me, and let the goodness and holiness that are present be revealed and shine forth in full radiance.
Let the letters of Torah that are concealed among them be revealed, since the letters of the Torah give life to everything in the world. Let the letters stand out clearly and join together, and shine with extra light from above. Then I will be able to sift out and collect the holy letters of Torah buried within the languages of the nations and their bad traits, and build from them perfect structures of holiness. May the verses be fulfilled, “Bless HaShem, you angels of His, you who are mighty in strength, who carry out His word to hear the voice of His word!
Bless HaShem, all His hosts, His attendants who do His will! Bless HaShem, all His works, in all the places of His dominion! Let my soul bless HaShem!”
Trust in the tzaddikim Master of the world, You know it would never have occurred to me to make all these requests of You. I may not be aware of the full extent of my distance from You, but with the little understanding I do have of how far away I am, I would never have had the audacity to request even a small portion of what I’ve asked. But HaShem, You know my heart. I base all my prayers, requests and hopes solely on the merit and strength of the true tzaddikim, in the shadow of whose wings we take refuge. Therefore, I am relying on them in making all these requests, because their strength is sufficient even for someone as totally distant as myself. I have trust in their great power, and I still have hope that I will be able to attain everything I have asked of You — and even more than that.
For Your compassion is never exhausted, and the merit and strength of all the true tzaddikim will never come to an end. No unholiness can stand up against their exalted holiness and towering strength.
Their great merit and strength will help and protect us and all who take refuge in them. For tzaddikim are greater after their death than in their lifetime. They are called “alive” at all times. Grant that I should be able to come very regularly to their holy gravesites, to prostrate myself and pour out all my thoughts and feelings before them, just as I would if they were alive, and even more so.
Let me arouse their compassion for someone as locked up and imprisoned as I have been for so many years in these places that are so distant from You. The tzaddikim are fully aware of our situation in this transient world, from beginning to end.
They know how pitiable a person is as he passes through this world “like a traveler turning aside to rest for the night,” who gives no thought to his ultimate destiny and what he will do in the world that will endure for all eternity. Master of the entire world, the body is Yours and the soul is Yours. Have pity on Your work. Act for Your Name’s sake, help me and save me with a true and complete salvation.
Secrets of the Torah Grant that I should always be genuinely attached to You and recognize Your great love for Your nation, the holy Jewish people. You chose us from all the nations and exalted us above all languages. You have sanctified us with Your commandments, which express Your great love for the Jewish people — a true love, a love and mercy that has no end or limit. In Your great love and true mercy for Your holy nation, the Jewish people, You contracted Your Godliness, as it were, and clothed Your love in the holy Torah and commandments that You gave us through Moses, Your faithful prophet. For every single commandment is calculated and delineated to help us recognize You and perceive You through it, and genuinely serve You with reverence and love.
In Your vast compassion, help me perceive and understand the light of the exalted love contained in the holy wisdom of the inner secrets of the Torah — the Torah of the Hidden Ancient One, which is destined to be revealed in the future.
This is the great love that existed between You and the souls of Israel, Your nation, before You created the world. This love is above time and beyond the limits of this finite world. It is impossible to apprehend the light of this love except through the true tzaddikim, who have totally conquered their evil urges and nullified all their worldly appetites and bad traits to the point that they have perfect self-control.
My Father, my King, compassionately help me draw close and attach myself completely to a true tzaddik such as this, who has the power to bring perceptions of the light of the love contained in this holy wisdom within the grasp of people on my level.
Through his merit and power, grant that I too should be able to gain control of my evil urge and subdue it, break it and eliminate it. Help me overcome all my worldly appetites and bad traits. Let me control my heart at all times, and bind my heart to my mind so that all my feelings and responses will be governed by holy wisdom. In my mind, I know that the entire world is filled with Your glory.
According to the glimmer of awareness I have of Your greatness and exaltedness, Your unity and oneness, and Your majesty, all my worldly appetites and bad traits should totally disappear, and I shouldn’t be able to lift so much as a hand or a foot without You.
Help me bring this knowledge and awareness down from my mind into my heart, and let me gain control over my heart. Then I will be able to break and eliminate all my evil desires and bad traits. Let my positive traits and feelings be totally suffused with this holy knowledge and awareness, and receive from the light of the love contained in holy wisdom. Then, even in this finite, time-bound world, I will be able to perceive and grasp this hidden light, which is the light of the love contained in holy wisdom.
Let me understand and perceive the true secrets of the Torah. Help me come ever closer to You, to Your holy Torah, and to peace, and apprehend higher and higher secrets of the Torah.
Universal peace In Your vast compassion, make us worthy of having the hidden Torah and the hidden tzaddikim revealed to us. Perhaps the world is unworthy as yet to enjoy this hidden light. Even so, deal with us more mercifully than strict justice might demand. Arouse Your true compassion and kindness for us, and in Your goodness and graciousness, help us become worthy of having the hidden tzaddikim and the hidden Torah revealed to us.
For You know, HaShem our God, that we have no other support or hope today except in the hidden tzaddikim and the hidden Torah. They alone protect us now in the depths of this bitter exile, on the threshold of the coming of the Mashiach.
Merciful God, have pity on us. Stir up Your compassion for us, and help us conquer our evil urge and turn away from evil completely, in accordance with Your will. Let us always do what is good in Your eyes.
Then, even in this world, we will be able to taste and enjoy the hidden, treasured light that has been sown for the tzaddikim. As it is written, “Light is sown for the tzaddik and joy for the upright,” and, “Say of the tzaddik that it will be well with him, for they will eat the fruit of their deeds.”
Draw peace upon Your nation, the Jewish people, forever. Remove all strife from the world, until the very abundance of peace will bring all those who are distant to serve and fear You — even those who are at the utmost remove from holiness, even those who are sunk in all kinds of corruption, filth and dirt. May they all be truly inspired to return to You from the very places they are in, through the strength of the true tzaddikim who labor constantly to reveal Your Godliness and proclaim Your dominion to all inhabitants of the earth, and who make peace between the Jewish people and their Father in Heaven.
Even now, in this world, draw down the amazing peace You are destined to reveal in time to come, as it is written, “The wolf will dwell with the sheep, the leopard will lie down with the kid, and the calf and the lion cub and the fatling together, and a little child will lead them. … They will not do harm and they will not destroy in all My holy mountain, for the earth will be filled with the knowledge of HaShem as the waters cover the seabed.”
Fulfill the verse, “He Who creates the fruits of the lips: Peace, peace to the one who is far and the one who is near, says HaShem, and I will heal him.”
“Great peace to the lovers of Your Torah, and there is no stumbling block for them.” “HaShem will give strength to His people, HaShem will bless His people with peace.” Amen, selah.
[עַל־פִּי תּוֹרָה ל"ג - מִי הָאִישׁ הֶחָפֵץ חַיִּים]
רִבּוֹן עָלְמִין אַנְתְּ חַד וְלָא בְּחֻשְׁבָּן, אַנְתְּ הוּא עִלָּאָה עַל־כָּל עִלָּאִין סְתִימָא דְּכָל סְתִימִין, לֵית מַחֲשָׁבָה תְּפִיסָה בָּךָ כְּלָל, אַנְתְּ הוּא מְמַלֵּא כָּל עָלְמִין וְסוֹבֵב כָּל עָלְמִין וְלֵית אֲתַר פָּנוּי מִנָּךְ כְּלָל,
Finding God in all situations / Overcoming negative desires and traits / Trust in the tzaddikim / Torah secrets / Universal peace
The fact that God is everywhere means that He can be found even in places and situations that may on the surface seem utterly devoid of Godliness. The same applies to the different times we go through in life: not only must we acknowledge God when things are good, we must also search for Him when they seem very bad. A person who gains control of his lower instincts is no longer deceived by outer appearances and can penetrate to the Godly vitality that animates the entire creation. Then the letters of the Hebrew alphabet, which channel this vitality to the creation, stand out clearly for him to see: he is able to find spiritual meaning in every situation. When a person is able to find Godliness in all his different life experiences, he attains inner peace. The way to come to this is through study of the Torah, “all of whose ways are peace,” and by attaching himself to the tzaddikim, who embody the Torah in their very lives and are called “a covenant of peace.” The Torah and mitzvot — God’s gift of love to the Jewish people — are accessible to our finite minds yet provide us with graded ways of coming to know and attach ourselves to the Infinite God. The highest expression of God’s love is “the love contained in da’at” — the concealed level of the Torah known as the “Torah of the Hidden Ancient One,” which is destined to be revealed in the future, though even today it is possible to get a taste of it. The exalted level of Divine wisdom it contains will enable all opposites to be reconciled, leading to universal peace.
Eternal Hidden Master of the worlds! You are He Whose unity is infinite and absolute, and therefore indivisible. You are He, transcendent beyond all that is above, and concealed behind all that is concealed. No thought whatsoever can grasp You. You are He Who permeates all worlds yet You are beyond all worlds. No place is devoid of You.
כִּי מְלֹא כָּל הָאָרֶץ כְּבוֹדֶךָ וּמַלְכוּתְךָ בַּכֹּל מָשָׁלָה וְאַתָּה מְחַיֶּה אֶת כֻּלָּם, כָּל צְבָא מַעְלָה וְכָל צְבָא מַטָּה, כָּל הַהֵיכָלִין וְהַמַּדְרֵגוֹת הַקְּדוֹשׁוֹת, וְכָל הַמַּדְרֵגוֹת וְהַהֵיכָלִין שֶׁל הַטֻּמְאָה וְהַסִּטְרָא אַחֲרָא,
The whole earth is filled with Your glory, and You rule over everything. You give life to all — all the hosts above and all those below, all the holy realms and levels, and all the realms and levels in the domain of unholiness.
וַאֲפִלּוּ בְּעֶשֶׂר כִּתְרִין דִּמְסַאֲבוּתָא מְלֻבָּשׁ חַיּוּתְךָ יִתְבָּרַךְ לָעַד וּלְנֵצַח נְצָחִים,
Even the “ten crowns of impurity” contain Godly vitality. May You be blessed forever!
וְאֵין שׁוּם סִטְרָא אַחֲרָא וּקְלִפָּה וְטֻמְאָה בָּעוֹלָם שֶׁלֹּא יִהְיֶה מְלֻבָּשׁ בָּהֶם חַיּוּתְךָ יִתְבָּרַךְ, כִּי אַתָּה מְחַיֶּה אֶת כֻּלָּם, וּמִבַּלְעָדֶיךָ אֵין לָהֶם שׁוּם חַיּוּת וְקִיּוּם כְּלָל. וַאֲפִלּוּ בְכָל לְשׁוֹנוֹת הַגּוֹיִם וּבְכָל הַמִּדּוֹת רָעוֹת וּבְכָל הַתַּאֲווֹת רָעוֹת, וַאֲפִלּוּ בְּכָל הָעֲבֵרוֹת וְהָאִסּוּרִים שֶׁבַּתּוֹרָה מְלֻבָּשׁ וּמֻסְתָּר חַיּוּתְךָ יִתְבָּרַךְ, כִּי מַלְכוּתְךָ בַּכֹּל מָשָׁלָה.
There is no unholy force in the world, no “husk” or level of impurity, that does not contain a spark of Godly vitality buried within it. For You give life to everything, and without You nothing could exist or survive at all. Hidden within all the languages of the nations, within all evil patterns of behavior and evil desires, and even within sins and Torah prohibitions, are sparks of Godly vitality. For You have power and control over everything!
עַל כֵּן בָּאתִי לְפָנֶיךָ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהַי וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתַי אֲדוֹן־כֹּל, לְחַלּוֹת וּלְחַנֵּן פָּנֶיךָ וְלִשְׁטֹחַ כַּפַּי לְרַחֲמֶיךָ וַחֲנִינוּתֶיךָ, שֶׁתְּחָנֵּנִי בַחֲסָדֶיךָ הַגְּדוֹלִים, וְתַשְׁפִּיעַ עָלַי שֵׂכֶל וָדַעַת דִּקְדֻשָּׁה וְכֹחַ וּגְבוּרָה מֵאִתְּךָ, שֶׁאֶזְכֶּה לְהִתְגַּבֵּר עַל יִצְרִי הָרַע וּלְכוֹפוֹ לְהִשְׁתַּעְבֵֶּד לְךָ בֶּאֱמֶת, וְאֶזְכֶּה לְהַכִּיר אוֹתְךָ וּלְהִתְקָרֵב אֵלֶיךָ בְּכָל מָקוֹם, בֵּין בְּטִיבוּ בֵּין בְּעָקוּ חַס וְשָׁלוֹם, תָּמִיד אֶתְקָרֵב אֵלֶיךָ,
Controlling the evil urge
Therefore, I have come before You, HaShem my God and God of my fathers, Master of all, to beseech and plead with You. I stretch out my hands to You to appeal for compassion, favor and kindness. Fill me with holy wisdom and knowledge, power and strength, so that I will be able to fight my evil urge, take control of it, and make it genuinely subservient to You. Let me know You and draw close to You in all situations. Regardless of whether things are good or bad, let me constantly come closer to You.
וְאֶזְכֶּה לְקַיֵּם מִקְרָא שֶׁכָּתוּב, בַּיהֹוָה אֲהַלֵּל דָּבָר, בֵּאלֹהִים אֲהַלֵּל דָּבָר וּלְהִתְדַּבֵּק בְּךָ תָמִיד, וּתְזַכֵּנִי וְתַעַזְרֵנִי לְהַכִּיר אוֹתְךָ וּלְהִתְקָרֵב אֵלֶיךָ בֶּאֱמֶת, וְלָשׁוּב בִּתְשׁוּבָה שְׁלֵמָה לְפָנֶיךָ מִמָּקוֹם שֶׁאֲנִי שָׁם עַכְשָׁיו בָּעֵת הַזֹּאת,
Then I will fulfill the verse, “In HaShem [God’s attribute of mercy] I will praise His word; in Elokim [His attribute of justice] I will praise His word,” and I will always be attached to You. Help me know You and genuinely draw close to You. Let me repent completely in the situation I’m in at this very moment.
וְאִם בַּעֲוֹנוֹתַי הָרַבִּים נָפַלְתִּי לְמָקוֹם שֶׁנָּפַלְתִּי וְיָרַדְתִּי לְמָקוֹם שֶׁיָּרַדְתִּי, אַף־עַל־פִּי־כֵן אֲנִי מַאֲמִין בֶּאֱמוּנָה שְׁלֵמָה, שֶׁגַּם בִּמְקוֹמִי שֶׁאֲנִי שָׁם עַכְשָׁיו בָּעֵת הַזֹּאת, גַּם שָׁם אַתָּה נִמְצָא, כִּי לֵית אֲתַר פָּנוּי מִנָּךְ וּבְכָל הַמְּקוֹמוֹת מֶמְשַׁלְתֶּךָ.
Even though I have fallen very low and sunk very far because of my sins, I believe with perfect faith that even in the situation I’m in at this very moment, You can be found. For no place is devoid of You, and You rule over all places and situations.
עַל כֵּן חוּס וַחֲמֹל עָלַי, וְאַל תַּסְתֵּר פָּנֶיךָ מִמֶּנִּי אֲפִלּוּ בִמְקוֹמוֹת הַלָּלוּ הַמְגֻנִּים מְאֹד, גַּם שָׁם יָדְךָ תַנְחֵנִי וְתֹאחֲזֵנִי יְמִינֶךָ. מָלֵא רַחֲמִים, מַעֲשֵׂי יָדֶיךָ אַל תֶּרֶף אֱחֹז בִּי וְהוֹצִיאֵנִי מְהֵרָה מִכָּל אֵלּוּ הַמְּקוֹמוֹת הַשְּׁפֵלִים וְהַמְגֻנִּים,
Therefore, have pity and mercy on me! Do not hide Your face from me, even though this place may be very lowly. “Even there Your hand will lead me, and Your right arm will hold me.” You Who are filled with compassion, “do not abandon the work of Your hands”! Take hold of me and quickly take me out of all these lowly and degraded places.
וְתַעַזְרֵנִי לְבַקֵּשׁ אוֹתְךָ תָמִיד בְּכָל הַמְּקוֹמוֹת שֶׁאֲנִי שָׁם, וְאֶזְכֶּה לְקַיֵּם מִקְרָא שֶׁכָּתוּב, וּבִקַּשְׁתֶּם מִשָּׁם אֶת יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ וּמָצָאתָ כִּי תִדְרְשֶׁנּוּ בְּכָל לְבָבְךָ וּבְכָל נַפְשֶׁךָ. וְתִהְיֶה נִמְצָא עִמִּי תָמִיד בְּכָל עֵת,
Help me always search for You in every place I find myself. Let me fulfill the verse, “You will search from there for HaShem your God, and you will find Him if you search for Him with all your heart and all your soul.” Help me find You at all times.
וּתְקָרְבֵנִי אֵלֶיךָ בְּרַחֲמֶיךָ אַף־עַל־פִּי שֶׁאֵינִי זוֹכֶה לִדְרֹשׁ וּלְבַקֵּשׁ אוֹתְךָ כָּרָאוּי. וּתְקַיֵּם מִקְרָא שֶׁכָּתוּב, נִדְרַשְׁתִּי לְלֹא שָׁאָלוּ נִמְצֵאתִי לְלֹא בִקְשֻׁנִי אָמַרְתִּי הִנֵּנִי הִנֵּנִי אֶל־גּוֹי לֹא־קֹרָא בִשְׁמִי, שִׁטַּחְתִּי אֵלֶיךָ כַפָּי, פֵּרַשְׂתִּי יָדַי כָּל־הַיּוֹם, נַפְשִׁי כְּאֶרֶץ עֲיֵפָה לְךָ סֶלָה. אֵלֶיךָ נָשָׂאתִי אֶת עֵינַי הַיֹּשְׁבִי בַּשָּׁמָיִם.
Compassionate God, draw me closer to You even if I fail to search for You properly. Fulfill the verse, “I was accessible to those who did not ask for Me, I could be found by those who did not seek Me out. I said, ‘Here I am! Here I am!’ to a nation that was not called by My Name.” “I stretch out my hands to You; I spread out my arms all day. My soul is like a land that is weary for You, selah.” “To You I lift up my eyes, You Who dwell in the heavens.”
חָנֵּנוּ יְהֹוָה חָנֵּנוּ כִּי רַב שָׂבַעְנוּ בוּז. כִּי שָׁחָה לֶעָפָר נַפְשֵׁנוּ דָּבְקָה לָאָרֶץ בִּטְנֵנוּ. דָּבְקָה לֶעָפָר נַפְשִׁי חַיֵּנִי כִּדְבָרֶיךָ. קוּמָה עֶזְרָתָה לָּנוּ וּפְדֵנוּ לְמַעַן חַסְדֶּךָ. חוּשָׁה לְעֶזְרָתִי אֲדֹנָי תְּשׁוּעָתִי. וּמַהֵר לְחַלְּצֵנִי וּלְהוֹצִיאֵנִי מִכָּל אֵלּוּ הַמְּקוֹמוֹת הַמְגֻנִּים וְהַמְטֻנָּפִים וְהַנְּמוּכִים וְהַמְגֻשָּׁמִים מְאֹד. אַל תִּבְלָעֵנִי מְצוּלָה וְאַל תֶּאְטַר עָלַי בְּאֵר פִּיהָ וּמַהֵר לְגָאֳלֵנִי בְּרַחֲמֶיךָ, וּלְהוֹצִיאֵנִי וּלְהַעֲלוֹתֵנִי וּלְטַהֲרֵנִי מִכָּל הַפְּגָמִים שֶׁפָּגַמְתִּי לְפָנֶיךָ, עַל־יְדֵי כָּל הַחֲטָאִים וְהָעֲוֹנוֹת וְהַפְּשָׁעִים שֶׁחָטָאתִי וְשֶׁעָוִיתִי וְשֶׁפָּשַׁעְתִּי לְפָנֶיךָ מִנְּעוּרַי עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה, בְּשׁוֹגֵג וּבְמֵזִיד בְּאֹנֶס וּבְרָצוֹן.
“Be gracious to us, HaShem, be gracious to us, for we are fully sated with contempt.” “Our soul is bowed to the dust, our belly is stuck to the ground.” “My soul is stuck to the dust; give me life according to Your word.” “Arise, help us and redeem us for the sake of Your kindness.” “Hurry to save me, God of my salvation.” Quickly free me and lift me out of all these filthy, lowly places that are so lacking in spirituality. “Don’t let the deep swallow me up, and don’t let the pit close its mouth over me!” Have compassion on me and redeem me quickly. Take me out, lift me up, and purify me of all the damage I have caused through the sins and transgressions I have committed against You from my youth until today, whether unintentionally or deliberately, under duress or willfully.
חוּס וַחֲמֹל עָלַי וְתַשְׁפִּיעַ עָלַי כֹּחַ וּגְבוּרָה דִקְדֻשָּׁה מִן הַכֹּחַ וְהַגְּבוּרָה שֶׁל הַצַּדִּיקִים הָאֲמִתִּיִּים אֲשֶׁר זָכוּ לָכֹף אֶת יִצְרָם, אֲשֶׁר הֵם דּוֹמִים לְמַלְאַךְ יְהֹוָה צְבָאוֹת מַמָּשׁ, וְעָמְדוּ בְּנִסְיוֹנוֹת רַבּוֹת אֵין מִסְפָּר, וְכָבְשׁוּ אֶת תַּאֲוָתָם וְכָפוּ אֶת יִצְרָם תַּחְתָּם,
Have pity on me! Have mercy on me! Imbue me with the holy power and strength of the true tzaddikim who were able to gain control of their evil urge and literally become like angels of the God of Hosts. Despite innumerable trials, they stood firm and overcame their desires, and achieved a high level of self-control.
עַד אֲשֶׁר שָׁבְרוּ וּבִטְּלוּ אֶת יִצְרָם לְגַמְרֵי, וְזָכוּ לְהִתְדַּבֵּק בְּךָ בֶּאֱמֶת, בְּתַכְלִית הַמַּעֲלָה וְהַשְּׁלֵמוּת שֶׁאֵין שְׁלֵמוּת אַחֲרָיו.
They were able to break and remove their evil urge completely, and merited attaching themselves to You with the ultimate degree of perfection.
וּבִזְכוּתָם וְכֹחָם הַגָּדוֹל נִשְׁעָנְתִּי, שֶׁתָּחֹס וְתַחֲמֹל עָלַי בִּזְכוּתָם, וְתַשְׁפִּיעַ עָלַי מִכֹּחָם וּגְבוּרָתָם, וְתַעַזְרֵנִי שֶׁאֶזְכֶּה גַּם־כֵּן לָכֹף וּלְהַכְנִיעַ וּלְשַׁבֵּר וּלְבַטֵּל אֶת יִצְרִי הָרָע,
I am relying on their great merit and strength. In their merit, have pity and mercy on me, and give me some of their power and strength. Help me so that I too can master, control and break my evil urge.
שֶׁאֶזְכֶּה לְשַׁבֵּר וּלְבַטֵּל כָּל הַתַּאֲווֹת רָעוֹת וּמִדּוֹת רָעוֹת לְגַמְרֵי וְלֹא יִשָּׁאֵר בִּי שׁוּם רָע כְּלָל, וְאֶזְכֶּה לָשׁוּב בִּתְשׁוּבָה שְׁלֵמָה לְפָנֶיךָ בֶּאֱמֶת וּבְלֵב שָׁלֵם. וְתַעַזְרֵנִי שֶׁהָרַע שֶׁנֶּאֱחַז בִּי יִפֹּל וְיִתְבַּטֵּל לְגַמְרֵי, וְהַטּוֹב וְהַתּוֹרָה הַקְּדוֹשָׁה הַנֶּעְלָם וְנִסְתָּר בִּי וּבְמִדּוֹתַי, הַכֹּל יִתְבָּרֵר וְיִתְגַּלֶּה וְיִתּוֹסֵף עָלָיו אוֹר רַב מִלְּעֵלָּא, עַד שֶׁאֶזְכֶּה לְגַלּוֹת וּלְהָאִיר כָּל הַטּוֹב שֶׁבִּי.
May I crush and eradicate all my evil desires and bad traits entirely, until no evil remains in me at all and I come back to You in complete repentance, truly and with all my heart. Let the evil that has taken hold of me fall away and totally disappear, and the goodness and Torah hidden within my personality be refined and revealed with great added light from above, until I can reveal and radiate all the good that is within me.
וּתְזַכֵּנִי לַעֲלוֹת מִדַּרְגָּא לְדַרְגָּא בִּקְדֻשָּׁה גְּדוֹלָה, עַד שֶׁאֶזְכֶּה לְהִתְקָרֵב אֵלֶיךָ, וּלְהִתְדַּבֵּק בְּךָ וּבְהַתּוֹרָה הַקְּדוֹשָׁה בֶּאֱמֶת וּבִתְמִימוּת.
Help me rise from level to level in great holiness, until I come truly close to You and sincerely attach myself to You and Your holy Torah.
וְתִפְתַּח לִי אוֹר הַדַּעַת שֶׁאֶזְכֶּה לְהַכִּיר אוֹתְךָ וּלְהִתְדַּבֵּק בְּךָ תָמִיד בְּאַהֲבָה יְתֵרָה, בְּאַהֲבָה רַבָּה וְאַהֲבַת עוֹלָם, בֶּאֱמֶת וּבֶאֱמוּנָה, בִּקְדֻשָּׁה וּבְטָהֳרָה,
Open up to me the light of Godly wisdom and awareness, so that I will know You and attach myself to You at all times with the utmost love, with abundant love and eternal love, in truth, faith, holiness and purity.
וּתְמַעֵט הַצִּמְצוּמִים וְהַלְּבוּשִׁים וְהַמָּסַכִים הַמַּבְדִּילִים, וּתְזַכֵּנִי לֵידַע וּלְהַכִּיר אוֹתְךָ בְּלִי צִמְצוּמִים וּלְבוּשִׁים רַבִּים, וּתְקָרְבֵנִי אֵלֶיךָ בְּהִתְקָרְבוּת גָּדוֹל וּבְהִתְגַּלּוּת הַדַּעַת דִּקְדֻשָּׁה מֵעַתָּה וְעַד עוֹלָם:
Reduce to a minimum the concealing veils and screens that separate me from You. Let me know You directly, without too many concealing veils. Bring me very close to You and fill me with holy wisdom and awareness from now on and forever.
אָנָּא יְהֹוָה, רַחֲמָן מָלֵא רַחֲמִים, פּוֹדֶה וּמַצִּיל, גּוֹאֵל חָזָק, חוֹשֵׁב מַחֲשָׁבוֹת לְבַל יִדַּח מִמְּךָ נִדָּח, עֲמֹד עַל יְמִינִי וְסָמְכֵנִי, וְעָזְרֵנִי וְהוֹשִׁיעֵנִי, שֶׁאֶזְכֶּה לָכֹף אֶת יִצְרִי לְהִשְׁתַּעְבֶּד לָךְ, וְאֶזְכֶּה לְשַׁבֵּר וּלְבַטֵּל כָּל הַתַּאֲווֹת וְכָל הַמִּדּוֹת רָעוֹת שֶׁנִּתְאָחֲזוּ בִּי.
Finding God at all times
Please, HaShem, You Who are filled with compassion, You Who redeem and save, You have ways to ensure that no one will be cast aside from You. Stand at my right side and support me. Help me bring my evil urge under control and make it subservient to You. Help me break and eradicate all the evil desires and bad traits that have taken hold of me.
וּתְזַכֵּנִי מֵעַתָּה לִימֵי טוֹב, וְאֶזְכֶּה לְהַגְבִּיר הַיְמֵי־טוֹב עַל־הַיְמֵי־רָע, לְהַכְנִיעַ וּלְהַשְׁפִּיל וּלְשַׁבֵּר וּלְבַטֵּל כָּל הַיְמֵי רָע תַּחַת הַיְמֵי טוֹב,
From now on send me good times. Help me see and enjoy the good in every day, and treasure it so much that all hardships and difficulties will simply pale into insignificance.
וְאֶזְכֶּה לְהָבִין וְלִרְאוֹת וְלִמְצֹא וּלְגַלּוֹת הַטּוֹב הַמְלֻבָּשׁ בִּימֵי רָע, וּלְבָרֵר הַטּוֹב מִן הָרָע.
Help me discover and reveal the hidden goodness that is present even on days when things seem bad. Let me sift out the good from the bad.
וְתָחֹס וְתַחְמֹל עָלַי מֵעַתָּה, וְתַצִּילֵנִי בְּרַחֲמֶיךָ תָּמִיד מִימֵי רָע, שֶׁלֹּא יִהְיֶה לָהֶם שׁוּם כֹּחַ לְהִתְגַּבֵּר עָלַי חַס וְשָׁלוֹם, כִּי בַּעֲוֹנוֹתַי כְּבָר עָבְרוּ עָלַי יְמֵי רָע הַרְבֵּה יוֹתֵר מִדַּי, עַד אֲשֶׁר כָּשַׁל כֹּחַ הַסַּבָּל.
Have pity and mercy on me from now on. Compassionate God, save me always from bad days. May they not have any power to affect me. Due to my sins I have already suffered more than enough bad days, and my “power of endurance has been shaken.”
חוּס וַחֲמֹל עָלַי מֵעַתָּה, וְהַצִּילֵנִי וּמַלְּטֵנִי וּפְדֵה נַפְשִׁי מִן הַיְמֵי רָע, וְעָזְרֵנִי וְזַכֵּנִי לְשַׁבֵּר וּלְהַכְנִיעַ וּלְבַטֵּל כָּל הַיְמֵי רָע תַּחַת הַיְמֵי טוֹב,
Have pity and mercy on me from now on. Rescue me, free me and redeem my soul from the bad days. Help me fight the negativity I feel when things are difficult, and let me turn my bad days into good ones.
וְהַצִּילֵנִי מִכָּל רָע, מִכָּל מִכְשׁוֹל עָוֹן, וּמִכָּל הַתַּאֲווֹת וּמִדּוֹת רָעוֹת, וְאֶזְכֶּה לְקַדֵּשׁ עַצְמִי בַּמֻּתָּר לִי, בִּקְדֻשָּׁה גְּדוֹלָה.
Save me from all evil, all obstacles, and all evil desires and bad traits. Let me conduct myself with the utmost sanctity even with regard to things that are permitted to me.
וְאֶזְכֶּה מֵעַתָּה שֶׁיִּהְיוּ כָל יָמַי טוֹבִים, וַאֲבַלֶּה יָמַי בַּטּוֹב הָאֲמִתִּי, וּשְׁנוֹתַי בַּנֹּעַם הָעֶלְיוֹן, שֶׁאֶזְכֶּה לַעֲסֹק כָּל יָמַי בַּעֲבוֹדָתְךָ וּבְתוֹרָתְךָ בֶּאֱמֶת, וּלְהִתְדַּבֵּק וּלְהִכָּלֵל בְּךָ בְּיִרְאָה וְאַהֲבָה גְּדוֹלָה, בֶּאֱמֶת וּבֶאֱמוּנָה, בִּקְדֻשָּׁה וּבְטָהֳרָה תָמִיד לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד, וְאֶזְכֶּה לְקַיֵּם מִקְרָא שֶׁכָּתוּב, סוּר מֵרָע וַעֲשֵׂה טוֹב בַּקֵּשׁ שָׁלוֹם וְרָדְפֵהוּ. וְאֶזְכֶּה לְבַקֵּשׁ שָׁלוֹם תָּמִיד, שֶׁיִּהְיֶה לִי שָׁלוֹם בְּמִדּוֹתַי וּבִמְאוֹרָעוֹתַי, שֶׁתָּמִיד אֶמְצָא הַשֵּׁם יִתְבָּרַךְ בְּכָל מָקוֹם וּבְכָל זְמַן וּבְכָל אָדָם.
From now on let all my days be good. Let me spend my days in true goodness and enjoy years of supreme pleasantness. Let me devote all my days to genuine service of God and Torah study. May I be attached to You at all times and included in Your unity in great awe and love, truth, faith, holiness and purity, forever. Help me fulfill the verse, “Turn from evil and do good, seek peace and chase after it.” Let me seek peace at all times. Let me be at peace with myself and what happens to me. May I always be able to find HaShem in all places, at all times and in all people.
וּתְזַכֵּנִי תָמִיד שֶׁאֶהְיֶה רוֹדֵף שָׁלוֹם, לַעֲשׂוֹת שָׁלוֹם בֵּין יִשְׂרָאֵל עַמְּךָ, בֵּין אָדָם לַחֲבֵרוֹ וּבֵין אִישׁ לְאִשְׁתּוֹ, בִּקְדֻשָּׁה וּבְטָהֳרָה גְּדוֹלָה, וְתַעַזְרֵנִי שֶׁאֶהְיֶה בִּכְלָל הָעוֹשִׂים שָׁלוֹם בֵּין יִשְׂרָאֵל לַאֲבִיהֶם שֶׁבַּשָּׁמַיִם:
Let me always run after peace. Help me make peace among the Jewish people, Your nation, between Jew and Jew and between husband and wife, all in great holiness and purity. And let me be among those who make peace between the Jewish people and their Father in Heaven.
וּתְזַכֵּנִי לַעֲסֹק בְּתוֹרָתְךָ הַקְּדוֹשָׁה תָמִיד, וְעַל־יְדֵי־זֶה תְּקָרְבֵנִי בְּכָל פַּעַם יוֹתֵר אֶל הַשָּׁלוֹם, כְּמוֹ שֶׁכָּתוּב, דְּרָכֶיהָ דַרְכֵי נֹעַם וְכָל נְתִיבוֹתֶיהָ שָׁלוֹם. וְתַעַזְרֵנִי לְקַיֵּם אֶת כָּל דִּבְרֵי תוֹרָתְךָ בְּאַהֲבָה, וְאֶזְכֶּה לְקַיֵּם כָּל הַתַרְיַ"ג מִצְוֹת דְּאוֹרַיְיתָא וְכָל הַמִּצְוֹת דְּרַבָּנָן, עִם כָּל עַנְפֵיהֶם הַיּוֹצְאִים מֵהֶם וְעִם כָּל פְּרָטֵיהֶם וְדִקְדּוּקֵיהֶם. וַ
Torah study
Help me devote myself to Your holy Torah at all times. Through it, You will bring me to ever greater peace, as it is written, “Its ways are ways of pleasantness, and all its pathways are peace.” Help me carry out all the teachings of Your Torah with love. Let me fulfill all 613 commandments of the Torah and all the enactments of the sages with all their ramifications, details and fine points.
אֲפִלּוּ הַמִּצְוֹת שֶׁאִי אֶפְשָׁר לְכָל אָדָם לְקַיְּמָם עַכְשָׁיו, תְּזַכֵּנִי לִלְמֹד וְלַהֲגּוֹת בָּהֶם וּלְקַיְּמָם בְּרוּחָנִיּוּת עַל־יְדֵי עֵסֶק הַתּוֹרָה, וְעַל־יְדֵי כְּלָלִיּוּת שֶׁל עַמְּךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל, עַל־יְדֵי עֹצֶם הָאַהֲבָה וְהַשָּׁלוֹם שֶׁיִּהְיֶה בֵּין כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל עַמֶּךָ,
As for the mitzvot that we cannot carry out today, let me fulfill them on the spiritual level — through studying and meditating on them, and through the unity of Your nation, the Jewish people, and the great love and peace that will reign among us all.
וְאֶהְיֶה נִכְלָל בְּתוֹכָם בִּכְלָלִיּוּת גָּדוֹל, עַד שֶׁנִּהְיֶה אֲנַחְנוּ כֻלָּנוּ בְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל עַמְּךָ הַקָּדוֹשׁ נֶחְשָׁבִים כְּאִישׁ אֶחָד: וְתַעֲלֶה אוֹתִי מַעְלָה מַעְלָה חִישׁ קַל מְהֵרָה, עַד שֶׁאֶזְכֶּה לִהְיוֹת כֻּלּוֹ (כֻּלִּי) טוֹב בֶּאֱמֶת, עַד שֶׁאֶזְכֶּה בְּרַחֲמֶיךָ וּבְכֹחֲךָ הַגָּדוֹל וּבְכֹחַ הַצַּדִּיקִים הָאֲמִתִּיִּים, לְגַלּוֹת וּלְהָאִיר וְלִמְצֹא הַטּוֹב הַכָּבוּשׁ וְנִסְתָּר בֵּין כָּל הָרְשָׁעִים וַאֲפִלּוּ בֵּין הָעֲכּוּ"ם, עַד שֶׁאֲפִלּוּ כְּשֶׁאֲדַבֵּר עִם הָעֲכּוּ"ם וְהָרְשָׁעִים, אוֹ כְּשֶׁאֶרְאֶה מִדּוֹתֵיהֶם הָרָעוֹת,
Let me feel a deep bond of fellowship and connection with every single Jew, and let the entire holy Jewish nation be as one man. Raise me quickly, swiftly and speedily from level to level until I truly become totally good. Then, through Your compassion and power, and through the strength of the true tzaddikim, I will be able to uncover the goodness that is concealed and buried in all the wicked people and even among non-Jews, and make it shine.
אוֹ כְּשֶׁאֶהְיֶה מֻכְרָח לַעֲסֹק בְּאֵיזֶה עֵסֶק אוֹ מַשָּׂא וּמַתָּן עִם הָעֲכּוּ"ם וְהָרְשָׁעִים, אֶזְכֶּה תָמִיד לִמְצֹא וּלְגַלּוֹת חַיּוּת אֱלָהוּת הַשּׁוֹכֵן וְנִסְתָּר בְּקִרְבָּם בְּכָל לְשׁוֹנוֹת הַגּוֹיִם וּבְכָל מִדּוֹתֵיהֶם הָרָעוֹת,
Even when I speak to non-Jews and wicked people, or have to have business or other dealings with them, and I see their negative qualities, let me always be able to discover and bring out the Godly vitality that is hidden in them, as it is within all the languages of the nations and their bad traits.
וְתַעַזְרֵנִי שֶׁתֵּכֶף כְּשֶׁאֲדַבֵּר אוֹ אֶהְיֶה עוֹסֵק עִמָּהֶם יִפֹּל הָרָע לְפָנַי, וְהַטּוֹב וְהַקְּדֻשָּׁה הַשּׁוֹכֵן שָׁם יִתְגַּלֶּה וְיָאִיר בְּאוֹר גָּדוֹל,
As soon as I start speaking or dealing with them, let the evil immediately fall away before me, and let the goodness and holiness that are present be revealed and shine forth in full radiance.
וְיִהְיוּ נִתְגַּלִּין אוֹתִיּוֹת הַתּוֹרָה הַמְלֻבָּשִׁין שָׁם, שֶׁהֵם מְחַיִּין כָּל הַדְּבָרִים שֶׁבָּעוֹלָם, וְהָאוֹתִיּוֹת יִהְיוּ בּוֹלְטוֹת וּמִצְטָרְפוֹת, וְיִתּוֹסֵף עֲלֵיהֶם אוֹר רַב מִלְּעֵלָּא, עַד שֶׁנִּזְכֶּה לְלַקֵּט וּלְבָרֵר אוֹתִיּוֹת הַתּוֹרָה הַקְּדוֹשָׁה מִכָּל לְשׁוֹנוֹת הָעֲכּוּ"ם וּמִכָּל מִדּוֹתֵיהֶם הָרָעוֹת, וְלִבְנוֹת מֵהֶם בִּנְיָנִים שְׁלֵמִים דִּקְדֻשָּׁה. וִיקֻיַּם מִקְרָא שֶׁכָּתוּב,
Let the letters of Torah that are concealed among them be revealed, since the letters of the Torah give life to everything in the world. Let the letters stand out clearly and join together, and shine with extra light from above. Then I will be able to sift out and collect the holy letters of Torah buried within the languages of the nations and their bad traits, and build from them perfect structures of holiness. May the verses be fulfilled, “Bless HaShem, you angels of His, you who are mighty in strength, who carry out His word to hear the voice of His word!
בָּרְכוּ יְהֹוָה מַלְאָכָיו גִּבּוֹרֵי כֹחַ עוֹשֵׂי דְבָרוֹ לִשְׁמֹעַ בְּקוֹל דְּבָרוֹ. בָּרְכוּ יְהֹוָה כָּל־צְבָאָיו מְשָׁרְתָיו עוֹשֵׂי רְצוֹנוֹ. בָּרְכוּ יְהֹוָה כָּל מַעֲשָׂיו בְּכָל מְקוֹמוֹת מֶמְשַׁלְתּוֹ בָּרְכִי נַפְשִׁי אֶת יְהֹוָה:
Bless HaShem, all His hosts, His attendants who do His will! Bless HaShem, all His works, in all the places of His dominion! Let my soul bless HaShem!”
רִבּוֹנוֹ שֶׁל עוֹלָם, אַתָּה יָדַעְתָּ, כִּי לֹא הָיָה עוֹלֶה עַל דַּעְתִּי לְבַקֵּשׁ כָּל אֵלֶּה מִלְּפָנֶיךָ, כִּי אַף־עַל־פִּי שֶׁאֵינִי יוֹדֵעַ כָּל הִתְרַחֲקוּתִי מִמְּךָ, אֲבָל אֲפִלּוּ לְפִי מְעַט יְדִיעָתִי מֵהִתְרַחֲקוּתִי מִמְּךָ, גַּם־כֵּן לֹא הָיָה עוֹלֶה עַל דַּעְתִּי לְבַקֵּשׁ עַל מְעַט מֵאֵלֶּה. אַךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה, יָדַעְתָּ אֶת לְבָבִי, כִּי כָל דִּבְרֵי תְחִנּוֹתַי וּבַקָּשׁוֹתַי וְכָל תִּקְוָתִי וּמִבְטָחִי עֲדַיִן, הוּא רַק עַל זְכוּת וְכֹחַ הַצַּדִּיקִים הָאֲמִתִּיִּים אֲשֶׁר אָנוּ חוֹסִים בְּצֵל כַּנְפֵיהֶם, עַל כֵּן עֲלֵיהֶם אֲנִי נִשְׁעָן לְבַקֵּשׁ מִמְּךָ כָּל אֵלֶּה, כִּי כֹּחָם הַגָּדוֹל מַסְפִּיק אֲפִלּוּ עָלַי, אֲפִלּוּ בְּהִתְרַחֲקוּתִי הֶעָצוּם מְאֹד בְּלִי שִׁעוּר וָעֵרֶךְ, אַף־עַל־פִּי־כֵן בְּכֹחָם הַגָּדוֹל אֲנִי בָּטוּחַ וְנִשְׁעָן וְנִסְמָךְ וְנֶאֱחָז. שֶׁעֲדַיִן יֵשׁ לִי תִקְוָה לִזְכּוֹת לְכָל מַה שֶּׁבִּקַּשְׁתִּי מִלְּפָנֶיךָ וְיוֹתֵר וְיוֹתֵר מִזֶּה,
Trust in the tzaddikim
Master of the world, You know it would never have occurred to me to make all these requests of You. I may not be aware of the full extent of my distance from You, but with the little understanding I do have of how far away I am, I would never have had the audacity to request even a small portion of what I’ve asked. But HaShem, You know my heart. I base all my prayers, requests and hopes solely on the merit and strength of the true tzaddikim, in the shadow of whose wings we take refuge. Therefore, I am relying on them in making all these requests, because their strength is sufficient even for someone as totally distant as myself. I have trust in their great power, and I still have hope that I will be able to attain everything I have asked of You — and even more than that.
כִּי רַחֲמֶיךָ לֹא כָלִים, וּזְכוּת וְכֹחַ וּגְבוּרַת כָּל הַצַּדִּיקִים הָאֲמִתִּיִּים אֵינוֹ נִפְסַק לְעוֹלָם, וְאֵין שׁוּם סִטְרָא דִּמְסָאָבָא שֶׁתּוּכַל לַעֲמֹד נֶגֶד קְדֻשָּׁתָם וּמַעֲלָתָם וְגָבְהָם וְתָקְפָּם וְחָזְקָם וְכֹחָם וּגְבוּרָתָם.
For Your compassion is never exhausted, and the merit and strength of all the true tzaddikim will never come to an end. No unholiness can stand up against their exalted holiness and towering strength.
וּזְכוּתָם וְכֹחָם הַגָּדוֹל יַעֲזֹר וְיָגֵן וְיוֹשִׁיעַ לָנוּ וּלְכָל הַחוֹסִים בָּהֶם, כִּי גְדוֹלִים צַדִּיקִים בְּמִיתָתָם יוֹתֵר מִבְּחַיֵּיהֶם, וְהֵם נִקְרָאִין חַיִּים תָּמִיד. וּתְזַכֵּנִי לִהְיוֹת רָגִיל בְּיוֹתֵר לָבוֹא עַל צִיּוּן קִבְרֵיהֶם הַקְּדוֹשִׁים וּלְהִשְׁתַּטֵּחַ שָׁם וּלְפָרֵשׁ שִׂיחָתִי לִפְנֵיהֶם בֶּאֱמֶת, כְּאִלּוּ הָיוּ בַּחַיִּים חַיּוּתָם וְיוֹתֵר וְיוֹתֵר,
Their great merit and strength will help and protect us and all who take refuge in them. For tzaddikim are greater after their death than in their lifetime. They are called “alive” at all times. Grant that I should be able to come very regularly to their holy gravesites, to prostrate myself and pour out all my thoughts and feelings before them, just as I would if they were alive, and even more so.
וְאֶזְכֶּה לְעוֹרֵר רַחֲמֵי לִבָּם עָלַי, וְיֶהֱמוּ וְיִכְָמְרוּ רַחֲמֵיהֶם עָלַי, אֲשֶׁר אֲנִי כָּלוּא וְסָגוּר כָּל כָּךְ שָׁנִים בְּמְקוֹמוֹת כָּאֵלּוּ הָרְחוֹקִים מִמְּךָ, כַּאֲשֶׁר הֵם יוֹדְעִים בְּבֵרוּר כָּל עִנְיָנֵינוּ וּמַהוּתֵנוּ בְּזֶה הָעוֹלָם הָעוֹבֵר, מִתְּחִלָּה וְעַד סוֹף,
Let me arouse their compassion for someone as locked up and imprisoned as I have been for so many years in these places that are so distant from You. The tzaddikim are fully aware of our situation in this transient world, from beginning to end.
וְהֵם יוֹדְעִים עֹצֶם הָרַחֲמָנוּת שֶׁיֵּשׁ עַל הָאָדָם הָעוֹבֵר בָּעוֹלָם הַזֶּה כְּאוֹרֵחַ נָטָה לָלוּן, וְאֵינוֹ חוֹשֵׁב עַל אַחֲרִיתוֹ מַה יַּעֲשֶׂה בָּעוֹלָם הָעוֹמֵד וְהַקַּיָּם לָעַד וּלְנֵצַח נְצָחִים. מָרָא דְעַלְמָא כֹּלָּא, הַגּוּף שֶׁלָּךְ וְהַנְּשָׁמָה שֶׁלָּךְ חוּסָה עַל עֲמָלָךְ. וַעֲשֵׂה לְמַעַן שְׁמֶךָ, וְעָזְרֵנִי וְהוֹשִׁיעֵנִי יְשׁוּעָה שְׁלֵמָה וַאֲמִתִּיִּית:
They know how pitiable a person is as he passes through this world “like a traveler turning aside to rest for the night,” who gives no thought to his ultimate destiny and what he will do in the world that will endure for all eternity. Master of the entire world, the body is Yours and the soul is Yours. Have pity on Your work. Act for Your Name’s sake, help me and save me with a true and complete salvation.
וְזַכֵּנִי לְהִתְדַּבֵּק בְּךָ תָמִיד בֶּאֱמֶת, וּלְהַכִּיר אַהֲבָתְךָ הַגְּדוֹלָה שֶׁאַתָּה אוֹהֵב אֶת עַמְּךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל הַקָּדוֹשׁ, אֲשֶׁר בָּחַרְתָּ בָּנוּ מִכָּל הָעַמִּים וְרוֹמַמְתָּנוּ מִכָּל הַלְּשׁוֹנוֹת, וְקִדַּשְׁתָּנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתֶיךָ אֲשֶׁר בָּהֶם מְלֻבָּשׁ אַהֲבָתְךָ הַגְּדוֹלָה אֲשֶׁר אַתָּה אוֹהֵב אֶת עַמְּךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל אַהֲבָה אֲמִתִּיִּית, אַהֲבָה וְחֶמְלָה שֶׁאֵין לָהּ קֵץ וְתַכְלִית. אֲשֶׁר מֵאַהֲבָתְךָ הַגְּדוֹלָה וּמֵחֶמְלָתְךָ הָאֲמִתִּיִּית עַל עַמְּךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל הַקָּדוֹשׁ צִמְצַמְתָּ אֱלָהוּתְךָ כִּבְיָכוֹל, וְהִלְבַּשְׁתָּ אַהֲבָתְךָ בְּהַתּוֹרָה וּמִצְוֹת הַקְּדוֹשִׁים אֲשֶׁר נָתַתָּ לָנוּ בְּאַהֲבָה עַל־יְדֵי מֹשֶׁה נְבִיאֶךָ נֶאֱמַן בֵּיתֶךָ, אֲשֶׁר כָּל מִצְוָה וּמִצְוָה הִיא שִׁעוּר וְצִמְצוּם הַקָּדוֹשׁ, כְּדֵי שֶׁנִּזְכֶּה עַל־יְדֵי־זֶה לְהַכִּיר אוֹתְךָ וּלְהַשִּׂיג אוֹתְךָ וּלְעָבְדְךָ בֶּאֱמֶת בְּיִרְאָה וְאַהֲבָה.
Secrets of the Torah
Grant that I should always be genuinely attached to You and recognize Your great love for Your nation, the holy Jewish people. You chose us from all the nations and exalted us above all languages. You have sanctified us with Your commandments, which express Your great love for the Jewish people — a true love, a love and mercy that has no end or limit. In Your great love and true mercy for Your holy nation, the Jewish people, You contracted Your Godliness, as it were, and clothed Your love in the holy Torah and commandments that You gave us through Moses, Your faithful prophet. For every single commandment is calculated and delineated to help us recognize You and perceive You through it, and genuinely serve You with reverence and love.
חוּס וְחָנֵּנִי וְזַכֵּנִי לְקַיֵּם כָּל מִצְוֹתֶיךָ בְּאַהֲבָה גְּדוֹלָה,
Merciful and kind God, help me carry out all Your commandments with great love.
וְתַעַזְרֵנִי בְּרַחֲמֶיךָ הָרַבִּים שֶׁאֶזְכֶּה לְהַשִּׂיג וּלְהָבִין אוֹר הָאַהֲבָה שֶׁבַּדַּעַת, שֶׁהוּא סִתְרֵי תוֹרָה, שֶׁהִיא אוֹרַיְיתָא דְעַתִּיקָא סְתִימָאָה, דַּעֲתִידָא לְאִתְגַּלְיָּא לֶעָתִיד לָבוֹא,
In Your vast compassion, help me perceive and understand the light of the exalted love contained in the holy wisdom of the inner secrets of the Torah — the Torah of the Hidden Ancient One, which is destined to be revealed in the future.
שֶׁהִיא הָאַהֲבָה הַגְּדוֹלָה שֶׁהָיָה בֵּינְךָ וּבֵין יִשְׂרָאֵל עַמְּךָ קֹדֶם שֶׁבָּרָאתָ הָעוֹלָם, אֲשֶׁר הָאַהֲבָה הַזֹּאת הִיא לְמַעְלָה מֵהַזְּמַן וְהַמִּדּוֹת וְהַיָּמִים, אֲשֶׁר אִי־אֶפְשָׁר לְהַשִּׂיג אוֹר הָאַהֲבָה הַזֹּאת, כִּי אִם עַל־יְדֵי צַדִּיקִים אֲמִתִּיִּים הַכּוֹפִים אֶת יִצְרָם, וּמְבַטְּלִים כָּל הַתַּאֲווֹת וְהַמִּדּוֹת רָעוֹת בְּתַכְלִית הַבִּטּוּל, וְלִבָּם בִּרְשׁוּתָם.
This is the great love that existed between You and the souls of Israel, Your nation, before You created the world. This love is above time and beyond the limits of this finite world. It is impossible to apprehend the light of this love except through the true tzaddikim, who have totally conquered their evil urges and nullified all their worldly appetites and bad traits to the point that they have perfect self-control.
אָבִינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ, עָזְרֵנִי בְּרַחֲמֶיךָ לְהִתְקָרֵב וּלְהִתְדַּבֵּק וּלְהִכָּלֵל בְּהַצַּדִּיק הָאֱמֶת הַזֶּה אֲשֶׁר יֵשׁ לוֹ הַכֹּחַ הַזֶּה, לְהַכְנִיס וּלְהָאִיר גַּם בָּנוּ אוֹר הָאַהֲבָה הַזֹּאת שֶׁבַּדַּעַת.
My Father, my King, compassionately help me draw close and attach myself completely to a true tzaddik such as this, who has the power to bring perceptions of the light of the love contained in this holy wisdom within the grasp of people on my level.
וּתְחָנֵּנִי בְּרַחֲמֶיךָ הָרַבִּים, וְתַעַזְרֵנִי שֶׁאֶזְכֶּה גַם כֵּן בִּזְכוּתוֹ וְכֹחוֹ לָכֹף וּלְהַכְנִיעַ וּלְשַׁבֵּר וּלְבַטֵּל אֶת יִצְרִי הָרָע, וּלְסַלֵּק וּלְבַטֵּל מִמֶּנִּי כָּל הַתַּאֲווֹת וְכָּל הַמִּדּוֹת רָעוֹת, וְיִהְיֶה לִבִּי בִרְשׁוּתִי תָמִיד, וַאֲקַשֵּׁר כָּל הַמִּדּוֹת וְהַיָּמִים שֶׁבַּלֵּב אֶל הַדַּעַת הַקָּדוֹשׁ, וּכְמוֹ שֶׁבְּהַדַּעַת הַקָּדוֹשׁ הַמֻּשְׁרָשׁ בָּנוּ, אָנוּ יוֹדְעִים שֶׁמְּלֹא כָל הָאָרֶץ כְּבוֹדֶךָ,
Through his merit and power, grant that I too should be able to gain control of my evil urge and subdue it, break it and eliminate it. Help me overcome all my worldly appetites and bad traits. Let me control my heart at all times, and bind my heart to my mind so that all my feelings and responses will be governed by holy wisdom. In my mind, I know that the entire world is filled with Your glory.
עַד אֲשֶׁר כְּפִי מְעַט הִתְנוֹצְצוּת הַדַּעַת שֶׁמִּתְנוֹצֵץ בָּנוּ, מִגְּדֻלָּתְךָ וְרוֹמְמוּתְךָ וְיִחוּדְךָ וְאַחְדּוּתְךָ וּמֶמְשַׁלְתֶּךָ, הָיוּ מִתְבַּטְּלִים לְגַמְרֵי כָּל הַתַּאֲווֹת וְכָל הַמִּדּוֹת רָעוֹת כֻּלָּם, וְלֹא הָיָה אֶפְשָׁר לָנוּ לְהָרִים אֶת יָדֵינוּ וְאֶת רַגְלֵינוּ בִּלְעָדֶיךָ.
According to the glimmer of awareness I have of Your greatness and exaltedness, Your unity and oneness, and Your majesty, all my worldly appetites and bad traits should totally disappear, and I shouldn’t be able to lift so much as a hand or a foot without You.
כֵּן תַּעַזְרֵנוּ שֶׁנִּזְכֶּה לְקַשֵּׁר אֶת הַלֵּב וּמִדּוֹתָיו אֶל הַדַּעַת הַקָּדוֹשׁ הַזֶּה, וְיִהְיֶה לִבִּי בִּרְשׁוּתִי עַד שֶׁאֶזְכֶּה בְּרַחֲמֶיךָ לְשַׁבֵּר וּלְסַלֵּק וּלְבַטֵּל מִמֶּנִּי כָּל הַתַּאֲווֹת וְכָּל הַמִּדּוֹת רָעוֹת, וְיִהְיֶה נִכְלַל הַלֵּב וּמִדּוֹתָיו הַטּוֹבִים בְּהַדַּעַת הַקָּדוֹשׁ, וִיקַבֵּל לִבִּי וּמִדּוֹתַי מֵאוֹר הָאַהֲבָה שֶׁבַּדַּעַת, עַד שֶׁאֶזְכֶּה גַם בַּזְּמַן וּבַיָּמִים וּבַמִּדּוֹת, לְהַשִּׂיג וּלְהָבִין וְלִטְעֹם טַעַם אוֹר הַגָּנוּז שֶׁהוּא אוֹר הָאַהֲבָה שֶׁבַּדַּעַת,
Help me bring this knowledge and awareness down from my mind into my heart, and let me gain control over my heart. Then I will be able to break and eliminate all my evil desires and bad traits. Let my positive traits and feelings be totally suffused with this holy knowledge and awareness, and receive from the light of the love contained in holy wisdom. Then, even in this finite, time-bound world, I will be able to perceive and grasp this hidden light, which is the light of the love contained in holy wisdom.
וְאֶזְכֶּה לְהָבִין וּלְהַשִּׂיג סִתְרֵי תוֹרָה אֲמִתִּיִּים. וּתְזַכֵּנִי וְתַעַזְרֵנִי לַעֲלוֹת בְּכָל פַּעַם, לְהִתְקָרֵב אֵלֶיךָ וְאֶל תּוֹרָתְךָ הַקְּדוֹשָׁה וְאֶל הַשָּׁלוֹם, בְּהִתְקָרְבוּת גָּדוֹל יוֹתֵר וְיוֹתֵר, וְאֶזְכֶּה תָמִיד לְהַשִּׂיג סִתְרֵי תוֹרָה הַגְּבוֹהִים יוֹתֵר:
Let me understand and perceive the true secrets of the Torah. Help me come ever closer to You, to Your holy Torah, and to peace, and apprehend higher and higher secrets of the Torah.
וְזַכֵּנוּ בְּרַחֲמֶיךָ הָרַבִּים, שֶׁיִּתְגַּלֶּה לָנוּ הַתּוֹרָה הַגְּנוּזָה וְהַצַּדִּיקִים הַגְּנוּזִים, וְאִם אָמְנָם אֵין הָעוֹלָם כְּדַאי עַכְשָׁיו לְהִשְׁתַּמֵּשׁ בָּאוֹר הַגָּנוּז הַזֶּה, שֶׁהִיא הַתּוֹרָה הַגְּנוּזָה וְהַצַּדִּיקִים הַגְּנוּזִים. אַף־עַל־פִּי־כֵן תַּעֲשֶׂה עִמָּנוּ לִפְנִים מִשּׁוּרַת הַדִּין, וּתְעוֹרֵר רַחֲמֶיךָ וַחֲסָדֶיךָ הָאֲמִתִּיִּים עָלֵינוּ, וְתַעַזְרֵנוּ בְּטוֹבוֹתֶיךָ וַחֲנִינוֹתֶיךָ הַגְּדוֹלִים, שֶׁנִּזְכֶּה שֶׁיִּתְגַּלּוּ לָנוּ בְּרַחֲמֶיךָ הָרַבִּים, הַצַּדִּיקִים הַגְּנוּזִים וְהַתּוֹרָה הַגְּנוּזָה,
Universal peace
In Your vast compassion, make us worthy of having the hidden Torah and the hidden tzaddikim revealed to us. Perhaps the world is unworthy as yet to enjoy this hidden light. Even so, deal with us more mercifully than strict justice might demand. Arouse Your true compassion and kindness for us, and in Your goodness and graciousness, help us become worthy of having the hidden tzaddikim and the hidden Torah revealed to us.
כִּי אַתָּה יָדַעְתָּ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ, שֶׁאֵין לָנוּ עַכְשָׁיו שׁוּם סְמִיכָה וְתִקְוָה, כִּי אִם עַל־יְדֵי הַצַּדִּיקִים הַגְּנוּזִים וְהַתּוֹרָה הַגְּנוּזָה, כִּי הֵם לְבַדָּם מְגִינִים עָלֵינוּ עַכְשָׁיו בְּעֹמֶק הַגָּלוּת הַמַּר הַזֶּה, בְּעוּקְבָא דִמְשִׁיחָא.
For You know, HaShem our God, that we have no other support or hope today except in the hidden tzaddikim and the hidden Torah. They alone protect us now in the depths of this bitter exile, on the threshold of the coming of the Mashiach.
חוּסָה עָלֵינוּ בְּרַחֲמֶיךָ, יֶהֱמוּ מֵעֶיךָ עָלֵינוּ וְעָזְרֵנוּ לִכְבֹּשׁ אֶת יִצְרֵנוּ לָסוּר מֵרָע לְגַמְרֵי כִּרְצוֹנְךָ הַטּוֹב, וְלַעֲשׂוֹת הַטּוֹב בְּעֵינֶיךָ תָמִיד,
Merciful God, have pity on us. Stir up Your compassion for us, and help us conquer our evil urge and turn away from evil completely, in accordance with Your will. Let us always do what is good in Your eyes.
עַד שֶׁנִּזְכֶּה לֵהָנוֹת וְלִטְעֹם גַּם בָּעוֹלָם הַזֶּה מֵאוֹר הַגָּנוּז וְצָפוּן וְזָרוּעַ לַצַדִּיקִים, כְּמוֹ שֶׁכָּתוּב, אוֹר זָרוּעַ לַצַּדִּיק וּלְיִשְׁרֵי לֵב שִׂמְחָה. וּכְתִיב, אִמְרוּ צַדִּיק כִּי טוֹב כִּי פְרִי מַעְלְלֵיהֶם יֹאכֵלוּ.
Then, even in this world, we will be able to taste and enjoy the hidden, treasured light that has been sown for the tzaddikim. As it is written, “Light is sown for the tzaddik and joy for the upright,” and, “Say of the tzaddik that it will be well with him, for they will eat the fruit of their deeds.”
וְתַמְשִׁיךְ שָׁלוֹם עַל עַמְּךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל לְעוֹלָם, וּתְבַטֵּל כָּל מִינֵי מַחֲלֹקֶת מִן הָעוֹלָם, עַד אֲשֶׁר עַל־יְדֵי רִבּוּי הַשָּׁלוֹם, יִמָּשְׁכוּ וְיִתְקָרְבוּ כָּל הָרְחוֹקִים לַעֲבוֹדָתְךָ וּלְיִרְאָתְךָ בֶּאֱמֶת, אֲפִלּוּ הָרְחוֹקִים מִן הַקְּדֻשָּׁה מְאֹד מְאֹד בְּתַכְלִית הָרִחוּק, אֲפִלּוּ הַמְשֻׁקָּעִים וְהַמְלֻכְלָכִים בְּכָל מִינֵי תוֹעֵבוֹת וְטִנּוּפִים וְלִכְלוּכִים, כֻּלָּם יִתְעוֹרְרוּ בֶּאֱמֶת וְיָשׁוּבוּ אֵלֶיךָ מִמָּקוֹם שֶׁהֵם, עַל־יְדֵי כֹחַ הַצַּדִּיקִים הָאֲמִתִּיִּים הָעוֹסְקִים תָּמִיד לְגַלּוֹת אֱלָהוּתְךָ וּלְפַרְסֵם אֲדָנוּתְךָ עַל כָּל בָּאֵי עוֹלָם, וְלַעֲשׂוֹת שָׁלוֹם בֵּין יִשְׂרָאֵל לַאֲבִיהֶם שֶׁבַּשָּׁמַיִם.
Draw peace upon Your nation, the Jewish people, forever. Remove all strife from the world, until the very abundance of peace will bring all those who are distant to serve and fear You — even those who are at the utmost remove from holiness, even those who are sunk in all kinds of corruption, filth and dirt. May they all be truly inspired to return to You from the very places they are in, through the strength of the true tzaddikim who labor constantly to reveal Your Godliness and proclaim Your dominion to all inhabitants of the earth, and who make peace between the Jewish people and their Father in Heaven.
וְתַמְשִׁיךְ גַּם עַתָּה בָּעוֹלָם הַזֶּה, הַשָּׁלוֹם הַנִּפְלָא שֶׁאַתָּה עָתִיד לְגַלּוֹת לֶעָתִיד לָבוֹא, כְּמוֹ שֶׁכָּתוּב, וְגָר זְאֵב עִם כֶּבֶשׂ וְנָמֵר עִם גְּדִי יִרְבָּץ וְעֵגֶל וּכְפִיר וּמְרִיא יַחְדָּו וְנַעַר קָטֹן נֹהֵג בָּם. לֹא יָרֵעוּ וְלֹא יַשְׁחִיתוּ בְּכָל הַר קָדְשִׁי, כִּי מָלְאָה הָאָרֶץ דֵּעָה אֶת יְהֹוָה כַּמַּיִם לַיָּם מְכַסִּים.
Even now, in this world, draw down the amazing peace You are destined to reveal in time to come, as it is written, “The wolf will dwell with the sheep, the leopard will lie down with the kid, and the calf and the lion cub and the fatling together, and a little child will lead them. … They will not do harm and they will not destroy in all My holy mountain, for the earth will be filled with the knowledge of HaShem as the waters cover the seabed.”
וּתְקַיֵּם מִקְרָא שֶׁכָּתוּב, בּוֹרֵא נִיב שְׂפָתָיִם שָׁלוֹם שָׁלוֹם לָרָחוֹק וְלַקָּרוֹב אָמַר יְהֹוָה וּרְפָאתִיו.
Fulfill the verse, “He Who creates the fruits of the lips: Peace, peace to the one who is far and the one who is near, says HaShem, and I will heal him.”
שָׁלוֹם רָב לְאוֹהֲבֵי תוֹרָתֶךָ וְאֵין לָמוֹ מִכְשׁוֹל. יְהֹוָה עֹז לְעַמּוֹ יִתֵּן יְהֹוָה יְבָרֵךְ אֶת עַמּוֹ בַשָּׁלוֹם. אָמֵן נֶצַח סֶלָה וָעֶד:
“Great peace to the lovers of Your Torah, and there is no stumbling block for them.” “HaShem will give strength to His people, HaShem will bless His people with peace.” Amen, selah.