God’s Speech and Angels / Heavenly “Hands” / Torah and Healing / Raising Fallen Faith / The Delight of the Shabbat / Eating on the Shabbat / Fasting / Anger / The Image of God Every word that issues forth from God’s mouth is divided into a number of sparks, and an angel is created in accordance with every spark. Each angel is in charge of something, such as a tree or a blade of grass. The angel’s ability to receive vitality from God’s speech — the Torah — and give to the entity that it influences is called its “hands.” Since the Torah gives power to the angels, and they in turn influence grasses and herbs which are made into healing medicines, all medicines ultimately depend on the Torah. If a person lacks faith in the Torah sages and ignores their rulings, he removes the “hands” from the angels. As a result, he suffers from illness that cannot be cured. Only when he raises up his fallen faith can he be healed. He raises up his fallen faith by making vows. This elevates him to the spiritual level that is the source of the sages, and then he can appreciate and believe in them. This leads to an elevation of the spiritual pleasure of the Shabbat, which is expressed in eating in holiness. When a person eats on the weekdays, the Other Side derives some benefit from it. But when he eats on the Shabbat, the Other Side derives no benefit. His Shabbat eating is completely holy and Godly. Therefore, on the Shabbat, a person can accomplish with his eating what he could accomplish on a weekday only with fasting — and that is the downfall of his enemies. Why is that? Anger is associated with the liver — which, during the weekdays, takes precedence over the brain. When a person is angry, he can be attacked by enemies, since they do not fear him. Human beings are feared only because of the image of God that they possess. When they no longer possess that image, they become animalistic. When a person grows angry, the image of God leaves him, and thus he is not feared. But when a person fasts and does not feed his liver, he restores his Godly image. Then his enemies fall before him. A person who attains the delight of the Shabbat, however, has no need to fast. Indeed, the peace attained by the delight of the Shabbat is superior to the peace attained through a weekday fast. And superior to both is a level called “a profusion of peace,” which a person attains by giving charity generously. “One who increases charity increases peace.” “HaShem, You are my God; I will exalt You. I will give thanks to Your Name because You have sent wonders, counsel from the earliest times. Your faithfulness has been established.”
Our King, You chose us from all the nations and elevated us beyond all other peoples. You sanctified us with Your commandments and brought us close to serve You.
You gave us Your holy Torah in its written and oral forms. You commanded us to believe in Your righteousness and Your Tzaddikim and true sages — to cling to them and heed their words, doing everything that they say. As the verse states, “Do not turn aside, right or left, from the matter that they tell you.”
Healing the Wounds of Lack of Faith in the Sages HaShem, my God and the God of my fathers — God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob — please plant Your holy faith deep in my heart and in the hearts of Your entire nation, the House of Israel.
Bring us to truly and completely believe in the true, holy sages so that we come close to them, roll in the dust of their feet, drink their words thirstily and walk on the path that they point out, without turning from their words to the right or the left.
May I never mock these people, Heaven forbid. Rather, may I put the words of the Tzaddikim and true sages into practice, cleaving to their ways and believing in them fully.
In many ways, I have damaged my faith in the sages and dishonored them, from my youth until this day. As a result, I have harmed the totality of Your holy Torah, which was given to the true sages to explicate as they desire. I thus damaged the holy angels that were created by Your words, which are composed of the letters of the holy Torah. By transgressing the negative commandment, “Do not turn aside,” I removed the power of the “hands” from the holy angels — the “right hand” and “left hand” through which they receive the flow of abundance from above and bring it down to the grasses and everything in the world.
Because I damaged my faith in the sages, the hands of the angels were removed and they had no more power to receive and pour forth that abundance. As a result, it is impossible to be healed. I have thus brought into being, Heaven forbid, a wound that is not recorded in the Torah and that cannot be healed.
HaShem, grant atonement to me and Your entire nation, the House of Israel, for all the damage that we caused due to our lack of faith in the holy sages. You know what is hidden in our hearts; we did not cause damage with the intent to rebel and oppose You, but because of our unclear minds and lack of knowledge.
HaShem, please purify us, from this moment on, to rectify all this, so that we will attain a perfect faith in the sages, in accordance with Your desire.
Guide us to believe in all the sages, Tzaddikim and truly worthy people, so that we never say anything that compromises their honor, Heaven forbid, and never insult any Jew in the world.
Help us to re-establish and rectify our fallen faith in the sages and thereby restore the power of the “hands” to the holy angels, so that they may receive and pour forth abundance to all the grasses and all things in the world.
Quickly heal all our wounds in body and soul, in the material and spiritual realms, completely. “Heal us, HaShem, and we will be healed. Save us, and we will be saved, for You are our praise.”
May I rise up to the spiritual realm of vows called “wonders of wisdom,” and in that way, recognize the high caliber and holiness of the true sages and attain complete faith in them.
For Shabbat HaShem, my God and the God of my fathers, give me complete and true delight in the Shabbat. Let me greet each Shabbat with intense joy and take holy pleasure and delight in You on the Shabbat, and enjoy a large Shabbat meal with all sorts of delicacies.
Help me not to hesitate at all in paying for Shabbat and festival expenses. “You have prepared a table before me in sight of my enemies. You have anointed my head with oil, my cup overflows.”
Be gracious to me so that I will soon be able to eat in a holy manner, on the level of the delight of the Shabbat. In this way, may I be able to subjugate, eliminate and silence all my enemies.
Instead, inspire me to be good and do good to everyone. In this way, save me from every sort of enemy, so that no one will have the power to condemn me at all.
Saved from the Hand of the Enemy Master of the World, “save me from the hand of my enemy and pursuer. Please save me from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau, because I fear him, lest he come and strike me, mother and children. And You have said, ‘I will surely do good with you and make your offspring like the sand of the sea, which is too numerous to count.’”
Have mercy on me in accordance with Your compassion. Have pity on my poor and weary spirit, for “I have no means of escape; no one seeks to safeguard my life.” You know how many enemies and accusers constantly seek to harm me.
I confess my guilt. I brought all this upon myself because I aroused my enemies with my evil deeds. I transgressed and sinned, and did not protect myself from the evil fire of anger, and now that fire burns in me over and over again.
As a result of engaging in this great sin of anger, I have aroused the accuser and great enemy — who is Esau, the man of Seir. And so a number of accusers, slanderers and enemies have been aroused to turn against me, so many of them that I have no idea what to do. I have no idea where to go in order to escape them, because so many have risen up against me, with their mouths gaping as though they are about to swallow me.
“They opened their mouths wide against us and said, ‘We have swallowed them up.’ I wish I had wings like the dove! I would fly and dwell securely. I would go far off and nest in the wilderness. I would quickly find a refuge for myself from the violent wind, from the storm.”
Master of the World, I have entreated You, prayed to You, and spoken to You to the best of my ability. Yet because I am so blemished, it is as though I haven’t even begun to address You. But I do not know how much more I must speak to You, and I do not know what else to do but pray and entreat You. Help me, because I rely only on You. “Come close to my soul, redeem it; against my enemies, deliver me.” HaShem, guide me in Your righteousness in the presence of my watchful enemies; make Your path straight before me.”
Arouse Your compassion, for I am persecuted and lack knowledge and counsel. Save me, my Master and King, save me! Lead me to return to You with all my heart. Rebuke my enemies and accusers, both in the physical and spiritual realms. Deliver me from their hand.
Master of the Universe, You know everything that is in my heart. What can I say before You, You Who sit in the heights? What can I tell You, You Who dwell in Heaven? You know everything, whether hidden or revealed. You know the secrets of the world and of every living being. You penetrate into a person’s innermost core, his drives and his heart. Nothing is concealed from Your eyes.
You are good and do good to everyone. Therefore, satisfy me with Your goodness. Inspire me to be good to everyone. Grant me atonement for all my sins and all the damage that I caused with my anger.
Illumine me with the light of Your countenance. Bring back my awareness of holiness, which left me because of my sin of anger. Draw onto me Your Godly image, the light of Your face, my Living King.
Graciously grant me the gift of an abundance of wisdom, understanding and holy awareness, until I will attain the illumination of the face of holiness.
Holy Eating and Overcoming Negativity Guide me to always eat with great holiness, on the level of the delight of the Shabbat, until the Other Side does not partake of my eating and my holy mindfulness (which is associated with the brain) will overcome my anger (which is associated with the liver). Then the liver will have no more power, but all the governance will be in my brain, and Your image will shine on my face and I will be a holy person.
Help me to subjugate and nullify my animal like nature so that the fear of me will fall on animals and all my enemies. As the verse states, “A fear and dread of you will be instilled in all the animals of the earth.”
Repel all my enemies. May the verse be realized, “I will beat down his enemies before him and afflict his foes. Shine Your face on Your servant. Save me in Your lovingkindness. Shine Your face upon Your servant and teach me Your laws.”
May we attain a truly complete peacefulness that can express itself so that there will be peace between people, and people will speak words of truth and righteousness with each other in love and amity. May everyone inspire those around him to serve and fear You.
Quickly redeem us and bring our righteous Mashiach. Overcome and destroy the gate of Aram, so that it will fall — one descent after another — and our enemies will plunge down and no longer rise. “They have crouched and fallen, whereas we stand up and are invigorated.” May Israel dwell in surety, alone.”
Give peace to Your entire nation, the Jewish people, forever. Bless me and Your entire nation, the Jewish people, at every moment with Your good peace. May the verses be realized, “May those who love Your Torah enjoy great peace, and face no stumbling blocks.
“May there be peace within your walls, tranquility within your palaces. May all your children be learned of HaShem, and may your children enjoy great peace. For the sake of my brothers and friends, I will speak peace on your behalf. For the sake of the House of HaShem, our God, I will seek good for you. HaShem will give His nation might, He will bless His nation with peace.”
[עַל־פִּי תּוֹרָה נ"ז - שָׁאֲלוּ תַּלְמִידָיו אֶת רַבִּי יוֹסֵי בֶּן קִסְמָא]
יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהַי אַתָּה אֲרוֹמִמְךָ אוֹדֶה שִׁמְךָ כִּי עָשִׂיתָ פֶּלֶא עֵצוֹת מֵרָחוֹק אֱמוּנָה אֹמֶן,
God’s Speech and Angels / Heavenly “Hands” / Torah and Healing / Raising Fallen Faith / The Delight of the Shabbat / Eating on the Shabbat / Fasting / Anger / The Image of God
Every word that issues forth from God’s mouth is divided into a number of sparks, and an angel is created in accordance with every spark. Each angel is in charge of something, such as a tree or a blade of grass. The angel’s ability to receive vitality from God’s speech — the Torah — and give to the entity that it influences is called its “hands.”
Since the Torah gives power to the angels, and they in turn influence grasses and herbs which are made into healing medicines, all medicines ultimately depend on the Torah. If a person lacks faith in the Torah sages and ignores their rulings, he removes the “hands” from the angels. As a result, he suffers from illness that cannot be cured. Only when he raises up his fallen faith can he be healed.
He raises up his fallen faith by making vows. This elevates him to the spiritual level that is the source of the sages, and then he can appreciate and believe in them. This leads to an elevation of the spiritual pleasure of the Shabbat, which is expressed in eating in holiness.
When a person eats on the weekdays, the Other Side derives some benefit from it. But when he eats on the Shabbat, the Other Side derives no benefit. His Shabbat eating is completely holy and Godly. Therefore, on the Shabbat, a person can accomplish with his eating what he could accomplish on a weekday only with fasting — and that is the downfall of his enemies. Why is that?
Anger is associated with the liver — which, during the weekdays, takes precedence over the brain. When a person is angry, he can be attacked by enemies, since they do not fear him. Human beings are feared only because of the image of God that they possess. When they no longer possess that image, they become animalistic. When a person grows angry, the image of God leaves him, and thus he is not feared. But when a person fasts and does not feed his liver, he restores his Godly image. Then his enemies fall before him. A person who attains the delight of the Shabbat, however, has no need to fast. Indeed, the peace attained by the delight of the Shabbat is superior to the peace attained through a weekday fast. And superior to both is a level called “a profusion of peace,” which a person attains by giving charity generously. “One who increases charity increases peace.”
“HaShem, You are my God; I will exalt You. I will give thanks to Your Name because You have sent wonders, counsel from the earliest times. Your faithfulness has been established.”
כִּי בְּרַחֲמֶיךָ הָרַבִּים בָּחַרְתָּ בָּנוּ מִכָּל הָעַמִּים וְרוֹמַמְתָּנוּ מִכָּל הַלְּשׁוֹנוֹת וְקִדַּשְׁתָּנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתֶיךָ וְקֵרַבְתָּנוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ לַעֲבוֹדָתֶךָ,
Our King, You chose us from all the nations and elevated us beyond all other peoples. You sanctified us with Your commandments and brought us close to serve You.
וַתִּתֶּן לָנוּ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ אֶת תּוֹרָתְךָ הַקְּדוֹשָׁה, תּוֹרָה שֶׁבִּכְתָב וְתוֹרָה שֶׁבְּעַל־פֶּה, וְצִוִּיתָ עָלֵינוּ לְהַאֲמִין בְּצַדִּיקֶיךָ וַחֲכָמֶיךָ הָאֲמִתִּיִּים, וּלְהִתְקָרֵב אֲלֵיהֶם וּלְהִתְדַּבֵּק בָּהֶם וּלְקַיֵּם דִּבְרֵיהֶם כְּכָל הַיּוֹצֵא מִפִּיהֶם נַעֲשֶׂה, כְּמוֹ שֶׁכָּתוּב, לֹא תָסוּר מִן הַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר יַגִּידוּ לְךָ יָמִין וּשְׂמֹאל:
You gave us Your holy Torah in its written and oral forms. You commanded us to believe in Your righteousness and Your Tzaddikim and true sages — to cling to them and heed their words, doing everything that they say. As the verse states, “Do not turn aside, right or left, from the matter that they tell you.”
וּבְכֵן יְהִי רָצוֹן מִלְּפָנֶיךָ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵינוּ, אֱלֹהֵי אַבְרָהָם אֱלֹהֵי יִצְחָק וֵאלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב, שֶׁתִּטַּע וְתִקְבַּע אֱמוּנָתְךָ הַקְּדוֹשָׁה בְּלִבֵּנוּ וּבְלֵב כָּל עַמְּךָ בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל,
Healing the Wounds of Lack of Faith in the Sages
HaShem, my God and the God of my fathers — God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob — please plant Your holy faith deep in my heart and in the hearts of Your entire nation, the House of Israel.
וּתְזַכֵּנוּ לֶאֱמוּנַת חֲכָמִים בְּתַכְלִית הַשְּׁלֵמוּת בֶּאֱמֶת לַאֲמִתּוֹ. וְנִזְכֶּה לְהַאֲמִין בֶּאֱמֶת בַּחֲכָמִים אֲמִתִּיִּים דִּקְדֻשָּׁה, וּלְהִתְקָרֵב אֲלֵיהֶם וּלְהִתְאַבֵּק בַּעֲפַר רַגְלֵיהֶם וְלִשְׁתּוֹת בַּצָּמָא אֶת דִּבְרֵיהֶם, וְלֵילֵךְ בְּכָל הַדֶּרֶךְ אֲשֶׁר יוֹרוּ אוֹתָנוּ, וְלֹא נָסוּר מִדִּבְרֵיהֶם יָמִין וּשְׂמֹאל.
Bring us to truly and completely believe in the true, holy sages so that we come close to them, roll in the dust of their feet, drink their words thirstily and walk on the path that they point out, without turning from their words to the right or the left.
וְתַצִּילֵנִי מֵהִתְנַגְּדוּת, שֶׁלֹּא יִמָּצֵא בִּי וּבְזַרְעִי וּבְכָל זֶרַע עַמְּךָ בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל, שׁוּם צַד הִתְנַגְּדוּת לְשׁוּם חָכָם אֲמִתִּי דִקְדֻשָּׁה, וְלֹא נֶגֶד שׁוּם אָדָם כָּשֵׁר שֶׁבָּעוֹלָם.
Keep me, my offspring and all the offspring of Your nation, the House of Israel, from opposing them and other worthy people in the world.
מִכָּל שֶׁכֵּן שֶׁלֹּא אֲזַלְזֵל בָּהֶם חַס וְשָׁלוֹם, רַק אֶזְכֶּה לְקַיֵּם דִּבְרֵי הַצַּדִּיקִים וְהַחֲכָמִים אֲמִתִּיִּים, וְלֶאֱחֹז בְּדַרְכֵיהֶם וּלְהַאֲמִין בָּהֶם בֶּאֱמוּנָה שְׁלֵמָה בֶּאֱמֶת.
May I never mock these people, Heaven forbid. Rather, may I put the words of the Tzaddikim and true sages into practice, cleaving to their ways and believing in them fully.
וְכָל מַה שֶּׁפָּגַמְתִּי בֶּאֱמוּנַת חֲכָמִים מִנְּעוּרַי עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה וְזִלְזַלְתִּי בִּכְבוֹדָם, וְעַל־יְדֵי־זֶה פָּגַמְתִּי בִּכְלָלִיּוּת תּוֹרָתְךָ הַקְּדוֹשָׁה אֲשֶׁר כֻּלָּהּ נִמְסְרָה בְּיַד הַחֲכָמִים אֲמִתִּיִּים לְדוֹרְשָׁהּ לְכָל חֶפְצֵיהֶם, וְעַל־יְדֵי־זֶה פָּגַמְתִּי בְּהַמַּלְאָכִים הַקְּדוֹשִׁים הַנִּבְרָאִים בִּדְבַר יְהֹוָה עַל־יְדֵי אוֹתִיּוֹת הַתּוֹרָה הַקְּדוֹשָׁה, וְעָבַרְתִּי עַל לָאו דְלֹא תָסוּר, וְהֵסַרְתִּי כֹחַ הַיָּדַיִם מִן הַמַּלְאָכִים הַקְּדוֹשִׁים, שֶׁהֵם יַד יָמִין וְיַד שְׂמֹאל, אֲשֶׁר עַל יָדָם הָיוּ הַמַּלְאָכִים מְקַבְּלִים הַשֶּׁפַע מִלְמַעְלָה, וְהָיוּ מַשְׁפִּיעִים לְכָל הָעֲשָׂבִים וּלְכָל הַדְּבָרִים שֶׁבָּעוֹלָם.
In many ways, I have damaged my faith in the sages and dishonored them, from my youth until this day. As a result, I have harmed the totality of Your holy Torah, which was given to the true sages to explicate as they desire. I thus damaged the holy angels that were created by Your words, which are composed of the letters of the holy Torah. By transgressing the negative commandment, “Do not turn aside,” I removed the power of the “hands” from the holy angels — the “right hand” and “left hand” through which they receive the flow of abundance from above and bring it down to the grasses and everything in the world.
וְעַל־יְדֵי פְּגַם אֱמוּנַת חֲכָמִים נִסְתַּלְּקוּ יְדֵי הַמַּלְאָכִים, עַד אֲשֶׁר אֵין לָהֶם כֹּחַ לְקַבֵּל וּלְהַשְׁפִּיעַ, וְעַל־יְדֵי־זֶה אִי אֶפְשָׁר לְקַבֵּל רְפוּאָה, וְגָרַמְנוּ חַס וְשָׁלוֹם מַכָּה אֲשֶׁר לֹא כְתוּבָה בַּתּוֹרָה, מַכָּה שֶׁאֵין לָה רְפוּאָה.
Because I damaged my faith in the sages, the hands of the angels were removed and they had no more power to receive and pour forth that abundance. As a result, it is impossible to be healed. I have thus brought into being, Heaven forbid, a wound that is not recorded in the Torah and that cannot be healed.
אָנָּא יְהֹוָה בְּרַחֲמֶיךָ הָרַבִּים, תִּמְחֹל וְתִסְלַח וּתְכַפֵּר לִי וּלְכָל עַמְּךָ בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל עַל כָּל הַפְּגָמִים הָאֵלֶּה שֶׁפָּגַמְנוּ בֶּאֱמוּנַת חֲכָמִים הַקְּדוֹשִׁים. כִּי אַתָּה יוֹדֵעַ אֶת תַּעֲלוּמוֹת לְבָבֵנוּ, כִּי לֹא בְּמֶרֶד וּבְמַעַל פָּגַמְנוּ בָּזֶה, כִּי אִם מֵחֲמַת עֲכִירַת דַּעְתֵּנוּ וּמִעוּט יְדִיעָתֵנוּ.
HaShem, grant atonement to me and Your entire nation, the House of Israel, for all the damage that we caused due to our lack of faith in the holy sages. You know what is hidden in our hearts; we did not cause damage with the intent to rebel and oppose You, but because of our unclear minds and lack of knowledge.
אָנָּא יְהֹוָה, זַכֵּנוּ מֵעַתָּה בְּרַחֲמֶיךָ לְתַקֵּן כָּל זֶה, בְּאֹפֶן שֶׁנִּזְכֶּה מֵעַתָּה לֶאֱמוּנַת חֲכָמִים בְּתַכְלִית הַשְּׁלֵמוּת בֶּאֱמֶת כִּרְצוֹנְךָ הַטּוֹב.
HaShem, please purify us, from this moment on, to rectify all this, so that we will attain a perfect faith in the sages, in accordance with Your desire.
כִּי אַתָּה יוֹדֵעַ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ, גֹּדֶל חֲלִישׁוּתֵנוּ בָּעֵת הַזֹּאת, וְאֵין לָנוּ שׁוּם סְמִיכָה כִּי אִם עַל הַחֲכָמִים וְהַצַּדִּיקִים הָאֲמִתִּיִּים.
You know that we have been overwhelmed by weariness. Our sole support is the sages and true Tzaddikim.
עַל כֵּן זַכֵּנוּ לְהַאֲמִין בְּכָל הַחֲכָמִים וְהַצַּדִּיקִים וְהַכְּשֵׁרִים אֲמִתִּיִּים, וְלִבְלִי לְדַבֵּר שׁוּם דִּבּוּר נֶגֶד כְּבוֹדָם חַס וְשָׁלוֹם, וְלִבְלִי לְבַזּוֹת שׁוּם בַּר יִשְׂרָאֵל שֶׁבָּעוֹלָם.
Guide us to believe in all the sages, Tzaddikim and truly worthy people, so that we never say anything that compromises their honor, Heaven forbid, and never insult any Jew in the world.
חוּס וְחָנֵּנוּ וַחֲמֹל נָא עָלֵינוּ, וּנְצֹר לְשׁוֹנֵנוּ מֵרָע וּשְׂפָתֵנוּ מִדַּבֵּר מִרְמָה.
Guard our tongues from expressing evil and our lips from speaking falsehood.
וְעָזְרֵנוּ וְהוֹשִׁיעֵנוּ שֶׁנִּזְכֶּה לְהָקִים אֶת הָאֱמוּנָה הַנְּפוּלָה, וְנִזְכֶּה לְתַקֵּן אֱמוּנַת חֲכָמִים בִּשְׁלֵמוּת בֶּאֱמֶת, וְעַל־יְדֵי־זֶה תַּחֲזִיר וְתִתֶּן כֹּחַ הַיָּדַיִם לְהַמַּלְאָכִים הַקְּדוֹשִׁים לְקַבֵּל וּלְהַשְׁפִּיעַ לְכָל הָעֲשָׂבִים וּלְכָל הַדְּבָרִים שֶׁבָּעוֹלָם,
Help us to re-establish and rectify our fallen faith in the sages and thereby restore the power of the “hands” to the holy angels, so that they may receive and pour forth abundance to all the grasses and all things in the world.
וְתִשְׁלַח רְפוּאָה שְׁלֵמָה לְכָל מַכּוֹתֵינוּ בְּגוּף וָנֶפֶשׁ בְּגַשְׁמִיּוּת וְרוּחָנִיּוּת, רְפָאֵנוּ יְהֹוָה וְנֵרָפֵא הוֹשִׁיעֵנוּ וְנִוָּשֵׁעָה כִּי תְהִלָּתֵנוּ אָתָּה:
Quickly heal all our wounds in body and soul, in the material and spiritual realms, completely. “Heal us, HaShem, and we will be healed. Save us, and we will be saved, for You are our praise.”
וּבְכֵן תַּעַזְרֵנִי בְּרַחֲמֶיךָ הָרַבִּים שֶׁאֶזְכֶּה לְהִתְקַדֵּשׁ בִּקְדֻשָּׁתְךָ הָעֶלְיוֹנָה, וְתַגִּיעֵנִי מְהֵרָה לִקְדֻשָּׁה וּפְרִישׁוּת בֶּאֱמֶת,
Making Vows
God, sanctify me and guide me to attain true austerity soon.
וְאֶזְכֶּה לֶאֱחֹז בְּדַרְכֵי אֲבוֹתֵינוּ הַקְּדוֹשִׁים, לִדּוֹר נְדָרִים וּלְקַיְּמָם מִיָּד בִּשְׁבִיל רְצוֹנְךָ הַטּוֹב, כְּדֵי לִזְכּוֹת עַל־יְדֵי הַנְּדָרִים לִקְדֻשָּׁה וּפְרִישׁוּת בֶּאֱמֶת.
Teach me to emulate the ways of our holy fathers by making vows that I immediately fulfill, in order to attain true holiness and sanctity.
וְאֶזְכֶּה לַעֲלוֹת לִמְקוֹם הַנֵּדֶר שֶׁהוּא פְּלִיאוֹת חָכְמָה, וְעַל־יְדֵי־זֶה תַּעַזְרֵנִי לְהַכִּיר מַעֲלַת וּקְדֻשַּׁת הַחֲכָמִים הָאֲמִתִּיִּים, עַד שֶׁאֶזְכֶּה לֶאֱמוּנַת חֲכָמִים בִּשְׁלֵמוּת,
May I rise up to the spiritual realm of vows called “wonders of wisdom,” and in that way, recognize the high caliber and holiness of the true sages and attain complete faith in them.
וְעַל־יְדֵי־זֶה תְּזַכֵּנִי לַעֲלוֹת וּלְהִכָּלֵל בְּאוֹר הָאָבוֹת, וְיִתְנוֹצְצוּ בִּי אוֹר הָאָבוֹת אַבְרָהָם יִצְחָק וְיַעֲקֹב:
Then may I go up and be absorbed into the light of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, and may their light shine within me.
לְשַׁבַּת־קוֹדֶשׁ וּבְכֵן יְהִי רָצוֹן מִלְּפָנֶיךָ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהַי וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתַי, שֶׁתַּעַזְרֵנִי וְתוֹשִׁיעֵנִי וּתְזַכֵּנִי לְעֹנֶג שַׁבָּת בִּשְׁלֵמוּת בֶּאֱמֶת, וְאֶזְכֶּה לְקַבֵּל שַׁבָּתוֹת בִּקְדֻשָּׁה גְּדוֹלָה וּבְשִׂמְחָה וְשָׂשׂוֹן וְחֶדְוָה רַבָּה וַעֲצוּמָה. וּלְהִתְעַנֵּג עַל יְהֹוָה בְּשַׁבָּת קֹדֶשׁ בְּכָל מִינֵי עֹנֶג, וּלְהַרְבּוֹת בִּסְעֻדַּת שַׁבָּת בְּכָל מִינֵי מַעֲדַנִּים בִּקְדֻשָּׁה וּבְחֶדְוָה גְּדוֹלָה,
For Shabbat
HaShem, my God and the God of my fathers, give me complete and true delight in the Shabbat. Let me greet each Shabbat with intense joy and take holy pleasure and delight in You on the Shabbat, and enjoy a large Shabbat meal with all sorts of delicacies.
וְלֹא יִהְיֶה אֶצְלִי שׁוּם קְפֵּדָא עַל הוֹצָאוֹת שַׁבָּתוֹת וְיָמִים טוֹבִים. תַּעֲרֹךְ לְפָנַי שֻׁלְחָן נֶגֶד צוֹרְרָי דִּשַׁנְתָּ בַשֶּׁמֶן רֹאשִׁי כּוֹסִי רְוָיָה.
Help me not to hesitate at all in paying for Shabbat and festival expenses. “You have prepared a table before me in sight of my enemies. You have anointed my head with oil, my cup overflows.”
וּתְחָנֵּנִי מֵאִתְּךָ בְּרַחֲמֶיךָ הָרַבִּים, וְתַעַזְרֵנִי וְתוֹשִׁיעֵנִי וּתְזַכֵּנִי מְהֵרָה לַאֲכִילָה דִּקְדֻשָּׁה, שֶׁיִהְיֶה אֲכִילָתִי תָמִיד בִּקְדֻשָּׁה גְּדוֹלָה בִּבְחִינַת עֹנֶג שַׁבָּת, וְעַל־יְדֵי־זֶה אֶזְכֶּה בְּרַחֲמֶיךָ לְהַכְנִיעַ וּלְהַשְׁפִּיל וּלְשַׁבֵּר וּלְבַטֵּל כָּל הַשּׂוֹנְאִים וְהָאוֹיְבִים לְהַשְׁבִּית אוֹיֵב וּמִתְנַקֵּם,
Be gracious to me so that I will soon be able to eat in a holy manner, on the level of the delight of the Shabbat. In this way, may I be able to subjugate, eliminate and silence all my enemies.
וְכָל הַקָּמִים עָלֵינוּ לְרָעָה כֻּלָּם יִכְרְעוּ וְיִפֹּלוּ, וְתָפֵר עֲצָתָם וּתְקַלְקֵל מַחֲשַׁבְתָּם מְהֵרָה.
May all those who have risen up against me for evil purposes bow down and fall. May their counsel be ruined and their plans frustrated.
וּתְזַכֵּנִי לָדַעַת בֶּאֱמֶת אֵיךְ לְהִתְנַהֵג בְּעִנְיָנֵי תַעֲנִיּוֹת, כִּי אֵינִי יוֹדֵעַ כְּלָל אֵיךְ לְהִתְנַהֵג בָּזֶה כִּי אִם עָלֶיךָ לְבַד אֲנִי סוֹמֵךְ עַצְמִי בֶּאֱמֶת, שֶׁתַּדְרִיכֵנִי בַּאֲמִתְּךָ וּתְלַמְּדֵנִי אֵיךְ לְהִתְנַהֵג בְּעִנְיָנֵי תַעֲנִיּוֹת, וְכִרְצוֹנְךָ אֶעֱשֶׂה:
Teach me to truly know how to conduct myself in regard to fasting. I have no idea what to do in this regard, and so I rely only on You to guide me.
וּבְכֵן תְּרַחֵם עָלַי אָבִי אָב הָרַחֲמָן, טוֹב וּמֵטִיב לַכֹּל, וְתַעַזְרֵנִי וְתוֹשִׁיעֵנִי שֶׁאֶזְכֶּה מְהֵרָה לְשַׁבֵּר וּלְבַטֵּל מִדַּת הַכַּעַס מִמֶּנִּי.
Overcoming Anger
Teach me to quickly dissolve and eliminate my anger.
וְתַצִּילֵנִי מִן הַכַּעַס וּמִן הָאַכְזָרִיּוּת וּמִן הַקְּפֵּדוֹת, וְלֹא אֶכְעוֹס לְעוֹלָם וְלֹא אַקְפִּיד עַל שׁוּם דָּבָר וְלֹא עַל שׁוּם אָדָם שֶׁבָּעוֹלָם,
Save me from growing angry, being cruel and exhibiting irritation at anything or anyone in the world.
רַק אֶזְכֶּה בְּרַחֲמֶיךָ לִהְיוֹת טוֹב וּמֵטִיב לַכֹּל. וְעַל־יְדֵי־זֶה תַּצִּילֵנִי בְּרַחֲמֶיךָ הָרַבִּים מִכָּל מִינֵי שׂוֹנְאִים וּמְקַטְרְגִים, שֶׁלֹּא יִהְיֶה לָהֶם שׁוּם כֹּחַ לְהַלְשִׁין וּלְקַטְרֵג עָלַי כְּלָל:
Instead, inspire me to be good and do good to everyone. In this way, save me from every sort of enemy, so that no one will have the power to condemn me at all.
רִבּוֹנוֹ שֶׁל עוֹלָם, הַצִּילֵנִי מִיַּד אוֹיְבַי וּמֵרוֹדְפָי. הַצִּילֵנִי נָא מִיַּד אָחִי מִיַּד עֵשָׂו כִּי יָרֵא אָנֹכִי אֹתוֹ פֶּן יָבוֹא וְהִכַּנִי אֵם עַל בָּנִים. וְאַתָּה אָמַרְתָּ הֵיטֵב אֵיטִיב עִמָּךָ וְשַׂמְתִּי אֶת זַרְעֲךָ כְּחוֹל הַיָּם אֲשֶׁר לֹא יִסָּפֵר מֵרֹב.
Saved from the Hand of the Enemy
Master of the World, “save me from the hand of my enemy and pursuer. Please save me from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau, because I fear him, lest he come and strike me, mother and children. And You have said, ‘I will surely do good with you and make your offspring like the sand of the sea, which is too numerous to count.’”
חוּסָה עָלַי כְּרֹב רַחֲמֶיךָ, חוּסָה עַל נַפְשִׁי הָאֻמְלָלָה מְאֹד, הָעֲיֵפָה וְהַיְגֵעָה מְאֹד, אֲשֶׁר אָבַד מָנוֹס מִמֶּנִּי אֵין דּוֹרֵשׁ לְנַפְשִׁי. כִּי אַתָּה יוֹדֵעַ כַּמָּה שׂוֹנְאִים וְאוֹיְבִים וּמְקַטְרְגִים עוֹמְדִים עָלֵינוּ בְּכָל עֵת.
Have mercy on me in accordance with Your compassion. Have pity on my poor and weary spirit, for “I have no means of escape; no one seeks to safeguard my life.” You know how many enemies and accusers constantly seek to harm me.
וְהִנְנִי מוֹדֶה וּמִתְוַדֶּה כִּי אֲנִי בְּעַצְמִי הַחַיָּב, וְאָנֹכִי סַבּוֹתִי בְּנַפְשִׁי כָּל זֶה, וְעוֹרַרְתִּי אוֹתָם עַל־יְדֵי מַעֲשַׂי הָרָעִים וַחֲטָאַי וַעֲוֹנוֹתַי וּפְשָׁעַי הָעֲצוּמִים מְאֹד. וְלֹא דַי לִי בְּכָל זֶה, כִּי אִם עוֹד הוֹסַפְתִּי חֵטְא עַל פֶּשַׁע, וְלֹא נִזְהַרְתִּי וְלֹא שָׁמַרְתִּי עַצְמִי מֵאֵשׁ הָרָעָה שֶׁל הַכַּעַס, עַד אֲשֶׁר נִבְעַר בִּי אֵשׁ הַכַּעַס כַּמָּה וְכַמָּה פְּעָמִים בְּלִי מִסְפָּר.
I confess my guilt. I brought all this upon myself because I aroused my enemies with my evil deeds. I transgressed and sinned, and did not protect myself from the evil fire of anger, and now that fire burns in me over and over again.
וְעַל־יְדֵי עָוֹן הַגָּדוֹל הַזֶּה שֶׁל הַכַּעַס עוֹרַרְתִּי הַמְקַטְרֵג וְהַשּׂוֹנֵא הַגָּדוֹל שֶׁהוּא עֵשָׂו אִישׁ שָׂעִיר, וְעַל יָדוֹ נִתְעוֹרְרוּ כַּמָּה וְכַמָּה מְקַטְרְגִים וּמַלְשִׁינִים וְשׂוֹנְאִים עָלֵינוּ, עַד אֲשֶׁר רָבּוּ כְּמוֹ רָבּוּ הַשּׂוֹנְאִים וְהָאוֹיְבִים מְאֹד, עַד אֲשֶׁר אֵינִי יוֹדֵעַ כְּלָל מַה לַּעֲשׂוֹת, וְאֵינִי יוֹדֵעַ לְהֵיכָן לִבְרֹחַ מִפְּנֵיהֶם, כִּי רַבִּים קָמוּ עָלַי, רַבִּים מְאֹד, וּפָעֲרוּ פִיהֶם לִבְלִי חֹק.
As a result of engaging in this great sin of anger, I have aroused the accuser and great enemy — who is Esau, the man of Seir. And so a number of accusers, slanderers and enemies have been aroused to turn against me, so many of them that I have no idea what to do. I have no idea where to go in order to escape them, because so many have risen up against me, with their mouths gaping as though they are about to swallow me.
פָּצוּ עָלֵינוּ פִּיהֶם, אָמְרוּ בִּלָּעְנוּ. מִי יִתֵּן לִי אֵבֶר כַּיּוֹנָה אָעוּפָה וְאֶשְׁכֹּנָה. הִנֵּה אַרְחִיק נְדֹד אָלִין בַּמִּדְבָּר סֶלָה. אָחִישָׁה מִפְלָט לִי מֵרוּחַ סֹעָה מִסָּעַר.
“They opened their mouths wide against us and said, ‘We have swallowed them up.’ I wish I had wings like the dove! I would fly and dwell securely. I would go far off and nest in the wilderness. I would quickly find a refuge for myself from the violent wind, from the storm.”
צָעַק לִבִּי אֶל יְהֹוָה, אַל אֶתֵּן פּוּגַת לִי אַל תִּדּוֹם בַּת עֵינִי:
My heart cries out to You, HaShem, “Do not let me grow weary. Do not allow the pupil of my eye to fall asleep.”
רִבּוֹנוֹ שֶׁל עוֹלָם, כְּבָר סִדַּרְתִּי כַּמָּה תְחִנּוֹת וּבַקָּשׁוֹת, וּכְבָר פֵּרַשְׁתִּי כָּל שִׂיחָתִי לְפָנֶיךָ כָּל אֲשֶׁר מָצְאָה יָדִי לְדַבֵּר. וְאִם אָמְנָם לְפִי עֹצֶם פְּגָמַי הַמְּרֻבִּים מְאֹד, עֲדַיִן לֹא הִתְחַלְתִי לְדַבֵּר כְּלָל, אֲבָל אֵין אִתִּי יוֹדֵעַ עַד מָה לְדַבֵּר יוֹתֵר, וְגַם אֵין לִי שׁוּם עֵצָה וְתִקְוָה אַחֶרֶת כִּי אִם תְּפִלָּה וְתַחֲנוּנִים, עָזְרֵנִי כִּי עָלֶיךָ נִשְׁעָנְתִּי, קָרְבָה אֶל נַפְשִׁי גְאָלָהּ לְמַעַן אוֹיְבַי פְּדֵנִי. יְהֹוָה נְחֵנִי בְּצִדְקָתֶךָ לְמַעַן שׁוֹרְרָי הַיְּשַׁר לְפָנַי דַּרְכֶּךָ.
Master of the World, I have entreated You, prayed to You, and spoken to You to the best of my ability. Yet because I am so blemished, it is as though I haven’t even begun to address You. But I do not know how much more I must speak to You, and I do not know what else to do but pray and entreat You. Help me, because I rely only on You. “Come close to my soul, redeem it; against my enemies, deliver me.” HaShem, guide me in Your righteousness in the presence of my watchful enemies; make Your path straight before me.”
חוּס וַחֲמֹל עָלַי מָלֵא רַחֲמִים, חוּס וְרַחֵם עָלַי מָלֵא חֶסֶד מָלֵא טוֹב מָלֵא רָצוֹן, יֶהֱמוּ וְיִכָמְרוּ הֲמוֹן מֵעֶיךָ וְרַחֲמֶיךָ עָלַי, עַל נִרְדָּף כָּמוֹנִי, עַל חֲסַר דֵּעָה חֲסַר עֵצָה כָּמוֹנִי. הוֹשִׁיעָה אֲדוֹנִי הַמֶּלֶךְ, הוֹשִׁיעֵנִי מָלֵא יְשׁוּעוֹת וְהַצָּלוֹת, עֲשֵׂה מַה שֶּׁתַּעֲשֶׂה בְּרַחֲמֶיךָ הַגְּדוֹלִים, בְּאֹפֶן שֶׁאֶזְכֶּה לָשׁוּב אֵלֶיךָ בֶּאֱמֶת וּבְלֵב שָׁלֵם. וְתִגְעֹר בְּכָל הַמַּסְטִינִים וְהַמְקַטְרְגִים עָלַי, וְתַצִּילֵנִי מִיַּד כָּל אוֹיְבַי וּמֵרוֹדְפָי, וּתְמַלֵּט נַפְשִׁי מִיַּד כָּל מִינֵי שׂוֹנְאִים וְאוֹיְבִים בְּגַשְׁמִיּוּת וְרוּחָנִיּוּת:
Arouse Your compassion, for I am persecuted and lack knowledge and counsel. Save me, my Master and King, save me! Lead me to return to You with all my heart. Rebuke my enemies and accusers, both in the physical and spiritual realms. Deliver me from their hand.
רִבּוֹנוֹ שֶׁל עוֹלָם, אַתָּה יוֹדֵעַ אֶת כָּל לְבָבִי, מָה אוֹמַר לְפָנֶיךָ יוֹשֵׁב מָרוֹם וּמָה אֲסַפֵּר לְפָנֶיךָ שׁוֹכֵן שְׁחָקִים, הֲלֹא כָּל הַנִּסְתָּרוֹת וְהַנִּגְלוֹת אַתָּה יוֹדֵעַ. אַתָּה יוֹדֵעַ רָזֵי עוֹלָם וְתַעֲלוּמוֹת סִתְרֵי כָּל חָי, אַתָּה חוֹפֵשׂ כָּל חַדְרֵי בָטֶן וּבוֹחֵן כְּלָיוֹת וָלֵב, אֵין דָּבָר נֶעְלַם מִמֶּךָּ וְאֵין נִסְתָּר מִנֶּגֶד עֵינֶיךָ.
Master of the Universe, You know everything that is in my heart. What can I say before You, You Who sit in the heights? What can I tell You, You Who dwell in Heaven? You know everything, whether hidden or revealed. You know the secrets of the world and of every living being. You penetrate into a person’s innermost core, his drives and his heart. Nothing is concealed from Your eyes.
טוֹב וּמֵטִיב לַכֹּל, שַׂבְּעֵנִי מִטּוּבֶךָ וְזַכֵּנִי לִהְיוֹת טוֹב לַכֹּל. וּתְכַפֵּר וְתִמְחֹל וְתִסְלַח לִי עַל כָּל הַחֲטָאִים וְהָעֲוֹנוֹת וְהַפְּשָׁעִים, וְעַל כָּל הַפְּגָמִים וְהַקִּלְקוּלִים שֶׁגָּרַמְתִּי עַל־יְדֵי עֲוֹן הַכַּעַס.
You are good and do good to everyone. Therefore, satisfy me with Your goodness. Inspire me to be good to everyone. Grant me atonement for all my sins and all the damage that I caused with my anger.
וּתְרַחֵם עָלַי מֵעַתָּה וְתַחְמֹל עָלַי בְּחֶמְלָתְךָ הַגְּדוֹלָה, וְתֵטִיב לִי מִטּוּבְךָ הָאֲמִתִּי, וְתִהְיֶה עִמִּי תָמִיד. וְתַצִּילֵנִי מֵעַתָּה מִן הַכַּעַס וּמִן הַקְּפֵּדוֹת, שֶׁלֹּא אֶכְעוֹס וְלֹא אַקְפִּיד אֲפִלּוּ בְּלִבִּי עַל שׁוּם אָדָם וְלֹא עַל שׁוּם דָּבָר שֶׁבָּעוֹלָם, וְלֹא אָבֹא לִידֵי כַּעַס וּקְפֵּדוֹת לְעוֹלָם.
Always be with me. Save me, from this moment on. Keep me from getting angry and irritated — even in my heart — at anyone or anything in the world.
וְתָאִיר עָלַי בְּאוֹר פָּנֶיךָ, וּתְצַוֶּה בְּרַחֲמֶיךָ לְהַחֲזִיר לִי הַמֹּחִין דִּקְדֻשָּׁה שֶׁנִּסְתַּלְּקוּ מִמֶּנִּי עַל־יְדֵי עֲוֹן הַכַּעַס, וְתַמְשִׁיךְ עָלַי צֶלֶם אֱלֹהִים אוֹר פְּנֵי מֶלֶךְ חַיִּים.
Illumine me with the light of Your countenance. Bring back my awareness of holiness, which left me because of my sin of anger. Draw onto me Your Godly image, the light of Your face, my Living King.
וּתְחָנֵּנִי מֵאִתְּךָ בְּמַתְּנַת חִנָּם, וְתַשְׁפִּיעַ עָלַי שֶׁפַע הַחָכְמָה וְהַבִּינָה וְהַדַּעַת דִּקְדֻשָּׁה, עַד אֲשֶׁר אֶזְכֶּה לְהֶאָרַת פָּנִים דִּקְדֻשָּׁה.
Graciously grant me the gift of an abundance of wisdom, understanding and holy awareness, until I will attain the illumination of the face of holiness.
וּתְזַכֵּנִי שֶׁתִּהְיֶה אֲכִילָתִי בִּקְדֻשָּׁה גְּדוֹלָה תָמִיד בִּבְחִינַת עֹנֶג שַׁבָּת, עַד שֶׁלֹּא יִהְיֶה לְהַסִּטְרָא אַחֲרָא שׁוּם חֵלֶק מֵאֲכִילָתִי. וְאֶזְכֶּה לְהַכְנִיעַ הַכָּבֵד לִפְנֵי הַמֹּחַ, וְיִתְגַּבֵּר הַמֹּחַ וְהַשֵּׂכֶל דִּקְדֻשָּׁה עַל הַכָּבֵד הַכּוֹעֵס, וְלֹא יִהְיֶה שׁוּם שְׁלִיטָה וּמֶמְשָׁלָה לְהַכָּבֵד כְּלָל, רַק כָּל הַמֶּמְשָׁלָה וְהַשְּׁלִיטָה יִהְיֶה לְהַמֹּחַ שֶׁלִּי, עַד אֲשֶׁר אֶזְכֶּה שֶׁיָּאִיר בְּפָנַי צֶלֶם אֱלֹהִים, וְאֶזְכֶּה לִהְיוֹת בְּגֶדֶר הָאָדָם דִּקְדֻשָּׁה.
Holy Eating and Overcoming Negativity
Guide me to always eat with great holiness, on the level of the delight of the Shabbat, until the Other Side does not partake of my eating and my holy mindfulness (which is associated with the brain) will overcome my anger (which is associated with the liver). Then the liver will have no more power, but all the governance will be in my brain, and Your image will shine on my face and I will be a holy person.
וְתַעַזְרֵנִי וְתוֹשִׁיעֵנִי לְהַכְנִיעַ וּלְשַׁבֵּר וּלְבַטֵּל מִמֶּנִּי מִדַּת הַבְּהֵמִיּוּת, וְאֶזְכֶּה לָצֵאת מִבְּהֵמָה לְאָדָם, עַד אֲשֶׁר עַל־יְדֵי־זֶה יִהְיֶה מוֹרָאִי עַל כָּל חַיַּת הָאָרֶץ וְעַל כָּל הַשּׂוֹנְאִים, כְּמוֹ שֶׁכָּתוּב, וּמוֹרַאֲכֶם וְחִתְּכֶם יִהְיֶה עַל כָּל חַיַּת הָאָרֶץ.
Help me to subjugate and nullify my animal like nature so that the fear of me will fall on animals and all my enemies. As the verse states, “A fear and dread of you will be instilled in all the animals of the earth.”
וּתְגָרֵשׁ מִפָּנֵינוּ כָּל הָאוֹיְבִים וְכָל הַשּׂוֹנְאִים שֶׁבָּעוֹלָם, וּתְקַיֵּם בָּנוּ מִקְרָא שֶׁכָּתוּב, וְכַתּוֹתִי מִפָּנָיו צָרָיו וּמְשַׂנְאָיו אֶגּוֹף. הָאִירָה פָנֶיךָ עַל עַבְדֶּךָ הוֹשִׁיעֵנִי בְּחַסְדֶּךָ. פָּנֶיךָ הָאֵר בְּעַבְדֶּךָ וְלַמְּדֵנִי אֶת חֻקֶּיךָ:
Repel all my enemies. May the verse be realized, “I will beat down his enemies before him and afflict his foes. Shine Your face on Your servant. Save me in Your lovingkindness. Shine Your face upon Your servant and teach me Your laws.”
וּתְזַכֵּנִי בְּרַחֲמֶיךָ הָרַבִּים לְהַרְבּוֹת בִּצְדָקָה, וְאֶזְכֶּה לְפַזֵּר צְדָקָה הַרְבֵּה לַעֲנִיִּים הֲגוּנִים הַרְבֵּה, וְעַל־יְדֵי־זֶה יִתְרַבֶּה הַשָּׁלוֹם בָּעוֹלָם.
Charity and Peace
God, inspire me to give much charity to many worthy people. As a result, may peace increase in the world.
וְנִזְכֶּה לְשָׁלוֹם בִּשְׁלֵמוּת בֶּאֱמֶת, לְשָׁלוֹם שֶׁיֵּשׁ לוֹ פֶּה וְדִבּוּר, שֶׁיִּהְיֶה שָׁלוֹם בֵּין אָדָם לַחֲבֵרוֹ, וִידַבְּרוּ יַחַד בְּאַהֲבָה וְשָׁלוֹם דִּבְרֵי אֱמֶת וָצֶדֶק, וִיעוֹרֵר כָּל אֶחָד אֶת חֲבֵרוֹ לַעֲבוֹדָתֶךָ וּלְיִרְאָתֶךָ.
May we attain a truly complete peacefulness that can express itself so that there will be peace between people, and people will speak words of truth and righteousness with each other in love and amity. May everyone inspire those around him to serve and fear You.
וּתְמַהֵר וְתָחִישׁ לְגָאֳלֵנוּ וְתָבִיא לָנוּ אֶת מְשִׁיחַ צִדְקֵנוּ, וְתַכְנִיעַ וּתְשַׁבֵּר וּתְמַגֵּר וּתְכַלֶּה אֶת שַׁעַר שֶׁל אֲרָם נְפִילָה אַחַר נְפִילָה וְיִפְּלוּ וְלֹא יָקוּמוּ, הֵמָּה יִכְרְעוּ וְיִפֹּלוּ וַאֲנַחְנוּ נָקוּם וְנִתְעוֹדָד, וְיִשְׁכֹּן יִשְׂרָאֵל בֶּטַח בָּדָד.
Quickly redeem us and bring our righteous Mashiach. Overcome and destroy the gate of Aram, so that it will fall — one descent after another — and our enemies will plunge down and no longer rise. “They have crouched and fallen, whereas we stand up and are invigorated.” May Israel dwell in surety, alone.”
וְתָשִׂים שָׁלוֹם בֵּין כָּל עַמְּךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל לְעוֹלָם, וְטוֹב יִהְיֶה בְּעֵינֶיךָ לְבָרְכֵנוּ וּלְבָרֵךְ אֶת כָּל עַמְּךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּכָל עֵת וּבְכָל שָׁעָה בִּשְׁלוֹמְךָ הַטּוֹב. וִיקֻיַּם מִקְרָא שֶׁכָּתוּב, שָׁלוֹם רָב לְאוֹהֲבֵי תוֹרָתֶךָ וְאֵין לָמוֹ מִכְשׁוֹל.
Give peace to Your entire nation, the Jewish people, forever. Bless me and Your entire nation, the Jewish people, at every moment with Your good peace. May the verses be realized, “May those who love Your Torah enjoy great peace, and face no stumbling blocks.
יְהִי שָׁלוֹם בְּחֵילֵךְ שַׁלְוָה בְּאַרְמְנוֹתָיִךְ. וְכָל בָּנַיִךְ לִמּוּדֵי יְהֹוָה וְרַב שְׁלוֹם בָּנָיִךְ. לְמַעַן אַחַי וְרֵעָי אֲדַבְּרָה נָּא שָׁלוֹם בָּךְ. לְמַעַן בֵּית יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ אֲבַקְשָׁה טוֹב לָךְ. יְהֹוָה עֹז לְעַמּוֹ יִתֵּן יְהֹוָה יְבָרֵךְ אֶת עַמּוֹ בַשָּׁלוֹם.
“May there be peace within your walls, tranquility within your palaces. May all your children be learned of HaShem, and may your children enjoy great peace. For the sake of my brothers and friends, I will speak peace on your behalf. For the sake of the House of HaShem, our God, I will seek good for you. HaShem will give His nation might, He will bless His nation with peace.”
יִהְיוּ לְרָצוֹן אִמְרֵי פִי וְהֶגְיוֹן לִבִּי לְפָנֶיךָ יְהֹוָה צוּרִי וְגוֹאֲלִי:
“May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable before You, HaShem, my Rock and my Redeemer.”