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אני שואפת להביא למצב בו לימוד התורה יהיה נחלת כל ישראל, בחינת תורה מונחת בקרן זווית, וכל מי שרוצה ליטול יבוא ויטול. שכל אזרחי ישראל הצעירים יקחו חלק בנטל, גם בלימוד תורה וגם בשירות צבאי ואזרחי. וביחד ייבנה הבית ולא תיחלש הדעת. |
I aspire to bring about a situation in which Torah study is the heritage of all Israel, in which the Torah is accessible to all who wish to study it, in which all young citizens of Israel take part in Torah study as well as military and civil service. Together we will build this home and avoid disappointment. |
אני שואפת ליום בו משאבי המדינה יחולקו בהוגנות ובשוויון לכל תלמיד ותלמידת חכמים, על פי איכות לימודם, ולא על פי שייכום הציבורי. שבתי המדרש, הארגונים והישיבות החילוניות והפלורליסטיות יזכו לתמיכה שווה והוגנת מול בתי המדרש האורתודוקסים והחרדים, ומתוך קנאת הסופרים והתחרות הבריאה תגדל התורה ותאדיר. |
I long for the day when the state’s resources are distributed fairly and equally to every Torah scholar, man or woman, based on the quality of their study, not their communal affiliation, when secular and pluralistic yeshivot, batei midrash, and organizations win fair and equal support in comparison to Orthodox and Ḥaredi batei midrash. Through scholarly envy and healthy competition, the Torah will be magnified and glorified. |
אני מבקשת להזכיר את מורי הרב דוד הרטמן, שהלך לעולמו השבוע, שפתח לי את שערי בית המדרש שלו, ובנה שפה של יהדות אמיצה ומכילה. יהי זכרו ברוך. |
I want to mention my mentor, Rabbi David Hartman, who passed away this week,[1] David Hartman (September 11, 1931 – February 10, 2013) who opened up the doors of his beit midrash for me, and who built the language of a courageous and inclusive Judaism. May his memory be a blessing. |
אני מבקשת לסיים בתפילה שכתב חברי חיים היימס, תפילה בכניסה לכנסת. |
I want to conclude with a prayer composed by my colleague Ḥaim Hames, the prayer for entering the Knesset: |
יהי רצון מלפניך, ה׳ אלהינו ואלהי אבותינו ואמהותינו, שאצא מהבית הזה כפי שנכנסתי אליו, שלמה עם עצמי, ועם הבריות. |
May it be Your will, Lord our God, God of our fathers and mothers, that I leave this house as I entered it – at peace with myself and with others. |
מי יתן שמעשיי יהיו לטובת כל תושבי מדינת ישראל, ושאפעל לתקן את החברה אשר שלחה אותי למעון זה, ולהשכין שלום צודק בינינו ועם שכנינו. |
May my actions benefit all residents of the State of Israel. May I work to improve the society that sent me to this chamber and cause a just peace to dwell among us and with our neighbors. |
מי ייתן ותמיד אזכור שאני שליחת ציבור, ועלי להקפיד על ניקיון כפיים ולב. מי יתן ואצליח ונצליח בכל מעשי ידיו. |
May I always remember that I am a messenger of the public and that I must take care to keep my integrity and innocence intact. May I, and we, succeed in all our endeavors. |
אני מוסיפה ברכה קטנה לסיעה שלי יש עתיד. שנשמור על התרבות המיוחדת של אחווה ושיתוף, שנישאר מאוחדים, שנישאר במליאה, ושנזכה לממש את החלום ולשנות לטוב. |
I add a small prayer for my faction, Yesh Atid, that we maintain our unique culture of cooperation and brotherhood, that we remain united, that we remain in the plenum, and that we realize our dream to make things better. |
Thank you. |
Near the end of Ruth Calderon‘s now famous speech to the Knesset on February 12th, 2013, the new Knesset member added a prayer for her role in the government, written by Dr. Ḥaim Hames of Ben-Gurion University. We are grateful to Chaim Hames for sharing his prayer with the Open Siddur Project. The text of the speech above is from the transcript of the Knesset record which resides in the Public Domain.
We are also grateful to Elli Fischer for sharing his English translation of Ruth Calderon’s speech and Ḥaim Hames prayer, which first appeared in the Jewish Week in the op-ed, “‘The Heritage Of All Israel’: Founder of Tel Aviv’s secular yeshiva, also a Knesset member, leads Israel’s parliament in study and prayer” by Ruth Calderone [sic] (February 14, 2013), and shared with attribution. The translation was subsequently remixed as subtitles in the video record of Ruth’s speech by Maqom TV.
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| 1 | David Hartman (September 11, 1931 – February 10, 2013) |
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