🆕 תְּפִלָּה לְיוֹם הַבְּחִירוּת | A Tefilah for Election Day (Tzohar, 2026)

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Aharon N. Varady (transcription) and Irgun Rabbanei Tzohar

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27 October 2026 under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) 4.0 International copyleft license

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21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., democratic process, voting

Source (Hebrew)	Translation (English)
מוֹדֶה אַנִי לְפָנֶיךָ צוּר יִשְׂרָאֵל וְגוֹאֲלוֹ, עַל הַחֶסֶד שֶׁעָשִׂיתָ עִמָּדִי שֶׁאֲנִי חַי בְּדוֹד שֶׁל תְּקוּמַת יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּאַרְצוֹ, וְעַל הַזְּכוּת וְהַחוֹבָה שֶׁנָּפְלוּ בְּחֶלְקִי לִבְחֹר לִכְנֶסֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל.	I offer my thanks to You, Rock of Israel and its Redeemer, for Your kindness in allowing me to live at a time where I am blessed to witness the rebirth of Israel in its own land, and for the privilege and responsibility that has been afforded to me to vote for the Knesset of the State of Israel.
הֲרֵינִי מַצְבִּיעַ מִתוֹךְ תְּחוּשַׁת שֻׁתָּפוּת, אַחְרָיוּת, דְּאָגָה וְשַׁיָּכוּת לַחֶבְרָה הַיִּשְׂרְאֵלִית, וּמִתּוֹךְ אֵמוּן בַּמְּדִינָה וְרָצוֹן בְּטוֹבָתָהּ וּבְטוֹבַת אֶזְרָחֶיהָ.	I vote out of a sense of partnership, responsibility, concern, and belonging to Israeli society, and out of faith in the State and a desire for its well-being and for the well-being of its people.
מִתְחַיֵּב אֲנִי לְקַבֵּל אֶת הַכְרָעַת הָעָם, וּמִתְפַּלֵּל שֶׁנֵּדַע כֻּלָּנוּ לְכַבֵּד וּלְהַעֲרִיךְ גַּם אֶת מִי שֶׁחוֹשֵׁב וּמַצְבִּיעַ אַחֶרֶת.	I commit to accepting the decision of the people, and I pray that we may all know how to respect and appreciate even those who think and vote differently.
יְהִי רָצוֹן מִלְּפָנֶיךָ ה׳ אֱלֹהַי וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתַי, שֶׁתִּתֵּן בְּלֵב הַנִּבְחָרִים כֻּלָּם אֶת הַנְּחִישׁוּת לִפְעֹל לְמַעַן בִּטְחוֹנָהּ וְשִׁגְשׂוּגָהּ שֶׁל מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, וְאֶת הַכֹּחַ וְהַתְּבוּנָה לַחֲלֹק זֶה עַל זֶה בְּכָבוֹד וְלִשְׁמֹר עַל הָאַחְדוּת בֵּינֵינוּ.	May it be Your will, Hashem my God and God of my ancestors, that You instill in the hearts of all those elected to office the determination to act for the security and prosperity of the State of Israel, and the strength and wisdom to disagree with one another respectfully and to preserve our unity.
חַזֵּק אֶת נִבְחֲרֵי הַצִּבּוּר וְאֶת כׇּל הָעוֹסְקִים בְּצָרְכֵי צִבּוּר לִפְעֹל בְּעִנְיָנִיּוּת, בִּנְקִיּוּת וּבִשְׁקִיפוּת.	May You strengthen the elected representatives and all those who work in public service, so that they may act with professionalism, integrity, and transparency.
שְׁלַח בְּרָכָה וְהַצְלָחָה בְּכׇל מַעֲשֵׂה יְדֵיהֶם, וְיִתְקַיֵּם בָּנוּ מִקְרָא שֶׁכָּתוּב: ”וִישַׁבְתֶּם לָבֶטַח בְּאַרְצְכֶם. וְנָתַתִּי שָׁלוֹם בָּאָרֶץ וּשְׁכַבְתֶּם ואֵין מַחֲרִיד“ (ויקרא כו:ה-ו)	May they be blessed to succeed in all their endeavors, and may the following verse be fulfilled among us: “and be settled in security in your land. I will give peace throughout the land, so that you will lie down with none to make you tremble” (Leviticus 26:5-6)

This prayer for a voter on Election Day in the State of Israel was disseminated by Tzohar via its social media page on Facebook and via Arutz Sheva on 26 October 2026 in Hebrew with a separate English translation. I have transcribed the text from the images and set the English opposite the Hebrew. –Aharon Varady

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tefilah lyom habehirut (tsohar 2026) – hebrew

tefilah lyom habehirut (tsohar 2026) – english

Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

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Irgun Rabbanei Tzohar

Tzohar (Hebrew: ארגון רבני צהר, Irgun Rabbanei Tzohar) is an Israeli Rabbinical Organization that aims to bridge the gaps between dati (religious) and ḥiloni (secular) Jews in the State of Israel. The organization was founded after the murder of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in 1995. Its founders are rabbis Yuval Cherlow, David Stav, Shai Piron, Tzachi Lehman, Elisha Aviner, and Raffi Feurstein. Tzohar has been supported by the Avi Chai Foundation since its inception.

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🆕 תְּפִלָּה לְיוֹם הַבְּחִירוּת | A Tefilah for Election Day (Tzohar, 2026)

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