This Siddur Tefilot l’Ḥayyal was compiled by the chief rabbi of the IDF, Shlomo Goren, for military personnel serving the State of Israel. The siddur is a testament to Rabbi Goren’s project in attempting to create a unified nusaḥ that all IDF personnel might follow. It also includes unique prayers composed for use by Israeli soldiers in the contexts of battle injuries, deaths, and other hardships.

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Source (Hebrew)	Translation (English)
חיילי צבא הגנה לישראל שומר משמרת הקודש ביבשה באויר ובים	Soldiers of the Israeli Defense Forces Those who keep the Holy Land safe on land, air and sea.
סדר התפילות המוגש בזה, הנו המפתח רז הרזים, לשערי השמים ולשערי הלב, הנפתחים והולכים בהתיחד עם ישראל עם קונו מדור דור.	The order of the tefillot presented here have been the keys to opening the gates of heaven and the entrance to our hearts, a time when the Jewish People walk side by side with their Keeper, from generation to generation.
צבא ישראל, מראשית דרכו, בהתקדשו למלחמה, בצעדו אלי קרב נשא עיניו בתפילה למרום, וכמה לבו לאל המאזרו חיל, מגינו ומעוזו בעת צרה.	The Israeli military, from its inception, when preparing for war and as they approached the battle ground, raised their eyes to heaven in prayer and turned their hearts toward El who gave them strength, who served as their Defender and Assistant in their time of difficulty.
חיילי ישראל! התיצבו וראו את ישועת ה׳, האמינו בה׳ אלהיכם ותאמנו.	Soldiers of Israel, get ready to witness Hashem’s salvation. Have faith in Hashem, your elo’ah, and believe.
משדות הקרב, מלבב ימים ורום שמים, תעלה תפילתנו ותרקיע שחקים, ושוכן בערבות יקשיב ויאזין לקול ענות הגבורה בעמדנו לפניו בתפילה. אלהי המערכות יצא בצבאותינו ויעטרנו באור הישע והנצחון.	From the battlefields, from deep in the ocean and from high in the air, may our prayers rise and ascend through the heavens and may the one who resides alone listen and heed our voice of valor as we stand before Him in prayer. May the elo’ah of war accompany our soldiers and decorate them with victory.
ה׳ צבאות עמנו משגב לנו אלהי יעקב סלה׃ (תהלים מו:ח-יב)	Hashem Tseva’ot is with us, a stronghold for us is the elo’ah of Yaaqov, selah. (Psalms 46:8-12)
שלמה גורן הרב הראשי לצה״ל	Shlomo Goren Chief Rabbi of the IDF

With gratitude to Abe Katz for sharing this translation, which I have edited slightly. –Aharon Varady

“📖 סדור תפלות לחייל לכל השנה (נוסח אחיד) | Siddur Tefilot l’Ḥayyal, by Rabbi Shlomo Goren (IDF, 1963)” is shared through the Open Siddur Project with a Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication 1.0 Universal license.

Shlomo Goren

Shlomo Goren (Hebrew: שלמה גורן) (February 3, 1917 – October 29, 1994), was an Orthodox Religious Zionist rabbi in Israel, a Talmudic scholar and foremost authority on Jewish law. Following the establishment of the State of Israel, Goren was appointed Chief Rabbi of the Military Rabbinate of the IDF with the rank of Major-General, a position he held until 1968 when he was chosen as Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv. Later he served as the third Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel from 1973 to 1983, after which he established a yeshiva in Jerusalem, which he headed until his death. He served in the Israel Defense Forces during three wars, wrote several award-winning books on Jewish law. (via wikipedia)

Tsva ha-Haganah l'Yisrael

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; Hebrew: צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל Tsva ha-Haganah l'Yisrael, lit. 'The Army of Defense for Israel'), alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym Tsahal (צה״ל), is the national military of the State of Israel. It consists of three service branches: the Israeli Ground Forces, the Israeli Air Force, and the Israeli Navy. It is the sole military wing of the Israeli security apparatus, and has no civilian jurisdiction within Israel. The IDF is headed by the Chief of the General Staff, who is subordinate to the Israeli Defense Minister.

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ויהי נעם אדני אלהינו עלינו ומעשה ידינו כוננה עלינו ומעשה ידינו כוננהו "May the pleasantness of אדֹני our elo’ah be upon us; may our handiwork be established for us — our handiwork, may it be established." –Psalms 90:17