הַנּוֹתֵן תְּשׁוּעָה | Prayer for the Government on Thanksgiving Day, offered by Rabbi David de Sola Pool (1945)

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Thanksgiving Day (4th Thursday of November), United States of America

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Source (Hebrew)	Translation (English)
הַנּוֹתֵן תְּשׁוּעָה לַמְּלָכִים. וּמֶמְשָׁלָה לַנְּסִיכִים. וּמַלְכוּתוֹ מַלְכוּת כׇּל־עֽוֹלָמִים. הַפּוֹצֶה אֶת־דָּוִד עַדְדּוֹ מֵחֶֽרֶב רָעָה. הַנּוֹתֵן בַּיָּם דָּרֶךְ. וּבְמַֽיִם עַזִּים נְתִיבָה.	He who dispenses deliverance unto kings and dominion unto princes, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, who delivered His servant David from the destructive sword,^[1] Find 1 Chronicles 21:15. who makes a way in the sea^[2] i.e., for the Israelites through the Sea of Reeds. and a path in the mighty waters,^[3] again, for the Israelites, through the River Jordan.
הוּא יְבָרֵךְ. וְיִשְׁמֹר. וְיִנְצֹר. וְיַֽעֲזֹר. אֶת־כׇּל־שָׂרֵי הַמְּדִינוֹת הָאֵלּוּ׃	may He bless, preserve, guard and assist the President and Vice-President of the United States of America, the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, and the people of this state represented in Senate and Assembly, and the magistrates of this city.
מֶֽלֶךְ מַלְכֵי הַמְּלָכִים. בְּרַֽחֲמָיו יִשְׁמְרֵם וִֽיחַיֵּים. וּמִכׇּל־צָרָה וָנֶֽזֶק יַצִּילֵם׃	May the supreme King of kings in His infinite mercy preserve them, grant them life, and deliver them from all manner of trouble and injury.
מֶֽלֶךְ מַלְכֵי הַמְּלָכִים. בְּרַֽחֲמָיו יִתֵּן בְּלִבָּם וּבְלֵב כׇּל־יֽוֹעֲצֵיהֶם רַֽחֲמָנוּת. לַֽעֲשׂוֹת טוֹבָה עִמָּֽנוּ. וְעִם־כׇּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל אַחֵֽינוּ.	May the supreme King of kings in His infinite mercy inspire the heart of them and of all their counselors and officers with good will towards us and all Israel our brethren.
בִּֽימֵיהֶם וּבְיָמֵֽינוּ תִּוָּשַׁע יְהוּדָה. וְיִשְׂרָאֵל יִשְׁכֹּן לָבֶֽטַח. וּבָא לְצִיּוֹן גוֹאֵל. וְכֵן יְהִי רָצוֹן וְנֹאמַר אָמֵן׃	In their days and in our days may Judah be saved and Israel dwell securely, and speedily may the Redeemer come to Zion. May this be the will of God, and let us say, Amen.

This prayer for the government (“ברכה לממשלה”) was offered by Rabbi David de Sola Pool in his Service for Thanksgiving Day for Congregation Shearith Israel in 1945.

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1	Find 1 Chronicles 21:15.
2	i.e., for the Israelites through the Sea of Reeds.
3	again, for the Israelites, through the River Jordan.

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Aharon N. Varady (editing/transcription)

Aharon Varady (M.A.J.Ed./JTSA Davidson) is a volunteer transcriber for the Open Siddur Project. If you find any mistakes in his transcriptions, please let him know. Shgiyot mi yavin; Ministarot naqeni שְׁגִיאוֹת מִי־יָבִין; מִנִּסְתָּרוֹת נַקֵּנִי "Who can know all one's flaws? From hidden errors, correct me" (Psalms 19:13). If you'd like to directly support his work, please consider donating via his Patreon account. (Varady also translates prayers and contributes his own original work besides serving as the primary shammes of the Open Siddur Project and its website, opensiddur.org.)

David de Sola Pool

David de Sola Pool (דוד די סולה פול;‎ 1885–1970) was the leading 20th-century Sephardic rabbi in the United States. A scholar, author, and civic leader, he was a world leader of Judaism. Born in London, England, de Sola Pool was descended from an old and renowned family of rabbis and scholars, de Sola, which traces its origins to medieval Spain. His great grandparents were Rabbi (R.) David Aaron de Sola and Rebecca Meldola, his great-great grandfather was Haham Raphael Meldola, a prominent English Rabbi. He was also related to R. Abraham de Sola, R. Henry Pereira Mendes and Dr. Frederick de Sola Mendes. He studied at the University of London. He held a doctorate in ancient languages, summa cum laude, from the University of Heidelberg. In 1907, de Sola Pool was invited to become the rabbi of Congregation Shearith Israel — often called the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue — located in New York City, the oldest Jewish congregation in the United States. He served as its rabbi for 63 years.

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