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אָנָּא בְּעֶזְרַת שְׁמֶךָ הַגָּדוֹל פְּתַח לְבָבֵנוּ, קַדְמוֹן רָם הַנְחֵה עוֹלָמֵנוּ בְּדַרְכֵי שָׁלוֹם. |
We beseech Thee, with Thy Great Name’s help, Open our hearts, Ancient One, Supreme One, guide our world in the path of PEACE. |
אָנָּא הָאֵל יָחִיד הַמְּיוּחָד פְּקַח עֵינֵינוּ, הַשְׁמִיעֵנוּ דִמְמַת קוֹלֶךָ, חַזְקֵנוּ בִּבְרִית הַשָׁלוֹם. |
We beseech Thee, Our God One and Unique, Open our eyes, Let us hear Thy silent voice, strengthen us in the Covenant of PEACE. |
אָנָּא בּוֹרֵא הַכֹּל, בִּרְצוֹנֶךָ הָאֵר דְרָכֵינוּ, לְמַעַן יְצִירֵי כַּפֶּךָ, בִּלְבָבֵנוּ שִׂים שָׁלוֹם. |
We beseech Thee, Creator of all, With Thy Will illumine our ways, For the sake of the work of Thy Hand, In our hearts make PEACE. |
אָנָּא מֶלֶךְ הַיְּקוּם, בְּכַוָּונַת־לֵב, הַאֲזֵן לְשַׁוְעָתֵנוּ, לְמַעַן דְבַר קְדוּשָׁתֶךָ, בָּרֵךְ עוֹלָמֶךָ בְּשָׁלוֹם. |
We beseech Thee, King of the Cosmos, With heart’s intention, listen to our outcry, For the sake of Thy Sacred Word, Bless our world with PEACE. |
אָנָּא בּוֹרְאֵנוּ יוֹצְרֵנוּ עוֹשֵׂנוּ וַעֲטֶרֶת רֹאשֵׁנוּ, הַאֲצֵל עָלֵינוּ רוּחֲךָ הַטּוֹבָה בְּחֶדְוַת הַשָׁלוֹם. |
We beseech Thee, our Creator, our Maker, The dweller in the Crown of our Head, Emanate to us Thy good Spirit, With the Joy of PEACE. |
בָּרוּךְ אֱלֹהֵינוּ שֶׁאָמַר וְהָיָה הָעוֹלָם בַּהֲוָויָתֵנוּ, פִּינוּ מוֹדֶה, לְשׁוֹנֵנוּ תְּשַׁבֵּחַ, וּבִרְכֵּנוּ תִּכְרַע בְּשָׁלוֹם |
Blessed be Our God, who utters the Word and the world becomes manifest in our being. Our mouth gives thanks, our tongue speaks praise, And our knees bow with PEACE. |
שְׁמַע קוֹלֵנוּ, קַבֵּל תוֹרָתֵנוּ בִּשְׁעַת רָצוֹן, בָּרוּךָ הַבּוֹחֵן לְבָבוֹת, הַשּׁוֹמֵעַ תְּפִלָּה לְשָׁלוֹם. |
Hear our voice, Receive our thanks In the Hour of Thy Will, Blessed be the One, who examines the hearts, Who hears the prayer of PEACE. |
This Prayer for Peace by Samuel Avital was composed in January 1984 for a gathering of spiritual teachers from all over the world at Mt. Sinai in March 1984. A month later, the State of Israel would return the Sinai to Egyptian sovereignty. While that event was not documented in any media, the prayer was first published in Four Worlds Journal vol. 2 no. 4, (January 1985), pp. 16-17. Of the event itself, Samuel Avital adds, “I performed there some of my mime performances like Jacob & Angel, Black & White and others.” The prayer for peace is included in Samuel Avital’s Passover Haggadah (2021).
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Prayer for Peace by Samuel Avital (Four Worlds Journal vol.2 no.4, January 1985), pp. 16-17
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