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| Source (Hebrew) | Translation (English) |
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אָבִינוּ שֶׁבַּשָּׁמַיִם, צוּר יִשְׂרָאֵל וְגוֹאֲלוֹ. הָאָב הָרַחֲמָן, יִכָּמְרוּ רַחֲמֶיךָ כִּי כְּאֵבֵנוּ נוֹרָא וְאָיֹם. |
Avinu SheBaShamayim, Rock of Israel, Redeemer of Israel. Compassionate One, let Your mercy overflow, for our pain is immense. |
ה׳ עוֹז תִּתֵּן לְעַמֶּךָ, תְּחַזֵּק אֶת נַפְשֵׁנוּ. |
Lord, give strength to Your people; strengthen our souls. |
הַמְנַחֵם, תְּנַחֲמֶנּוּ מִן הַשָּׁמַיִם. תַּנְחֵם אֶת מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל. תַּנְחֵם אֶת כָּל הַמִּשְׁפָּחוֹת הַשְׁכּוּלוֹת בְּתוֹךְ שְׁאָר אֲבֵלֵי צִיּוֹן וִירוּשָׁלַיִם. |
Comforter, comfort us from heaven. Comfort the State of Israel, comfort all the bereaved families, among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem. |
אֲנָא ה׳, עוֹזְרֵנוּ כִּי אָנוּ זְקוּקִים לְעֶזְרֶֽךָ, לִקְרֹא לִשְׁבוּיִם דְּרוֹר וְלַאֲסוּרִים פְּקַח־קוֹחַ. תֵּן חִזּוּק לְמִשְׁפְּחוֹתֵיהֶם. תֵּן לָהֶם הַכּוֹחַ לְהִתְגַּבֵּר. |
Please God, help us, for we need Your help to free the captives, to release them all. Give strength to their families. Give them the power to persevere. |
הָרֹפֵא לִשְׁבוּרֵי לֵב וּמְחַבֵּשׁ לְעַצְּבוֹתָם, יִמָּלְאוּ רָחֲמֵיךְ לְהַחֲזִיק וּלְרַפֵּא אֶת עַמֵּנוּ. שְׁלַח רְפוּאָה שְׁלֵמָה מִן הַשָּׁמַיִם, רְפוּאַת הַנֶּפֶשׁ וּרְפוּאַת הַגּוּף. |
Healer of the brokenhearted, Binder of wounds, may Your compassion be filled to strengthen and heal our people. Send a whole healing from heaven, a healing of the soul, a healing of the body. |
הַנּוֹתֵן לָאָדָם בִּינָה, תֵּן חָכְמָה לְרָאשֵׁי מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל. תֵּן לָהֶם לֵב חָכָם וְנָבוֹן לִשְׁמֹר עַל עַמְּךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל. |
You who gives people understanding, provide wisdom to the leaders of the State of Israel. Give them a wise and prudent heart to protect Your people Israel. |
מָגֵן אַבְרָהָם, הַגָּן עַל כָּל אֵלֶּה שֶׁמְּגִנִּים עַל אַרְצֵנוּ. הָגֵן עַל אֵלֶּה שֶׁמְּשָׁרְתִים אֶת מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, בֵּין בְּתַפְקִידֵי לְחִימָה וּבֵין בְּתַפְקִידִים אֲחֵרִים, בֵּין אִם בַּאֲוִיר, בַּיַּבָּשָׁה אוֹ בַיָּם. |
Shield of Abraham, shield all who protect our land. Protect those who serve the State of Israel, whether in combat or in other roles, whether by air, land or sea. |
קוּמָה ה׳ וְיָפֻצוּ אֹיְבֶיךָ, וְיָנוּסוּ מְשַׂנְאֶיךָ מִפָּנֶיךָ. |
Arise, O Lord, and may Your enemies be scattered. May Your foes flee from before You. |
גֹּדֵר פֶּרֶץ, תִּבְנֶה חוֹמוֹת יְרוּשָׁלָֽיִם, כִּי בְךָ לְבַד בָּטָֽחְנוּ. וְאָמְרוּ “הָאָרֶץ הַלֵּזוּ הַנְּשַׁמָּה הָיְתָה כְּגַן־עֵדֶן, וְהֶעָרִים הֶחֳרֵבוֹת וְהַנְשַׁמּוֹת וְהַנֶּהֱרָסוֹת בְּצוּרוֹת יָשָׁבוּ.” |
Repairer of breaches, rebuild the defenses of Jerusalem, for ultimately, we put our trust in You. And may they say, “This land so desolate has become like the Garden of Eden, the cities forlorn have been strengthened once more.” |
וּפְרֹס עַל יִשְׂרָאֵל סֻכַּת שְׁלוֹמֶךָ. וְתֵן שָׁלוֹם בָּאָרֶץ וְשִׂמְחַת עוֹלָם לְיוֹשְׁבֶיהָ. וְנֹאמַר: אָמֵן. |
And may You spread over Israel Your sukkah of peace. May You bring peace to the Land and everlasting joy to its inhabitants. And let us say: Amen. |
This prayer for the State of Israel was written by Rabbi Moshe Smolkin in the days after the 7 October 2023 massacre.
“תְּפִלָּה לִמְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל | Prayer for the State of Israel [after the October 7th massacre], by Rabbi Moshe Smolkin (2023)” is shared through the Open Siddur Project with a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International copyleft license.
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