תפילה לשלום המדינה בזמן מלחמה | Prayer for the Welfare of Israel in Wartime, by Rabbi Ron Aigen (2014)

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Source (Hebrew)	Translation (English)
צור ישראל וגואלו, שומר הברית– ברך והגן על מדינת ישראל וכל תושביה.	Rock and Redeemer of the People of Israel, Guardian of the Covenant — bless and protect the State of Israel and all of her inhabitants.
שמור על הארץ הטובה הזאת המושתתת על יסודות החרות, הצדק והשלום לאור חזונם של נביאי ישראל.	Guard this good land established with liberty, justice and peace as conceived by the Prophets of Israel.^[1] “established with liberty, justice and peace as conceived by the Prophets of Israel”—from the Proclamation of Independence, Megillat Ha’atzma’ut.
פתח לבבות מנהיגי העם, בניה ובנותיה והנחילם במעגלי צדק ובדרכי שלום בגבורה, בחכמה ובתבונה.	Open the hearts and minds^[2] Open up the hearts and minds—based on Deuteronomy 30:6. of all the leaders of the nation, her sons and her daughters, to guide them in the paths of peace and justice with true strength and wisdom.^[3] “Real strength is found in restraint and wisdom is gained from hearing one another’s truth” (Pirke Avot 4:1).
חזק את ידי מגני ארץ קדשנו ועטרת נצחון תעטרם. תן להם אומץ לב לתקן עולם במלכותך בצדק וביושר ללא מורא ופחד.	Strengthen the hands of those who defend and protect our holy land, and crown their efforts with success Grant them courage that they might establish your reign of righteousness, free from all oppression and fear.^[4] based on Isaiah 54:14.
מי יתן ומעשה ידיהם כוננה להגשים את דברי נביאיך: וכתתו חרבותם לאתים וחניתותיהם למזמרות לא ישא גוי אל־גוי חרב ולא־ילמדו עוד מלחמה.	May the work of their hands be established And the words of Your prophets be fulfilled: “And they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, nor shall they learn war anymore.”^[5] Isaiah 2:4, Micah 4:3.
אמן.	Amen.

Written for T’ruah by Rabbi Ron Aigen. Rabbi Aigen is the senior rabbi of Congregation Dorshei Emet, Montreal, and author of the Hadesh Yameinu Siddur, Mahzor and Haggadah (Wellsprings of Freedom).

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1	“established with liberty, justice and peace as conceived by the Prophets of Israel”—from the Proclamation of Independence, Megillat Ha’atzma’ut.
2	Open up the hearts and minds—based on Deuteronomy 30:6.
3	“Real strength is found in restraint and wisdom is gained from hearing one another’s truth” (Pirke Avot 4:1).
4	based on Isaiah 54:14.
5	Isaiah 2:4, Micah 4:3.

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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.)

Ron Aigen

Rabbi Ron Aigen, (d.2016) was the first full time rabbi of Congregation Dorshei Emet, Montreal. He was spiritual leader of the community since 1976, and had a passion for promoting creative Jewish pathways for human fulfillment. His most recent interest was in the development of the Wise Heart Project: Jewish Wisdom for Everyday Living. Combining mindfulness meditation practice together with Jewish texts and rituals the Wise Heart Project offered two new programs this year: Parenting as a Spiritual Journey and Wise-Aging. Rabbi Ron was a Fellow of the Institute for Jewish Spirituality, and a Senior Rabbinic Fellow of the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem. He had served as President of the Montreal Board of Rabbis; President of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association; and Chair of the Montreal Federation’s Commission on Continuity and Culture. A native of Brooklyn, New York, he received his Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Harpur College, SUNY Binghamton and his Masters of Arts in Family Therapy and Community Psychology from Temple University. Rabbi Aigen was a graduate of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College and was awarded a honourary Doctor of Divinity in 2001. Rabbi Ron’s publications included Siddur Hadesh Yameinu/ Renew Our Days: A Book of Jewish Prayer and Meditation, Mahzor Hadesh Yameinu: A Prayer-Cycle for Days of Awe, and Wellsprings of Freedom: The Renew Our Days Hagaddah; Community and the Individual Jew: A Festschrift in Honour of Lavy M. Becker; and chapters in Bar/Bat Mitzvah Education: A Source Book describing the Dorshei Emet Pre-B’nei Mitzvah and Family Education Program which he developed.

T'ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights

Founded 2002, T'ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights, (formerly Rabbis for Human Rights - North America) is a multi-denominational rabbinical organization dedicated to giving voice to the tradition of human rights in Judaism.

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