This is a blessing written by myself and my father, Moshe Razieli, in 2021. We wrote it foremost with my brother in mind. It is also informed by my experience of working with people who have experienced trauma, loss and disability.
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Hebrew (male gender) | Hebrew (female gender) | Translation (English) |
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יְבָרֶכְךָ יְיָ לִהְיוֹת שָׁלֵם כְפִי שֶׁאַתָה. |
יְבָרֶכְךָ יְיָ לִהְיוֹת שְׁלֹמֹה כְפִי שֶׁאַתְ. |
May you be blessed to be whole with where you are, with who you are, with what you are. |
יְבָרֶכְךָ יְיָ עִם רְפוּאָה שְׁלֵמָה שֶׁמְאַפְשֶׁרֶת לְךָ לִהְיוֹת שָׁלֵם עִם מְצִיאוֹתֶיךָ. |
יְבָרֶכְךָ יְיָ עִם רְפוּאָה שְׁלֵמָה שֶׁמְאַפְשֶׁרֶת לְךָ לִהְיוֹת שְׁלֹמֹה עִם מְצִיאוֹתֶיךָ. |
May you be blessed with a healing that allows you to be present with the realities of your life. |
שֶׁתִהְיֶה לְךָ שְׁלֵמוּת בְרִגְשׁוֹתֶיךָ בַיָמִים הַקָשִׁים וְאֶת הַיְכֹלֶת לְהַרְגִישׁ גִילָה וְשָׂשׂוֹן בַיָמִים הַטּוֹבִים. |
שֶׁתִהְיֶה לְךָ שְׁלֵמוּת בְרִגְשׁוֹתֶיךָ בַיָמִים הַקָשִׁים וְאֶת הַיְכֹלֶת לְהַרְגִישׁ גִילָה וְשָׂשׂוֹן בַיָמִים הַטּוֹבִים. |
May you be whole with the experience of the hard days and rejoice in the experience of the good days. |
שֶׁתִהְיֶה מְבֹרָךְ לְקַבֵל אֶת הַיֹפִי וּפִלְאִי הָעוֹלָם תּוֹךְ הִסְתַפְקוּת וְנַחַת. |
שֶׁתִהְיִי מְבֹרֶכֶת לְקַבֵל אֶת הַיֹפִי וּפִלְאִי הָעוֹלָם תּוֹךְ הִסְתַפְקוּת וְנַחַת. |
May you be available to receive beauty, wonder and awe with contentment and ease. |
“Blessing for Living with Chronic Illness,” by Rabbi Sandra Razieli and Moshe Razieli was written in 2021 and published for the first time here at the Open Siddur Project’s website.

“Blessing for Living with Chronic Illness, by Rabbi Sandra Razieli & Moshe Razieli” is shared by the living contributor(s) with a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.
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