An additional stanza for Ma’oz Tsur after 7 October, by Aryeh Baruch

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Ḥanukkah

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21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., מעוז צור Maoz Tsur, 2023-2024 Israel–Hamas war

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Translation (English)

An additional stanza for Ma’oz Tzur, to be placed after חֲשׂוֹף זרוֹעַ קדְשֶׁךָ.

וְאַרְצָה מְעוֹן צִיּוֹנֵנוּ הוֹצֵיא כְאוֹר מִשְׁפָּטֵנוּ
שַׁחְרֵר מֵחָמָס מִשְׁפַּחְתֵּנוּ וּתְנֵנוּ שְׁלוֹמֵנוּ
כִּי שׂוֹנֵאנוּ אָחִינוּ וּמִשְׁתַּלֵּחַ לְהַחְרִיבֵנוּ
לָעֶרֶב אוֹר לַבּוֹקֶר דְּרוֹר כְּטַל חֶרמוֹן בְּאַרְצֵנוּ

And towards the Land, abode of our Tzion, bring out like light our judgment!
Free from violent hatred our family, and give us our peace!
For our brother hates us, and he lashes out to destroy us,
By the evening – light, by the morning – freedom, like the dew of Hermon in our land.

This is a supplemental stanza to the popular 13th century piyyut, Maoz Tsur, for the Ḥanukkah occurring in the aftermath of the horrors on 7 October.

Notes[+]

Notes
1	Adapted from Mussaf of Rosh haShanah
2	Zechariah 14:7
3	Psalms 133:3

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Aryeh Baruch

Having spent his childhood in science museums, Aryeh Baruch (אריה ברוך) finds a deep connection to the Divine through science and mathematics. He composes (often math or science related) poetry in Hebrew and English. Aryeh has a Masters (and one day a PhD) in theoretical mathematics.

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