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In the era of the Sanhedrin, every fast day would have a Ne’ilah service between Minḥah and the conclusion of the fast. While these are no longer in practice for any days other than Yom Kippur, the editor personally feels like it could be worth bringing them back. The following is a fourth blessing for the Amidah intended to serve as the center of a Tishah b’Av Ne’ilah service, incorporating passages from other Tishah b’Av and Yom Kippur liturgies as well as some original passages.
Note: “The CAUSE” is used to translate the Divine Name YHVH, based on the philosophical idea of God as the Prime Mover and on the interpretation of the Name as a causative form of the copula – “causes to be.” This translation also uses the plural pronouns They/Their/Them to refer to God as a pluralis majestatis, and to avoid the implications of God being assigned a gender. (Find Ibn Ezra’s commentary on Genesis 1:1 for a discussion of the pluralis majestatis when referring to God.) All divine referents (pronouns, epithets, names) are rendered in unicase.
| Source (Hebrew) | Translation (English) |
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After the first three blessings of the Amidah, recite: | |
הֲבִינֵֽנוּ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ לָדַֽעַת דְּרָכֶֽיךָ. וּמוֹל אֶת־לְבָבֵֽנוּ לְיִרְאָתֶֽךָ. וְתִסְלַח־לָֽנוּ לִהְיוֹת גְּאוּלִים. וְרַחֲקֵֽנוּ מִמַּכְאוֹב. וְדַשְּׁנֵֽנוּ בִּנְאוֹת אַרְצֶֽךָ. וּנְפוּצוֹתֵֽינוּ מֵאַרְבַּע תְּקַבֵּץ. וְהַתּוֹעִים עַל־דַּעְתְּךָ יִשָּׁפֵֽטוּ. וְעַל־הָרְשָׁעִים תָּנִיף יָדֶֽךָ. וְיִשְׂמְחוּ צַדִּיקִים בְּבִנְיַן עִירֶֽךָ וּבְתִקּוּן הֵיכָלֶֽךָ. וּבִצְמִיחַת קֶֽרֶן לְדָוִד עַבְדֶּֽךָ. וּבַעֲרִיכַת נֵר לְבֶן־יִשַׁי מְשִׁיחֶֽךָ׃ |
Grant us knowledge, Cause our God, to know Your paths, and circumcise our hearts to Your reverence, and forgive us to be redeemed, and remove us from pain, and enrich us with the pleasantness of Your land, and our fourfold scatterings gather, and let those errant in Your opinion be judged, and raise Your hand against the wicked, that the righteous will rejoice in the building of Your city and the repairing of Your temple, and the sprouting of the horn of David Your servant, and the setting of a lamp for Your anointed son of Jesse.[1] This paragraph is from the Havinenu or Me’ein Shmonah Esreh blessing, traditionally said in place of the middle blessings of the ‘amidah when under time constraints. |
עֲנֵֽנוּ יְהֹוָה עֲנֵֽנוּ בְּיוֹם צוֹם תַּעֲנִיתֵֽנוּ כִּי בְצָרָה גְּדוֹלָה אֲנָֽחְנוּ. אַל־תֵּפֶן אֶל־רִשְׁעֵֽנוּ וְאַל־תַּסְתֵּר פָּנֶֽיךָ מִמֶּֽנּוּ וְאַל־תִּתְעַלַּם מִתְּחִינָתֵֽנוּ. הֱיֵה נָא קָרוֹב לְשַׁוְעָתֵֽנוּ יְהִי־נָא חֲסְדְּךָ לְנַחֲמֵֽנוּ טֶֽרֶם נִקְרָא אֵלֶֽיךָ עֲנֵֽנוּ כַּדָּבָר שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר וְהָיָ֥ה טֶרֶם־יִקְרָ֖אוּ וַאֲנִ֣י אֶעֱנֶ֑ה ע֛וֹד הֵ֥ם מְדַבְּרִ֖ים וַאֲנִ֥י אֶשְׁמָֽע׃ (ישעיה סה:כד) כִּי אַתָּה יְהֹוָה הָעוֹנֶה בְּעֵת צָרָה פּוֹדֶה וּמַצִּיל בְּכׇל־עֵת צָרָה וְצוּקָה׃ |
Answer us, Cause, answer us, on this fast-day of our self-affliction, for we are in great stress. Do not turn to our wickedness, nor hide Your face from us, nor be hidden from our pleas. Please be close to our cries; let Your mercy comfort us, before we call to You answer us, as the matter is said — and it will be, before they call I will answer, while they are yet speaking I will hear (Isaiah 65:24). For You, Cause, are the Answerer in times of stress, redeeming and saving at all times of stress and distress.[2] This paragraph is from the one-blessing addition for fast days. |
מַה־נֹּאמַר לְפָנֶֽיךָ יוֹשֵׁב מָרוֹם וּמַה־נְּסַפֵּר לְפָנֶֽיךָ שׁוֹכֵן שְׁחָקִים. הֲלֹא הַנִּסְתָּרוֹת וְהַנִּגְלוֹת אַתָּה יוֹדֵֽעַ. אַתָּה יוֹדֵֽעַ רָזֵי עוֹלָם וְתַעֲלוּמוֹת סִתְרֵי כׇל־חָי. אַתָּה חוֹפֵשׂ כָּל־חַדְרֵי־בָֽטֶן רוֹאֶה כְלָיוֹת וָלֵב. אֵין דָּבָר נֶעְלָם מִמֶּֽךָּ וְאֵין נִסְתָּר מִנֶּֽגֶד עֵינֶֽיךָ. |
What can we say before You, seated on high; and what can we tell before You, dwelling in the welkin? Don’t You know all hidden and revealed things? You know the mysteries of the universe, and the secret enigmas of all life. You investigate all the chambers of the gut, seeing kidneys and heart. No matter is hidden from you, and nothing is secret from before Your eyes.[3] This paragraph is the first of three to be from the Ne’ilah liturgy for Yom Kippur. |
מָה־אֲנַֽחְנוּ מַה־חַיֵּֽינוּ מַה־חַסְדֵֽנוּ מַה־צִּדְקוֹתֵֽינוּ מַה־כֹּחֵֽנוּ מַה־גְּבוּרָתֵֽנוּ. מַה־נֹּאמַר לְפָנֶֽיךָ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵֽינוּ. הֲלֹא כׇּל־הַגִבּוֹרִים כְּאַֽיִן לְפָנֶֽיךָ וְאַנְשֵׁי הַשֵּׁם כְּלֹא־הָיוּ וַחֲכָמִים כִּבְלִי מַדָּע וּנְבוֹנִים כִּבְלִי הַשְׂכֵּל. כִּי כׇל־מַעֲשֵֽׂינוּ תֹֽהוּ וִימֵי חַיֵּֽינוּ הֶֽבֶל לְפָנֶֽיךָ וּמוֹתַ֨ר הָאָדָ֤ם מִן־הַבְּהֵמָה֙ אָ֔יִן כִּ֥י הַכֹּ֖ל הָֽבֶל׃ |
What are we, what are our lives, what is our mercy, what are our righteousnesses, what is our strength, what is our power? What can we say before You, Cause our God and God of our ancestors? Are not all mighty men as nothing before You, and all renowned men as if nonexistent, and sages as without knowledge, and experts as without understanding? For all our matters are welter before You, and the days of our lives are wasted breath before you, and the difference between man and beast is nothing, for all is wasted breath (Ecclesiastes 3:19).[4] This second paragraph originally from the Ne’ila service for Yom Kippur has also been incorporated into the morning liturgy. |
אַתָּה הִבְדַּֽלְתָּ אֱנוֹשׁ מֵרֹאשׁ וַתַּכִּירֵֽהוּ לַעֲמֹד לְפָנֶֽיךָ. כִּי מִי יֹאמַר לָךְ מַה־תִּפְעַל וְאִם־יִצְדַּק מַה־יִּתֵּן לָךְ׃ |
You distinguished humanity from the start, recognizing them to stand before You, for who can tell You what to do, and what can even one righteous one give You? |
נַחֵם יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ אֶת־אֲבֵלֵי צִיּוֹן וְאֶת־אֲבֵלֵי יְרוּשָׁלָֽיִם. נִשְׁאַל שְׁלוֹם יְרוּשָׁלָֽיִם יִשְׁלָֽיוּ אוֹהֲבֶֽיהָ יְהִי שָׁלוֹם בְּחֵילָהּ שַׁלְוָה בְּאַרְמוֹנוֹתֶֽיהָ. וַאֲנַֽחְנוּ נִתְפַּלֵּל בַעֲדָהּ אֵלֶֽיךָ כִּי בִשְׁלוֹמָהּ יִהְיֶה לָֽנוּ שָׁלוֹם. אָכֵן אָבִֽינוּ מָלְכֵּֽנוּ הַחַנּוּן וְהָרַחוּם עֹשֶׂה שָׁלוֹם שֶׁהַשָּׁלוֹם שֶׁלּוֹ דְּרֹשׁ אֶת־שְׁלוֹם הָעִיר אֲשֶׁר הִגְלֵֽיתָ אוֹתָֽנוּ שָֽׁמָּה. שׁוּבָה יְהֹוָה אֶת־שְׁבִיתֵֽנוּ שׁוּבָה וְהִנָּחֵם עַל־עֲבָדֶֽיךָ. וְאַז נַעֲלֶה אֶל־הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר־בָּחַֽרְתָּ לְשָׁכֵּן אֶת־שִׁמְךָ שָׁם כִּימֵי עוֹלָם וּכְשָׁנִים קַדְמֹנִיּוֹת. וּפְרוֹשׂ סֻכָּת שָׁלוֹם הַמְּכוֹנֶֽנֶת עַל־סֻכָּת דָוִד הַנּוֹפֶֽלֶת עַל־הָעִיר אֲשֶׁר כׇּל־תְּפִלּוֹתֵֽינוּ וְכׇל־בַּקָּשׁוֹתֵֽינוּ כׇּל־תַּחֲנוּנֵֽינוּ וְכׇל־קִינוֹתֵֽינוּ כׇּל־שִׁירֵֽינוּ וְכׇל־זְמָרֵֽינוּ אֵלֶֽיהָ פּוֹנִים אֲנָֽחְנוּ. וּלְכׇל־גּוֹיִם קְרָא עַל־שְׁלוֹם יְרוּשָׁלַֽיִם עִיר קׇדְשֶֽׁךָ וְנָשִֽׁירָה וּנְזַמְּרָה וּנְרַנְּנָה בְּהַר שְׁלוֹמֶֽךָ בִּשְׁלוֹם עוֹלְמֵי עוֹלָמִים כַּכָּתוּב בְּדִבְרֵי יְשַׁעְיָֽהוּ נְבִיא תִּקְוָתֶֽךָ׃ |
Comfort, Cause our God, the mourners of Zion and the mourners of Jerusalem. We seek the peace of Jerusalem; may those who love her be at peace, may there be peace within her ramparts, well-being within her palaces. As for us, we pray for her sake to You, for in her peace will be peace for us. Thus, our Parent, our Sovereign, Gracious and Merciful One, Maker of peace to whom peace belongs, seek the peace of the city from which You had exiled us. Return, Cause, our captivities, return and have mercy on Your servants. And thus we will go up to the place that You chose Your Name to be, as in days of old and years of yore. And spread the established sukkah of Your peace over the fallen sukkah of David, over the city to which all our prayers and all our petitions, all our supplications and all our lamentations, all our songs and all our hymns, to her we face. And to all the nations, call out upon the peace of Jerusalem Your holy city, that we will sing and hymn and praise in the mountain of Your peace, in universal peace eternal, as written in the words of the prophet of Your hope:[5] From the new Tefilat Naḥem the author composed in 2018 |
וַהֲבִיאוֹתִ֞ים אֶל־הַ֣ר קׇדְשִׁ֗י וְשִׂמַּחְתִּים֙ בְּבֵ֣ית תְּפִלָּתִ֔י עוֹלֹתֵיהֶ֧ם וְזִבְחֵיהֶ֛ם לְרָצ֖וֹן עַֽל־מִזְבְּחִ֑י כִּ֣י בֵיתִ֔י בֵּית־תְּפִלָּ֥ה יִקָּרֵ֖א לְכׇל־הָעַמִּֽים׃ (ישעיה נו:ז) |
And I will bring them to My holy mountain and make them rejoice in the house of My prayer; their whole-offerings and burnt-offerings will be desired on My altar, for My house will be called a house of prayer for all the peoples. (Isaiah 56:7) |
וְנֶאֱמַר נַחֲמ֥וּ נַחֲמ֖וּ עַמִּ֑י יֹאמַ֖ר אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶֽם׃ דַּבְּר֞וּ עַל־לֵ֤ב יְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ וְקִרְא֣וּ אֵלֶ֔יהָ כִּ֤י מָֽלְאָה֙ צְבָאָ֔הּ כִּ֥י נִרְצָ֖ה עֲוֺנָ֑הּ כִּ֤י לָֽקְחָה֙ מִיַּ֣ד יְהֹוָ֔ה כִּפְלַ֖יִם בְּכׇל־חַטֹּאתֶֽיהָ׃ (ישעיה מ:א-ב) |
[6] The following verses from Isaiah and Psalms are recited after minḥa in Sephardic rites for the ninth of Av. And it is said: Comfort, comfort My people — says your God. Speak to the heart of Jerusalem, call to her, for her service is fulfilled, for her iniquity is paid off, for she has received from the hand of the Cause double all her sins. (Isaiah 40:1–2) |
וְנֶאֱמַר אָנֹכִ֧י אָנֹכִ֛י ה֖וּא מְנַחֶמְכֶ֑ם מִי־אַ֤תְּ וַתִּֽירְאִי֙ מֵאֱנ֣וֹשׁ יָמ֔וּת וּמִבֶּן־אָדָ֖ם חָצִ֥יר יִנָּתֵֽן׃ (ישעיה נא:יב) |
And it is said: I, I am your Comforter. Who are you to fear a person who will die, a mortal made like grass? (Isaiah 51:12) |
וְנֶאֱמַר כִּֽי־נִחַ֨ם יְהֹוָ֜ה צִיּ֗וֹן נִחַם֙ כׇּל־חׇרְבֹתֶ֔יהָ וַיָּ֤שֶׂם מִדְבָּרָהּ֙ כְּעֵ֔דֶן וְעַרְבָתָ֖הּ כְּגַן־יְהֹוָ֑ה שָׂשׂ֤וֹן וְשִׂמְחָה֙ יִמָּ֣צֵא בָ֔הּ תּוֹדָ֖ה וְק֥וֹל זִמְרָֽה׃ (ישעיה נא:ג) |
And it is said: For the Cause has comforted Zion, has comforted all her ruins, and made her wildernesses like Eden, her steppes like the garden of the Cause; joy and happiness can be found there, thanksgiving and the sound of hymnody. (Isaiah 51:3) |
וְנֶאֱמַר רָנּ֤וּ שָׁמַ֙יִם֙ וְגִ֣ילִי אָ֔רֶץ וּפִצְח֥וּ[7] כתיב יפצחו הָרִ֖ים רִנָּ֑ה כִּֽי־נִחַ֤ם יְהֹוָה֙ עַמּ֔וֹ וַעֲנִיָּ֖יו יְרַחֵֽם׃ (ישעיה מט:יג) |
And it is said: Cheer, heavens, and applaud, earth; and let the mountains break out in cheer, for the Cause has comforted Their people, will have mercy on Their humble ones. (Isaiah 49:13) |
וְנֶאֱמַר שִׂמְח֧וּ אֶת־יְרוּשָׁלִַ֛ם וְגִ֥ילוּ בָ֖הּ כׇּל־אֹהֲבֶ֑יהָ שִׂ֤ישׂוּ אִתָּהּ֙ מָשׂ֔וֹשׂ כׇּל־הַמִּֽתְאַבְּלִ֖ים עָלֶֽיהָ׃ לְמַ֤עַן תִּֽינְקוּ֙ וּשְׂבַעְתֶּ֔ם מִשֹּׁ֖ד תַּנְחֻמֶ֑יהָ לְמַ֧עַן תָּמֹ֛צּוּ וְהִתְעַנַּגְתֶּ֖ם מִזִּ֥יז כְּבוֹדָֽהּ׃ (ישעיה סו:י-יא) |
And it is said: Let Jerusalem rejoice, and let all who love her applaud; jubilate jubilation with her all who were mourning over her, that you may nurse from her breast and be sated in her consolation, that you may suckle from her glorious teat and delight. (Isaiah 66:10–11) |
וְנֶאֱמַר כְּאִ֕ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֥ר אִמּ֖וֹ תְּנַחֲמֶ֑נּוּ כֵּ֤ן אָֽנֹכִי֙ אֲנַ֣חֶמְכֶ֔ם וּבִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֖ם תְּנֻחָֽמוּ׃ (ישעיה סו:יג) |
And it is said: Like a man whose mother comforts him, so to I am comforting you, and in Jerusalem you will be comforted. (Isaiah 66:13) |
וְנֶאֱמַר ק֥וֹל צֹפַ֛יִךְ נָ֥שְׂאוּ ק֖וֹל יַחְדָּ֣ו יְרַנֵּ֑נוּ כִּ֣י עַ֤יִן בְּעַ֙יִן֙ יִרְא֔וּ בְּשׁ֥וּב יְהֹוָ֖ה צִיּֽוֹן׃ פִּצְח֤וּ רַנְּנוּ֙ יַחְדָּ֔ו חׇרְב֖וֹת יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם כִּֽי־נִחַ֤ם יְהֹוָה֙ עַמּ֔וֹ גָּאַ֖ל יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ (ישעיה נב:ח-ט) |
And it is said: Hark! Your scouts raise their voices, cheering together, for eye upon eye will see the Cause’s return to Zion. Raise a cheer together, ruins of Jerusalem, for the Cause has comforted Zion, redeemed Jerusalem! (Isaiah 52:8–9) |
וְנֶאֱמַר וּפְדוּיֵ֨י יְהֹוָ֜ה יְשֻׁב֗וּן וּבָ֤אוּ צִיּוֹן֙ בְּרִנָּ֔ה וְשִׂמְחַ֥ת עוֹלָ֖ם עַל־רֹאשָׁ֑ם שָׂשׂ֤וֹן וְשִׂמְחָה֙ יַשִּׂ֔יגוּ וְנָ֖סוּ יָג֥וֹן וַאֲנָחָֽה׃ (ישעיה לה:י) |
And it is said: And the Cause’s redeemed will return and come to Zion in cheer, in universal joy on their heads, happiness and joy they will attain, sorrow and groaning will flee. (Isaiah 35:10) |
וְנֶאֱמַר לֹא־יָב֥וֹא עוֹד֙ שִׁמְשֵׁ֔ךְ וִירֵחֵ֖ךְ לֹ֣א יֵֽאָסֵ֑ף כִּ֣י יְהֹוָ֗ה יִֽהְיֶה־לָּךְ֙ לְא֣וֹר עוֹלָ֔ם וְשָׁלְמ֖וּ יְמֵ֥י אֶבְלֵֽךְ׃ וְעַמֵּךְ֙ כֻּלָּ֣ם צַדִּיקִ֔ים לְעוֹלָ֖ם יִ֣ירְשׁוּ אָ֑רֶץ נֵ֧צֶר מַטָּעַ֛י[8] כתיב מטעו מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה יָדַ֖י לְהִתְפָּאֵֽר׃ הַקָּטֹן֙ יִֽהְיֶ֣ה לָאֶ֔לֶף וְהַצָּעִ֖יר לְג֣וֹי עָצ֑וּם אֲנִ֥י יְהֹוָ֖ה בְּעִתָּ֥הּ אֲחִישֶֽׁנָּה׃ (ישעיה ס:כ-כב) |
And it is said: No more will your sun set nor your moon be removed, for the Cause will be for you a universal light, and your days of mourning are complete. And your people, all righteous, will forever possess the land; the shoot I planted, the work of My hands to glorify. The smallest will be a thousand, and the least a mighty nation; I the Cause will rush it at its time. (Isaiah 60:20–22) |
וְנֶאֱמַר כִּ֣י לֹ֤א בְחִפָּזוֹן֙ תֵּצֵ֔אוּ וּבִמְנוּסָ֖ה לֹ֣א תֵלֵכ֑וּן כִּֽי־הֹלֵ֤ךְ לִפְנֵיכֶם֙ יְהֹוָ֔ה וּמְאַסִּפְכֶ֖ם אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (ישעיה נב:יב) |
And it is said: For not in a rush will you leave, nor in flight will you go, for before you will go the Cause, and your rear-guard the God of Israel. (Isaiah 52:12) |
וְנֶאֱמַר וְהָיָ֣ה ׀ הַנִּשְׁאָ֣ר בְּצִיּ֗וֹן וְהַנּוֹתָר֙ בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם קָד֖וֹשׁ יֵאָ֣מֶר ל֑וֹ כׇּל־הַכָּת֥וּב לַחַיִּ֖ים בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ (ישעיה ד:ג) |
And it is said: And the remnant in Zion and those left in Jerusalem will be called holy, all who are written for life in Jerusalem. (Isaiah 4:3) |
וְנֶאֱמַר חַזְּק֖וּ יָדַ֣יִם רָפ֑וֹת וּבִרְכַּ֥יִם כֹּשְׁל֖וֹת אַמֵּֽצוּ׃ אִמְרוּ֙ לְנִמְהֲרֵי־לֵ֔ב חִזְק֖וּ אַל־תִּירָ֑אוּ הִנֵּ֤ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֙ נָקָ֣ם יָב֔וֹא גְּמ֣וּל אֱלֹהִ֔ים ה֥וּא יָב֖וֹא וְיֹשַׁעֲכֶֽם׃ (ישעיה לה:ג-ד) |
And it is said: Strengthen feeble hands, and fortify weak knees. Say to those of hearts aflutter, “be strong! Do not fear! Behold your God! Vengeance will come, God’s recompense — it is coming and will save you.” (Isaiah 35:3–4) |
וְנֶאֱמַר כִּֽי־בְשִׂמְחָ֣ה תֵצֵ֔אוּ וּבְשָׁל֖וֹם תּוּבָל֑וּן הֶהָרִ֣ים וְהַגְּבָע֗וֹת יִפְצְח֤וּ לִפְנֵיכֶם֙ רִנָּ֔ה וְכׇל־עֲצֵ֥י הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה יִמְחֲאוּ־כָֽף׃ (ישעיה נה:יב) |
And it is said: For in joy you will leave and in happiness you will be led; the mountains and hills will raise a cheer before you and all the trees of the field will clap their hands. (Isaiah 55:12) |
וְנֶאֱמַר לִקְרֹ֤א שְׁנַת־רָצוֹן֙ לַֽיהֹוָ֔ה וְי֥וֹם נָקָ֖ם לֵאלֹהֵ֑ינוּ לְנַחֵ֖ם כׇּל־אֲבֵלִֽים׃ לָשׂ֣וּם ׀ לַאֲבֵלֵ֣י צִיּ֗וֹן לָתֵת֩ לָהֶ֨ם פְּאֵ֜ר תַּ֣חַת אֵ֗פֶר שֶׁ֤מֶן שָׂשׂוֹן֙ תַּ֣חַת אֵ֔בֶל מַעֲטֵ֣ה תְהִלָּ֔ה תַּ֖חַת ר֣וּחַ כֵּהָ֑ה וְקֹרָ֤א לָהֶם֙ אֵילֵ֣י הַצֶּ֔דֶק מַטַּ֥ע יְהֹוָ֖ה לְהִתְפָּאֵֽר׃ (ישעיה סא:ב-ג) |
And it is said: To call a desired year for the Cause, and a day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all the mourners; to set for Zion’s mourners, to give them splendor in place of ash, oil of joy in place of mourning, a glorious mantle in place of a weary spirit; and they will be called divinities of justice, planted by the Cause to be glorified. (Isaiah 61:2–3) |
וְנֶאֱמַר לֵאמֹ֤ר לַֽאֲסוּרִים֙ צֵ֔אוּ לַאֲשֶׁ֥ר בַּחֹ֖שֶׁךְ הִגָּל֑וּ עַל־דְּרָכִ֣ים יִרְע֔וּ וּבְכׇל־שְׁפָיִ֖ים מַרְעִיתָֽם׃ (ישעיה מט:ט) |
And it is said: To say to the bound, “go out,” to those in darkness, “be revealed;” they will be shepherded on the paths, and in all the heights their pasture. (Isaiah 49:9) |
וְנֶאֱמַר צִיּ֖וֹן בְּמִשְׁפָּ֣ט תִּפָּדֶ֑ה וְשָׁבֶ֖יהָ בִּצְדָקָֽה׃ (ישעיה א:כז) |
And it is said, Zion will be redeemed in justice, and her returners in righteousness. (Isaiah 1:27) |
וּבְשִׁירֵי דָּוִד מַלְכְּךָ מְשִׁיחֶֽךָ כָּתוּב לֵאמֹר |
And in the songs of David Your anointed king it is written, saying: |
וַאֲנִ֤י תְפִלָּֽתִי־לְךָ֨ ׀ יְהֹוָ֡ה עֵ֤ת רָצ֗וֹן אֱלֹהִ֥ים בְּרׇב־חַסְדֶּ֑ךָ עֲ֝נֵ֗נִי בֶּאֱמֶ֥ת יִשְׁעֶֽךָ׃ (תהלים סט:יד) |
And as for me, may my prayer to You be at a desired time; God, in Your great mercy, answer me in Your true saving! (Psalms 69:14) |
וְנֶאֱמַר וְ֭נַפְשִׁי תָּגִ֣יל בַּיהֹוָ֑ה תָּ֝שִׂ֗ישׂ בִּישׁוּעָתֽוֹ׃ (תהלים לה:ט) |
And it is said: And my soul will applaud the Cause, rejoicing in Their salvation. (Psalms 35:9) |
וְנֶאֱמַר וַאֲנִ֤י ׀ בְּחַסְדְּךָ֣ בָטַחְתִּי֮ יָ֤גֵ֥ל לִבִּ֗י בִּֽישׁוּעָ֫תֶ֥ךָ אָשִׁ֥ירָה לַֽיהֹוָ֑ה כִּ֖י גָמַ֣ל עָלָֽי׃ (תהלים יג:ז) |
And it is said: And as for me, in Your mercy I trust; my heart applauds Your salvation; let me sing to the Cause who has repaid me! (Psalms 13:7) |
וּבִתְפִלַּת דָּנִיֵּאל אִישׁ חֲמוּדוֹת כָּתוּב לֵאמֹר וְנֶאֱמַר אֲדֹנָ֗י כְּכׇל־צִדְקֹתֶ֙ךָ֙ יָֽשׇׁב־נָ֤א אַפְּךָ֙ וַחֲמָ֣תְךָ֔ מֵעִֽירְךָ֥ יְרוּשָׁלַ֖͏ִם הַר־קׇדְשֶׁ֑ךָ כִּ֤י בַחֲטָאֵ֙ינוּ֙ וּבַעֲוֺנ֣וֹת אֲבֹתֵ֔ינוּ יְרוּשָׁלַ֧͏ִם וְעַמְּךָ֛ לְחֶרְפָּ֖ה לְכׇל־סְבִיבֹתֵֽינוּ׃ וְעַתָּ֣ה ׀ שְׁמַ֣ע אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ אֶל־תְּפִלַּ֤ת עַבְדְּךָ֙ וְאֶל־תַּ֣חֲנוּנָ֔יו וְהָאֵ֣ר פָּנֶ֔יךָ עַל־מִקְדָּשְׁךָ֖ הַשָּׁמֵ֑ם לְמַ֖עַן אֲדֹנָֽי׃ הַטֵּ֨ה אֱלֹהַ֥י ׀ אׇזְנְךָ֮ וּֽשְׁﬞמָע֒ פְּקַ֣ח[9] כתיב פקחה עֵינֶ֗יךָ וּרְאֵה֙ שֹֽׁמְמֹתֵ֔ינוּ וְהָעִ֕יר אֲשֶׁר־נִקְרָ֥א שִׁמְךָ֖ עָלֶ֑יהָ כִּ֣י ׀ לֹ֣א עַל־צִדְקֹתֵ֗ינוּ אֲנַ֨חְנוּ מַפִּילִ֤ים תַּחֲנוּנֵ֙ינוּ֙ לְפָנֶ֔יךָ כִּ֖י עַל־רַחֲמֶ֥יךָ הָרַבִּֽים׃ אֲדֹנָ֤י ׀ שְׁמָ֙עָה֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י ׀ סְלָ֔חָה אֲדֹנָ֛י הַֽקְﬞשִׁ֥יבָה וַעֲשֵׂ֖ה אַל־תְּאַחַ֑ר לְמַֽעַנְךָ֣ אֱלֹהַ֔י כִּֽי־שִׁמְךָ֣ נִקְרָ֔א עַל־עִירְךָ֖ וְעַל־עַמֶּֽךָ׃ (דניאל ט:טז-כ) |
And in the prayer of Daniel the pleasant man it is written, saying: Master, per all Your righteousness, turn back Your anger and wrath from Your city Jerusalem, Your holy mountain, though in our sins and the iniquities of our ancestors Jerusalem and Your people are a shame for all surrounding us. And now, hear, our God, the prayer of Your servant and his petitions, and turn Your face to Your desolate temple, for the sake of my Master. Turn, my God, Your ear, and hear; open Your eyes and see our desolation, and the city over which Your name is called, for not by our righteousness are we praying our petitions before You, but by Your great compassion. Master, hear! Master, forgive! Master, listen and act, do not delay, for Your sake, my God, for Your name is called over Your city and over Your people![10] Daniel 9:16–20 |
וּבְכֵן חַדֵּ֥שׁ יָמֵ֖ינוּ׃ |
And so, renew our days![11] The following is an original piyyut in the style of the Mi El Kamokha piyyutim for Yom Kippur. |
אֲדוֹן הַנֶּחָמוֹת בּוֹרֵא עוֹלָמוֹת חַדֵּ֥שׁ יָמֵ֖ינוּ׃ |
Master of comforts, Creator of universes, renew our days! |
גּוֹמֵל חֲסָדִים דּוֹבֵר עֲתִידִים חַדֵּ֥שׁ יָמֵ֖ינוּ׃ |
Repaying kindness, speaking futures, renew our days! |
הוֹגֵן בִּצְדָקָה וּמַאֲזִין לַזְּעָקָה חַדֵּ֥שׁ יָמֵ֖ינוּ׃ |
Fair in justice, yet listening to pleas, renew our days! |
זוֹכֵר אָבוֹת חוֹקֵר מַחְשָׁבוֹת חַדֵּ֥שׁ יָמֵ֖ינוּ׃ |
Remembering ancestors, investigating thoughts, renew our days! |
טָהוֹר וּמְטַהֵר יוֹקֵד וְזוֹהֵר חַדֵּ֥שׁ יָמֵ֖ינוּ׃ |
Pure and purifying, blazing and glowing, renew our days! |
כָּמֽוֹהוּ אַֽיִן לוֹ תִּפְנֶה עַֽיִן חַדֵּ֥שׁ יָמֵ֖ינוּ׃ |
None is like Them, to Them the eye turns, renew our days! |
מַלְכֵּֽנוּ אָבִֽינוּ נְבָרְכֵֽהוּ בְּפִינוּ חַדֵּ֥שׁ יָמֵ֖ינוּ׃ |
Our Sovereign, our Parent, we bless Them in our mouths, renew our days! |
סוֹמֵךְ נוֹפְלִים עוֹנֶה אֲבֵלִים חַדֵּ֥שׁ יָמֵ֖ינוּ׃ |
Supporter of the fallen, Answerer of mourners, renew our days! |
פּוֹדֶה גּוֹלִים צוֹרֵף חוֹלִים חַדֵּ֥שׁ יָמֵ֖ינוּ׃ |
Redeemer of the exiled, Cleanser of the sick, renew our days! |
קָרוֹב לַנִּשְׁבָּר רוֹעֶה בַּמִּדְבָּר חַדֵּ֥שׁ יָמֵ֖ינוּ׃ |
Close to the broken, Shepherd in the wilderness, renew our days! |
שׁוֹמֵר שְׁאֵרִית תּוֹמֵךְ הַבְּרִית חַדֵּ֥שׁ יָמֵ֖ינוּ׃ |
Guardian of the remnant, upholding the covenant, renew our days! |
כַּכָּתוּב בַּחֲתִימַת קִינוֹת הַנָּבִיא הַנִּקְדָּשׁ מֵרֶֽחֶם לֵאמֹר הֲשִׁיבֵ֨נוּ יְהֹוָ֤ה ׀ אֵלֶ֙יךָ֙ וְֽנָשׁ֔וּבָ חַדֵּ֥שׁ יָמֵ֖ינוּ כְּקֶֽדֶם׃ (איכה ה:כא) כִּי אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מְנַחֵם יִשְׂרָאֵל וּמְחַדֵּשׁ יְמֵי יְשֻׁרוּן בְּכׇל־דּוֹר וְדוֹר וּמִבִּלְעָדֶֽיךָ אֵין־לָֽנוּ מְנַחֵם וּמַחֲזִיר וּמֵשִׁיב וּמְחַדֵּשׁ אֶֽלָּא אָֽתָּה׃ |
As it is said in the sealing of the lamentations of the prophet sanctified from the womb,[12] Jeremiah — see Jeremiah 1:5 quote: Return us, Cause, to You, that we may return! Renew our days as of yore! (Lamentations 5:21) For You, Cause our God, comfort Israel and renew the days of Jeshurun in each and every generation, and apart from You we have no comforter or restorer or returner or renewer but You. |
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה מְנַחֵם צִיּוֹן וּבוֹנֶה יְרוּשָׁלָֽיִם׃ |
Blessed are You, Cause, Comforter of Zion and Builder of Jerusalem. |
Continue with the final three blessings, including the priestly blessing and Sim Shalom. |
Notes
| 1 | This paragraph is from the Havinenu or Me’ein Shmonah Esreh blessing, traditionally said in place of the middle blessings of the ‘amidah when under time constraints. |
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| 2 | This paragraph is from the one-blessing addition for fast days. |
| 3 | This paragraph is the first of three to be from the Ne’ilah liturgy for Yom Kippur. |
| 4 | This second paragraph originally from the Ne’ila service for Yom Kippur has also been incorporated into the morning liturgy. |
| 5 | From the new Tefilat Naḥem the author composed in 2018 |
| 6 | The following verses from Isaiah and Psalms are recited after minḥa in Sephardic rites for the ninth of Av. |
| 7 | כתיב יפצחו |
| 8 | כתיב מטעו |
| 9 | כתיב פקחה |
| 10 | Daniel 9:16–20 |
| 11 | The following is an original piyyut in the style of the Mi El Kamokha piyyutim for Yom Kippur. |
| 12 | Jeremiah — see Jeremiah 1:5 |
“Fourth Blessing of a Ne’ilah Service Amidah for Tishah b’Av, by Isaac Gantwerk Mayer” is shared through the Open Siddur Project under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) 4.0 International copyleft license.
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