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הושענא לתיקון ולנחמה |
Hoshana for Healing and Consolation
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הוֺשַׁע נַא |
hosha na, please save!
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לְמַעַן אַהֲבָה שֶׁל אֱמֶת |
א For the sake of true love
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לְמַעַן בְּרָכָה בְּכָל עֵת |
ב For the sake of blessing at all times
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לְמַעַן גְּשַׁמִים בְּעִתָּם |
ג For the sake of rainfall, anytime
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לְמַעַן דְּרָכִים וְתִיקּוּנָן |
ד For the sake of paths and their rectification
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לְמַעַן הָרִים וּמַעֲבָרָם |
ה For the sake of mountains and their crossing
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לְמַעַן וִיעוּדִים וְתוֺחַלְתַּם |
ו For the sake of encounters and their purpose
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לְמַעַן זִכְרוֹנוֹת עִתִּים |
ז For the sake of lasting memories
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לְמַעַן חֲלוֹמוֹת טוֹבִים |
ח For the sake of good dreams
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לְמַעַן טוּב הָעוֺלַמִים |
ט For the sake of goodness throughout all possible worlds
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לְמַעַן יֹפִי הַחַיִּים |
י For the sake of the beauty of life
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לְמַעַן כֹּחַ לַיְעֵפִים |
כ For the sake of strength to the weary[1] Isaiah 40:29
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לְמַעַן לְטִיפָה לַכּוֺאֲבִים |
ל For the sake of a caress for those in pain
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לְמַעַן מְנוּחַה וְהַחְלָפַת כֹּחַ |
מ For the sake of rest and restoring strength
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לְמַעַן נֶחַמַת לֵב וּמָנוֺחַ |
נ For the sake of consolation and peace
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לְמַעַן סְפַקוֺת בְּמִידָּתָם |
ס For the sake of the measure between self-doubt and self-confidence
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לְמַעַן עִמּוּתִים וּפְתִירָתָם |
ע For the sake of conflicts and their resolution
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לְמַעַן פְּתִיחַת הַלֵּב |
פ For the sake of opening the heart
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לְמַעַן תֵּת צֹרִי לַכְּאֵב |
צ For the sake of healing the pain
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לְמַעַן קוֺלוֺת הַקּוֺרְאִים |
ק For the sake of yearning voices
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לְמַעַן רַחֲמִים מִתְעוֺרְרִים |
ר For the sake of arousing compassion
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לְמַעַן שֵׁנָה בְּעִתָּהּ |
ש For the sake of rest when it’s needed
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לְמַעַן תִּקְוָה וְהַגְשָׁמָתָהּ |
ת For the sake of hope and fulfillment
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הוֺשַׁע נַא |
hosha na please, save!
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Rabbi Dr. Dalia Marx’s Hoshana for Healing and Consolation was first published in the Israeli Reform Maḥzor for the Three Festivals (2014, p.137) edited by Rabbi Levi Weiman-Kelman and Rabbi Oded Mazor. We are also grateful to Dr. Joyce Gottlieb for her edits.
Notes
1 | Isaiah 40:29 |
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