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The y’hi ratson prayer recited at the end of every traditional Amidah prays for the rebuilding of the Temple and the restoration of sacrifices. In composing this alternative, my idea was to maintain the understanding that prayer is in some sense a substitute for sacrifice while,
- recognizing that Muslims have holy places on the Temple Mount and we can’t rebuild our Temple peacefully without their permission,
- expressing hope for a transformation of Israel and Jerusalem, in any case, that would realize the aspiration in the State of Israel’s Declaration of Independence of being simultaneously a home for Jews and a place that respects the rights and dignity of non-Jews,
- expressing hope for an open, pluralistic third Temple, if one is to be built, realizing the dream of Isaiah 56:7, and
- leaving open the question of what exactly we might offer as sacrifices, in such a third Temple, so that they might be limited (say) to plant-based offerings.
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| Source (Hebrew) | Translation (English) |
|---|---|
יהי רצון מלפניך ה׳ אלהינו ואלהי אבותינו לתת בליבנו את החכמה וההגינות להפוך את מדינת ישראל והעיר ירושלים לחברות צודקות והגונות, לכל היושבים בה, יהודים ולא־יהודים כאחד. אם נצליח בכך, נבקש מתושבי אותן חברות — יהודים ולא־יהודים כאחד — רשות לבנות את בית המקדש. ונבנה אותו כבית תפילה לכל העמים ונביא שׁם את קרבנות כטוב בעיניך׃ |
May it be your will, Lord our God and God of our fathers, to put in our hearts the wisdom and the decency to transform the state of Israel and the city Jerusalem into just and decent societies for all their inhabitants, Jewish and non-Jewish alike. If we succeed in that, may we ask the inhabitants of those societies — Jewish and non-Jewish alike — for permission to restore your holy Temple. (And if they grant that to us,) may we restore it as a house of prayer for all peoples and make offerings there that are pleasing in your sight. |
“יהי רצון | An alternative closing meditation at the end of the Amidah on the restoration of the Temple, by Dr. Sam Fleischacker” is shared through the Open Siddur Project with a Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication 1.0 Universal license.
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