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		<title>A Memorial Prayer for 9/11, by Moshe Sokolow on 10 September 2002</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 02:06:25 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Terror]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[🇺🇸 September 11th Day of Service & Remembrance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[21st century C.E.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[58th century A.M.]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[This memorial prayer by Dr. Moshe Sokolow was offered on the first anniversary of the 9/11 massacres on 10 September 2002.]]></description>
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As a member of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatzalah">Hatzoloh</a>, I responded to the World Trade Center on the morning of September 11, 2001. Given the notable Jewish dimension to this human tragedy, I was motivated to compose an Azkarah, a memorial poem, for all its victims and heroes.
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אֲדוֹן עוֹלָם<br />
אֲשֶר כָּל יְצִיר נִבְרָא<br />
בִּדְמוּתוֹ וּבְצַלְמוֹ.<br />
אָבִינוּ שֶבַּשָּׁמַיִּם<br />
הַפּוֹצֶה אֶת עֲבָדָיו מֵחֶרֶב רָעָה.<br />
אֵל נְקָמוֹת<br />
פְּקוֹד־נָא בְּקִנְאָתְךָ<br />
אֲנָשִים, נָשִים, וָטַף<br />
אֲשֶר נִסְפּוּ בְּהִתְרַסֵּק הַמַּטּוֹסִים<br />
הַחֲטוּפִים בִּידֵי בְלִיַּעַל,<br />
אֲנְשֵי מִרְמָה וְדָמִים.
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<span class="divine-referent">Master of the Universe</span>,<br />
by Whom all creations were fashioned<br />
in <span class="divine-referent">God</span>’s image and likeness;<span class="footnote_referrer"><a role="button" tabindex="0" onclick="footnote_moveToReference_69167_1('footnote_plugin_reference_69167_1_1');" onkeypress="footnote_moveToReference_69167_1('footnote_plugin_reference_69167_1_1');" ><sup id="footnote_plugin_tooltip_69167_1_1" class="footnote_plugin_tooltip_text">[1]</sup></a><span id="footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_69167_1_1" class="footnote_tooltip"> Find Genesis 1:27&nbsp;</span></span><script type="text/javascript"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_69167_1_1').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_69167_1_1', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'center right', relative: true, offset: [0, 0], });</script><br />
<span class="divine-referent">Father in Heaven</span><br />
who saves <span class="divine-referent">His</span> servant from the evil sword;<br />
<span class="divine-referent">God of Vengeance</span>,<br />
remember with your zeal<br />
men, women and children<br />
who were killed when the airplanes<br />
hijacked by men of ill repute,<br />
evil and bloody, crashed.<span class="footnote_referrer"><a role="button" tabindex="0" onclick="footnote_moveToReference_69167_1('footnote_plugin_reference_69167_1_2');" onkeypress="footnote_moveToReference_69167_1('footnote_plugin_reference_69167_1_2');" ><sup id="footnote_plugin_tooltip_69167_1_2" class="footnote_plugin_tooltip_text">[2]</sup></a><span id="footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_69167_1_2" class="footnote_tooltip"> We invoke God as the universal Creator of all mankind, and as the particular God of Israel, Who protects His servants from evil.&nbsp;</span></span><script type="text/javascript"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_69167_1_2').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_69167_1_2', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'center right', relative: true, offset: [0, 0], });</script>
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זְכוֹר־נָא, בְּרַחֲמֶיךָ הָרַבִּים,<br />
אֶת אֲלְפֵי חֲלְלֵי הַפִּיגוּעִים<br />
בִּשְנֵי בִנְיָנִים מְגַרְדֵי הַשְחָקִים.<br />
שֶנֶּהֶרְגוּ, וְנֶחְנְקוּ, וְנִשְׂרְפוּ חַיִּים<br />
אוֹ הִפִּילוּ עַצְמָם מֵרֹאשׁ צוּקִים<br />
לִמְצוּלַת תּהוֹם, לְעֵין צוֹפִים.
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Remember in Your great mercy<br />
the thousands who were murdered<br />
in the two buildings which scraped the sky;<span class="footnote_referrer"><a role="button" tabindex="0" onclick="footnote_moveToReference_69167_1('footnote_plugin_reference_69167_1_3');" onkeypress="footnote_moveToReference_69167_1('footnote_plugin_reference_69167_1_3');" ><sup id="footnote_plugin_tooltip_69167_1_3" class="footnote_plugin_tooltip_text">[3]</sup></a><span id="footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_69167_1_3" class="footnote_tooltip"> We ask Him to take account, with a vengeance, of all those who were killed as a result of the deliberate crashing of the hijacked planes by the terrorists.&nbsp;</span></span><script type="text/javascript"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_69167_1_3').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_69167_1_3', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'center right', relative: true, offset: [0, 0], });</script><br />
who were murdered, suffocated, burned<br />
or who jumped from the heights<br />
to the depths where they could not be found.<span class="footnote_referrer"><a role="button" tabindex="0" onclick="footnote_moveToReference_69167_1('footnote_plugin_reference_69167_1_4');" onkeypress="footnote_moveToReference_69167_1('footnote_plugin_reference_69167_1_4');" ><sup id="footnote_plugin_tooltip_69167_1_4" class="footnote_plugin_tooltip_text">[4]</sup></a><span id="footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_69167_1_4" class="footnote_tooltip"> We beseech Him, in His infinite compassion, to recall the thousands in the two skyscrapers who were killed outright, suffocated, burned or jumped to their deaths.&nbsp;</span></span><script type="text/javascript"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_69167_1_4').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_69167_1_4', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'center right', relative: true, offset: [0, 0], });</script>
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זְכוֹר־נָא, בְּחֲסָדֶיךָ,<br />
אֶת גִּבּוֹרֵי הַתְּאוֹמִים<br />
אֲשֶר שָׂמוּ בְךָ שִׂבְרָם וּמִבְטַחָם.<br />
וְטִפְּסוּ לִמְרוֹמֵי בִירָה<br />
לְכַבּוֹת שְׂרֵיפוֹת ומוֹקְדִים,<br />
לִפְשׁוֹט יַד עֱזְרָה וָסַעַד<br />
לְנִפְגָּעִים וּפְצוּעִים,<br />
וּלְחַלְּצָם מִצָּר וְצוּקָה.<br />
יַעַן חֵרְפוּ לַמָּוֶת נַפְשָׁם<br />
לְקַיֵּים, וְלוּ לְרֶגַע קַט,<br />
נְפָשוֹת אֲחָדוֹת<br />
וְעוֹלָמוֹת מְלֵאִים.
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Remember in Your mercy<br />
the heroes of the Twin Towers<br />
who placed in You their trust<br />
and climbed up the towers<br />
to put out fires,<br />
and to give a helping hand<br />
to the hurt and injured<br />
to save them from pitfalls and distress.<span class="footnote_referrer"><a role="button" tabindex="0" onclick="footnote_moveToReference_69167_1('footnote_plugin_reference_69167_1_5');" onkeypress="footnote_moveToReference_69167_1('footnote_plugin_reference_69167_1_5');" ><sup id="footnote_plugin_tooltip_69167_1_5" class="footnote_plugin_tooltip_text">[5]</sup></a><span id="footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_69167_1_5" class="footnote_tooltip"> We further beseech Him, in His infinite grace, to take note of the heroes who climbed the twin towers to bring relief and succor to those who were trapped.&nbsp;</span></span><script type="text/javascript"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_69167_1_5').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_69167_1_5', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'center right', relative: true, offset: [0, 0], });</script><br />
By sacrificing their lives,<br />
they sustained, sometimes for just a moment,<br />
souls of individuals<br />
which were each an entire world.<span class="footnote_referrer"><a role="button" tabindex="0" onclick="footnote_moveToReference_69167_1('footnote_plugin_reference_69167_1_6');" onkeypress="footnote_moveToReference_69167_1('footnote_plugin_reference_69167_1_6');" ><sup id="footnote_plugin_tooltip_69167_1_6" class="footnote_plugin_tooltip_text">[6]</sup></a><span id="footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_69167_1_6" class="footnote_tooltip"> Paraphrasing the Mishnah Sanhedrin 4.5, we regard their selfless dedication in sustaining life even momentarily as though they had sustained the entire world.&nbsp;</span></span><script type="text/javascript"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_69167_1_6').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_69167_1_6', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'center right', relative: true, offset: [0, 0], });</script>
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אֲדוֹן הַשָּׁלוֹם<br />
שֶׁהַשָּׁלוֹם שֶׁלּוֹ, וְשָׁלוֹם שְׁמוֹ,<br />
פְּרוֹשׂ־נָא עָלֵינוּ –<br />
עַל בְּנֵי בְרִיתֶךָ<br />
וְעַל כָּל בְּרִיאוֹתֶיךָ –<br />
סוּכַּת שָׁלוֹם וְשַׁלְוָה,<br />
הַשְקֵט וָבֶטַח.<br />
וּבָא לְצִיּוֹן גּוֹאֵל<br />
וְנֹאמַר אָמֵן.
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<span class="divine-referent">Master of Peace</span><br />
whose name is <span class="divine-referent">Peace</span>,<span class="footnote_referrer"><a role="button" tabindex="0" onclick="footnote_moveToReference_69167_1('footnote_plugin_reference_69167_1_7');" onkeypress="footnote_moveToReference_69167_1('footnote_plugin_reference_69167_1_7');" ><sup id="footnote_plugin_tooltip_69167_1_7" class="footnote_plugin_tooltip_text">[7]</sup></a><span id="footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_69167_1_7" class="footnote_tooltip"> Find Judges 6:24. Also find Berakhot 55b.11, Chagigah 12b.12, Derekh Eretz Zuta on Peace §11.&nbsp;</span></span><script type="text/javascript"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_69167_1_7').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_69167_1_7', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'center right', relative: true, offset: [0, 0], });</script><br />
spread over us,<br />
those of your covenant<br />
and all of your creations<br />
a canopy of peace, tranquility,<br />
quiet and security.<span class="footnote_referrer"><a role="button" tabindex="0" onclick="footnote_moveToReference_69167_1('footnote_plugin_reference_69167_1_8');" onkeypress="footnote_moveToReference_69167_1('footnote_plugin_reference_69167_1_8');" ><sup id="footnote_plugin_tooltip_69167_1_8" class="footnote_plugin_tooltip_text">[8]</sup></a><span id="footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_69167_1_8" class="footnote_tooltip"> Finally, we beseech God, Whose name and essence is Peace, to bring the blessings of peace and tranquility to Israel and to all mankind.&nbsp;</span></span><script type="text/javascript"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_69167_1_8').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_69167_1_8', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'center right', relative: true, offset: [0, 0], });</script><br />
May a redeemer come to Ẓíōn,<br />
and let us say: <em>Amen</em>
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<p>This memorial prayer by Dr. Moshe Sokolow was offered on the first anniversary of the 9/11 massacres on 10 September 2002. The resource was first shared online at the Lookstein Center website however, only<a href="https://www.lookstein.org/resource/memorial-prayer-911/"> a synopsis of the azkarah</a> is currently preserved there.</p>
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<div class="speaker-mute footnotes_reference_container"> <div class="footnote_container_prepare"><p><span role="button" tabindex="0" class="footnote_reference_container_label pointer" onclick="footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_69167_1();">Notes</span><span role="button" tabindex="0" class="footnote_reference_container_collapse_button" style="display: none;; display: none;" onclick="footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_69167_1();"></span></p></div> <div id="footnote_references_container_69167_1" style=""><table class="footnotes_table footnote-reference-container"><caption class="accessibility">Notes</caption> <tbody> 

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<tr class="footnotes_plugin_reference_row"> <th scope="row" id="footnote_plugin_reference_69167_1_2" class="footnote_plugin_index pointer" onclick="footnote_moveToAnchor_69167_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_69167_1_2');"><a role="button" tabindex="0" class="footnote_plugin_link" >2</a></th> <td class="footnote_plugin_text">We invoke God as the universal Creator of all mankind, and as the particular God of Israel, Who protects His servants from evil.</td></tr>

<tr class="footnotes_plugin_reference_row"> <th scope="row" id="footnote_plugin_reference_69167_1_3" class="footnote_plugin_index pointer" onclick="footnote_moveToAnchor_69167_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_69167_1_3');"><a role="button" tabindex="0" class="footnote_plugin_link" >3</a></th> <td class="footnote_plugin_text">We ask Him to take account, with a vengeance, of all those who were killed as a result of the deliberate crashing of the hijacked planes by the terrorists.</td></tr>

<tr class="footnotes_plugin_reference_row"> <th scope="row" id="footnote_plugin_reference_69167_1_4" class="footnote_plugin_index pointer" onclick="footnote_moveToAnchor_69167_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_69167_1_4');"><a role="button" tabindex="0" class="footnote_plugin_link" >4</a></th> <td class="footnote_plugin_text">We beseech Him, in His infinite compassion, to recall the thousands in the two skyscrapers who were killed outright, suffocated, burned or jumped to their deaths.</td></tr>

<tr class="footnotes_plugin_reference_row"> <th scope="row" id="footnote_plugin_reference_69167_1_5" class="footnote_plugin_index pointer" onclick="footnote_moveToAnchor_69167_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_69167_1_5');"><a role="button" tabindex="0" class="footnote_plugin_link" >5</a></th> <td class="footnote_plugin_text">We further beseech Him, in His infinite grace, to take note of the heroes who climbed the twin towers to bring relief and succor to those who were trapped.</td></tr>

<tr class="footnotes_plugin_reference_row"> <th scope="row" id="footnote_plugin_reference_69167_1_6" class="footnote_plugin_index pointer" onclick="footnote_moveToAnchor_69167_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_69167_1_6');"><a role="button" tabindex="0" class="footnote_plugin_link" >6</a></th> <td class="footnote_plugin_text">Paraphrasing the Mishnah Sanhedrin 4.5, we regard their selfless dedication in sustaining life even momentarily as though they had sustained the entire world.</td></tr>

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