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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.”

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Source (Hebrew) Translation (English)
אֱ֯מוּנִים עִרְכוּ שֶֽׁבַח
לָאֵל וְטִבְחוּ טֶֽבַח
וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֡ם זֶֽבַח־פֶּ֨סַח
ה֜וּא לֽיהו֗ה׃ (שמות יב:כז)
And Arrange, O faithful, praise
to God and slaughter the slaughter,
and say: “the paschal offering
is this to the CAUSE.” (Exodus 12:27)
הָ֯רִֽימוּ קוֹל שִׁירִים
שִׂמְחוּ בְּלֵיל־שִׁמּוּרִים
עַל־מַצּ֥וֹת וּמְרֹרִ֖ים
אִכְלוּ וּשְׁתוּ יֵינָי׃
Raise your voice in songs
celebrating this guarded night
on matsot and bitter herbs[1] Numbers 9:11. 
eat and drink my wine.
רִ֯אשׁוֹן לְכׇל־רִאשׁוֹנִים
עַל־יַד צִיר אֱמוּנִים
מִיַּד כׇּל־מְעַנִּים
הִצִּיל כׇּל־הֲמוֹנָי׃
Of all firsts the first,
by the Faithful Messenger’s hand,
from all oppressors’ hand
saved all my throngs.
נִ֯סֵּי אֵל זָכַֽרְתִּי
וַחֲסָדָיו סִפַּֽרְתִּי
עַתָּ֣ה יָדַ֔עְתִּי
כִּֽי־גָד֥וֹל יהו֖ה׃ (שמות יח:יא)
Now God’s miracles I recall
and THEIR[2] This translation uses the pluralis majestatis to refer to the Divine. This is not meant to imply that God is more than one ḥas v’shalom but rather to reflect the vastness and majesty of God while also avoiding gendered language. See Ibn Ezra’s commentary on Genesis 1:1 for a discussion of the pluralis majestatis when referring to God.  mercies I tell,
now I know
that the CAUSE is great. (Exodus 18:11)
כְּ֯כוֹכְבֵי הַשָּׁמַיִם
מְנַשֶּׁה וְאֶפְרַיִם
יָצְאוּ מִמִּצְרַיִם
כׇּל־צִבְאוֹת יהוה׃
Like the stars of heaven,
Manasseh and Ephraim,
went out from Egypt
all the multitudes of the CAUSE.
הִ֯נְחִיל תּוֹרָתוֹ
לְעַמּוֹ וַעֲדָתוֹ
שׁוֹמְרֵי מִצְוָתוֹ
עַם נוֹשַׁע בַּיהוה׃
THEY apportioned THEIR Teaching
to THEIR people and gathering
keeping THEIR commandments,
a people saved by the CAUSE.
נִ֯פְלָאִים מַעֲשֶֽׂיךָ
וַעֲצוּמִים נִסֶּֽיךָ
יֹאמְרוּ כׇּל־חוֹסֶיךָ
ט֗וֹב לַחֲס֥וֹת בַּיהו֑ה׃ (תהלים קיח:ח-ט)
Wondrous are Your works,
and vast are Your miracles!
Let all who trust in You say,
“It is good to trust in the CAUSE!” (Psalms 118:8-9)

Recording(s)

Musical Notation

Emunim ʿIrkhu Shevaḥ — the Nusaḥ of the Jews of Djerba

 

Notes

Notes
1 Numbers 9:11.
2 This translation uses the pluralis majestatis to refer to the Divine. This is not meant to imply that God is more than one ḥas v’shalom but rather to reflect the vastness and majesty of God while also avoiding gendered language. See Ibn Ezra’s commentary on Genesis 1:1 for a discussion of the pluralis majestatis when referring to God.
]]> https://opensiddur.org/prayers/lunisolar/pilgrimage/pesah/leil-pesah/magid/emunim-irkhu-shevah-a-poetic-addition-to-rabban-gamliels-list/feed/ 0 תפילה לשלום התפוצה היהודית | A Prayer for the Welfare of Diaspora Jewry, by Rabbi Amitai Fraiman (2018) https://opensiddur.org/prayers/collective-welfare/congregation-and-community/prayer-for-the-welfare-of-diaspora-jewry-by-amitai-fraiman/ https://opensiddur.org/prayers/collective-welfare/congregation-and-community/prayer-for-the-welfare-of-diaspora-jewry-by-amitai-fraiman/#respond Fri, 09 Nov 2018 07:41:15 +0000 https://opensiddur.org/?p=22554 Source (Hebrew) Translation (English)
אָבִינוּ שֶׁבַּשָׁמַיִם, צוּר יִשְׂרָאֵל וְגוֹאֲלוֹ,[1] על-פי תפילה לשלום המדינה. 
בָּרֵךְ אֶת אַחֵינוּ בני עמך הַנְּתוּנִים בְּכׇל אַרְצוֹת תֵּבֵל.
הָגַן עֲלֵיהֶם בְּאֶבְרַת חַסְדֶּךָ
וּפְרוֹשׂ עֲלֵיהֶם סֻכַּת שְׁלוֹמֶךָ.
Our Father in Heaven, Rock, and Redeemer of the People of Israel:
Bless our brothers and sisters, your people, dispersed throughout all lands.
Shield them with your love,
spread over them the shelter of Your peace.
הַעֲמֵד תְּשׁוּעָה מִן הַשָׁמַיִם,
וְתֵן לָהֶם בִּטָּחוֹן, בְּרִיאוּת, שׂגְשׂוּג
לְמַעַן יִזְכּוּ לְהַעֲמִיד בָּנִים וּבְנֵי בָנִים שֶׁל מְבַקְּשֵׁי פָּנֶיךָ.
Bestow upon them heavenly salvation,
grant them security, health, and prosperity
so that they may raise generations who seek out Your presence.
וְעַד בּוֹא מְשִׁיחַ צִדְקֶךָ,
חַזַּק אֶת מְגִנֵּי שָׁלוֹם אַרְצוֹתֵיהֶם,
בִּזְכוּת אַהֲרֹן כַּהֲנָא קַדִּישָׁא, אוֹהֵב שָׁלוֹם וְרוֹדֵף שָׁלוֹם.[2] על-פי תפילה לשלום יהודי בריה״מ משטיבל במוסקבה בשנת 1983- מאתר בית התפוצות. 
Until the coming of redemption,
strengthen the hands of their defenders
in the merit of the High Priest Aharon, lover and pursuer of Peace.
תֵּן בִּינָה לְכׇל מֶמְשֶׁלוֹת אַרְצוֹתֵיהֶם
לַעֲשׂוֹת טוֹב עִם כׇּל הָעַמִים,
עִם כׇּל יִשְׂרָאֵל[3] על-פי תפילה לשלום ממשלת ארה”ב.  וְעִם קְהִלּוֹת בְּנַי עַמְךָ אֲשֶׁר בְּאַרְצָם
כִּי בִּשְׁלוֹמָם יִהְיֶה לָהֶם שָׁלוֹם. (על-פי ירמיהו כט:ז)
Grant wisdom to their leaders
so that they extend goodness to all nations,
the children of Israel and their local Jewish communities,
for our peace is bound up in theirs.[4] Cf. Jeremiah 29:7 
וִיקֻיַּם בָּהֶם הַכָּתוּב:
”מִי־אֵ֖לֶּה כָּעָ֣ב תְּעוּפֶ֑ינָה וְכַיּוֹנִ֖ים אֶל־אֲרֻבֹּתֵיהֶֽם׃
כִּֽי־לִ֣י ׀ אִיִּ֣ים יְקַוּ֗וּ לְהָבִ֤יא בָנַ֙יִךְ֙ מֵֽרָח֔וֹק
לְשֵׁם֙ ה׳ אֱלֹהַיִךְ
וְלִקְד֥וֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל כִּ֥י פֵאֲרָֽךְ׃“ (ישעיהו ס:ח-ט)
Fulfill for them the verse:
“Who are these that float like a cloud, like doves to their nests?
The coastlands await me to bring your sons from afar,
for the name of YHVH your God,
For the Holy One of Israel, who has glorified you.”[5] Isaiah 60:8-9 
יְהִי רָצוֹן שֶׁנִּזְכֶּה לַחֲזוֹת בִּגְאֻלַּת עַמְּךָ
בִּמְהֵרָה בְּיָמֵינוּ
אָמֵן סֶלָה.
May it be Your will that we merit to see the redemption of Your people,
speedily in our days,
Amen Selah.

Notes

Notes
1 על-פי תפילה לשלום המדינה.
2 על-פי תפילה לשלום יהודי בריה״מ משטיבל במוסקבה בשנת 1983- מאתר בית התפוצות.
3 על-פי תפילה לשלום ממשלת ארה”ב.
4 Cf. Jeremiah 29:7
5 Isaiah 60:8-9
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