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בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה
ה׳ אֲלהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם דַּיַּן הָאֱמֶת. |
Barukh atah
Adonai our god, sovereign of time and space, the Judge of truth. |
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אָבִינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ,
שְׁמַע קוֹלֵנוּ חוּס וְרַחֵם עָלֵינוּ, וְקַבֵּל בְּרַחֲמִים וּבְרָצוֹן אֶת תְּפִלָּתֵנוּ |
Avinu Malkeinu,
hear our voice, be kind and have compassion for us, willingly and lovingly accept our prayer. |
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אָבִינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ,
עֲשֵׂה לְמַעַן הֲרוּגִים עַל שֵׁם קָדְשֶׁךָ וּלְמַעַן טְבוּחִים עַל יִחוּדֶךָ. |
Avinu Malkeinu,
do this for the sake of those who were martyred for Your holy name and for the sake of those who were slaughtered for their exclusive devotion to You. |
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אָבִינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ,
אַל נָא תְּשִׁיבָנוּ רֵיקָם מִלְּפָנֶיךָ, וַחֲמֹל עָלֵינוּ וְעַל עוֹלָלֵינוּ וְטָפֵּנוּ |
Avinu Malkeinu,
do not turn us away empty-handed, and have compassion for us, our infants and our children. |
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יְהִי רָצוֹן מִלְפָנֶיךָ
ה׳ אֱלֹהֵינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵינוּ וְאִמּוֹתֵינוּ, שֶׁתִּשְׁמֹר, וְתִנְצֹר, וּתְחַזֵּק, וְתַעֲטֹף וּתְנַחֵם אֶת מִשְׁפְּחוֹתֵיהֶם שֶׁל חַלְלִי הַמִּלְחָמָה אֲשֶׁר נֶחְטְפוּ וְנִרְצְחוּ בִּידֵי בְּנֵי עַוְלָה וְהוּשְׁבוּ הַיּוֹם לִמְנוּחַת עוֹלָמִים בְּאֶרֶץ קָדְשֶׁךָ לְאַחַר 503 לֵילוֹת וְיָמִיִם. |
May it be Your will,
Adonai our God and God of our ancestors, watch over, safeguard, strengthen and embrace and comfort the families of the slain hostages who were kidnapped and murdered by ruthless enemies and returned for eternal rest in Your holy land after 503 days. |
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הָרֹפֵא לִשְׁבוּרֵי לֵב
וּמְחַבֵּשׁ לְעַצְבוֹתָם, חַבֵּק בְּאֶבְרַת חַסְדְּךָ אֶת אוֹהֲבֵיהֶם, חֲבֹשׁ אֶת יִסּוּרֵיהֶם, רְפָא אֶת פִּצְעֵיהֶם וְתֵן לָהֶם וְלָנוּ נֶחָמָה וּרְפוּאָה לַגּוּף הַדּוֹאֵב וּלַנֶּפֶשׁ הַבּוֹכִיָּה. |
(May) the One who heals the broken-hearted
and binds their wounds, encircle their loved ones with Your kindness, alleviate their suffering, dress their wounds and grant them and us comfort and healing for our agonizing bodies and crying souls. |
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וְאֵין לְפָנֶיךָ וּלְפָנֵינוּ מִצְוָה גְּדוֹלָה יוֹתֵר
מִפִּדְיוֹן שְׁבוּיוֹת וּשְׁבוּיִים. (שולחן ערוך, יורה דעה רנ״ב:א׳) אָנָּא, בַּעַל הָרַחֲמִים, עֲשֵׂה לְמַעַן יָשׁוּבוּ בִּמְהֵרָה מִי בְּשִׂמְחָה – לְחַיִּים וּלְשִׁקּוּם, וּמִי בְּצַעַר – לִמְנוּחַת עוֹלָמִים. |
There is no greater mitsvah
than the redemption of captives. (Shulchan Arukh, Yoreh De’ah 252:1) Master of mercy, ensure that the rest of our brothers and sisters return swiftly from captivity, those in joy – to life and rehabilitation, and those in sadness – to eternal rest. |
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וְיִתְקַיֵּם בָּנוּ
”וְשָׁבוּ בָנִים וּבָנוֹת לִגְבוּלָם“ (אחר ירמיה לא:יז) וְנֹאמַר אָמֵן׃ |
And may it be fulfilled that
“the sons [and daughters] come back to their place.” (after Jeremiah 31:17) And let us say: Amen. |
This prayer by the Masorti Movement in Israel and the Knesset HaRabanim b’Yisrael was first shared on 20 February 2025 in the final days of the first phase of the Three-phase Israel-Hamas war ceasefire, via the Masorti Movement website. (An English translation was shared separately via social media.)
Source(s)
Prayer for the Return of Slain Hostages – Hebrew (Masorti Movement in Israel 2025) Prayer for the Return of Slain Hostages – English (Masorti Movement in Israel 2025)
