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Prayers for Marking Shloshim- 7 October 2023


A Prayer for Peace

by Rabbi Mira Regev

Our Father in heaven, Shechinah source of life, Rock and redeemer of Israel, strengthen and deliver all who stand on guard protecting their homes, safeguard and save them from any trouble and distress and bless their actions, hear their prayers and ours and deliver them.

Save those who are trapped in their homes, grant them inner strength, faith and hope, bolster them in these terrifying times.

Send Your mercy to the anxious mothers and hurting fathers and the children sitting in shelters. May it be Your will to remember us, to take notice of us, to meet us with compassion for we trust in You.

Return all those kidnapped safe and sound to their homes, without the spilling of innocent blood, without their souls becoming tarnished by horrific acts.

Strengthen those who protect our Holy Land, soldiers and civilians alike.

We pray “nation shall not lift sword against nation and they will study war no more”.

Compassionate God, please, arouse Your mercy for us, and may the verse be fulfilled: “from the seed of peace the vine shall produce its fruit, the land shall produce its yield, and the skies shall provide their moisture. I will bestow all these things upon you, and you shall be a blessing, have no fear.”

And let us say Amen


By Rabbi Mira Regev
Translated by Rabbi Levi Weiman-Kelman and Rabbi Efrat Rotem

אָבִינוּ שֶׁבַּשָּׁמַיִם, שְׁכִינָה מְקוֹר חַיֵּינוּ, צוּר יִשְׂרָאֵל וְגוֹאֲלוֹ חַזֵּק וְהוֹשֵׁעַ אֶת כָּל הָעוֹמְדִים עַל מִשְׁמֶרֶת בֵּיתָם שָׁמְרֵם וְהַצִּילֵם מִכָּל צָרָה וְצוּקָה וְתֵּן בְּרָכָה בְּכָל מַעֲשֵׂי יְדֵיהֶם, שְׁמַע תְּפִלָּתָם וּתְפִלָּתֵנוּ וְהוֹשִׁיעֵם


שָׁלַח יְשׁוּעָה לְכָל הַנְּצוּרוֹת וְהַנְּצוּרִים בְּבָתֵּיהֶם, מָלֵא אוֹתָם בְּחֹסֶן נַפְשִׁי אֱמוּנָה וְתִקְוָה וְחָזְקָם בָּרְגָעִים הַמַּפְחִידִים הָאֵלֶּה


עֲשֵׂה בְּרַחֲמֶיךָ לְמַעַן הָאִמָּהוֹת הַדּוֹאֲגוֹת וְהָאָבוֹת הַדּוֹאֲבִים וּלְמַעַן הַתִּינוֹקוֹת וְהַיְּלָדִים הַיּוֹשְׁבִים בַּמִּקְלָטִים. אָנָּא זָכְרֵנוּ בִּרְצוֹנֶךָ, פָּקְדֵנוּ בִּישׁוּעָתֶךָ, יְקַדְּמוּנוּ רַחֲמֶיךָ כִּי בְּךָ בָּטַחְנוּ. הָשֵׁב אֶת כָּל  הַחֲטוּפוֹת וְהַחֲטוּפִים בְּשָׁלוֹם לְבָּתֵּיהֶם בְּלֹא  שֶׁיִּשָּׁפֵךְ  דָּם נָקִי וּבְלִי שֶׁתִּטָּמָא נַפְשָׁם בְּמַעֲשֵׂי זְוָעָה חַזֵּק אֶת יְדֵי מְגִנֵּי אֶרֶץ קָדְשֵׁנוּ : הַחֲיָלִים וְהָאֶזְרָחִים


מִי יִתֵּן וְלֹא יִשָּׂא גוֹי אֶל גּוֹי חֶרֶב וְלֹא יִלְמְדוּ עוֹד מִלְחָמָה: אַנָּא, אֵל רַחֲמָן, יֶהֱמוּ נָא רַחֲמֶיךָ עָלֵינוּ, וִיקֻיַּם בָּנוּ הַכָּתוּב: כִּי זֶרַע הַשָּׁלוֹם הַגֶּפֶן תִּתֵּן פִּרְיָהּ וְהָאָרֶץ תִּתֵּן אֶת יְבוּלָהּ וְהַשָּׁמַיִם יִתְּנוּ טַלָּם וְהִנְחַלְתִּי אֶתְכֶם אֶת כָּל אֵלֶּה. וִהְיִיתֶם בְּרָכָה אַל תִּירָאוּ

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