A Prayer for Israel to Add to Your Pesach Seder

Yosef Zvi Rimon
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Editor’s Note: Rabbi Yosef Zvi Rimon wrote this special prayer for Israel for Jews to recite at their Pesach Sedarim this year. Below is the prayer and his accompanying message in both Hebrew and English. It is translated here by Chana Berkovits.

 

“תפילה על המצב לפני “והיא שעמדה

,זכינו להיות דור של גאולה. זכינו לנסים שאבותינו לא ראו. זכינו למדינה נפלאה ולצבא מדהים. נוסיף תפילה זו לפני “והיא שעמדה”, ונתפלל אל ה׳ 

,שיחזק את חיילנו

,ישיב את החטופים

,ישלח רפואה שלמה לפצועים

,וימשיך גאולתנו לגאולה שלמה במהרה בימינו

.בע”ה שנזכה לנסים גדולים בקרוב

יוסף צבי רימון

,מוֹדִים אֲנַחְנוּ לְפָנֶיךָ יְיָ אֱ-לֹהֵינוּ וֵא-לֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵינוּ

.שֶׁזָּכִינוּ לִחְיוֹת בְּדוֹר שֶׁל גְּאֻלָּה, וְשֶׁזָּכִינוּ לִרְאוֹת בִּתְקוּמַת מְדִינָתֵנו

.שֶׁזָּכִינוּ לִרְאוֹת בִּגְבוּרַת עַמֵּנוּ, וְשֶׁזָּכִינוּ לְנִסִּים וּלְנִפְלָאוֹת כְּפִי שֶׁהִבְטַחְתָּנוּ בְּיַד עֲבָדֶיךָ הַנְּבִיאִים

.יְהִי רָצוֹן מִלְּפָנֶיךָ יְיָ אֱ-לֹהֵינוּ וֵא-לֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵינוּ, שֶׁתְּחַזֵּק וְתִשְׁמוֹר אֶת חַיָּלֵי צְבָא הַהֲגַנָּה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל וְאַנְשֵׁי כֹּחוֹת הַבִּטָּחוֹן, הָעוֹמְדִים עַל מִשְׁמַר אַרְצֵנוּ וְעָרֵי אֱלֹהֵינוּ

.תֵּן אֶת אוֹיְבֵינוּ הַקָּמִים עָלֵינוּ נִגָּפִים לִפְנֵיהֶם

,שְׁמוֹר אֶת חַיָּלֵנוּ מִכָּל צָרָה וְצוּקָה, וּמִכָּל נֶגַע וּמַחֲלָה

.וּשְׁלַח בְּרָכָה וְהַצְלָחָה בְּכָל מַעֲשֵׂה יְדֵיהֶם

,הָשֵׁב אֶת הַשְּׁבוּיִים וְהַחֲטוּפִים בְּרִיאִים וּשְׁלֵמִים בְּרוּחָם וּבְנַפְשָׁם

,שְׁלַח מְהֵרָה רְפוּאָה שְׁלֵמָה מִן הַשָּׁמַיִם לְכָל הַפְּצוּעִים

.וּנְקֹם נִקְמַת דַּם עֲבָדֶיךָ הַשָּׁפוּךְ

,הַמְשֵׁךְ גְּאֻלָּתֵנוּ וּפְדוּת נַפְשֵׁנוּ

.כְּשֵׁם שֶׁהִצַּלְתָּנוּ מִכָּל אֵלּוּ שֶׁבָּאוּ עָלֵינוּ לְכַלּוֹתֵנוּ

.תֵּן עֵצָה טוֹבָה לְמַנְהִיגֵנוּ, וְתִטַּע אַחְדוּת וְאַהֲבָה בְּתוֹכֵנוּ

.וְנֹאמַר: ״אָמֵן״

 


Prayer for the Situation in Israel, To Be Said Before “VeHi SheAmda” 

We have merited to be the generation of the redemption. We have merited miracles that our fathers have not seen. We have merited to have a wonderful country and an amazing army. 

We are adding this prayer to be said before “VeHi SheAmda,” and we pray to God, that He strengthen our soldiers, return the hostages, grant complete healing to the injured, and continues to bring full redemption speedily in our days.

With God’s help may we merit more great miracles 

Rabbi Yosef Zvi Rimon 

We give thanks to You, our God and the God of our forefathers,

That we have merited to live in the generation of the redemption, that we merited to witness the establishment of our country,

That we have merited to see the strength of our nation, that we merited to witness miracles and wonders that were promised to us by Your servants, the prophets.

May it be Your will, Hashem, our God and the God of our forefathers, that You strengthen and protect the soldiers of the Israel Defense Forces and all the security forces, that stand guard over our land and the cities of our God.

Give over our enemies who rise up against us to be struck down by them,

Protect our soldiers from all trouble and distress, affliction and illness, and send blessing and success to all the work of their hands,

Return the captives and hostages healthy and whole in spirit,

Send a speedy full recovery from the Heavens to all the injured, and avenge the spilled blood of your servants,

Continue our redemption and the redemption of our spirit,

just like you saved us from all those who came upon us to destroy us.

Give good counsel to our leaders, and plant unity and love in our midst.

And let us say, “Amen”

 

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