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Prayer for Members of
the Israeli Defense Force
He Who blessed our forefathers Abraham, Isaac and Jacob - may He bless the
fighters of the Israel Defense Force, who stand guard over our land and
the cities of our God from the border of the Lebanon to the desert of
Egypt, and from the Great Sea unto the approach of the Aravah, on the
land, in the air, and on the sea.
May HASHEM cause the enemies who rise up against us to be struck down
before them. May the Holy One, Blessed is He, preserve and rescue our
fighting men from every trouble and distress and from every plague and
illness, and may He send blessing
and success in their every endeavor.
May He lead our enemies under their sway and may He grant them salvation
and crown them with victory. And may there be fulfilled for them the
verse: For it is Hashem, your God, Who goes with you to battle your
enemies for you to save you.
Now let us respond: Amen.
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Sephardi Chief Rabbi Amar
Prayer for the Salvation of imprisoned IDF soldier,
Gilad Shalit
Psalm readings:
Psalm 70, Mizmor 13, Mizmor 142, Mizmor 126
[Shir HaMa'a lot].
May it be Your will, oh L-rd, our G-d and G-d of our Forefathers,
That the verses of these Psalms which we have read before You today
will find favor and will be accepted as if spoken by King David,
Your servant and annointed one, of blessed memory.
May You do this for the sake of Your Holy Names that is written in
them, alluded to and included within them. Accept mercifully and
graciously our prayer and request May our supplication come before
You that You shall take pity, forgive and have mercy upon Your
servant, the son of Your handmaiden,
Gilad, son of Aviva Shalit
And You shall save him in both physical salvation and compassion,
together with all the hostages and prisoners of Israel, Your People.
"He who liberates prisoners in good health, may He redeem him (Gilad)
from his captors Bring him forth from captivity to freedom, from
slavery to redemption, from darkness into light, Restore him to
complete health, both in mind and body Fortify his spirit and
increase his strength, spreading happiness and joy, So that he may
be strengthened and healed, and know eternal happiness.
May the proliferation of public prayer, protest and grief on his
behalf, far and wide, act on his behalf to protect, shield and
redeem him from the house of his imprisonment. And He will cast
asunder his evil sentence that has been decreed, his good deeds
shall be enumerated before the Almighty blessed be He, including all
that he has done and accomplished on behalf of our people and our
inheritance. So shall He cast asunder his evil sentence
through the Holy Name that is alluded to in the initials of the
words
קבל רנת עמך שגבנו טהרנו נורא; accept the delight of Your
People, exalt us and purify us exceedingly.
May He fulfill for him the Biblical declaration, as it is written:
And those redeemed by the L-rd shall return and come to Zion in
gladness, with eternal happiness on their heads; they shall know
rejoicing and happiness; sorrow and grief shall fade. May this come
to pass speedily in our days. Amen."
Jewish Names of the 3 Kidnapped Soldiers
Gilad ben Aviva
Ehud ben Malka
Eldad ben Tova |
Special thanks to 'Emet'
and 'Ezra'
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