Seeking Love and Friendship with aFoe

SEEKING LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP WITH A FOE

םיִמָלוֹעָה ןוֹבִּר ךיֶנָפְלִּמ ןוֹצָר יִהיִו וּניֵניֵבּ הָוֲחאְַו הָבֲהאְַו םוֹלָשׁ םיִשָׂתֶּשׁ .(תיִנוֹלְפּ ןֶבּ יִנוֹלְפּ ןיֵבְל יֵניֵבוּ)

תֶא ךֵרָבְלוּ וּנֵכְרָבְל ךיֶניֵעְבּ הֶיְהִי בוֹטְו הָעָשׁ לָכְבוּ תֵע לָכְבּ לֵאָרְשִׂי ךְמַּע לָכּ יִהְי ןֵכּ ,ןֵמאָ .םוֹלָשְׁו זֹע בוֹרְבּ ךֶמוֹלְשִׁבּ .ןוֹצָר May it be Your will, Adonai, Master of all worlds, that you grant peace, love, and friendship among us and specifically between me and (name of person), child of (name of person’s mother).

May it please You to bless Your people Israel at every season, and in every hour, with Your peace, with vast strength and wholeness. Amen, may it be Your will.

— Rabbi Hayyim Yeshayahu HaKohen

Halbersberg10 (1844–1910)

10 A rabbi and prolific author who served as the head of the Jewish court in Rakhiv, Ukraine, before immigrating to Israel. Excerpted from his book Keter Torah.