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5 T H A LI Y A ( 2 1: 1 8- 2 1) Yi s h m a el t o o will b e a g r e at n ati o n. S h e o p e n s h e r e y e s a n d s e e s w at e r a n d t h e y d ri n k. H e g r o w s a n d b e c o m e s a n a r c h e r. H a g a r s e e s w at e r a n d s h e d ri n k s. A v r a h a m at t h e A k ei d a s e e s a r a m a n d off e r s a n off e r i n g. O n e i s t e m p o r al lif e; w at e r t o d ri n k. A v r ah a m i s t h e r a r efi e d lif e of Di vi n e c o n n e cti o n; t h e r a m t o off e r.

6 T H A LI Y A ( 2 1: 2 2- 2 7) A vi m el e c h m a k e s a p a ct wit h A v r a h a m b e c a u s e “ G- d i s wit h y o u i n all y o u d o ”. T hi s t o o i s a p r o mi s e f ulfill e d. A v r a h a m w a s p r o mi s e d h e w o ul d h a v e a g r e at n a m e. Hi s f a m e h a s c o m e t o b e. G- d p r o mi s e s a n d f ulfill s t h o s e p r o mi s e s. O U I S R A EL 11

7 T H A LI Y A ( 2 1: 2 9- 3 4) T h e y c all t h e n a m e of t h e l o c a ti o n B e e r s h e v a f r o m t h e w o r d o at h, o r p a ct. T h e t h e m e of c o v e n a nt, of s p e ci al p a ct s a ni m at e s t hi s T o r a h r e a di n g. B ut t hi s c o v e n a nt i s t o c r e at e a c o nt r a st. T h e r e a r e h u m a n p a ct s of f ri e n d s hi p a n d p e a c e. A n d Di vi n e c o v e n a nt s of m aj e st y a n d g r a n d e u r. M A F TI R B A MI D B A R 2 9: 1- 6

R OS H H AS H A N A H D AY 2 T h e T o r a h r e a di n g i s t h e 2 4 v e r s e s of G e n e si s, C h a pt e r 2 2. T hi s st o r y, A k ei d at Yit z c h a k, t h e bi n di n g of I s a a c, i s t h e m o st d r a m ati c st o r y of t h e T o r a h. It e x p r e s s e s h o w f a r m a n i s willi n g t o g o i n hi s all e gi a n c e t o G- d. W hil e it i s a c o m pl e x st o r y of c o nfli ct e d c o m m a n d s, t h e n a r r ati v e i s b e a utif ul i n it s si m pli cit y. A mi d st t h e si m pli cit y of t h e st o r y, t h e d e e p a n d u n s w e r vi n g c o m mit m e nt of A v r a h a m i s m aj e sti c. T h e st o r y c o n cl u d e s wit h t h e r a m, c a u g ht i n t h e t hi c k et b y it s h o r n; t h e s h of a r w e u s e f o r R o s h H a s h a n a h.

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1 S T A LI Y A ( 2 2: 1- 3) G- d t e st s A v r a h a m: T a k e y o u r b el o v e d s o n a n d off e r hi m a s a n off e ri n g. A v r a h a m a w a k e n s e a rl y, g et s u p a n d g o e s wit h hi s a s si st a nt s, wit h Yit z c h a k a n d wit h t h e w o o d. T h e d r a m a of t h e st o r y i s b eli e d b y t h e st ri k i n gl y si m pl e w o r di n g: hi n e ni, h e r e I a m, h e w o k e u p e a rl y, g ot u p a n d w e nt t o d o w h at G- d r e q u e st e d. T h e a b s e n c e of a n y di al o g u e, of a n y q u esti o ns, of c h all e n g e t o G- d, of dis c ussi o n wit h S a r a h, of e x pl a n ati o n t o Yit z c h a k i s st ri ki n g. T hi s si m pli cit y d ri v e s t h e m e s s a g e of t h e si m pli cit y of A v r a h a m’ s l o y alt y t o G- d; si m pl e l a n g u a g e, si m pl e f ait h. F o r t hi s t e r ri bl y c o mpl e x st o r y i s at it s r o ot q uit e si m pl e. T his si m pli cit y is a R os h H as h a n a h t h e m e. W e li v e i n a t e r ri bl y c o m pli c at e d w o rl d; w e h a v e m a n y u n a n s w e r e d q u e sti o n s, t h e ol o gi c al q u e s ti o n s, m a n y c h all e n g e s a n d c o nf u si o n. B ut at s o m e v e r y d e e p a n d p r of o u n d l e v el w e a r e si m pl e i n o u r d e v oti o n. Li k e t h e s h of a r – n o w o r d s, j ust a si m pl e c all f r o m w a y d e e p i n o u r s o ul s.

2 N D A LI Y A ( 2 2: 4- 8) T h e y a r ri v e at t h e pl a c e. T h e a s si st a nt s st a y b a c k. A v r a h a m a n d Yit z c h a k w al k t o g et h e r. Yit z c h a k i n q ui r e s a s t o w h e r e t h e off e ri n g i s. A v r a h a m r e s p o n d s t h at G- d will p r o vi d e t h e off e ri n g. A n d t h e y w al k t o g et h e r. T h e y w al k t o g et h e r. T hi s t o g et h e r n e s s i s i r o ni c – f o r A v r a h a m k n o w s h e i s t o s a c rifi c e Yit z c h a k, w hil e Yit z c h a k d o e s n ot k n o w t hi s. O r p e r h a ps h e d o es. D o es Yit z c h a k fi g u r e o ut w h at is g oi n g o n ? Di d h e w o n d e r f o r t h es e 3 d a ys w h y e v e r yt hi n g f o r t h e off e ri n g w a s b r o u g ht – e x c e pt t h e off e ri n g its elf ? P e r h a ps h e h as fi g u r e d it o ut; h e r e all y is t o g et h e r wit h A v r a h a m. W hil e A v r a h a m i s t e st e d, Yit z c h a k i s t o o. Yit z c h a k’ s r ol e a s t h e willi n g off e ri n g i s d r a m ati c. A n d a s t h e f at h e r of t h e J e wi s h p e o pl e,

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3 R D A LI Y A ( 2 2: 9- 1 4) A v r a h a m b uil d s t h e alt a r, a r r a n g e s t h e w o o d, pl a c e s Yit z c h a k o n t h e alt a r a n d t a k e s t h e k nif e t o sl a u g ht e r hi s s o n. T h e a n g el i nt e r r u pt s; i n st r u cti n g hi m n ot t o sl a u g ht e r hi s s o n, o r d o a t hi n g, f o r n o w w e k n o w y o u w o ul d n ot wit h h ol d e v e n y o u r s o n f r o m M e. A v r a h a m s e e s t h e r a m a n d off e r s it i n pl a c e of hi s s o n. H e c all s t h e pl a c e “ G- d will s e e, yi r e h ” a n d it i s c all e d t h e m o u nt ai n i n w hi c h G- d i s s e e n ( H a r H a m o ri a h). W h at m o r e c a n b e s ai d of t hi s p o w e rf ul a n d d r a m ati c m o m e nt ? T h e m o u nt ai n i s n a m e d. H e s e e s. A n d H e i s s e e n. T h e st o r y t ol d Hi m a l ot a b o ut A v r a h a m. H e s a w A v r a h a m n ot j u st p r of e s s f ait h, b ut b e f ait hf ul. A n d t h e st o r y t ell s u s a l ot a b o ut Hi m. W h at w e s e e i n Hi m i s t h e m y st e r y – w h y di d H e c o m m a n d t hi s, a n d h o w littl e w e k n o w of Hi s w a y s. W hil e at t h e s a m e ti m e Hi s m e r c y a n d Hi s f ait hf ul n e s s t o u s w a s cl e a r t o s e e. H e s a v e d Yit z c h a k a n d H e s a v e d A v r a h a m f r o m a t r e a c h e r o u s m o m e nt.

C r e ati o n of t h e w o rl d w a s a n e x p r e s si o n of Di vi n e d esi r e f o r a p a rt n e r i n m a n. T h e c h o osi n g of A v r a h a m w as a m o r e i nti m at e e x p r essi o n of Di vi n e d esi r e f o r a s p e cifi c p a rt n e r i n m a n. A n d t h e e x p r essi o n of bl essi n g t o t h e J e wis h p e o pl e is a f u rt h e r e x p r essi o n of o u r u ni q u e c o v e n a nt. R o s h H a s h a n a h i s n ot o nl y t h e m aj e st y of G- d b ut t h e m aj e st y of m a n. W e a r e p a rt n e r s wit h t h e Ki n g. H e r e a c h e s t o u s, c r e at e s u s, c h o o s e s u s, i n st r u ct s u s, bl e s s e s u s. W h at a m aj e sti c m a n d at e – t h e p a rt n e r s, t h e i nti m at e p a rt n e r of t h e Ki n g.

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(m a‘ a s e r b e h e m a h ) b y p a s si n g t h r o u g h a n a r r o w p a s s a g e. 2. Li k e t h e a s c e nt t o B eit M a r o n - a n a r r o w m o u nt ai n p at h, wit h a d e e p r a vi n e o n eit h e r si d e, w h e r e o nl y o n e p e r s o n c a n p a s s at a ti m e. 3. Li k e t h e s ol di e r s of Ki n g D a vi d - a s t h e y w e r e c o u nt e d i n di vi d u all y w h e n g at h e r i n g f o r w a r. E a c h of t h e s e t h r e e m et a p h o r s e x p r e s s e s a diff e r e nt di m e n si o n of o u r r el ati o n s hi p wit h H a s h e m a n d t h e m e a ni n g of R o s h H a s h a n a h a n d Y o m Ki p p u r.

1. LI K E S H E E P - S U B MI S SI O N T O T H E KI N G T h e s h e e p i s a s y m b ol of s u b mi s si o n a n d o b e di e n c e, f oll o wi n g it s s h e p h e r d w h e r e v e r h e di r e ct s it. Li k e wi s e, w h e n w e d e s c ri b e o u r s el v e s a s s h e e p b ef o r e H a s h e m, w e affi r m o u r a b s ol ut e s u b mi s si o n t o Hi s ki n g s hi p. O n R o s h H a s h a n a h w e p r a y: ‫ָל ָה ֹעוָל ם‬ ti� ‫ ַעל‬tiְ‫ְמ ֹלו‬ ָti‫ ֹבוֶד‬tiְ‫�לוִֹ�ב‬ti�ֻ - “ R ei g n o v e r t h e e nti r e w o rl d i n Y o u r gl o r y. ” T h e T a z 3 n ot e s t h e d o u bl e e x p r e s si o n “ k ol h a’ ol a m k ul o ” - “t h e e nti r e w o rl d, all of it. ” At ti m e s t h e w o r d k ol ( “ all ”) i s u s e d t o m e a n “ m o st, ” b ut h e r e w e st r e s s t h at w e a s k H a s h e m t o r ei g n n ot o nl y o v e r t h e w o rl d a s a w h ol e, b ut o v e r e v e r y p a rt of it a n d e v e r y p a rt of u s. T h e Y e s h u ot Y a a k o v 4 e x pl ai n s f u rt h e r: A h u m a n ki n g c a n i m p o s e t a x e s, i m p ri s o n o r 3. T a z, O r a k h H ai m 5 8 2: 3. 4. Y e s h u ot Y a a k o v, a d l o c.

e v e n e x e c ut e, b ut h e c a n n ot g o v e r n p e o pl e’ s t h o u g ht s a n d i n n e r lif e. H a s h e m, h o w e v e r, i s s o v e r ei g n o v e r b o d y a n d s o ul, o v e r o u r li v e s i n t hi s w o rl d a n d t h e n e xt, o v e r e v e r y t h o u g ht, f e eli n g, a n d a cti o n. T h u s, w h e n w e a c c e pt Hi s ki n g s hi p, w e d e cl a r e Hi m Ki n g o v e r k ol h a’ ol a m k ul o - o v e r all e xi st e n c e, a n d e v e r y p a rt of o u r s el v e s. T o s e e o u r s el v e s a s s h e e p, t h e n, i s t o a c c e pt t hi s c o m pl et e s u b mi s si o n t o H a s h e m. B y d oi n g s o, w e g u a r d o u r s el v e s f r o m a r r o g a n c e a n d a n g e r. H a z al 5 t e a c h: ֹ‫ֵיִה�נ ם‬ ‫ָל ִמינֵי ג‬fi� ‫�וֵעס‬ ֹfl ‫ָל ַה‬fl� ‫�ו‬ ֹ‫ ש�ֹוְלִטין ב‬- “W h o e v e r b e c o m e s a n g r y, all ki n d s of G e hi n n o m r ul e o v e r hi m ”. T h e R a m b a m 6 si mil a rl y w rit e s: ‫ִא�ל�ו ֹעוֵבד ֲע ֹבוָדה ָזָר ה‬ti�ְ ‫�וֵעס‬ ֹti ‫ָל ַה‬fl� - w h o e v e r e x hi bit s a n g e r, it i s a s if h e e n g a g e s i n i d ol at r y. W h y i s a n g e r vi e w e d s o s e v e r el y ? B e c a u s e a n g e r st e m s f r o m pl a ci n g t h e s elf at t h e c e nt e r, f o r g etti n g t h at e v e r yt hi n g c o m e s f r o m H a s h e m. T o li v e wit h h u milit y, li k e t h e s h e e p w h o f oll o w s it s s h e p h e r d, i s t o r e c o g ni z e H a s h e m a s t h e t r u e s o u r c e of all.

2. LI K E T H E A S C E N T O F B EI T M A R O N S T RI VI N G U P W A R D T h e s e c o n d e x pl a n ati o n li k e n s u s t o t r a v el e r s a s c e n di n g t h e st e e p, n a r r o w p at h of B eit M a r o n. T hi s i s t h e i m a g e of c o n st a nt a s c e nt — t h e J e w i s al w a y s c all e d t o g r o w, t o cli m b hi g h e r. T hi s i s t h e m e a ni n g of t h e T o r a h’ s d e s c ri p ti o n of Y e h o s h u a bi n N u n 7 :

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o ut t o b attl e. T hi s i m a g e r y hi g hli g ht s di s ci pli n e a n d p r e ci si o n. A s ol di e r d o e s n ot li v e f o r hi m s elf, b ut a c c o r di n g t o t h e c o m m a n d of hi s c o m m a n d e r. S o t o o, a J e w i s a s ol di e r i n H a s h e m’ s a r m y. H e m u st ri s e o n ti m e f o r p r a y e r, f ulfill mit z v ot at t h ei r a p p oi nt e d ti m es, a n d li v e wit h dis ci pli n e i n b ot h b ei n a d a m l a M a k o m a n d b ei n a d a m l a H a v e r o. T o b e c o u nt e d li k e s ol di e r s m e a n s t o li v e lif e n ot c a s u all y o r h a p h a z a r dl y, b ut wit h l o y alt y a n d p r e ci si o n i n t h e s e r vi c e of H as h e m.

C O N C L U SI O N T h e s e t h r e e i m a g e s: s h e e p, cli m b e r s, a n d s ol di e r s, off e r u s a m a p f o r R o s h H a s h a n a h a n d Y o m Ki p p u r, a n d i n d e e d f o r J e wi s h lif e. A s s h e e p, w e l e a r n h u milit y a n d s u b mi s si o n t o H a s h e m’ s ki n g s hi p. A s cli m b e r s o n t h e a s c e nt of B eit M a r o n, w e c o m mit o u r s el v e s t o c o n st a nt g r o wt h, n e v e r c o nt e nt wit h w h at w e h a v e a c hi e v e d. A s s ol di e r s of Ki n g D a vi d, w e

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‫ וְהָאֵר נֵרֵנּו ש ֶׁלּאֹ יִכְבֶּה לְע ֹולָם וָעֶד‬,‫ בִּזְכ ּות ש ָׂרָה וְרִבְקָה וְרָחֵל וְלֵאָה אִּמ ֹותֵינּו‬,‫אֵת תְּחִנָתִי‬ .‫ אָמֵן‬, ‫וְהָאֵר פָּנֶיָך וְנִוָּש ֵׁעָה‬

Greeti ngs e xc h a nged o n t h e fi r st ni g ht of R H, aft e r M a a ri v t o o n e m al e:

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t o o n e f e m al e:

‫ל ש נה ט וב ה ת כ ת ב י ות ח ת מ י ל א ל ת ר ל ח יים ט וב ים ול ש ל ום‬ t o m al e s o r mi x e d g r o u p ( a n d c o m m o nl y u s e d f o r f e m al e pl u r al t o o):

‫ל ש נה ט וב ה ת כ ת ב ו ות ח ת מ ו ל א ל ת ר ל ח יים ט וב ים ול ש ל ום‬ "t r a diti o n al" ( b ut p o s si bl y o b s ol et e ?) f o r f e m al e s ( pl u r al)

‫ל ש נה ט וב ה ת כ ת ב נה ות ח ת מ נה ל א ל ת ר ל ח יים ט וב ים ול ש ל ום‬ F r o m t h e fi r st m o r ni n g of R o s h H a S h a n a t h r o u g h Y o m Ki p p u r, t h e t r a diti o n al g r e eti n g i s d a y

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T he Ros h H aS h a n a 'Seder' ‫ס דר רא ש ה ש נה‬ C u st o m s f o r t h e ni g ht of R o s h H a S h a n a v a r y f r o m c o m m u nit y t o c o m m u nit y a n d f r o m f a mil y t o f a mil y. T hi s p a g e i s p r o vi d e d a s a s et of s u g g e sti o n s f o r t h o s e w h o d o n ot h a v e a fi x e d c u st o m i n t h ei r h o m e. N ot hi n g m e nti o n e d h e r e i s t h e fi n al w o r d o n a n yt hi n g. If y o u a r e i n d o u bt a b o ut a n yt hi n g, c h e c k wit h y o u r R a v. Aft e r KI D D U S H, w a s h f o r H a M ot zi a n d e at f r o m t h e L E C H E M MI S H N E H. S o m e u s e h o n e y o n t h e c h all a r at h e r t h a n s alt. S o m e u s e s alt f o r t h e H a M ot zi a n d t h e n t a k e a n ot h e r pi e c e of c h all a wit h h o n e y. Aft e r c h all a wit h h o n e y, s a y:

‫יה י ר צ ון מ ל פ ניך ה א ל וק ינו וא ל וק י א ב ות ינו ש ת ת ח ד ש ע ל ינו ש נה ט וב ה‬ ‫ומ ת וק ה‬ It i s a p p r o p ri at e t o r e s p o n d t o Y’ HI R A T Z O N st at e m e nt s of ot h e r s wit h A M EI N, a s t h e y a r e b r a c h a-li k e. Si n c e t h e f r uit s a n d v e g et a bl e s t o b e e at e n a s p a rt of t h e S E D E R L EI L R O S H H A S H A N A a r e n ot “ n o r m al ” c o m p o n e nt s of a m e al, t h e y a r e n ot c o v e r e d b y t h e H a M ot zi, a n d n e e d t h ei r o w n b r a c h ot, w hi c h s h o ul d b e s ai d i n a c c o r d a n c e wit h t h e " r ul e s of b r a c h ot" - a s f oll o w s... A m o n g t h e f r uit s of t r e e s, o n e s h o ul d s a y t h e b r a c h a o n t h e f r uit wit h t h e hi g h e st p ri o rit y: [ 1] Oli v e, [ 2] D at e, [ 3] G r a p e, [ 4] Fi g, [ 5] P o m e g r a n at e, [ 6] y o u r f a v o rit e a m o n g f r uit s n ot of S HI V’ A T H A MI NI M, [ 7] a w h ol e f r uit, r at h e r t h a n a pi e c e, [ 8] l a r g e r pi e c e. T hi s li st d o e s n ot i m pl y t h at all t h e s e f r uit s [ 1]-[ 5] a r e p a rt of y o u r L eil R o s h H a S h a n a Mi n h a g; t h e f ull li st of p ri o riti e s i s p r o vi d e d t o c o v e r a n y sit u ati o n.

. ‫ ב ור א פ ר י ה ע ץ‬, ‫ב ר וך א ת ה ה א ל וק ינו מ ל ך ה ע ול ם‬ A m o n g v e g et a bl e s, m a k e t h e b r a c h a o n w h at y o u li k e b e st. B et w e e n H a Eit z a n d H a A d a m a, H a Eit z will u s u all y b e s ai d fi r st, u nl e s s y o u h a v e a H a A d a m a t h at y o u li k e b ett e r t h a n a n y of t h e f r uit s, i n w hi c h c a s e, H a A d a m a will p r e c e d e H a Eit z ( e v e n o v e r 7- Mi ni m).

. ‫ ב ור א פ ר י ה א ד מ ה‬, ‫ב ר וך א ת ה ה א ל וק ינו מ ל ך ה ע ול ם‬ If o n e o r m o r e f r uit s r e q ui r e a e pi g d y, t h e y will b e c o v e r e d b y t h e e pi g d y of Ki d d u s h, if t h e y a r e o n t h e t a bl e at t h e ti m e. Ot h e r wi s e, o n e a d diti o n al e pi g d y s h o ul d b e s ai d ( e v e n if t h e r e a r e m o r e t h a n o n e f r uit t h at “ n e e d ” it). W h e n all b r a c h ot a r e t a k e n c a r e of, m a n y e at a sli c e of ( s w e et) a p pl e di p p e d i n h o n e y. T h e Y’ HI R A T Z O N a b o v e c a n b e r e p e at e d f o r t h e A p pl e & H o n e y. F r o m t hi s p oi nt o n, w hi c h e v e r of t h e it e m s o n t h e n e xt p a g e t h at y o u h a v e - t o e at ( o r e v e n t o j u st b e o n t h e t a bl e), s a y t h e a p p r o p ri at e Y’ HI R A T Z O N. 66 20 T OT RO AR HA HTI TID DBIBIT ST S1 /6 7R 7O /S SH HH AA BS BH AA TN A& 5R 7 O8 S1 H H A S H A N A H

‫‪F o r R U BI Y A ( bl a c k- e y e d p e a s):‬‬

‫יה י ר צ ון מ ל פ ניך ה א ל וק ינו וא ל וק י א ב ות ינו ש יר ב ו זכ ויות ינו‬ ‫‪F o r K A R TI (l e e k):‬‬

‫יה י ר צ ון מ ל פ ניך ה א ל וק ינו וא ל וק י א ב ות ינו ש ייכ ר ת ו‬ ‫ש ונא ינו‬

‫‪F o r SI L K A ( b e et s o r m a n g ol d):‬‬

‫יה י ר צ ון מ ל פ ניך ה א ל וק ינו וא ל וק י א ב ות ינו ש יס ת ל ק ו‬ ‫א ויב ינו‬

‫‪F o r D A T E S:‬‬

‫יה י ר צ ון מ ל פ ניך ה א ל וק ינו וא ל וק י א ב ות ינו ש יית מ ו ש ונא ינו‬ ‫‪F o r K A R A (t y p e of s q u a s h, p al e g r e e n):‬‬ ‫גזר ‪s o m e s a y t hi s f o r c a r r ot s - pl a y o n w o r d s‬‬

‫יה י ר צ ון מ ל פ ניך ה א ל וק ינו וא ל וק י א ב ות ינו ש יק ר ע גזר‬ ‫ד יננו‪ ,‬ויק ר א ו ל פ ניך זכ ויות ינו‬

‫‪F o r P O M E G R A N A T E:‬‬

‫יה י ר צ ון מ ל פ ניך ה א ל וק ינו וא ל וק י א ב ות ינו ש נר ב ה‬ ‫זכ ויות ינו כ ר ימ ון‬

‫‪If o n e e at s FI S H o n L eil R o s h H a S h a n a, s a y t h e f oll o wi n g:‬‬

‫יה י ר צ ון מ ל פ ניך ה א ל וק ינו וא ל וק י א ב ות ינו ש נפ ר ה ונר ב ה‬ ‫כ ד גים וש ל א ת ה א ע ין ה ר ע ש ול ט ת ב נו כ ד גים ה ל ל ו ש א ין ע ין‬ ‫ה ר ע ש ול ט ת ב ה ם‬

‫‪S o m e pl a c e t h e H E A D of a r a m o r fi s h o n t h e t a bl e a n d s a y:‬‬

‫יה י ר צ ון מ ל פ ניך ה א ל וק ינו וא ל וק י א ב ות ינו ש נה יה ל ר א ש‬ ‫ול א ל זנב‬

‫‪If o n e e at s t h e m e at of a s h e e p ( p r ef e r a bl y a r a m), h e s a y s:‬‬

‫יה י ר צ ון ש ת זכ ר ל נו א יל ו ש ל יצ ח ק‬ ‫‪O U I S R A EL 63‬‬ ‫‪O U I S R A EL C E N T E R‬‬ ‫‪61‬‬

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‫‪T as hlic h‬‬

‫‪ , w h e r e o n e‬ת ש ל יך ‪Aft e r mi n c h a o n t h e fi r st d a y of R o s h H a s h a n a, t h e r e i s a c u st o m of‬‬ ‫‪, w h e r e o n e g o e s t o t h e ri v e r a n d r e cit e s v e r s e s p e r‬ת ש ל יָך ‪Aft e r Mi n c h a, t h e r e i s a c u st o m of‬‬‫‪.1 T h e r e a r e‬ס פ ר מ יכ ה (ז‪:‬יט ) ‪ f r o m‬ת ש וב ה ‪g o e s t o t h e ri v e r a n d r e cit e s v e r s e s p1 e rt ai ni n g t o‬‬ ‫‪. T h e r e a r e v a ri o u s r e a s o n s f o r t hi s c u st o m, i n cl u di n g t h e‬ס פ ר מ י ִּכה (ז‪:‬יט ) ‪ f r o m‬ת ש וב ה ‪t ai ni n g t o‬‬ ‫‪o tm e of‬מ ד‬ ‫‪ t rie e d‬ש ט ן ‪a c h e s t h at t h e‬‬ ‫‪s c cu ust‬‬ ‫‪oyo mofmi of‬‬ ‫‪ag,st hhwaehnfea,ar ctet hto ehnrat‬ת‪Hn‬ש ‪n cl u di‬‬ ‫‪eotrrtheteeihi‬מ‪ fhn‬ד‪an tso‬‬ ‫‪nst‬ר‪iu‬ש‪ c‬א‪ ae‬ב‪itsh‬‬ ‫‪y of Rv oafAft‬‬ ‫‪sria ct‬‬ ‫‪heo rtuHshami‬‬ ‫רש‪sr ehtnaachsnehoa,‬‬ ‫‪at‬‬ ‫‪ascfi rha st‬‬ ‫‪e s tdstha at‬‬ ‫‪t ri‬ל‪h‬שיך‪s‬ט‪o‬ן‪t h eR‬‬ ‫רה ‪ee‬ם ‪e d d r o w ni n g‬‬ ‫יד ‪n‬ה ‪e , w aw yh te or te hoe‬ת ‪h‬ש ‪t‬ל ‪n‬יך‪a ri v e r o‬‬ ‫עק‬ ‫ם‬ ‫ה‬ ‫ר‬ ‫ב‬ ‫א‬ ‫‪i‬‬ ‫‪n‬‬ ‫‪a‬‬ ‫‪ri‬‬ ‫‪v‬‬ ‫‪e‬‬ ‫‪r‬‬ ‫‪o‬‬ ‫‪n‬‬ ‫‪t‬‬ ‫‪h‬‬ ‫‪e‬‬ ‫‪w‬‬ ‫‪a‬‬ ‫‪y‬‬ ‫‪t‬‬ ‫‪o‬‬ ‫‪t‬‬ ‫‪h‬‬ ‫‪e‬‬ ‫ה‬ ‫יד‬ ‫ק‬ ‫ע‬ ‫‪a‬‬ ‫‪n‬‬ ‫‪d‬‬ ‫‪w‬‬ ‫‪e‬‬ ‫‪w‬‬ ‫‪a‬‬ ‫‪nt‬‬ ‫‪t‬‬ ‫‪o‬‬ ‫‪r e mi‬‬ ‫‪d‬‬ ‫‪r‬‬ ‫‪o‬‬ ‫‪w‬‬ ‫‪ni‬‬ ‫‪n‬‬ ‫‪g‬‬ ‫‪1‬‬ ‫(ז‪:‬יט ‪r oo nm )a‬‬ ‫‪2.o1( uaTrnshdelelreveae rsa nrofef r o m‬ס‪dn‬פ‪no‬ר מ‬ ‫‪rt‬א ‪e‬רב ‪p‬מינו‪s‬יכ‪e‬ה‪v eesr sof‬‬ ‫‪ nfati‬ת‪mi‬ש ‪er‬וב‪re‬ה‪’gesrt edo eta‬א‪ nh‬ב‪niT‬רה ‪ai.‬םס פ‬ ‫‪v e r s e ags onpedes rttw eoait wnihaenntri‬‬ ‫‪ dr feorcit‬ת‪ nd‬ש‪a min‬וב ‪e‬ה‪g ttvooerr‬‬ ‫(ז‪:‬יט‪uor semels) v‬‬ ‫‪v oti‬יכ‪e‬ה‪n d d‬‬ ‫‪u di‬א‬ ‫‪’ethsaehsdefoeta1nct‬א‪rtn‬ב‪sge‬ר‪unh‬ה‪oW‬ם‬ ‫‪es rftdohmiaratytn thi‬‬ ‫‪all‬ד‪fsta‬ר ‪u‬ש‪atihs eRoc nH‬‬ ‫‪ ds mtodieeutnavcl‬מ‪no‬‬ ‫‪osS tnhn2 hag(at‬‬ ‫יָך‪hriate v‬‬ ‫‪or tnbrity, he ed‬ש‪ a‬טת‪ e‬ןש‪e n‬ל‪te hr‬‬ ‫‪a ri‬ב‪vcl‬‬ ‫‪st‬‬ ‫‪of‬‬ ‫‪ohunedi‬‬ ‫‪t neth friat‬ש‪a rm‬ט‪eoct‬ן‪bta bhtnoehdsfelsa‬‬ ‫‪hraeotvdhemetit).‬‬ ‫‪If‬ד ר‪ e‬ש‪h‬‬ ‫‪utstht oee ramectihosersnetocit‬מ ‪c‬‬ ‫‪c oti‬‬ ‫ינו‪o m i‬‬ ‫‪nit).‬‬ ‫‪3‬‬ ‫‪4‬‬ ‫‪(eusa aspoflnofod n gww at‬ע‪yvc‬ק‪elaa‬יד‪snd‬ה‪rty ehnt evodefitonrhusteor‬‬ ‫‪o niaennsw daoatriemwreve iestill‬‬ ‫‪hil‬אע ‪w‬בק‪it‬ריד‪e‬ה‪3‬הם‪y,e‬‬ ‫‪sn awttyell‬‬ ‫‪s no‬‬ ‫‪rnw aoa nt‬‬ ‫‪hoiter eowonami‬‬ ‫ירוב ‪ea setwr ah.entr et ios r ae n‬‬ ‫‪d ).o4 uIfr stelh ev re es iof‬ע ‪mi n‬‬ ‫‪n t h ye osd reuwcoacoyawntnnido rtndegahcit‬‬ ‫‪ab’ y,sn ddolreteifea ro nnmiferncoati‬א ‪(r‬ב‪a‬ר‪en2‬ה ‪on‬ם ‪r‬א‪e‬‬ ‫‪a mn oit).‬‬ ‫‪n not alIfne tad vhdeeetr veh oti‬‬ ‫‪e it Ifo tn h ew rate eirsi n oa riwvell‬‬ ‫ינו‬ ‫‪(eavhnee/rd slneheeaarcrnabfny,r roe cit‬‬ ‫‪m it).‬‬ ‫‪e r 5 noera er vb ey,n‬‬ ‫‪a n d d ri‬‬ ‫‪oti‬ב‪e vv‬‬ ‫‪ie s honono2u sri‬‬ ‫‪6‬‬ ‫‪atne it‬חֶ‪ow‬ס‪ֶcit‬ד‪erofen‬ה ‪ּe npv‬וא‪uao r:c au‬יָׁש ‪ּoy on3‬וב‬ ‫לָת‪ֹv‬ו‪ e‬ל‪r‬אֹ‪3 o‬הֶח ֱ‬ ‫פֵץ‪ea‬‬ ‫חָ‪r.c‬‬ ‫אֵרִ‪a‬ית‪o n‬נַח ‪e ֲn‬‬ ‫מִי ק ל ּכָמ ֹוָך נֹוש א עָֹון וְע ֹובֵר‪r4 .‬עַ‪e‬ל ‪ּat‬פֶ‪ׁw‬ש ַע‪ of‬לִ‪ׁp‬שְ‪c u‬‬ ‫אַּפ‪ֹat‬ו‪ּwof‬כִי‪o unp‬‬ ‫עַד‪ew rati‬‬ ‫‪ell‬זִ‪w‬‬ ‫לָ‪en‬‬ ‫יק ‪r4 a.‬‬ ‫‪a w ell‬‬

‫יְרַח ֲמֵנּו יִכְּב ֹוׁש ע ֲֹונֹותֵינּו וְתַׁשְלִיְך ּבִמְצ ֻל ֹות יָם ּכָל חַּט אֹ תָם ‪ּ :‬תִּתֵן א ֱמֶת לְיַע ֲק בֹ חֶס ֶד לְאַבְרָהָם א ֲׁש ֶר נִׁשְּבַעְּתָ‬ ‫ימֵי אקֶדֶ‬ ‫מִילַאקֲבלֹותֵ‬ ‫אַ‪ַti‬ע‪ִti fl‬לִיׁשְחָאֵפֵץ‬ ‫נֹוש‪ ti‬אל אֹעָֹוןהֶחוְעֱזִיק‬ ‫ֹוָךח ֲלָת‬ ‫עָם‪ti‬ן‪:‬וְע ‪tt‬בֵר עַל ‪ַ tiֶti‬ע מִלִי‪ְti‬קאֵלרִיתּכָמ נַ‬ ‫‪ָfl‬מינּו‪titi‬מִנ‪tti‬ש‬ ‫רִיתחֶסנַחֶדֲלָהת ֹו‪ti‬אל‪:‬אֹ יָ‪fl‬הֶח‪fl‬בֱזִיק לָעַד‬ ‫עַד ּפֶׁש‬ ‫ֹובֵר לָעַל‬ ‫חַםּטֲנִיאֹא ֲ‪ti‬‬ ‫הָ‬ ‫בְ‬ ‫לִיֹותֶדּבְיעָםלְאַ‬ ‫מְצ'ֻלחֶס‬ ‫דָםֲקּבִ הבֹ‬ ‫יְךַע‬ ‫אָי‬ ‫ׁשְילִלְ‬ ‫ינּו אהוְֱתַמֶת‬ ‫ֹונֹותֵַע‪ֲֵft‬שן‬ ‫‪ִti‬‬ ‫חַּב‪fi‬אִ אֹ‬ ‫‪ָti‬‬ ‫י‪ti‬רְ‪ִti‬‬ ‫יְרַח‬ ‫מֶת לְיַע‬ ‫‪ַfi‬ןעְאנְֱ‬ ‫ּתֵ‬ ‫אֶהנִּתִ‬ ‫תָםֶרְר ‪:‬‬ ‫ֹוזְּכָ‬ ‫ֹוׁש‬ ‫נּולאֹיִכְ‬ ‫‪ָfi‬אָי‬ ‫‪ְti‬בְש‬ ‫אֶ‬ ‫רָלירָוַא‬ ‫לִ‬ ‫ירָאתָעםֲמַ‪:‬ה ּי‬ ‫מֵ ל‬ ‫חַבמְצק ֻלה‪ti‬תיְהרַיח'ָםֲלִי‬ ‫ֹלנֹותֵּהינֹועָוְנָתַנִיֹוְבַלִּמֶ‬ ‫ָךֹלרָאע ֲתִי ק‬ ‫מִןֲמֵהַנֹוּמֵיִצַרכְֹוקָ‬ ‫מִ ‪:‬‬ ‫קֶדֶם‬ ‫ימֵיֹחַקֶּבִדֶםנְדִ‪:‬יבִים ‪:‬‬ ‫לַא ֲבֹותֹותֵּבַהינּו' מִּבְט‬ ‫ּבְט ֹחַ ּבָאָדָם ט ֹוב לַח ֲס‬ ‫ינֹוֲסמִֹותימֵיּבַה '‬ ‫לַאטֲבֹובּותֵלַח‬

‫אֶההׁש ִּ֣יַעבְ‬ ‫ּו‪-‬אֶרְ‬ ‫אִנִ‬ ‫רָיאֹוׁשַאֲִֽ‬ ‫בַאָ‬ ‫מַהיּבְקּוכִַעּהּנֲ֑שֹורעָהנָּבְנִניֵ֥לִי‬ ‫ירָא‬ ‫יםֹוֶרְנָאחַבוָ֥הק התְההִּל'‬ ‫ים תִּביַֽהק 'ּו ֝לַעָיְנׁשָָנִירִ֗בַ‬ ‫יקִרָא‬ ‫צַרּדִקָ‬ ‫מִןרַּנְהַנּ֣וּוֵ֭צַ‬ ‫אָ֑יָׁשלִי אָדָם‬ ‫לֹ֖ומַ‬ ‫יריירָא‬ ‫ֹוזְ ל‬ ‫ּמֶ֝רְ‬ ‫לַאה 'תִ‬ ‫רָ‬ ‫אִּוקָ‬ ‫ירשֲש הנְחָד‬ ‫ֹו‪:‬‬ ‫לִיּמְהרּוְ'עּו‪-‬לִילֽ‬ ‫חַבהֹורק' הזַ‬ ‫דָםׂש֗‬ ‫עָ‬ ‫בֶל‬ ‫ּמֵאֹצַרֹוד֣‬ ‫הַלה‬ ‫מִָֽןהלִי‪:‬‬ ‫‪:‬‬ ‫ים‬ ‫יבִ‬ ‫דִ‬ ‫נְ‬ ‫ֹוִ‬ ‫חַ‬ ‫ֹ‬ ‫ט‬ ‫ָךְ‬ ‫מִ‬ ‫'‬ ‫ה‬ ‫ּוַ‬ ‫ׁשת‬ ‫ס‬ ‫ֲ‬ ‫ח‬ ‫לַ‬ ‫ּוב‬ ‫ט‬ ‫ם‬ ‫דָ‬ ‫אָ‬ ‫ּוָ‬ ‫חַ‬ ‫ֹ‬ ‫ט‬ ‫ׁשְ‬ ‫מִ‬ ‫'‬ ‫ה‬ ‫ֹלַ‬ ‫ֹות‬ ‫ס‬ ‫ֲ‬ ‫לְאָ֥ה‪:‬‬ ‫מָים‬ ‫חַ ּבִהנְ'דִיבִ‬ ‫ֹ‬ ‫ט‬ ‫ּבְ‬ ‫מִ‬ ‫'‬ ‫ה‬ ‫ּבַ‬ ‫ֹות‬ ‫ס‬ ‫ֲ‬ ‫ח‬ ‫לַ‬ ‫ֹוב‬ ‫ט‬ ‫ם‬ ‫דָ‬ ‫אָ‬ ‫ּבָ‬ ‫חַ‬ ‫ֹ‬ ‫ט‬ ‫ּבְ‬ ‫מִ‬ ‫'‬ ‫ה‬ ‫ּבַ‬ ‫ֹות‬ ‫ס‬ ‫ֲ‬ ‫ח‬ ‫לַ‬ ‫ֹוב‬ ‫ט‬ ‫ט הֵֹוביטִ֥לַחיב ּו ֝נַּגֵ֗ן ּבִתְר ּועָֽה ‪ּ :‬כִֽי‪ -‬יָׁש ָ֥ר ּדְבַר ‪ -‬יְה וָ֑ה וְכָל ‪֝ -‬מַע ֲׂש ֵ֗ה ּו ּבֶא ֱמ ּונָֽה ‪ :‬א֭ ֹהֵב צְדָקָ֣ה ּומִׁשְּפָ֑ט חֶ֥ס ֶד‬ ‫מֵה‬ ‫ירְאּ֣ו‬ ‫לֽרּ֣ו‪ֹ:‬ותה ֹו ִּֽתְ‬ ‫ּת֗ וֹ֥ורָהנתֵֹ֖זַןתְּוְרּבְ‬ ‫עָּיָ֑אָם‬ ‫בֵֶלי‬ ‫ּור֭לַּכַּניְׁשֵדֹוְָנרֵ֥מִ֣֗‬ ‫ים '‪ּ :‬בּכַּֽוְהנֹ֣‬ ‫לַהם‬ ‫יקִָֽ‬ ‫ֹוד֣צְּובָא‬ ‫הִּמֽ֝֗‬ ‫לַמיְּוַָ֣יִםרִ֗יםנַע ֲנׂשָ֑אּו וָ֥הּובְר֥תְּוחַ‬ ‫דְבַ֣רָךַֽהה '' ׁשָ֝‬ ‫רַּנְהָנ֣אּוָֽ֭רֶ‬ ‫ֹוד֣הּויר ּב‪-‬‬ ‫צַץּדִ‪:‬יקִּבִים‬ ‫בֶל' ֝עָׂשֹ֗ור‬ ‫חָדּבְ֑֭נָּוֵ֥‬ ‫ירֹור‬ ‫ֹותֹו ‪ּ:‬וּבְִ֣יכִִּֽנ֑‬ ‫ֹומֽל֖'‬ ‫לַה‬ ‫הִאּלֹֽו‪ָ-‬הֹצָ‪:‬‬ ‫ים ֝הַנ‬ ‫כִֵס'ֹו֑ ֝‬ ‫ּפִָהרַיוּנְ‪:‬נּ֣וּכָהל֭‪-‬צַּדִ‬ ‫יא‬ ‫ִ‬ ‫֗‬ ‫נ‬ ‫הֵ‬ ‫֝‬ ‫ם‬ ‫ִ‬ ‫֑‬ ‫ּגֹוי‬ ‫‬‫ת‬ ‫צַ‬ ‫ֲ‬ ‫ע‬ ‫יר‬ ‫ִ‬ ‫֥‬ ‫פ‬ ‫הֵ‬ ‫'‬ ‫ה‬ ‫‪:‬‬ ‫ֹ‬ ‫ד‬ ‫ֽ‬ ‫מ‬ ‫ֲ‬ ‫ע‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫ּי‬ ‫ֽֽ‬ ‫ו‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫ה‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫֗‬ ‫ּו‬ ‫צִ‬ ‫֝‬ ‫‬‫ּוא‬ ‫הֽ‬ ‫י‬ ‫הִ‬ ‫ֶ‬ ‫֑‬ ‫ּי‬ ‫וַ‬ ‫ר‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫֣‬ ‫מ‬ ‫אָ‬ ‫ּוא‬ ‫ה֣‬ ‫י‬ ‫ִ‬ ‫֤‬ ‫ּכ‬ ‫‪:‬‬ ‫ל‬ ‫ֵ‬ ‫ֽ‬ ‫ב‬ ‫תֵ‬ ‫י‬ ‫ֵ‬ ‫֥‬ ‫ב‬ ‫ׁשְ‬ ‫יֹ‬ ‫‬‫ל‬ ‫ּכָ‬ ‫ּו‬ ‫ּור‬ ‫ג֗‬ ‫יָ‬ ‫֝‬ ‫ּנּו‬ ‫ֶ‬ ‫֥‬ ‫ּמ‬ ‫מִ‬ ‫ץ‬ ‫רֶ‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫֑‬ ‫א‬ ‫הָ‬ ‫מֵַ֗ען ֲׂש ֗‬ ‫ּכָלִ֥‪-‬יב ּו ֝נַּגֵ֗ן ּבִתְר ּועָֽה ‪ּ :‬כִֽי‪ -‬יָׁש ָ֥ר ּדְבַר ‪ -‬יְה ו֑‬ ‫הֵיט‬ ‫מָלְאּונָֽ֥ה ‪֭ :‬א ֹהֵב‬ ‫ׁשְכָּפלָ֑ט‪֝ -‬מַחעֲֶ֥סׂש ֵֶ֗דה ּוה 'ּבֶא ֱמ‬ ‫צְרדָ‪-‬קָ֣יְה וָ֑הּומִוְ‬ ‫ּבֶָאה ֱמ‪ּ :‬כּונִָֽהי‪:-‬יָׁשאָ֥֭רֹהֵבּדְבַ‬ ‫ּבִֵהתְרּו ּועֽ‬ ‫הֵָהיטִ֥וְיבכָלּו‪֝ -‬נַּג‬ ‫ר‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫֖‬ ‫ח‬ ‫ּבָ‬ ‫|‬ ‫ם‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫֓‬ ‫ע‬ ‫הָ‬ ‫יו‬ ‫ק֑‬ ‫ֹל‬ ‫ֱ‬ ‫א‬ ‫'‬ ‫ה‬ ‫‬‫ר‬ ‫ֶ‬ ‫ׁש‬ ‫ֲ‬ ‫א‬ ‫ּגֹוי‬ ‫הַ‬ ‫֭‬ ‫י‬ ‫ֵ‬ ‫֣‬ ‫ר‬ ‫ׁשְ‬ ‫אַ‬ ‫‪:‬‬ ‫ֹ‬ ‫ר‬ ‫ֽ‬ ‫ד‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫ו‬ ‫ֹ‬ ‫ר‬ ‫֣‬ ‫ד‬ ‫לְ‬ ‫ֹו‬ ‫ּב֗‬ ‫לִ‬ ‫֝‬ ‫ֹות‬ ‫ב֥‬ ‫ׁשְ‬ ‫חְ‬ ‫מַ‬ ‫ֹ‬ ‫ד‬ ‫֑‬ ‫מ‬ ‫ֲ‬ ‫ע‬ ‫ּתַ‬ ‫ם‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫֣‬ ‫ֹול‬ ‫ע‬ ‫לְ‬ ‫'‬ ‫ה‬ ‫ת‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫֣‬ ‫צ‬ ‫ֲ‬ ‫ע‬ ‫‪:‬‬ ‫ים‬ ‫ִ‬ ‫ֽ‬ ‫ּמ‬ ‫עַ‬ ‫ֹות‬ ‫ב֥‬ ‫ׁשְ‬ ‫חְ‬ ‫מַ‬ ‫יורֹ֣ות‬ ‫ּפִֹצָ‬ ‫ׂשָ֑֑םּו נ‬ ‫דְבַ֣‪:‬ר ּכהנֵֹ֣'ס ׁש ָּ֭כַמּנֵַ֣דיִםמֵ֣ינַע ֲהַּי‬ ‫צְבָאּבִָֽם‬ ‫ּפִיוהָאּכָָֽל ‪-‬‬ ‫הָאָֽרֶץ ‪ּ :‬בִדְבַ֣ר ה ' ׁש ָמַ֣יִם נַע ֲׂשּ֑ו ּובְרּ֥וחַ ֝֗‬ ‫מֵהֵ֣י'הַּיָ֑ם נתֹ‬ ‫אּ֣נּוֵד֭ מ‬ ‫ֹומֹֽות‪ּ: :‬כ נֹיִֵֽ֣סירְּ֭כַ‬ ‫ּכָל ‪ּ-‬תְצְהבָאָֽם‬ ‫ּובְתֹ֖רֵ֥ןּוחַּבְא֝֗‬ ‫רֶץ ‪:‬‬ ‫וַּיאֶֽ֑‬ ‫צַַ֣תֵרי ‪-‬הָ‬ ‫יחַּכא'ִֶ֤֖ילהֵפהּ֣כִָ֥לּוא‪-‬‬ ‫ּבְָ֑נֵ֥י‬ ‫יֹׁשְ'בֵ֥֝ירָאָ֗ה‬ ‫ּכָליט‪ -‬ה‬ ‫מַיָג֗יִםּור ּוהִּבִ֣‬ ‫ּכָללְ‪-‬נַח ֲ‬ ‫רֶץ ‪֝:‬הֽהֵנּואִ֗‬ ‫ּגֹויָ֑‬ ‫יר ע‬ ‫ׁשְדבֹּגִֵֽ֑‪:‬ל ‪:‬ה‬ ‫ּֽֽיֵיַעהֲִמֽ‬ ‫ֹון‪-‬ל֝‪-‬צִ‬ ‫הִמיָיגִּֽ֗ורּמְהֽכּוּוא ‪-‬‬ ‫אָּמדֶָֽ֥םוַּי‬ ‫מִר‬ ‫הַָ֣‬ ‫רֶץאָמ‬ ‫הָאּוא‬ ‫תֵבֵֽאלֶֽ‪:‬ת ‪ּ-‬כּכִָ֤ליּכָ‪-‬ל ‪-‬ה֣‬ ‫מִֶּׁשּנּוָ ֝‬ ‫הָלאָ֣֑הָרֶץלֹֽו‪:‬מִּ֭מ֥‬ ‫יאצֵֹ֣֝רצִּוָ֗ה ַוּֽֽיַע‬ ‫הַּי‪-‬‬ ‫הִִםי‬ ‫ׁשְֲמב֣‬ ‫יֹאָ‬ ‫תֵ‬ ‫בְׁשְּתַ֥בוֹו֥‬ ‫ׁשִּוָ֗היֹ‬ ‫ּכָ‬ ‫ּנּו֑‪֝ ֶ:‬‬ ‫ּוס‬ ‫ּס‬ ‫הַ‬ ‫֭‬ ‫ר‬ ‫קֶ‬ ‫ֶ‬ ‫֣‬ ‫ׁש‬ ‫‪:‬‬ ‫חַ‬ ‫ֹ‬ ‫ֽ‬ ‫ּכ‬ ‫‬‫ב‬ ‫רָ‬ ‫ּבְ‬ ‫ל‬ ‫ֵ‬ ‫֥‬ ‫צ‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫ּנ‬ ‫יִ‬ ‫‬‫ֹ‬ ‫א‬ ‫ֽ‬ ‫ל‬ ‫ֹור‬ ‫ּב֗‬ ‫ּגִ‬ ‫֝‬ ‫ל‬ ‫יִ‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫֑‬ ‫ח‬ ‫‬‫ב‬ ‫רָ‬ ‫ּבְ‬ ‫ע‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫֣‬ ‫נֹוׁש‬ ‫ְך‬ ‫לֶ‬ ‫ּמֶ‬ ‫הַ‬ ‫֭‬ ‫ין‪-‬‬ ‫ֵ‬ ‫ֽ‬ ‫א‬ ‫‪:‬‬ ‫ם‬ ‫ֶ‬ ‫ֽ‬ ‫יה‬ ‫ֵ‬ ‫ׂש‬ ‫ֲ‬ ‫ע‬ ‫מַ‬ ‫‬‫ל‬ ‫ּכָ‬ ‫‬‫ל‬ ‫אֶ‬ ‫ין‬ ‫ִ‬ ‫֗‬ ‫ב‬ ‫ּמֵ‬ ‫הַ‬ ‫֝‬ ‫ם‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫֑‬ ‫ּב‬ ‫לִ‬ ‫חְחַד‬ ‫מַיַ֣‬ ‫יוֹו הָ‬ ‫ּגֹויֲמא֑דֲֹׁש ֶר‬ ‫ּבָח‪ַ֖:‬ראַׁשְרֵ֣י ֭ה‬ ‫לְעדָ֣֓םרֹ ו|ָדֽרֹ‬ ‫מַ‪-‬חְהׁשְ'ב֥אֹותֱֹל ֝ק֑לִּב֗‬ ‫לְד֣ערֲֹצ֣וַתָדֽרֹה‪' :‬אַלְעׁשְרֹולֵ֣֣יָם ֭הַּתַע‬ ‫ׁשְבֹ֥ות עַּמִֽים ‪ :‬ע ֲצַ֣ת ה ' לְע ֹולָ֣ם ּתַע ֲמ֑דֹמַמַחְחְׁשְׁשְב֥בֹ֥ותֹות עַּ֝מלִִּֽבֹ֗וים ‪:‬‬ ‫ם‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫֗‬ ‫ּיֹות‬ ‫חַ‬ ‫לְ‬ ‫ּו‬ ‫֝‬ ‫ם‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫֑‬ ‫ׁש‬ ‫פְ‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫נ‬ ‫ת‬ ‫ֶ‬ ‫ו‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫֣‬ ‫ּמ‬ ‫מִ‬ ‫יל‬ ‫ִ‬ ‫֣‬ ‫ּצ‬ ‫הַ‬ ‫לְ‬ ‫ֹו‪:‬‬ ‫ּדֽ‬ ‫סְ‬ ‫חַ‬ ‫לְ‬ ‫ים‬ ‫ִ‬ ‫֥‬ ‫ל‬ ‫ֲ‬ ‫ח‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫י‬ ‫מְ‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫ֽ‬ ‫ל‬ ‫יו‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫֑‬ ‫א‬ ‫רֵ‬ ‫יְ‬ ‫‬‫ל‬ ‫אֶ‬ ‫'‬ ‫ה‬ ‫ין‬ ‫ֵ‬ ‫֣‬ ‫ע‬ ‫ה‬ ‫ֵ‬ ‫֤‬ ‫ּנ‬ ‫הִ‬ ‫‪:‬‬ ‫ט‬ ‫ֵ‬ ‫ֽ‬ ‫ּל‬ ‫מַ‬ ‫יְ‬ ‫ֹ‬ ‫א‬ ‫֣‬ ‫ל‬ ‫ֹו‬ ‫יל֗‬ ‫חֵ‬ ‫֝‬ ‫ֹ‬ ‫ב‬ ‫֥‬ ‫ר‬ ‫ּובְ‬ ‫ה‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫֑‬ ‫ּוע‬ ‫ׁש‬ ‫תְ‬ ‫ּמְכהַּי‬ ‫אָידָֽםהָא‪ָֽ:‬מרִֶֽץ ‪:‬‬ ‫הָבֵ֣‬ ‫יחַ‪-‬אֶ֖לּכָל ‪ּ-‬כָלּבְ‪-‬נֵ֥ייֹׁשְ‬ ‫ּבְהנֵ֥ילֽהָֹו‪:‬אָ֭דֽ‬ ‫לְנַח‬ ‫ֹון‪-‬צֵֹ֣רׁשִבְּתֹ֥ו הִׁש‬ ‫ּתֹ֥ו֝רָאהִָ֗הׁשְּג֑אִֶֽת‬ ‫ֹון‪-‬יטׁשִ הבְ '‬ ‫מִָםּׁש ָ‪:‬מַמִֽיִםּמְכהִּבִ֣‬ ‫לִ ֲלָ֣ה לֹֽו‪֭ :‬מִּׁש ָמַיִם הִּבִ֣יט ה ' ֝רָאָ֗ה אֶֽת ‪ -‬לְּכָנלַח‪ֲ-‬לָ֣‬ ‫'‬ ‫ה‬ ‫ָך֣‬ ‫ּדְ‬ ‫סְ‬ ‫חַ‬ ‫י‪-‬‬ ‫ִ‬ ‫ֽ‬ ‫ה‬ ‫יְ‬ ‫נּו‪:‬‬ ‫חְ‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫ֽ‬ ‫ט‬ ‫בָ‬ ‫ֹו‬ ‫ׁש֣‬ ‫דְ‬ ‫קָ‬ ‫ם‬ ‫ֵ‬ ‫֖‬ ‫ׁש‬ ‫בְ‬ ‫י‬ ‫ִ‬ ‫֤‬ ‫ּכ‬ ‫נּו‬ ‫ֵ‬ ‫֑‬ ‫ּב‬ ‫לִ‬ ‫ח‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫֣‬ ‫מ‬ ‫ׂשְ‬ ‫יִ‬ ‫ֹו‬ ‫֭‬ ‫ב‬ ‫י‪-‬‬ ‫ּכִ‬ ‫‪:‬‬ ‫ּוא‬ ‫הֽ‬ ‫נּו‬ ‫ֵ‬ ‫֣‬ ‫ּנ‬ ‫גִ‬ ‫ּומָ‬ ‫נּו‬ ‫ֵ‬ ‫֖‬ ‫ר‬ ‫זְ‬ ‫עֶ‬ ‫'‬ ‫ה‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫ֽ‬ ‫ל‬ ‫ה‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫֣‬ ‫ת‬ ‫ּכְ‬ ‫חִ‬ ‫נּו‬ ‫ֵ‬ ‫ׁש‬ ‫פְ‬ ‫נַ‬ ‫֭‬ ‫‪:‬‬ ‫ב‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫ֽ‬ ‫ע‬ ‫רָ‬ ‫ּבָ‬ ‫נֹוׁש ָׁ֣שעֶ֣קֶר‬ ‫ּמֶ‪-‬לְֶךּכֹֽחַ‪:‬‬ ‫מַּגִעּבֲׂ֗שֹורֵיהלֶֽאֹם ‪:-‬יִּנאָצֵֵֽ֥לין‪ּ֭ -‬בְהַרָב‬ ‫ּכָליִל‪֝ -‬‬ ‫אֶבל ‪ -‬חָ֑‬ ‫ּמֵָבעִ֗יןּבְרָ‬ ‫נֹוׁש ֣‬ ‫יַ֣חַד לִּבָ֑ם ֝הַּמֵבִ֗ין אֶל ‪ּ -‬כָל ‪ -‬מַע ֲׂש ֵיהֶֽם ‪ :‬אֵֽיַ֣ין‪-‬‬ ‫הַּסחָּ֑וסיִל ּ֝גִּבֹ֗ור ל‬ ‫ּבְרָב֭ ‪-‬‬ ‫לְֶך ֝הַ‬ ‫ּמֶּבָ֑ם‬ ‫חַד֭הַלִ‬ ‫ּובְרֶ֥֗רבֹ ֝יִחחֵַ֥לְ‬ ‫ינּוָ֑הּ֝כַא ֲׁש‬ ‫ּיֹותָ֗‬ ‫הַּ֣צִֵ֣יןילה 'מִּמָ֣‬ ‫חַסְ‪ּ:‬דֹֽו‪:‬‬ ‫חֵַמְ‬ ‫ּובְארָ֑֥בֹיו ֝לֽ‬ ‫אֶ֑לָה‪ -‬יְרֵ‬ ‫לִתְעָׁשלֵּ֑וע‬ ‫יםם לְחַסְּדֹֽו‬ ‫חַ ֲלִ֥‬ ‫אֶולֶת‪ -‬ניְַרֵפְאׁשָָ֑֑יום לַּֽו֝מְלְיַח‬ ‫הִּנֵ֤הלְ ע‬ ‫יל֗יֹוַח לֲל֣֥אִֹיםיְמַלְּלֵֽט‬ ‫ילֹ֗ונּוללֽ֣אְָֹך ‪:‬יְמַּלֵֽט ‪ :‬הִּנֵ֤ה עֵ֣יןלִ התְׁש' ּוע‬

‫ּסִחְ‬ ‫כַט‪ָֽ:‬‬ ‫נּוׁשֹ֣והֽמְּואבָ‬ ‫בְּכַׁשנּוֵ֖‬ ‫אֶתנּו' ּכהִ֤י‬ ‫ּכִהנַי‪-‬‬ ‫ׁשִֵ֣נּו‬ ‫ּומָגִּנ‬ ‫חִהית לּוַֽהּבְ'כָלעֶזְר֖‬ ‫ׁשְתָ֣‬ ‫נּוֹ חִיַּכְ‬ ‫רָעאָֹֽב ‪:‬יָ ֭‬ ‫חַַחסְּדְלִָךּ֣בֵ֑הנּו'ּכִ֤י בְׁש ֵ֖ם‬ ‫נּו‪ :‬ב֭ ֹויְהִֽיִי‪ׂ-‬שְמ֣‬ ‫י‪-‬‬ ‫ּמַםיִםּומָגִּנ‬ ‫עֶ'זְרֵ֖‬ ‫עָהלִלּבֵַֽ֑ה‬ ‫ׂשְמּכְ֣תַּדֵחָ֣ה‬ ‫אָיִרֶץחִ‬ ‫הָֹונּו‬ ‫פְׁשבֵ֭‬ ‫מָ‪::‬לְ ֭‬ ‫י‪ּ,‬בָּכִהֽירָעּואָֽב‬ ‫יםּכִ ‪:‬‬ ‫קָלַּ֣יֵדְָם‬ ‫אָ‬ ‫הֵַרנּוקָדְ‬ ‫פְׁשוְֵל א‬ ‫רֵענַּו‬ ‫ּבָ ל‬ ‫עָלֵ֑ינּו ּ֝כַא ֲׁש ֶ֗ר יִחַ֥לְנּו לְָֽך ‪:‬‬ ‫עָלֵ֑ינּו ּ֝כַא ֲׁש ֶ֗ר יִחַ֥לְנּו לְָֽך ‪:‬‬ ‫לַה ' הָאָ֣רֶץ ּומְל ֹואָּ֑ה ּ֝תֵבֵ֗ל וְ֣יֹׁשְבֵי בָּֽה ‪ּ :‬כִי‪ -‬הּ֖וא עַל ‪ -‬יַּמִ֣ים יְס ָדָּ֑ה וְעַל ‪֝ -‬נְהָרֹ֗ות יְכ ֹונְנֶֽהָ‪ :‬מִֽי‪ -‬יַע ֲלֶ֥ה‬ ‫לְדָוִ֗ד מִ֫זְמֹ֥ור ֽ֭‬ ‫ּכִאימְכַמָּסִ‬ ‫לַּילַּׁשָם‬ ‫ּכַּמַ‬ ‫הַרָרֵ‪-‬עהּו 'וְל אֹ‬ ‫ל אֹבְ י‬ ‫עָה֖אֹ אֶנִתׁשְּבהַ֣ע' ּכַּמַיִם‬ ‫קָםָאדְׁשִ‬ ‫כָהלל'אֹהַ‪-‬ר‬ ‫הָבַראֹ‬ ‫אָםעה ּו ּוֽוְל‬ ‫רֵ‬ ‫אָפְרֶׁשץִ֑יּדֵוְל‬ ‫אָה‪:‬ו)הָנַ‬ ‫(נפלְיםש‬ ‫י‪ָ֣,‬וְ‬ ‫נָׂשיִ֣‬ ‫אֶרתּבְ |‬ ‫ּדֵחִעָהאיתֲׁשּוֶ֤‬ ‫אָ‪-‬רֶץליֵַ֫בׁשְָ֥ב‬ ‫ית ּוּבִּבְמְכָלקֹ֥וםהַרקָקָדְדְׁשֽׁשִֹו‪:‬י‪,‬נְקּכִִ֥יליאֹמָכַּפילְַָ֗יִ‬ ‫ׁשְיָקחִּום‬ ‫ּומִי‪-‬יַ ֝‬

‫רֶץיַּמִּ֣ומְיםל ֹואיְ֑סָּהָדָּ֑֝הּתֵבֵ֗וְלעַלוְ‪֣-‬יֹ֝נְ‬ ‫לַהה֖ 'ּואהָאעַ֣לָ ‪-‬‬ ‫לְדָוִ֗ד מִ֫זְמֹ֥ור ֽ֭‬ ‫ֹונְני‪ֶֽ-‬הָה֖‪ּ:‬ואמִֽי‪-‬עַליַ‪-‬ע ֲליַּ֥מֶהִ֣ים יְס ָדָ֑‬ ‫ׁשְהָבֵיר֗ בֹותָּֽה ‪:‬יְכ ּכִ‬ ‫ּכִי‪ֽ֭-‬‬ ‫בֵדי במִָּֽ֫הזְ‪:‬מֹ֥ור‬ ‫ׁשְדָוִ֗‬ ‫לַה ' הָאָ֣רֶץ ּומְל ֹואָּ֑ה ּ֝תֵבֵ֗ל וְ֣יֹלְ‬ ‫‪1‬‬ ‫ג‪-‬ב‬ ‫פ‬ ‫ק‬ ‫ת‬ ‫”א‬ ‫מ‬ ‫ר‬ ‫(נפַ֗שיִם ו)ּוֽבַנרַ‪-‬פְׁש ִ֑֫‬ ‫קָָ֣‬ ‫ֹום ‪ -‬נָׂש‬ ‫יָקב אּום ֲׁש ֶּ֤בִרמְ|ק֥ל אֹ‬ ‫י‪ֵ֫-‬בָ֥֝‬ ‫הַרַ֗יִ‪-‬ם ה 'ּוֽבַרּומִ‪ -‬ל‬ ‫בְהַר ‪ -‬ה ' ּומִי‪֝ -‬יָק ּום ּבִמְקֹ֥ום קָדְׁשֹֽו‪ :‬נְקִ֥יבְכַּפ‬ ‫לֵביָ֥בוְלא֖אֲֹׁש ֶ֤נִרׁשְ|ּב֣לַעאֹ ‪ -‬נָׂש ָ֣א‬ ‫דְאׁשֹֽו‪:‬לַּׁש ָ֣נְקוְאִ֥י כַּפ‬ ‫‪ . 1‬ר מ "א ת ק פ ג‪-‬ב‬ ‫‪ . 2‬מ ש נ"ב ת ק פ ג ס ק "ח‬ ‫‪.I bi d .3‬‬ ‫‪ .4‬ש ע ר י ת ש וב ה ס ימ ן ת ק פ ג‪-‬ו‬ ‫‪ִּ .5‬כ ף ה ח יים ס ימ ן ת ק פ ג ס ק "ל‬ ‫‪ .6‬ה ל י ִּכ ות ש ל מ ה (פ "א א ר ח ות ה ל ִּכה ה ע ' ‪)71‬‬

‫מ ש נ”ב ת ק פ ג ס ק ”ח ‪2‬‬ ‫ג‪-‬ב ”ל ‪3 1‬‬ ‫ימ ן”את תק קפ פג ס ק‬ ‫כ ף ה ח יים סר מ‬ ‫נ”ב הת לקכפה ג הס עק ’‪”7‬ח‪4 2 ) 1‬‬ ‫ה ל יכ ות ש ל מ ה (פ ”א אמרשח ות‬

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‫לְמִרְמָֽה ‪ :‬יִ‪ָ֣ ti‬א ֭בְרָכָה מֵאֵ֣ת ה ' ‪֝ti‬צְדָקָ֗ה מֵא ֱ‪ ti‬ק י יִ‪ְti‬עֽ‪֭ :ti‬זֶה ‪ti֣fl‬ר (ד ר ש ו) ‪ֹ ti‬רְ‪ָ֑ fl‬יו מְבַקְ‪ֵ֨ fl‬י פָנֶ֖י‪ fi‬יַע ֲק֣בֹ ס ֶֽלָה ‪:‬‬ ‫‪ָti‬ב֥‪fi‬ד ה ' עִ‪fl֣fi‬ז וְגִ‪ti֑ti‬ר ה ' ‪tt֥tiִtti‬ר‬ ‫ָךְאֹ֤ל ֹלְעָרִ֨ים |רָֽא ֹו ֵיכֶ֗ם ֽ֭וְהִֹוָֹוְא ‪ִti ti‬תְחֵ֣י ע ‪ti‬לָ֑ם ֝וְיָב֗‪ti‬א מֶ֣לֶ‪ fi‬הַ‪ָti‬בֽ‪ft‬ד ‪ :‬מִ֥י זֶה ֮מֶ֤לֶ‪ ti‬הַ ֫‬ ‫מִלְחָמָֽה ‪ׁ :‬שְאּ֤ו ּוְעָרִ֨ים |רָֽא ׁש ֵיכֶ֗ם ּוָ֭ךְא ֹו ּוִתְחֵ֣י ע ּולָ֑ם ֝וְיָב אֹ מֶ֣לֶֹו הַּוָבּֽוד ‪ :‬מִ֤י הֹ֣וא זֶה ֮מֶ֤לֶּו הַֹוָ֫בֹ֥וד ה ' צְבָאֹ֑ות‬ ‫הּ֤וא מֶ֖לֶֹו הַֹוָבֹ֣לד ס ֶֽלָה ‪:‬‬ ‫א ֱּד ק ינָך וֵא ּו ק י א ֲב ּמתֵינֹו מֶלֶּו רַח ֲמָן רַחֵם עָלֵינּו‪ ,‬ט ֹוב ּומֵטִיב הִֹוָרֵּת לָנֹו‪ּ ,‬ו ֹובָה אֵלֵינּו ֹוַה ֲמ ּבן רַח ֲמֶיֹו ּוִגְלַל‬ ‫אָב ּכת ּכ ֶעָּכ ּנ רְצ ּינֶּב ‪ֹ ,‬וְנֵה בֵיתְּת ֹוְבַֹוְחִילָה וְכ ּונֵן ּוֵית מִקְּגָּבְּו עַל מְכ ּכנׁש‪ ,‬וְהַרְאֵנּד ׂשְבִנְיָנּו ְו ַּבּוְחֵנּו ׁשְתִּפ ּננּו‪,‬‬ ‫וְהָּכ ֵב ּוְכִינָתְּי לְת ּוכ ּו‪ ,‬וְהָּי ֵב ּג הֹ ֲנִים לַע ֲב ֹודָתָם ּבלְוִׁשִים לְׂשִירָם ּולְזִמְרָם ‪ ,‬וְהָּו ֵב ִי ְּורָאֵל לִנְוֵיהֶם ‪ּ ,‬פמָלְאָה‬ ‫הָאָרֶץ ֹוֵעָה אֶת ה ' לְיִרְאָה ׁשלְאַה ֲבָה אֶת ֹלִמְּב הַּכָד ּמל הַגִּנ ּור וְהַּוּורָא אָמֵן ּכֵן יְהִי רָצ ׁשן‬ ‫ׁשָל ּגְלִי יּכצַר עָלַיִׁש ל אֹ יִצְלָח ‪ ,‬וְכָל לָּי ׁשן ֹוָק ּמם אִֹוָּת לַׁשִֹוְּבָט ֹוַרְׁשִיעִי‪ ,‬זאֹ ת נַח ֲלַת עַבְדֵי ה ' וְצִדְקָתָם מֵאִּגִי‬ ‫נְא ֻם ה '‪:‬‬ ‫ל אֹ יָרֵע ּו וְל אֹ יַֹוְחִית ּׁש ּבְכָל הַר קָדְּכִי‪ּ ,‬בִי מָלְאָה הָאָרֶץ ּמֵעָה אֶת ה ' ֹוַׁשַיִם לַּתָם מְכַֹוִים ‪:‬‬ ‫ֹוִיר הַּבַע ֲל ּמת מִּכַע ֲמַׂשִים קְרָא תִיּמ ה '‪ :‬ה ' ְךִמְעָה ֹוְק ׁשלִי ּבִהְיֶינָה אָזְנֶיּג ַק ּבֻב ֹות לְק ּנל ּבַח ֲנּכנָי‪ :‬אִם עֲׁשנּסת‬ ‫ּדִָךְמָר ק ׁש ה ' מִי יַע ֲמ דֹ ‪ּ :‬וִי עִּוְֹו הַּלְלִיחָה לְמַעַן ּנִוָרֵא ‪ :‬קִּדִיתִי ה ' קִֹוְתָה נַפְּצִי וְלִדְבָר ּמ ה ׁשחָלְּוִי‪ :‬נַפְּיִי‬ ‫לַה 'ִמ ּו ֹמְרִים לַּו ֹקֶר ּכ ֹמְרִים לַֹו ֹקֶר ‪ :‬יַחֵל ִי ְׂשרָאֵל אֶל יה ' ּבִי עִם ה ' הַחֶס ֶד וְהַרְּוֵה עִּכ ׁש פְד ׁשת ‪ :‬וְה ֹוא יִפְּוֶה‬ ‫אֶת ִי ּכְרָאֵל מִּו לֹ עֲּונּנתָיו‪:‬‬ ‫ּס ִ֗יר לַּֽוַ֫ע ֲלּ֥כת אֶׁש ָ֣א ֭עֵינַי אֶל ‪ -‬הֶהָרִ֑ים ֝מֵאַ֗יִן יָב֥אֹ עֶזְרִֽי‪֭ :‬עֶזְרִי מֵעִ֣ם ה ' ֝ע ּוֵֹ֗ה ְך ָמַ֥יִם וָאָֽרֶץ ‪ :‬אַל ‪ -‬יִּבֵ֣ן לַׁשּ֣וט‬ ‫רַגְלֶּ֑כ אַל ‪֝ -‬יָנּ֗ום ּמ ֽ ֹמְרֶּֽה ‪ :‬הִֹוֵ֣ה לֽאֹ ‪֭ -‬יָנֹום וְל֣אֹ יִיּו ָ֑ן ׁש֝ ּומֵ֗ר יִּבְרָאֵֽל ‪ :‬ה ' ׁש ֹמְרֶּ֑כ ה ' ֝צִּדְּכ֗ עַל ‪ -‬יַ֥ד יְמִיֶנּֽֽמ ‪ :‬יּימָ֗ם‬ ‫מֵעַּהָ֗ה‬ ‫הַֹו ֶ֥מֶׁש לֽאֹ ‪ -‬יַֹוֶּ֗פָה וְיָרֵ֥חַ ּוַׁשָֽיְלָה ‪ :‬ה ' יִׂשְמָרְּׁש֥ מִׁשָל ‪ -‬רָ֑ע ֝יִׁשְמ֗רֹ אֶת ‪ -‬נַפְּב ֶֹֽו ‪ :‬ה ' יִּוְמָר ‪ -‬צֵא תְֹו֥ ּהב ּתאֶׁ֑ש ֽ֝‬ ‫וְעַד ‪ -‬ע ּבלָֽם ‪:‬‬ ‫‪S a y t hi s p a s u k 7 ti m e s‬‬

‫לְע ּולָם ה ' ׁשְבָרְּו נִ‪ָfi‬ב ַּו ּוָמַיִם ‪:‬‬ ‫יְהִי רָצ ׁשן מִּבְפָנֶיּת עַל יְדֵי ה ֲאָרַת ּכִיֹו ָךנִים עַֹוִיקָא קַֹוִיֹו ָא דְעַּפִיקִין ׁש ֶׁשֶאָרִיֹו דִזְעֵיר יִכְּפְֹו ּכ‬ ‫רַח ֲמֶיּב אֶת ֹוַע ֲסְׁש ‪ ,‬וְיָֹו לֹ ֹו רַח ֲמֶיּו עַל מִׁש ְךתֶיּב ‪ ,‬וְתִתְנַהֵג עִֹוָנּכ ּטְמִּתַת הָרַח ֲמִים ‪ ,‬וְתִּתֶן לָנׁש‬ ‫חַּבִים א ֲר ּבכִים וְט ֹובִים ֹוְעִסְקֵי ּב ּברָתֶּב וְקִּמּהם מְִצּמתֶיּי לַע ֲּב ֹות רְצ ֹונְּו ‪ ,‬אָמֵן וְכֵן יְהִי רָצ ּון‪:‬‬

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6. MI T Z V O T H A T E L U Y O T B A' A R E T Z F o o d s e r vi c e i n I s r a el p r e s e nt s a n a d diti o n al a r e a of r e s p o n si bilit y t h at d o e s n ot g e n e r all y e xi st i n k o s h e r e st a bli s h m e nt s o ut si d e t h e c o u nt r y: t h e mit z v ot h at el u y ot b a' a r et z , t h e a g ri c ult u r al mit z v ot u ni q u e t o p r o d u c e g r o w n i n t h e L a n d of I s r a el. A g ri c ult u r al p r o d u c e m u st t h e r ef o r e o ri g i n at e f r o m p r o p e rl y c e rtifi e d s u p pli e r s o p e rati n g a c c o r di n g t o t h e r e q ui r e d m e h a d ri n st a n d a r d s. P r o d u c e m a y o nl y b e a c c e pt e d aft e r t h e m a s h gi a c h v e rifi e s t h at t h e p r o d u ct s d eli v e r e d c o r r e s p o n d t o t h o s e li st e d o n t h e d eli v e r y d o c u m e nt ati o n a n d t h at t h e d o c u m e nt ati o n b e a r s t h e a p p r o p ri at e st a m p a n d si g n at u r e of t h e m e h a d ri n m a s h gi a c h . T hi s s y st e m all o w s t h e r e st a u r a nt' s m a s h gi a c h t o m ai nt ai n a c h ai n of k o s h e r a c c o u nta bilit y f r o m t h e p r o d u c e s u p pli e r u ntil t h e

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i d e a t o t h e o bli g ati o n t o e at o n e r e v Y o m Ki p p u r . B a s e d o n t h e T o r a h’ s v e r s e c o n c e r ni n g Y o m Ki p p u r, “ A n d y o u s h all affli ct y o u r s o ul o n t h e ni nt h of t h e m o nt h i n t h e e v e ni n g, ” t h e T al m u d d e ri v e s t h at o n e m u st e at a n d d ri n k o n t h e d a y l e a di n g i nt o Y o m Ki p p u r. It i s s u r p ri si n g t h at t h e T o r a h i d e ntifi e s Y o m Ki p p u r wit h t h e ni nt h d a y of Ti s h r ei w h e n t h e d a y of it s o b s e r v a n c e i s t h e t e nt h. A p p a r e ntl y, t h e T o r a h c h o s e t o pl a c e e m p h a si s o n t h e ni nt h d a y a s w ell. W h y ? R a v K o o k e x pl ai n s t h at Y o m Ki p p u r, wit h all it s s ol e m nit y a n d e m p h a si s o n r e st r ai nt a n d r e st ri cti o n, r e p r e s e nt s o n e di m e n si o n of t e s h u v a: li miti n g o u r i nt e r a cti o n wit h t h e p h y si c al w o rl d a n d e nt e ri n g a ki n d of a n g el i c st at e. Y et t hi s i s o nl y o n e f a c et of t e s h u v a. T e s h u v a i s al s o b e a utif ull y r efl e ct e d i n o n e’ s a bilit y t o li v e lif e wit h e n e r g y - t o e at a n d d ri n k, t o e n g a g e wit h t h e p h y si c al w o rl d, a n d t o t r a n sf o r m t h o s e e x p e ri e n c e s i nt o a n e x p r e s si o n of k a b b al at ol m al c h ut s h a m a yi m , a c c e pt a n c e of G o d’ s h e a v e nl y ki n g s hi p. T h e T al m u d s a y s t h at “ o n e w h o e at s o n e r e v Y o m Ki p p u r i s t a nt a m o u nt t o f a sti n g o n t h e d a y of Y o m Ki p p u r ” ( B e r a c h ot 8 b). I n w h at w a y c a n e ati n g a n d d ri n ki n g p o s si bl y b e c o m p a r e d t o t h e s ol e m nit y of t h e t w e nt yf o u r- h o u r f a st of Y o m Ki p p u r ? R a v K o o k s u g g e st s t h at t hi s i s p r e ci s el y t h e p oi nt. T h e Y o m Ki p p u r f a st r e p r e s e nt s o nl y h alf t h e st o r y of w h at t r u e t e s h u v a e nt ail s. It i s a d a y of a s c eti ci s m a n d i n u y, affli cti o n, d e si g n e d t o i n s pi r e i nt r o s p e cti o n a n d s elf- e v al u ati o n. T h e ot h e r di m e n si o n of t e s h u v a, e pit o mi z e d b y t h e e ati n g a n d d ri n ki n g of t h e d a y b ef o r e Y o m Ki p p u r, i s a t e s h u v a of a cti o n a n d e n g a g e m e nt wit h lif e - a t e s h u v a i n w hi c h o n e p r o p el s o n e s elf t o w a r d g r o wt h a n d s elf- a ct u ali z ati o n. B ot h a s p e ct s of t e s h u v a a r e

n e c e s s a r y t o a c hi e v e t h e f ull n e s s a n d n o bilit y of r e p e nt a n c e ( Ei n A y a h , B e r a c h ot, c h a pt e r 1, pi s k a # 1 0 3).

“ O N E D AY” R a v K o o k a d d s a n ot h e r b e a utif ul i n si g ht r e g a r di n g t h e Mi s h n a h i n A v ot a n d R a b bi Eli e z e r’ s e m p h a si s o n d oi n g t e s h u v a “ o n e d a y ” b ef o r e d e at h. F r o m a p s y c h ol o gi c al p e r s p e c ti v e, w h e n e n g a gi n g i n t e s h u v a, a p e r s o n c a n e a sil y f e el o v e r w h el m e d b y t h e t h o u g ht t h at it will b e n e a rl y i m p o s si bl e t o m ai nt ai n a c h a n g e i n b e h a vi o r o v e r t h e l o n g t e r m. T h e w ei g ht of t h at b u r d e n c a n b e c o m e s o g r e at t h at a p e r s o n c h o o s e s n ot t o e m b a r k o n t h e j o u r n e y at all. It i s f o r t hi s r e a s o n t h at R a b bi Eli e z e r s u gg e st s “ o n e d a y. ” T h e r e i s n o n e e d t o o v e rt hi n k h o w l o n g a n e w c o m mit m e nt m u st b e m ai n t ai n e d o r t o b e c o m e di s c o u r a g e d b y i m a gi ni n g t h e y e a r s a h e a d. Si m pl y c h o o s e t o d o it f o r t o d a y. F o c u s o n t h e i m m e di at e f ut u r e. A p e r s o n c a n m o r e e a sil y c o m mit t o i m p r o v e d b e h a vi o r o r a p a rti c ul a r p r a cti c e k n o wi n g t h at h e o r s h e o nl y n e e d s t o m ai n t ai n it f o r a s h o rt ti m e. P e r h a p s, wit h o ut t h e p r e s s u r e of t hi n ki n g a b o ut t h e di st a nt f ut u r e, t h at n e wl y a d o pt e d b e h a vi o r c o nti nu e s i nt o a s e c o n d a n d t hi r d d a y. E v e nt u all y, al m o st u n e x p e ct e dl y, o n e di s c o v e r s t h at t h e c h a n g e h a s b e c o m e p a rt of o n e’ s lif e a n d t h at o n e h a s r e a c h e d a n e w pl at e a u i n s pi rit u al g r o wt h ( Mi d b a r S h o r, D r u s h # 1 0).

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R a v K o o k w a s k n o w n t o h a v e h a d a cl o s e affi nit y f o r t h e t e a c hi n g s of R e b b e N a c h m a n of B r e sl o v. It i s n ot e w o rt h y t h at R e b b e N a c h m a n e x p r e s s e s a si mil a r i d e a: oft e n, t h e k e y t o m a ki n g a l a sti n g c h a n g e i s si m pl y t o f o c u s o n t o d a y r at h e r t h a n l o o ki n g t o o f a r i nt o t h e f ut u r e. H e q u ot e s t h e v e r s e, “ O n t hi s d a y, if y o u h e a r Hi s v oi c e ” ( T e hilli m 9 5: 7). W h e n a p e r s o n f e el s t h at t h e b u r d e n i s t o o g r e at, h e m a y si m pl y r ef u s e t o c a r r y it. B ut w h e n t h e t a s k i s m a n a g e a bl e, a p e r s o n i s willi n g t o gi v e it hi s b e st eff o rt (Li k ut ei M o h a r a n , I, 2 7 2).

F O R GI N G A H E A D O n e of t h e m o st e x hil a r ati n g t h e m e s R a v K o o k c o n v e y s i n O r ot H a T e s h u v a i s t h e n oti o n t h at t h e p r o c e s s of t e s h u v a s h o ul d b e a c c o m p a ni e d b y o pti mi s m a n d t h at a p e r s o n s h o ul d f e el e n e r gi z e d a n d r e vi v e d t h r o u g h t h e e x p e ri e n c e. W e s h o ul d a v oi d a f o r m of t e s h u v a t h at i s e m oti o n all y e x h a u sti n g o r p a r al y zi n g. W h e n t h e p r o c e s s b e c o m e s o v e r l y w ei g ht y a n d w e l o s e o u r s e n s e of j o y, w e n e e d t o fi n d a p at h of t e s h u v a t h at i s r ef r e s h i n g a n d i n vi g o r ati n g. R a v K o o k e x p r e s s e s t hi s i d e a b e a utif ull y: “ At ti m e s it i s b e st t o a v oi d t h o u g ht s of h oli n e s s a n d t e s h u v a w h e n t h e y c o m e i n t h e s pi r it of m el a n c h ol y. T h e j o y t h at fl o w s f r o m t h e d e pt h of h oli n e s s i s g r e at e r t h a n ot h e r e x p r e s si o n s of h oli n e s s a n d t e s h u v a. W h e n t h o u g ht s of f e a r a n d t e s h u v a o c c u r t o a p e r s o n i n a

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s pi rit of m el a n c h ol y, l et hi m di st r a ct hi s mi n d f r o m t h e m u ntil hi s mi n d b e c o m e s m o r e s ettl e d ” (O r ot H a T e s h u v a , 1 4: 1 1). R a v K o o k st r o n gl y a d vi s e s t h at j o y a n d o pti mi s m b e e s s e nti al c o m p o n e nt s of t h e p u r s uit of c h a n g e a n d s elf-i m p r o v e m e nt. If a n xi o u s o r d e p r e s si n g t h o u g ht s r el at e d t o t e s h u v a b e gi n t o s u rf a c e, it m a y b e b e st t o st e p b a c k u ntil m o r e e n c o u r a gi n g a n d i n vi g o r ati n g t h o u g ht s b e c o m e p r e d o mi n a nt. R a v K o o k al s o t e a c h e s u s t o r e c o g ni z e t h e p o siti vit y t h at e m e r g e s f r o m t h e d e ci si o n t o c h a n g e it s elf. E v e n b ef o r e e m b a r ki n g o n t h e p r o c e s s, a n d e v e n b ef o r e k n o wi n g e x a ctl y h o w o n e will p r o c e e d, t h e m o m e nt a p e r s o n d e ci d e s t h at it i s ti m e t o i m p r o v e o r c h a n g e c a n it s elf b e e n e r gi zi n g a n d u plifti n g: “ Alt h o u g h at t h e ti m e h e m a y b e p e r pl e x e d h o w t o e xt ri c at e hi m s elf f r o m t h e mi r e of si n, alt h o u g h h e m a y still b e u n s u r e h o w t o m e n d all hi s p a st a n d hi s c o u r s e i s n ot y et cl e a rl y m a r k e d o ut t o hi m, wit h m a n y st u m bli n g bl o c k s y et f a ci n g hi m, t h e will t o b e g o o d —t hi s i s a wi n d f r o m t h e G a r d e n of E d e n bl o wi n g o n t h e s o ul a n d filli n g it wit h c o nt e nt m e nt, t o a p oi nt t h at e v e n t h e h elli s h fi r e s of r e m o r s e a r e t u r n e d i nt o a s o u r c e of d eli g ht ” ( O r ot H a T e s h u v a , 1 6: 4). T h e r e i s s o m et hi n g p r of o u n dl y s ati sf yi n g a b o ut t a p pi n g i nt o o n e’ s will t o d o g o o d a n d b e gi n ni n g t h e j o u r n e y of g r o wt h. R a v K o o k off e r s o n e fi n al t e a c hi n g t h at c a pt u r e s t hi s e nti r e a p p r o a c h i n a si n gl e s e n t e n c e: “ T h e f o c u s of t e s h u v a m u st al w a y s b e di r e ct e d t o w a r d i m p r o vi n g t h e f ut u r e ” ( O r ot H a T e s h u v a , 1 3: 1 1). Alt h o u g h o n e of t h e e s s e nti al a s p e ct s of t e s h u v a i s c h a r at a h al h a’ a v a r , r e m o r s e f o r p a st w r o n g d oi n g, R a v K o o k u r g e s u s n ot t o d w ell e n dl e s sl y o n o u r hi st o r y o r h a r p o n o u r mi s st e p s. T h e p a st m u st b e a c k n o wl e d g e d,

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A T E S H U V A O F C O N FI D E N C E P e r h a p s t hi s i s t h e d e e p e st m e s s a g e of R a v K o o k’ s vi si o n of t e s h u v a. T e s h u v a i s n ot f u n d a m e nt all y a st o r y of l o o ki n g b a c k w a r d wit h s h a m e; it i s a st o r y of l o o ki n g f o r w a r d wit h h o p e. T h e p a st m a y t e a c h u s w h e r e w e h a v e f all e n s h o rt, b ut it d o e s n ot h a v e t o d et e rmi n e w h e r e w e a r e g oi n g. E v e r y d a y off e r s t h e p o s si bilit y of b e gi n ni n g a g ai n, a n d e v e n a si n gl e d a y c a n b e c o m e t h e st a rti n g p oi nt f o r l a sti n g t r a n sf o r m ati o n. T h at i s w h y R a b bi Eli e z e r t ell s u s t o r e p e nt “ o n e d a y b ef o r e y o u r d e at h. ” W e a r e n ot b ei n g a s k e d t o c a r r y t h e b u r d e n of a n e nti r e lif eti m e at o n c e. W e a r e b ei n g a s k e d t o li v e t o d a y diff e r e ntl y, t o m a k e o n e m e a ni n gf ul d e ci si o n, t a k e o n e st e p f o r w a r d, a n d all o w t h at st e p t o l e a d t o a n ot h e r. T h e t e s h u v a of R a v K o o k i s t h e r ef o r e n ot a t e s h u v a of d e s p ai r, b ut a t e s h u v a b ri m mi n g wit h c o nfi d e n c e: c o nfi d e n c e i n t h e p o w e r of t h e h u m a n s pi rit, c o nfi d e n c e i n t h e p o s si bili t y of c h a n g e, a n d a b o v e all, c o nfi d e n c e t h at t h e f ut u r e c a n b e b ett e r t h a n t h e p a st. R a v K o o k t e a c h e s t h at w e s h o ul d c e rt ai n l y r efl e ct o n w h e r e w e h a v e b e e n, b ut w e s h o ul d n ot r e m ai n t h e r e. W e s h o ul d a s k o u r s el v e s n ot o nl y, “ W h at m u st I r e g r et ? ” b ut al s o, a n d p e r h a p s m o r e i m p o rt a ntl y, “ W h at ki n d of p e r s o n c a n I b e c o m e ? ” T h e a n s w e r b e gi n s n ot t o m o r r o w, a n d n ot s o m eti m e i n t h e di st a nt f ut u r e, b ut wit h t h e o n e d a y t h at i s i n f r o nt of u s t o d a y. R a b bi G ol dsc h ei d er’s m ost r e c e nt O U Pr ess P u blic a fi o n, “ T or a h U nit e d” o n t h e w e e kl y P ars h a, c a n b e or d er e d dir ectl y fr o m R a b bi G ol dsc h ei d er at a ar o n g @ o uisr a el. or g at a s p eci al pric e f or T or a h Ti d bits r e a d ers.

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