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A Prayer for After the Holidays

Sivan Rahav-Meir

The following prayer was composed by Rabbi Zevik Harel for after the holidays:

“Our Father, our King, gather all the divine sparks revealed in our :תֹוצֹוציִּנ ַה ל ָּ כ ת ֶא ףס ֱא ,ּונ ֵּ כ ְל ַמ ּוני ִב ָא”
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holy actions throughout the holidays. ׁש ֶפ ֶנ תּורי ִס ְמ ִּ ב ּומ ָּ ק ֶ ׁש ְּ כ ,םי ִנ ֵק ְזּו םי ִרי ִע ְצ ה ָ ּ ד ִ ּצ ַה ּוק ְר ָּז ֶ ׁש תּופ ֵי ֲע ָה ל ָּ כ ת ֶא ח ַק
Take all the exhaustion tossed aside by old and young alike as they ,תֹוחי ִל ְס ר ַמֹול ה ָלְי ַל תֹוצ ֲח ַּ ב
rose with devotion at midnight to recite selichot.
,םיִּיִנ ֲע רּוב ֲע ה ָק ָד ְצ ִל ּונ ְּ ת ִּנ ֶ ׁש תֹוע ְּ ב ְט ַּ מ ַה יֵנֹוי ְלי ִמ ת ֶא ח ַק
Take the millions of coins that were given for charity to the poor.
,ם ֶה ָל ה ָצּוח ִמ ם ַג ְו ת ֶס ֶנ ְּ כ ַה י ֵּ ת ָב ְּ ב ּוע ְמ ְ ׁשִּנ ֶ ׁש ר ָפֹו ּׁ ש ַה תֹועי ִק ְּ ת יֵנֹוי ְלי ִמ ת ֶא ףס ֱא
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Gather the millions of shofar blasts that were heard in synagogues ,ם ָלֹוע ָה י ֵב ֲח ַר ל ָכ ְּ ב SHAGRIRIM BALEV
and outside of them, in all corners of the globe.
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,ר ָפֹו ּׁ ש ַה תֹולֹוק ל ָּ כ ם ִע ל ֵא ָר ְשִי ם ַע ְּ ב ּול ָע ֶ ׁש תֹובֹו ּ ט ַה תֹוב ָ ׁש ְח ַּ מ ַה ל ָּ כ ת ֶא ְו
Collect all the good thoughts and plans of the nation of Israel that םי ִבּו ּׁ שִי ְּ ב ,םי ִר ָע ֶּ ב ,םי ִרּו ּ פ ִּ כ ַה םֹוי , ׁשֹוד ָּ ק ַה םֹוּי ַּ ב ל ֵא ָר ְשִי ם ִע תֹוּיִנ ֲע ַּ ת ת ֶא ל ֵּ ב ַק A Matchmaking Social Initiative
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were inspired by the sounds of the shofar. ,םי ִצּו ּ ב ִּ ק ַבּו
Accept the fasts of your people on the holy day of Yom Kippur – in ,ה ָלי ִע ְּנ ַה ת ַּ ל ִפ ְּ ת ת ַע ְ ׁש ִּ ב ּו ּ ל ַּג ְת ִה ֶ ׁש םי ִבֹו ּ ט ַה תֹונֹוצ ְר ָה יֵנֹוי ְלי ִמ ת ֶא ח ַק
cities, towns, villages, and kibbutzim.
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,תֹו ּ כ ֻּ ס ַה תַּיִנ ְב ִל ְו םיִני ִּ מ ַה ת ַע ַּ ב ְר ַא ת ַג ָּ ַה ְל םי ִּצ ַמ ֲא ַּ מ ַה ל ָּ כ ת ֶא ח ַק
Take the millions of resolutions to change that were made during INTRODUCING SHAGRIRIM BALEV, AN INITIATIVE DEDICATED TO HELPING INDIVIDUALS WITHIN
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the ne’ilah prayer at the close of Yom Kippur. ר ֵא ָפ ְל םי ִטּו ּׁ ש ִק תּו ׁש ְּג ַר ְת ִה ְבּו ה ָח ְמ ִש ְּ ב ּוני ִכ ֵה ֶ ׁש םי ִד ָלְי ל ֶ ׁש ם ֶהי ֵדְי י ֵש ֲע ַמ ת ֶא ח ַק THE RELIGIOUS JEWISH COMMUNITY FIND THEIR LIFE PARTNERS. WE BELIEVE THAT MEANINGFUL
,ה ָּ כ ֻּ ס ַה ת ֶא
Take the extra efforts exerted to acquire the four species and to RELATIONSHIPS FROM OUR NETWORK OF PASSIONATE VOLUNTEERS IS THE KEY TO
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build sukkot. ,תֹוק ָּו ַר ָה ְו םי ִק ָּו ַר ָה ל ֶצ ֵא – םי ִּ פ ְצ ִּ מ ַה ה ֶּ ל ֵא ל ָּ כ ל ֶצ ֵא ַחמ ְש ִל תֹונֹוי ְס ִּנ ַה ת ֶא ח ַק BRINGING SINGLES TOGETHER, ONE COUPLE AT A TIME.
א ֵּ ס ִּ כ ם ֶה ָל ר ַתֹוּנ ֶ ׁש ה ֶּ ל ֵא ל ָּ כ ל ֶצ ֵא ,תֹונ ָמ ְל ַא ָה ְו םיִנ ָמ ְל ַא ָה ,תֹו ׁשּור ְּג ַה ְו םי ִ ׁשּור ְּג ַה
Take the work of the children who with joyful excitement made ,ג ַח ַה ת ַח ְמ ִש ְּ ב ּוח ְמ ָש תאז ל ָכ ְבּו ,ב ֵּ ל ַּ ב ֹוא ה ָּ כ ֻּ ס ַּ ב קי ֵר OUR SHAGRIRIM WORK CLOSELY WITH INDIVIDUALS SEEKING PARTNERS TO UNDERSTAND THEIR VALUES,
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decorations to beautify their sukkot. PREFERENCES, AND ASPIRATIONS. THIS PERSONALIZED APPROACH HELPS ENSURE THAT MATCHES ARE
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,םי ִּג ַח ַה ך ַל ֲה ַמ ְּ ב ל ֵא ָר ְשִי ת ַב ֲה ַא ְו םיִנ ָּ פ ַה ת ַר ָא ֶה ,םי ִח ְרֹוא ָה ת ַס ָנ ְכ ַה ל ָּ כ ת ֶא ח ַק
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Take the determination to be happy of those searching for a lifetime ALIGNED WITH RELIGIOUS, CULTURAL, AND PERSONAL COMPATIBILITY.
partner but not yet finding a match – whether single men and ל ֶ ׁש תֹוב ֲאֹו ּ כ ַה םִי ַפ ֵת ְּ כ ַה ,םי ִק ָק ְּ פ ַּ ב ה ָדי ִמ ֲע ָה ,םי ִלּו ּׁ ש ִּ ב ַה ְו תֹוסי ִב ְּ כ ַה ל ָּ כ ת ֶא ח ַק
women, divorced men and women, or widowed men and women ן ַמ ְז’ ְּ ב םי ִדֹו ּ ד יֵנ ְּ ב ׁש ַּג ְפ ִמ ן ֵּג ְר ַא ְל ׁשי ִּ ת ַּ מ ַה ןֹוי ָּ ס ִּנ ַה ,םי ִד ָלְי ן ֶהי ֵל ֲע ּובי ִּ כ ְר ִה ֶ ׁש םי ִרֹוה WE ARE LOOKING TO EXPAND OUR NETWORK OF SHAGRIRIM AND SINGLES AND HOPE YOU WILL JOIN US!
– who overlooked the empty place in their sukkot or in their hearts ,‘ּונ ֵּ ת ְח ַּ פ ְ ׁש ִמ
to find joy and be joyful on the holidays. ת ַח ְמ ִש ל ֶ ׁש תֹופ ָּ ק ַה ְּ ב ה ָרֹו ּ ת ַה ם ִע ה ָח ְמ ִש ְּ ב ּוד ְק ָר ֶ ׁש םִי ַל ֲע ַּנ ַה תֹוגּוז יֵנֹוי ְלי ִמ ת ֶא ח ַק
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Take all the hospitality, opening of hearts, and love for one another ,ה ָרֹו ּ ת • STEP 1: VISIT OUR WEBSITE AND SIGN UP AS A SHAGRIR!
displayed throughout the holidays. ה ָאּופ ְר ָה תֹוחֹו ּ כ ,ןֹוח ָּ ט ִּ ב ַה תֹוחֹו ּ כ י ֵ ׁשְנ ַא תֹוח ְּ פ ְ ׁש ִמ ל ָּ כ ל ֶצ ֵא ב ֵּ ל ַּ ב ה ָטי ִב ְּצ ַה ת ֶא ח ַק How
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Take all the laundry and the cooking, all the traffic jams, all the ,גֹּג ְח ַל ל ַכּונ ן ֵּ כ ּונ ְח ַנ ֲא ֶ ׁש י ֵד ְּ כ ה ָח ָּ פ ְ ׁש ִּ מ ַה ם ִע ּוג ְג ָח א ּ ֶ ׁש רּו ּ ב ִּצ ַה י ֵחי ִל ְ ׁש ר ַא ְ ׁשּו • STEP 2: ADD YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY WHO ARE
IN SEARCH OF A PARTNER TO OUR DATABASE.
attempts to make peace between the kids in the back seat, and all “.ה ָח ָל ְצ ַה ְו ה ָח ְמ ִש ,ה ָס ָנ ְר ַּ פ ,םֹול ָ ׁש ,תּואי ִר ְּ ב ת ַנ ְ ׁש ּונ ָל ן ֵת ְו
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the valiant efforts to organize family gatherings. • STEP 3: SEARCHING OUR EXTENSIVE DATABASE FOR
Take the millions of pairs of shoes that danced joyously with the DoesIt POTENTIAL MATCHES
Torah while making hakafot around the bimah on Simchat Torah. • STEP 4: IDENTIFY A POTENTIAL MATCH AND CONTACT THE
Take all the twinges in the hearts of those with family members in OTHER SHAGRIR TO SEE WHETHER BOTH PARTIES ARE
the army and security forces, medical teams, and other essential Work? INTERESTED IN MEETING.
service sectors who could not celebrate the holidays together with
their families so that we could celebrate the holidays in security • STEP 5: ONCE BOTH PARTIES AGREE AND GO ON A DATE,
and peace. THE EXCITING JOURNEY BEGINS! WITNESS THE START OF A
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