Prayer at the Kever of Rebbe Gedaliah Moshe of Zvhil

Prayer at the Kever of Rebbe Gedaliah Moshe ben Shlomo of Zvhil

Rebbe of Zvhil (the younger) Since my birthday is in Cheshvan, I feel a special reverence for all the tzadikim whose yahrzeit falls in this month. The 24th of Cheshvan is the yahrzeit of one of the great Rebbes, the son of the famous Admor of Zvhil—Rebbe Shloymke (Shlomo) (do not confuse them when visiting the graves). Several years ago, I saw a huge billboard in Jerusalem with a photograph of the Rebbe of Zvhil. Later, on Lag BaOmer, I saw another photograph of him, this time in Meron, and I began to wonder: who was this tzadik? After reading many astonishing things about him and learning from an American website that, statistically, this is the third most visited site in Israel, after Meron and Kever Rachel, I became eager to visit his kever. And, with the help of Ha-Shem, in June the Yeshiva “Yodei Binah” organized such a trip. I translated the prayer at the Kever of Rabbi Gedaliah Moshe of Zvhil from a booklet sold at the KEVER OF THE REBBE. Thus, one should visit the kever of the tzadik, the Rebbe of Zvhil, three times in succession: שני - חמישי – שני (Monday–Thursday–Monday). On each visit, the Rebbe of Zvhil advised reciting the following chapters of Tehillim. On the third visit, promise that if your prayer is accepted, you will return to tell of the miracle—you will see a large display at the kever covered with 1,000 notes of thanks.   Introduction: “Please, G-d, our Father, our King, compassionate Father, act for the sake of Your great Name and in the merit of our holy forefathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and in the merit of the great tzadik buried here. Protect me, have mercy and compassion on me and all my relatives, and on the entire people of Israel. Fill our hands with Your blessings and gifts, and may the work of our hands be successful. Amen!”   Tehillim 33 1. Ranenu tzadikim ba-Ha-Shem, layesharim navah tehillah. 2. Hodu la-Ha-Shem bekinor, benevel asor zamru lo. 3. Shiru lo shir chadash, heitivu nagen bitruah. 4. Ki yashar devar Ha-Shem, vekhol maasehu beemunah. 5. Ohev tzedakah umishpat, chesed Ha-Shem maleah haaretz. 6. Bidvar Ha-Shem shamayim naasu, uveruach piv kol tzvaam. 7. Kones kaned mey hayam, noten beotzarot tehomot. 8. Yiru meHa-Shem kol haaretz, mimenu yaguru kol yoshvei tevel. 9. Ki hu amar vayehi, hu tzivah vayaamod. 10. Ha-Shem hefir atzat goyim, heni machshevot amim. 11. Atzat Ha-Shem leolam taamod, machshevot libo ledor vador. 12. Ashrei hagoy asher Ha-Shem Elohav, haam bachar lenachalah lo. 13. Mishamayim hibit Ha-Shem, raah et kol bnei haadam. 14. Mimchon shivto hishgiach el kol yoshvei haaretz. 15. Hayotzer yachad libam, hamevin el kol maaseihem. 16. Ein hamelech nosha berov chayil, gibor lo yinatzel berov koach. 17. Sheker hasus litshuah, uverov cheilo lo yimalet. 18. Hineh ein Ha-Shem el yereav, lameyachalim lechasdo. 19. Lehatzil mimavet nafsham, ulechayotam baraav. 20. Nafshenu chikta la-Ha-Shem, ezrenu umaginnenu hu. 21. Ki vo yismach libenu, ki veshem kodsho vatachnu. 22. Yehi chasdecha Ha-Shem aleinu, kaasher yichalnu lach.   Tehillim 16 1. Michtam leDavid. Shomreni El, ki chasiti vach. 2. Amart la-Ha-Shem, Adonai atah, tovati bal alecha. 3. Likdoshim asher baaretz hemah, veadirei kol chef tzi vam. 4. Yirbu atzvotam, acher maharu; bal asich niskeihem midam, uval esa et shmotam al sfatai. 5. Ha-Shem menat chelki vechosi, atah tomech gorali. 6. Chavalim naflu li baneimim, af nachalat shafrah alai. 7. Avarech et Ha-Shem asher yeatzani, af leilot yisruni khilyotai. 8. Shiviti Ha-Shem lenegdi tamid, ki mimini bal emot. 9. Lachen sameach libi vayagel kevodi, af besari yishkon lavetach. 10. Ki lo taazov nafshi lishol, lo titen chasidecha lirot shachat. 11. Todiieni orach chayim, sova semachot et panecha, neimot bimincha netzach.   Tehillim 17 1. Tefillah leDavid. Shimah Ha-Shem tzedek, hakshivah rinati, haazinah tefilati belo siftei mirmah. 2. Milefanecha mishpati yetze, einecha techezenah meisharim. 3. Bachanta libi, pakadta laylah, tzaraftani, bal timtza; zamoti bal yaavor pi. 4. Lifulot adam bidvar sfatecha, ani shamarti orchot paritz. 5. Tomoch ashurai bemaagloteycha, bal namotu feamai. 6. Ani keraticha ki taaneni El; hat aznecha li, shma imrati. 7. Hafleh chasadecha, moshi'a chosim, mimitkomemim bimincha. 8. Shomreni keishon bat ayin, betzel kenafecha tastireni. 9. Mipnei reshaim zu shaduni, oyvai benefesh yakifu alai. 10. Chelbamo sagru, pimo diberu begeut. 11. Ashurenu atah sevavunu, eineihem yashitu lintot baaretz. 12. Dimyono kearyeh yichsof litrof, vechikhfir yoshev bemistarim. 13. Kumah Ha-Shem, kadmah fanav, hachriahu; paletah nafshi merasha, charbecha. 14. Mimitim yadcha Ha-Shem, mimitim mecheled, chelkam bachayim, utzfuncha temale vitnam; yisbeu vanim, vehinihu yitram leoleleyhem. 15. Ani betzedek echezeh fanecha, esbeah behakitz tmunatecha.   Tehillim 72 1. Lishlomo. Elohim, mishpatecha lemelech ten, vetzidkatcha leven melech. 2. Yadin amcha vetzedek, vaaniyecha bemishpat. 3. Yisu harim shalom laam, ugev'ot bitzedakah. 4. Yishpot aniyyei am, yoshia livnei evyon, vidakei oshek. 5. Yira'ucha im shemesh velifnei yareach dor dorim. 6. Yered kematar al gez, kirvivim zarzif aretz. 7. Yifrach bey amav tzadik, verov shalom ad beli yareach. 8. Veyerad miyam ad yam, uminahar ad afsei aretz. 9. Lefanav yichreu tziim, veoyvav afar yelachechu. 10. Malchei Tarshish veiyim minchah yashivu, malchei Sheva uSeva eshkar yakrivu. 11. Veyishtachavu lo kol melachim, kol goyim yaavduhu. 12. Ki yatzil evyon meshavea, veani veein ozer lo. 13. Yachos al dal veevyon, venafshot evyonim yoshia. 14. Mitokh umechamas yig'al nafsham, veyekar damam beeinav. 15. Vichi, veyiten lo mizahav Sheva, veyitpalel baado tamid; kol hayom yevarchenhu. 16. Yehi fisat bar baaretz, berosh harim yirash; kal Levanon piryo, veyatzitzu me-ir kaesev haaretz. 17. Yehi shemo leolam, lifnei shemesh yinon shemo; veyitbarchu vo kol goyim yeashruhu. 18. Baruch Ha-Shem Elohim, Elohei Yisrael, oseh niflaot levado. 19. Uvaruch shem kevodo leolam, veyimale kevodo et kol haaretz. Amen veAmen. 20. Kalu tefilot David ben Yishai.   Tehillim 91   1. Yoshev beseter Elyon, betzel Shaddai yitlonan. 2. Omer la-Ha-Shem, machsi umet zudati, Elohai evtach bo. 3. Ki hu yatzilecha mipach yakush, midever havot. 4. Beevrato yasech lach, vetachat kenafav techseh; tzinah veseloh amito. 5. Lo tira mipachad laylah, mechetz ya'uf yomam. 6. Midever baofel yahalokh, miketev yashud tzohorayim. 7. Yipol mitzidcha elef, urvavah mimincha; elecha lo yigash. 8. Rak beeinecha tabit, veshilumat reshaim tir'eh. 9. Ki atah Ha-Shem machsi, Elyon samta meonecha. 10. Lo teune elecha raah, venega lo yikrav beahalecha. 11. Ki malachav yetzaveh lach, lishmorcha bekhol derachecha. 12. Al kapayim yisa'uncha, pen tigof baeven raglecha. 13. Al shachal vafeten tidroch, tirmos kefir vetanin. 14. Ki vi chashak vaafaltehu, asagvehu ki yada Shemi. 15. Yikraeni vee'enehu, imo anochi vetzarah; achaltzehu vaachabdehu. 16. Orech yamim asbiehu, vearehu bishuati.   Tehillim 104 1. Barchi nafshi et Ha-Shem; Ha-Shem Elohai, gadalta meod, hod vehadar lavashta. 2. Oteh or kasalmah, noteh shamayim kayeri'ah. 3. Hamekareh vamayim aliyotav, hasam avim rechubo, hamehalech al kanfei ruach. 4. Oseh malachav ruchot, meshartav esh lohet. 5. Yasad eretz al mechoneha, bal timot olam vaed. 6. Tehom kalevush kisito, al harim yaamdu mayim. 7. Min gearatcha yenusun, min kol raamcha yechafezun. 8. Yaalu harim, yerdu vekาot, el mekom zeh yasadta lahem. 9. Gevul samta bal yaavorun, bal yeshuvun lechasot haaretz. 10. Hameshaleach mayanim banachalım, bein harim yehalechun. 11. Yashku kol chayto sadai, yishberu feraim tzemaam. 12. Aleihem of hashamaim yishkon, mibeyn ofayim yitnu kol. 13. Mashkeh harim mealıyotav, mipri maasecha tisba haaretz. 14. Matzmiach chatzir labehemah, veesev laavodat haadam, lehוצי lechem min haaretz. 15. Veyayin yesamach levav enosh, lehatzhil panim mishemen, velechem levav enosh yisad. 16. Yisbeu atzei Ha-Shem, arzei Levanon asher nata. 17. Asher tziporim yekanenu, chasidah beroshim beitah. 18. Harim hagevohim la'yeelim, selaim machseh lashfanim. 19. Asah yareach lemoadim, shemesh yada mevo'o. 20. Tashet choshech vihi laylah, bo tirmos kol chayto yaar. 21. Hakfirim shoagim lataref, ulevakesh me-El achlam. 22. Tizrach hashemesh yeasefun, veel meonotam yirbatzun. 23. Yetze adam lefaolo, velaavodato adei arev. 24. Mah rabu maasecha Ha-Shem, kulam bechochmah asita; maleah haaretz kinyanecha. 25. Zeh hayam gadol urechav yadayim, sham remes veein mispar, chayot ketanot im gedolot. 26. Sham aniyot yehalechun, Livyatan zeh yatzarta lesachek bo. 27. Kulam elecha yesaberun, latet ochlam beito. 28. Titen lahem yilkוטun, tiftach yadecha, yisbeun tov. 29. Tastir panecha yיבהלון, tosef rucham yigvaun, veel afarם yeshuvun. 30. Teshalach ruchacha yיבראון, utchadesh פני אדמה. 31. Yehi kevod Ha-Shem leolam, yismaח Ha-Shem bemaasav. 32. Hamabit laaretz vatirad, yiga beharim veye'eshanu. 33. Ashirah la-Ha-Shem bechayay, azamrah lElohai beodi. 34. Yeerav alav sichi, anochi esmach ba-Ha-Shem. 35. Yitamu chataim min haaretz, ureshaim od einam; barchi nafshi et Ha-Shem, haleluyah.   Tehillim 130 1. Shir hamaalot. Mimaamakim keraticha Ha-Shem. 2. Adonai, shimah vekoli; tihyena oznecha קשובות lekol tachanunai. 3. Im avonot tishmor Yah, Adonai mi yaamod? 4. Ki imcha haslichah, lemaan tivareh. 5. Kiviti Ha-Shem, kivtah nafshi, velidvaro hochalti. 6. Nafshi laAdonai, mishomrim laboker; shomrim laboker. 7. Yachel Yisrael el Ha-Shem, ki im Ha-Shem hachesed, veharbeh imo fedut. 8. Vehu yifdeh et Yisrael mikol avonotav.  

Tehillim 119—according to the letters of the name Gedaliah veMoshe—the neshamah.

ג - gimel 17. Gemol al avdecha echyeh veeshmerah devarecha. 18. Gal einai veabיטah niflaot mitoratecha. 19. Ger anochi vaaretz, al taster mimeni mitzvotecha. 20. Garsah nafshi letaavah el mishpatecha vekhol et. 21. Gaarta zedim arurim, hashogim mimitzvotecha. 22. Gal mealai cherpah vavuz, ki edotecha natzarti. 23. Gam yashvu sarim bi nidbaru, avdecha yasiach bechukecha. 24. Gam edotecha shaashuai, anshei atzati. ד - dalet 25. Davkah leafer nafshi, chayeni kidvarecha. 26. Derachai siparti vataaneni, lamdeni chukecha. 27. Derech pikudecha havineni, veasichah benifleotecha. 28. Dalefah nafshi mitugah, kaymeni kidvarecha. 29. Derech sheker haser mimeni, vetoratecha chaneni. 30. Derech emunah vacharti, mishpatecha shiviti. 31. Davakti veedvotecha, Ha-Shem, al tevisheni. 32. Derech mitzvotecha arutz, ki tarchiv libi. ל - lamed 89. Leolam Ha-Shem, devarecha nitzav bashamayim. 90. Ledor vador emunatecha, konanta eretz vataamod. 91. Lemishpatecha amdu hayom, ki hakol avadecha. 92. Lulei Toratcha shaashuai, az avadeti veonyi. 93. Leolam lo eshkach pikudecha, ki vam chiyitani. 94. Lecha ani hosheini, ki fikudecha darashti. 95. Li kivu reshaim leabdeni, edotecha etbonan. 96. Lekhol tichlah ra'iti ketz, rechavah mitzvotecha meod. י - yud 73. Yadecha asuni vayichonןuni, havineni veেলמדah mitzvotecha. 74. Yire'echa yiruni veyismachu, ki lidvarecha yichalti. 75. Yadati Ha-Shem ki tzedek mishpatecha, veemunah initani. 76. Yehi na chasdecha lenachameni, keimratecha leavdecha. 77. Yevoוני rachamecha veechyeh, ki Toratcha shaashuai. 78. Yevoshu zedim ki sheker ivtuni, ani asichah befikudecha. 79. Yashuvu li yire'echa, veyodeei edotecha. 80. Yehi libi tamim bechukecha, lemaan lo evosh. ה - hei 33. Horeni Ha-Shem derech chukecha, veetzrenah עקב. 34. Havineni veetzrah Toratcha, veeshmerena vekhol lev. 35. Hadricheni bintiv mitzvotecha, ki vo chafatzti. 36. Hat libi el edvotecha, veal el batza. 37. Haaver einai meroת שוא, bidrachecha chayeni. 38. Hakem leavdecha imratecha, asher leyiratecha. 39. Haaver cherpati asher yagorti, ki mishpatecha tovim. 40. Hineh taavti lefikudecha, betzidkatךa chayeni. ו - vav 41. Viyvoוני chasadecha Ha-Shem, teshuatךa keimratecha. 42. Veענה chorefi davar, ki vatachti bidvarecha. 43. Veal tatzel mipi devar emet ad meod, ki lemishpatecha yichalti. 44. Veeshmerah Toratךa tamid leolam vaed. 45. Veethalech varechavah, ki fikudecha darashti. 46. Vaadaber veedotecha neged melachim, velo evosh. 47. VeEshtaasha bemitzvotecha asher אהבתי. 48. VeEsa chafai el mitzvotecha asher אהבתי, veasichah bechukecha. מ - mem 97. Mah אהבתי Toratךa, kol hayom hi sichati. 98. Meoyvai techakmeni mitzvotecha, ki leolam hi li. 99. Mikol melamdai hiskalti, ki edvotecha sichah li. 100. Mizkenim etbonan, ki fikudecha natzarti. 101. Mikol אורח ra kaliti raglai, lemaan eshmor devarecha. 102. Mimishpatecha lo sarti, ki atah horitani. 103. Mah nimletzu לחכי, imratecha מדבש lefi. 104. Mipikudecha etbonan, al ken saneti kol אורח שקר. שׁ - shin 161. Sarim redafuni chinam, umidvarecha pachad ליבי. 162. Sas anochi al imratecha, kemotzei shalal rav. 163. Sheker saneti vaataevah, Toratךa אהבתי. 164. Sheva vayom hillalticha, al mishpetei tzidkecha. 165. Shalom rav leoשvei Toratךa, veein למו michshol. 166. Sibarti lishu'atecha Ha-Shem, umitzvotecha asiti. 167. Shamrah nafshi edotecha, vaohavem meod. 168. Shamarti fikudecha veedotecha, ki kol דרכי negdecha. ה - hei 33. Horeni Ha-Shem derech chukecha, veetzrenah עקב. 34. Havineni veetzrah Toratcha, veeshmerena vekhol lev. 35. Hadricheni bintiv mitzvotecha, ki vo chafatzti. 36. Hat libi el edvotecha, veal el batza. 37. Haaver einai merot שוא, bidrachecha chayeni. 38. Hakem leavdecha imratecha, asher leyiratecha. 39. Haaver cherpati asher yagorti, ki mishpatecha tovim. 40. Hineh taavti lefikudecha, betzidkatךa chayeni. נ - nun 105. Ner leragli devarecha, veor lintivati. 106. Nishbati vaakayeimah, lishmor mishpetei tzidkecha. 107. Naaneiti ad meod, Ha-Shem, chayeni chidvarecha. 108. Nidvot pi retze na Ha-Shem, umishpatecha lamdeni. 109. Nafshi vechapi tamid, vetoratecha lo shachachti. 110. Natnu reshaim pach li, umipikudecha lo ta'iti. 111. Nachalti edvotecha leolam, ki seson libi hemah. 112. Natiti libi laasot chukecha, leolam עקב. שׁ - shin 161. Sarim redafuni chinam, umidvarecha pachad ליבי. 162. Sas anochi al imratecha, kemotzei shalal rav. 163. Sheker saneti vaataevah, Toratךa אהבתי. 164. Sheva vayom hillalticha, al mishpetei tzidkecha. 165. Shalom rav leoשvei Toratךa, veein להם michshol. 166. Sibarti lishu'atecha Ha-Shem, umitzvotecha asiti. 167. Shamrah nafshi edotecha, vaohavem meod. 168. Shamarti fikudecha veedotecha, ki kol דרכי negdecha. מ - mem 97. Mah אהבתי Toratךa, kol hayom hi sichati. 98. Meoyvai techakmeni mitzvotecha, ki leolam hi li. 99. Mikol melamdai hiskalti, ki edvotecha sichah li. 100. Mizkenim etbonan, ki fikudecha natzarti. 101. Mikol אורח ra kaliti raglai, lemaan eshmor devarecha. 102. Mimishpatecha lo sarti, ki atah horitani. 103. Mah nimletzu לחכי, imratecha מדבש lefi. 104. Mipikudecha etbonan, al ken saneti kol אורח שקר. ה - hei 33. Horeni Ha-Shem derech chukecha, veetzrenah עקב. 34. Havineni veetzrah Toratcha, veeshmerena vekhol lev. 35. Hadricheni bintiv mitzvotecha, ki vo chafatzti. 36. Hat libi el edvotecha, veal el batza. 37. Haaver einai merot שוא, bidrachecha chayeni. 38. Hakem leavdecha imratecha, asher leyiratecha. 39. Haaver cherpati asher yagorti, ki mishpatecha tovim. 40. Hineh taavti lefikudecha, betzidkatךa chayeni. After reciting Tehillim and making your requests, place a small stone on the grave with your left hand, give tzedakah, and light a candle for the elevation of the pure soul of Rabbi Gedaliah Moshe ben Rabbi Shlomo. May his merits protect us, and may our prayers and requests be accepted for goodness and blessing, speedily. Amen!   (copying is permitted only with a link to the silatehilim.com website)  You may recite the Tehillim at the tzadik’s kever from the website by opening the app on your phone.