Seder Melaveh Malkah of the Mekubal Rabbi Mordechai Sharabi

Seder Melaveh Malkah of the Mekubal Rabbi Mordechai Sharabi

One Motzaei Shabbat after Chanukah, I was invited to a Melaveh Malkah at the home of the mother of Gaon Yaniv Assuri—Rabbanit Ora Assuri. To say that I felt as though I had entered a fairy tale would be an understatement. This Kabbalistic Seder Melaveh Malkah, following the Yemenite tradition, has brought so many people yeshuot that many who have heard of it dream of attending at least once. People come to it on Motzaei Shabbat from all over the country—from Jerusalem, Netanya, Ashdod, and elsewhere. Around a long table, approximately forty ordinary Jewish women gathered so that, led by Rabbanit Ora, they could conduct the Seder Melaveh Malkah as taught by the Mekubal Rabbi Mordechai Sharabi. First, they lit three candles on an antique elongated tray—corresponding to the rashei tevot (initial letters) of the name Adam—for Eliyahu HaNavi, David HaMelech, and Rabbi Meir Baal HaNes, and a fourth candle for the Baal Shem Tov. The Seder contains 13 prayers. After each prayer, the participant who recited it lights another candle, making a total of 17 candles, corresponding in gematria to the word “tov” (good). At the beginning of each prayer, the phrase “Eliyahu HaNavi, zachur le-tov” is recited seven times, followed immediately by a kavanah (to be contemplated, not pronounced) on the Holy Name of HaShem—אגלא.   Before the prayers: 1. Prepare a beautiful tray for the candles; 2. Prepare 17 small tablet candles; 3. Light three candles—corresponding to the rashei tevot (initial letters) of the name Adam—for Eliyahu HaNavi, David HaMelech, and Rabbi Meir Baal HaNes, and a fourth for the Baal Shem Tov; 4. Light one candle after each prayer.   1. The prayer of Eliyahu HaNavi from the book “Derech Yesharah” Be-Shem Ado-nai Elo-him, Elo-hei ma’arachot Yisrael, baruch Shem kevod malchuto le-olam va-ed. Shimcha u-malchutcha meromam al kol berachah ve-tehillah, ki Shimcha vecha u-vecha Shimcha. Mi-Shimcha yirdu gududei esh u-mefa’arim et Shimcha. Ve-Shimcha lo chazu. Mi-Shimcha nesogim le-achor ha-yam ve-chol mishbarav ve-galav mehadrim et Shimcha. Ve-ha’aretz be-habitcha ba-tarad, ve-amudeha yenevun yirat Shimcha. Ve-chol darei malach she-be-chol ma’on u-ma’on me-eimatecha yirdu ve-yifchadu. Ve-eretz ve-dareha va-avadon, tziyah ve-tzalmavet, mi-Shimcha yirofefu. Gan Eden ve-chol chasideha le-Shimcha yeranenu. Ve-chol asher nishmat ruach chayim be-apav bi-ne’imut leshono yasim kavod le-Shimcha. Gam anu, (say your name), avdecha ben amatkha, (say your mother’s name), afar va-efer, rimah ve-tole’ah, tzel over, tzitz novel, ba’inu le-hapil et techinateinu lifnei kisei kevodecha, she-ta’anenu ve-tichtevenu be-Sefer Chayim Tovim aruchim u-metukanim, shanah zo ve-chol shanah ve-shanah, im tzadikim va-chasidim. Ve-tasim chelki imahem be-Gan Eden ba-olam ha-zeh u-va-olam ha-ba. Ve-ten mi-tovatecha u-mi-birchotecha u-mi-cheyatecha lanu u-le-zar’einu u-le-zera zar’einu ad sof kol ha-dorot. Ve-teitiv u-tevarech darkeinu ve-chol ma’aseh yadeinu, u-ftach lanu sha’arei rachamim u-farnasah ve-chalcalah tovah. Ve-ten lanu chayim tovim aruchim u-metukanim, ve-lev tov ve-yetzer tov. Ve-tolichenu be-derech komemiyut, u-shmor tzetenu u-vo’enu me-atah ve-ad olam. Ve-hatzilenu ha-yom u-ve-chol yom va-yom mi-kol pega’im ra’im u-mi-kol ruchin bishin ba-yam u-va-yabashah, u-me-esh u-mi-delekah, u-me-cherev u-me-chitzim u-mi-kol klei zayin, u-mi-tevi’at mayim, u-mi-kol efesed, u-maridafah u-mi-tefisah, u-mi-kol mah she-be-libenu yare ve-chared. Ve-tosif ve-titein aleinu chen va-chesed lefanecha ve-lifnei kol ro’einu, ki Atah karov le-chol korecha u-matzui le-doreshecha. Karanu Ado-nai, maher anenu ve-hoshi’enu, u-nedaber be-edotecha neged melachim ve-lo nevosh. Va-aseh she’eloteinu u-vakashoteinu be-rachamim, u-male kol mishalot libenu le-tovah, la-avodatecha u-le-yir’atecha. Ve-taknenu be-etzah tovah u-matzlachat milfanecha, ve-ha-tov be-einecha aseh imanu. Aseh le-ma’an Shemecha, aseh le-ma’an yeminecha, aseh le-ma’an Toratecha, aseh le-ma’an Kedushatecha. Le-ma’an yechaletzun yedidecha, hoshiah yeminecha va-aneni. Yihyu le-ratzon imrei fi ve-hegyon libi lefanecha, Ado-nai Tzuri ve-Go’ali. Translation: In the Name of the L-rd, G-d of the hosts of Israel, blessed is the Name of the glory of His kingdom forever and ever. Your Name and Your sovereignty are exalted above every blessing and praise, for Your Name is in You and You are in Your Name. At Your Name, hosts of fire tremble and glorify Your Name, though they do not behold it. At Your Name, the sea and all its breakers and waves retreat, glorifying Your Name. When You look upon the earth, it trembles, and its foundations flourish in fear of Your Name. All the inhabitants of the higher realms tremble and are afraid before You. The earth and its inhabitants, the netherworld, the wilderness, and the valley of the shadow of death weaken at Your Name. The Garden of Eden and all its pious inhabitants sing to Your Name, and every soul with the breath of life in its nostrils glorifies Your Name with pleasant speech. So too do I, (say your name), Your servant, son or daughter of Your maidservant, (say your mother’s name), dust and ashes, a maggot and a worm, a passing shadow, a fading flower. We come to prostrate ourselves in prayer before Your Throne of Glory, that You may answer us and inscribe us in the book of good, long, and perfected life, this year and every year, together with the righteous and pious. Place my portion with them in the Garden of Eden, in this world and in the World to Come. Grant us, our descendants, and our descendants’ descendants Your goodness, blessings, and life until the end of all generations. Improve and bless our paths and all the work of our hands, and open for us the gates of mercy, livelihood, and prosperity. Grant us good, long, and perfected lives, a good heart, and a good inclination. Lead us on the path of uprightness and guard our going out and coming in from now and forever. Save us today and every day from every misfortune, from every impure spirit at sea and on land, from fire and conflagration, sword and arrows, every weapon, drowning, every loss, pursuit, and capture, and everything that frightens and makes our hearts tremble. Increase and bestow upon us grace and kindness before You and before all who see us, for You are close to all who call upon You and seek You. We call upon You, O L-rd; answer us quickly and save us, so that we may speak of You and testify about You before kings without being ashamed. Fulfill our requests and pleas with mercy, and fulfill all the heart’s desires of Your servants and those who fear You for good. Guide us with good and successful counsel, and do what is good in our eyes. Do this for the sake of Your Name, for the sake of Your right hand, for the sake of Your Torah, and for the sake of Your holiness. For the sake of rescuing those You love, extend Your right hand and answer me. May the words of my mouth and the thoughts of my heart find favor before You, O L-rd, my Rock and Redeemer. [Light 1 candle] 2. A request to Eliyahu HaNavi—a prayer for the merit of studying the wisdom of Torah [Recite 7 times] “Eliyahu HaNavi, zachur le-tov”! (kavanah on the Name Agla—אגלא). Bevakashah mimecha lihyot zechutecha nimtza ve-nidrash imanu lehatot libenu lirtzot Ha-Borei—yitbarach Shemo—la’asok ba-Torah u-ve-mitzvot le-shem Shamayim kol yemei chayeinu be-levav shalem u-ve-nefesh chafetzah, lihyot tamid kol machshevoteinu ve-dibureinu u-ma’aseinu la’avod Elohei Yisrael, Chai ve-Kayam tamid. U-leha’amin Bo u-ve-Torato ha-Kedoshah ve-ha-Temimah kol yemei heyoteinu al ha-adamah, kedei she-nizkeh lihyot mi-bnei ha-olam ve-ha-zocheh lirot be-or ha-chayim. Ve-tashpia lanu Chochmah, Binah, Da’at, Mefuarah, Chen va-Chesed. Ve-nizkeh lilmod u-lelamed, lishmor ve-la’asot u-lekayem ha-yom u-ve-chol yom va-yom bi-zechutecha Eliyahu, u-vi-zechut Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, ve-Rabbi Elazar beno, ve-Rabbi Abba; zechutam yagen aleinu. Amen. Asher or nishmatam yoneket mi-shalosh rishonot midotecha ha-elyonot—Chochmah, Binah, ve-Da’at. Amen, Netzach, Selah, Va’ed. Translation: Recite 7 times: “Eliyahu HaNavi, may he be remembered for good”! (kavanah on the Name Agla—אגלא). I ask of you that your merits be found and invoked on our behalf, to incline our hearts to the will of the Creator—blessed is His Name—that we may engage in Torah and mitzvot for the sake of Heaven all our days, with a complete heart and willing soul. May all our thoughts, words, and deeds constantly be devoted to serving the G-d of Israel, Who lives and endures forever. May we believe in Him and in His holy and perfect Torah all the days of our lives on earth, so that we may merit becoming people of the World to Come and seeing the light of life. Bring us wisdom, understanding, knowledge, beauty, grace, and kindness. May we merit learning and teaching, guarding, doing, and fulfilling the Torah today and every day, through the merit of Eliyahu, Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, Rabbi Elazar his son, and Rabbi Abba; may their merits protect us. Amen. The light of their souls draws nourishment from the three highest attributes—Chochmah, Binah, and Da’at. Amen, Netzach, Selah, Va’ed. [Light 1 candle] 3. A prayer to walk on the straight path, merit wisdom, and attain Olam HaBa [Recite 7 times] “Eliyahu HaNavi, zachur le-tov”! (kavanah on the Name Agla—אגלא). Bevakashah mimecha lihyot zechutecha nimtza ve-nidrash imanu lechazkenu u-le’azrenu laleket ba-derech ha-yesharah ve-nechonah, lada’at derech ve-erech ha-emet ve-ha-yosher ve-ha-chochmah, kedei she-nizkeh lihyot mi-bnei ha-olam ha-ba ha-tzafun la-tzadikim bi-zechutecha Eliyahu. U-vi-zechut Rabbi Yehudah Ish HaChasid, ve-Rabbi Yitzchak Ne’ezar bi-Gevurah, ve-Rabbi Yosei bar Yaakov ha-dar be-Tiferet, ve-Rabbi Chizkiyah be-Netzach, ve-Rabbi Yesa be-Hod, ve-Rabbi Chiya be-Tzadik Yesod Olam, ve-Rabbi Yosei be-Malchutah, Malchut kol olamim. U-zechutam u-zechut Toratam ya’amod lanu, temaleh kol mishalot libenu ve-chol machsoreinu. Amen, Netzach, Selah, Va’ed. Translation: Recite 7 times: “Eliyahu HaNavi, may he be remembered for good”! (kavanah on the Name Agla—אגלא). I ask of you that your merits be found and invoked on our behalf, to strengthen and assist us in walking on the straight and proper path, and in knowing the path and value of truth, integrity, and wisdom, so that we may merit being among those of the World to Come, hidden for the righteous, through your merit, Eliyahu. And through the merit of Rabbi Yehudah Ish HaChasid, Rabbi Yitzchak who was girded with strength, Rabbi Yosei bar Yaakov who dwelled in Tiferet, Rabbi Chizkiyah in Netzach, Rabbi Yesa in Hod, Rabbi Chiya, the tzadik who is the foundation of the world, and Rabbi Yosei in Malchut, the sovereignty of all worlds. May their merits and the merit of their Torah fulfill the desires of our hearts and all our needs. Amen, Netzach, Selah, Va’ed. [Light 1 candle] 4. A prayer for Torah study and observance of the mitzvot [Recite 7 times] “Eliyahu HaNavi, zachur le-tov”! (kavanah on the Name Agla—אגלא). Bevakashah mimecha lihyot zechutecha nimtza ve-nidrash imanu le’azrenu la’asok tamid kol yemei chayeinu be-Torat HaShem u-ve-mitzvotav le-shem Shamayim be-chol levavenu u-ve-chol nafsheinu u-ve-chol me’odeinu. Min ha-metzar karati Yah, anani ba-merchav Yah. Bi-zechutecha Eliyahu u-vi-zechut Avraham ve-Sarah, Yitzchak ve-Rivkah, Yaakov ve-Leah ve-Rachel Imenu, ve-Adam ve-Chavah; zechutam yagen aleinu. Amen, Netzach, Selah, Va’ed. Translation: Recite 7 times: “Eliyahu HaNavi, may he be remembered for good”! (kavanah on the Name Agla—אגלא). I ask of you that your merits be found and invoked on our behalf, to help us engage constantly, all our days, in the Torah of the Almighty and His mitzvot for the sake of Heaven, with all our heart, soul, and might. “From the narrow place I called to G-d; G-d answered me with expansiveness.” Through your merit, Eliyahu, and through the merit of Avraham and Sarah, Yitzchak and Rivkah, Yaakov, Leah and our mother Rachel, Adam and Chavah, may their merits protect us. Amen, Netzach, Selah, Va’ed. [Light 1 candle] 5. A prayer for the secrets of Torah to be revealed [Recite 7 times] “Eliyahu HaNavi, zachur le-tov”! (kavanah on the Name Agla—אגלא). Bevakashah mimecha lihyot zechutecha nimtza ve-nidrash imanu le’azrenu la’asok tamid kol yemei chayeinu, so that we may know what we need to know and be like a sealed cistern that loses not a drop, like a strengthening spring and a flowing river. U-vi-zechutecha Eliyahu u-vi-zechut Rabbi Meir Ba’al HaNes, ve-ha-Rav Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai u-vreihu; zechutam yagen aleinu. Amen. U-vi-zechut ha-Rav Rabbi Ari, zichrono li-vrachah, u-vi-zechut Rabbi Chaim Vital, ve-ha-Rav Rabbi Be’er Mayim Chaim, ve-ha-Rav Rabbi Chaim della Rosa, ve-ha-Rav Rabbi Chaim ben Attar, ve-ha-Rav Rabbi Shalom Sharabi; zechutam yagen aleinu. Amen. Zakenu she-nihyeh zochrim kol mah she-shamanu ve-she-lamadu. Ve-she-nishma ve-she-nilmod be-chol chochmah u-ve-chol sefer she-nachshov ve-she-nikra, neda ve-navin, ve-yihyeh lanu peh meyushar u-matok mi-Itecha, le-havin kol ha-shlemut ve-ha-yosher ve-ha-temimut bli shum ta’ut ve-shibush she-ba-olam. Bi-zechutecha Eliyahu u-zechut kol ha-tzadikim ha-nizkarim le-eil. Yitpaschu keliyotenu netivot chochmah ve-Torah, ve-nihyeh nochim lishmoa ve-kashim le’abed. Ve-yihyu pinu ve-libenu petuchim le-hagot be-Torat E-l. Ve-yihyu divrei Torah munachim lefanenu ke-shulchan aruch, ve-al ta’akev leshonenu be-shum inyan, ela yihyu kiliyotenu nove’ot ke-ma’ayan ha-mitgaber u-che-nachal shotef. Ve-nizkeh le-hashkim u-leha’ariv be-vatei knessiyot u-ve-vatei midrashot be-chol yom, kedei she-nizkeh le-kabel me-or ha-tzafun la-tzadikim ba-olam ha-ba. Amen, Netzach, Selah, Va’ed. Translation: Recite 7 times: “Eliyahu HaNavi, may he be remembered for good”! (kavanah on the Name Agla—אגלא). I ask of you that your merits be found and invoked on our behalf, to help us engage throughout our lives in whatever we need to know. May we be like a plastered cistern that loses not a drop, like a strengthening spring and a flowing river. Through your merit, Eliyahu, and the merit of Rabbi Meir Ba’al HaNes, the great Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai and his son, may their merits protect us. Amen. Through the merit of the great Rabbi Ari, of blessed memory, Rabbi Chaim Vital, Rabbi Be’er Mayim Chaim, Rabbi Chaim della Rosa, Rabbi Chaim ben Attar, and Rabbi Shalom Sharabi, may their merits protect us. Amen. Grant that we remember everything we have heard and learned. May whatever we hear and learn in every wisdom and every book be clear and understandable to us. May our mouths be upright and sweet through You, enabling us to understand perfection, integrity, and wholeness without error or confusion. Through your merit, Eliyahu, and the merit of all the righteous mentioned above, may the pathways of wisdom and Torah open within us. May we be quick to understand what we hear and slow to forget. May our faces and hearts be open to contemplating the Torah of G-d. May the words of Torah lie before us like a set table, and may our tongues never stumble in any matter. May our inner being flow with wisdom like a strengthening spring and a flowing stream. May we merit attending synagogues and houses of study morning and evening every day, and receiving the light hidden for the righteous in the World to Come. Amen, Netzach, Selah, Va’ed. [Light 1 candle]   6. A prayer for the Gates of Mercy and Holiness to be opened [Recite 7 times] “Eliyahu HaNavi, zachur le-tov”! (kavanah on the Name Agla—אגלא). Bevakashah mimecha lihyot zechutecha nimtza ve-nidrash imanu liftoach lanu, avdei HaShem, <say your name> ishmerenu tzurenu ve-yechayenu ben/bat <say your mother’s name>, tiftach lanu sha’arei chochmah, sha’arei da’at, sha’arei kedushah, sha’arei taharah, sha’arei anavah, sha’arei parnasah tovah, sha’arei hatzlachah ve-harvachah be-chol iskeinu, sha’arei chen va-chesed be-einei HaShem Yitbarach u-ve-einei kol ha-olam, sha’arei rachamim, sha’arei orah, sha’arei tefillah, sha’arei teshuvah. Ve-azmen lanu be-chol yom va-yom she-anu mitpalelim. Ve-chol mah she-nilmod yihyeh davka la’avodat HaShem Yitbarach u-li-Kedushat Shemo ha-Gadol, bi-zechutecha Eliyahu u-vi-zechut Rabbi Pinchas ben Yair; zechuto yagen aleinu. Amen. U-vi-zechut Maran ha-Kadosh ba’al ha-Shulchan Aruch u-Beit Yosef, ha-Rav Yosef Karo; zechuto yagen aleinu. Amen. Translation: Recite 7 times: “Eliyahu HaNavi, may he be remembered for good”! (kavanah on the Name Agla—אגלא). I ask of you that your merits be found and invoked on our behalf, so that the following may be opened to us, the servants of HaShem: <say your name>, son/daughter of <say your mother’s name>, may our Rock protect and sustain us. Open for us the gates of wisdom, knowledge, holiness, purity, humility, good livelihood, success and prosperity in all our endeavors, grace and kindness in the eyes of HaShem, blessed be He, and in the eyes of the entire world, the gates of mercy, light, prayer, and repentance. Arrange matters so that we pray every day. May everything we learn be solely for the service of HaShem, blessed be He, and for the holiness of His great Name, through your merit, Eliyahu, and through the merit of Rabbi Pinchas ben Yair; may his merit protect us. Amen. Through the merit of our holy master, author of the Shulchan Aruch and Beit Yosef, Rabbi Yosef Karo, may his merit protect us. Amen. [Light 1 candle]   7. A prayer to draw upon ourselves a thread of Chesed and to receive an honorable livelihood [Recite 7 times] “Eliyahu HaNavi, zachur le-tov”! (kavanah on the Name Agla—אגלא). Bevakashah mimecha lihyot zechutecha nimtza ve-nidrash imanu lehamshich aleinu chut shel chesed ve-rachamim me-et Adon ha-adonim. U-tenenu le-ahavah le-chen u-le-chesed u-le-rachamim be-einei ha-E-l Yitbarach Shemo u-ve-einei kol Tzeva ha-Shamayim u-ve-einei kol ha-beriyot she-kol ha-olam, me-atah ve-ad olam, ba-yom u-va-lailah, lahatot lev kol ha-beriyot lirtzoneinu be-chol asher nechpotz. Ve-hashev retzonam le-chol asher nirtzeh, ve-ten berachah, revach ve-hatzlachah be-chol ma’aseh yadeinu u-ve-chol iskeinu ve-inyaneinu. Ve-ten lanu lechem le’echol u-veged lilbosh, ve-lo al yedei matnat basar va-dam, ela mi-birchotecha, keshem she-berachta et ha-almanah be-kad u-ve-tzafachat. Ve-tihyeh tamid nimtza ve-nidrash imanu la’azor lanu u-lefarnesenu be-chavod u-ve-osher u-nechasim, bi-vanim u-ve-chayei arichai u-mezonei revachai la’avodat HaShem Yitbarach, bi-zechutecha Eliyahu u-vi-zechut Moshe, Aharon, Yosef, David, Pinchas u-Shlomo; zechutam yagen aleinu. Amen. Amen, Netzach, Selah, Va’ed. Translation: Recite 7 times: “Eliyahu HaNavi, may he be remembered for good”! (kavanah on the Name Agla—אגלא). I ask of you that your merits be found and invoked on our behalf, so that a thread of kindness and mercy from the Master of masters be extended to us. Grant us love, favor, kindness, and mercy in the eyes of G-d—blessed be His Name—in the eyes of the entire heavenly host, and in the eyes of all creatures in the world, now and forever, day and night. Incline the hearts of all creatures toward our will in whatever we desire, and cause their will to correspond to whatever is desired. Grant blessing, profit, and success in all the work of our hands, all our occupations, and all our affairs. Give us bread to eat and clothing to wear, not through gifts from flesh and blood, but solely from Your blessings, as You blessed the widow with a cruse and jars. May help and sustenance always be found and invoked for us, with honor, wealth, property, children, long life, and abundant livelihood for the service of HaShem, blessed be He, through the merit of Eliyahu and the merit of Moshe, Aharon, Yosef, David, Pinchas, and Shlomo; may their merits protect us. Amen. Amen, Netzach, Selah, Va’ed. [Light 1 candle] 8. A prayer that the Holy One, blessed be He, grant us miracles and wonders like those granted to the righteous and pious [Recite 7 times] “Eliyahu HaNavi, zachur le-tov”! (kavanah on the Name Agla—אגלא). Bevakashah mimecha lihyot zechutecha nimtza ve-nidrash imanu ve-im kol bnei beiteinu nisim ve-niflaot kemo she-asita la-tzadikei ve-chasidei Yisrael. Ve-ka’asher zacu hem, ken nizkeh anu be-chol yom va-yom u-ve-chol sha’ah va-regah. Yehi ratzon milfanecha, Ad-nai Elo-heinu ve-Elohei avoteinu, she-nizkeh lirot penei Eliyahu, bein ba-chalom bein ba-hakitz, ve-lihyoto tamid bein eineinu be-chol et u-ve-chol sha’ah. U-tevarech ma’aseh yadeinu, u-terapeh et makoteinu ve-et machoveinu. Ve-ten refuah sheleimah le-chol nega’einu ha-penimiyut ve-ha-chitzoniyut. Ve-ta’aleh aruchah le-ramach eivarenu ve-shasah gidenu, kedei she-nuchal lilmod Torat E-l—Yitbarach Shemo—be-levav shalem u-ve-nefesh chafetzah, bi-zechutecha Eliyahu u-vi-zechut Shimon HaTzadik; zechuto yagen aleinu. Amen. Ve-shiv’im Sanhedrin, u-Shmuel ha-Navi ve-Channah; zechutam yagen aleinu. Amen. Ve-Kalba Savua, ve-Rabbi Akiva ve-esrim ve-arba’ah elef talmidav, ve-ha-Rav Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon; zechutam yagen aleinu. Amen. Amen, Netzach, Selah, Va’ed. Translation: Recite 7 times: “Eliyahu HaNavi, may he be remembered for good”! (kavanah on the Name Agla—אגלא). I ask of you that your merits be found and invoked on our behalf, so that miracles and wonders may be performed for us and all the members of our household, just as You performed them for the righteous and pious of Israel. As You granted them merit, so grant us merit every day, every hour, and every moment. May it be Your will, O L-rd our G-d and G-d of our fathers, that we merit seeing the face of Eliyahu, both in dreams and while awake, and that he be constantly before our eyes at every time and hour. Bless the work of our hands and heal our wounds and pains. Grant complete healing to all our internal and external ailments, and restore the 248 limbs and 365 sinews of our bodies, so that we may study the Torah of G-d, blessed be His Name, with a complete heart and willing soul, through the merit of Eliyahu and Shimon HaTzadik; may his merit protect us. Amen. Through the merit of the seventy members of the Sanhedrin, the prophet Shmuel, and Channah, may their merits protect us. Amen. Through the merit of Kalba Savua, Rabbi Akiva and his 24,000 students, and Rav Moshe ben Maimon, may their merits protect us. Amen. Amen, Netzach, Selah, Va’ed. [Light 1 candle]   9. A prayer for livelihood and long life, wealth and honor for many years (Amen, so may it be) [Recite 7 times] “Eliyahu HaNavi, zachur le-tov”! (kavanah on the Name Agla—אגלא). Bevakashah mimecha lihyot zechutecha nimtza ve-nidrash imanu le-hatifenu lechem chukecha u-lekarev parnasateinu be-chavod, u-lehasbi’enu mi-nedavotecha u-mi-matanat Yadecha. Aval lo al yedei matnat basar va-dam, ve-chalkeleinu be-sova semachot. Ve-ta’arich yameinu u-shenoteinu ve-shnot kol bnei beiteinu be-sasson u-ve-simchah, be-yekar u-ve-gedulah, u-leharbot shenoteinu be-gilah. Ve-nizkeh be-avodat ha-E-l Yitbarach Shemo u-le-yirat Shemo ha-Gadol. Ve-nizkeh le-hachalif kochenu u-lechadesh itoteinu be-yekar u-ve-gedulah, be-simchah u-ve-chavod. Ve-yikuyam banu mikra she-katuv: “Ve-kovei Ado-nai yachalifu koach.” Bi-zechutecha Eliyahu u-vi-zechut Rav Yitzchak ben Sheshet ve-ha-Rav Shlomo ben Aderet, ve-Rabbi Yirmiyah; zechutam yagen aleinu. Amen. Ve-Rabban Yochanan ben Zakkai, ve-Rabbi Eliezer ben Hyrkanos, ve-Rabbi Yehoshua ben Chananyah, ve-Rabbi Yosei HaKohen, ve-Rabbi Shimon ben Netanel, ve-Rabbi Elazar ben Arach; zechutam yagen aleinu. Amen. Amen, Netzach, Selah, Va’ed. Translation: Recite 7 times: “Eliyahu HaNavi, may he be remembered for good”! (kavanah on the Name Agla—אגלא). I ask of you that your merits be found and invoked on our behalf, so that we may be nourished by the bread of Your statutes, and that our livelihood may draw near with honor, and that we may be satisfied by Your generous gifts and the bounty of Your hand, not through gifts from flesh and blood. Sustain us with abundant joy. Lengthen our days and years, and those of all the members of our household, in gladness and joy, honor and greatness, so that our years may increase in happiness. May we merit serving G-d, blessed be His Name, and fearing His great Name. May we merit renewing our strength and our vitality with honor, greatness, joy, and glory. May the verse be fulfilled in us: “Those who hope in the L-rd will renew their strength.” Through the merit of Eliyahu, Rav Yitzchak ben Sheshet, Rav Shlomo ben Aderet, and Rabbi Yirmiyah, may their merits protect us. Amen. Through the merit of Rabban Yochanan ben Zakkai, Rabbi Eliezer ben Hyrkanos, Rabbi Yehoshua ben Chananyah, Rabbi Yosei HaKohen, Rabbi Shimon ben Netanel, and Rabbi Elazar ben Arach, may their merits protect us. Amen. Amen, Netzach, Selah, Va’ed. [Light 1 candle] 10. A prayer to be saved from every trouble, the evil inclination, the evil eye, and every evil thing [Recite 7 times] “Eliyahu HaNavi, zachur le-tov”! (kavanah on the Name Agla—אגלא). Bevakashah mimecha lihyot zechutecha nimtza ve-nidrash imanu le-hoshi’enu mi-kol tzarah ve-tzukah, u-mi-kol pachad, u-mi-Satan, u-mi-yetzer ha-ra, u-mi-lashon ha-ra, u-mi-machashavot ra’ot, u-mi-pega ra, u-mi-kol davar ra, u-mi-bnei adam ra’im, u-mi-divrei ta’afufot hemah, u-mi-sinat chinam, u-mi-kol ma’asim ra’im. Te’alemnah siftot sheker ha-doverot aleinu ra’ah be-karov u-ve-rachok. Ve-chol ha-ba’im aleinu le-tza’areinu yivhalu ve-yifachedu ve-noflim lefanenu ki-r’tzonenu; mi-penei pachad eimatecha tipol aleihem eimatah va-fachad, bi-gdol zero’acha yidmu ka-even. Ve-ha-doverim ra al nafshenu yekalelu hemah, ve-Atah tevarech otanu. Ve-tamid tehei nimtza imanu be-et tzarateinu, bein ba-ir u-vein ba-sadeh, bein ba-yom u-vein ba-lailah, bein ba-yishuv u-vein ba-midbar, bein ba-yam bein ba-yabashah, bein be-shochvenu bein be-kumenu. Le-hatzilenu me-atzat le’umim u-mi-kilkul ha-olam. Amen, Netzach, Selah, Va’ed. Translation: Recite 7 times: “Eliyahu HaNavi, may he be remembered for good”! (kavanah on the Name Agla—אגלא). I ask of you that your merits be found and invoked on our behalf, so that we may be saved from every trouble and distress, every fear, the Satan, the evil inclination, evil speech, evil thoughts, misfortune, every evil thing, wicked people, inflammatory words, baseless hatred, and every evil deed. May lying lips that speak evil against us near or far be silenced. May all who come against us to cause us distress be frightened and terrified and fall before us according to our will; because of fear and dread of You, terror and fear shall fall upon them, and at the greatness of Your arm they shall become still as stone. Those who speak evil against our souls and curse us—may they do so, while You bless us. Be constantly present with us in our time of trouble—in the city and in the field, by day and by night, in settled places and in the wilderness, at sea and on land, when we lie down and when we rise. Save us from the counsel of the nations and from the corruption of the world. Amen, Netzach, Selah, Va’ed. [Light 1 candle] 11. A prayer that the counsel of our enemies and those who hate us be thwarted [Recite 7 times] “Eliyahu HaNavi, zachur le-tov”! (kavanah on the Name Agla—אגלא). Bevakashah mimecha lihyot zechutecha nimtza ve-nidrash imanu be-chol et u-ve-chol sha’ah le-hafer et atzat oyeveinu ve-son’einu ve-atzat kol ozreihem ha-yo’atzim aleinu ra’ah, va-asher chashvu va-asher choshvim va-asher yechashvu. Ve-lo yihyeh lahem ve-lo le-shum adam lo sha’ut ve-lo pnai ve-lo reshut legalgel aleinu ra’ah ba-olam, lo be-machshavah, lo be-dibur ve-lo be-ma’aseh, ve-lo be-shum inyan she-ba-olam, ve-yitbatlu mi-ma’aseihem. Ve-chol chochmatam titbala ve-yashuv amalam be-rosham, ve-yihyu nichna’im lefanenu. Ve-lo yihyeh lahem yecholet le-hazikenu u-lehafchideinu. Hakem ba-sanverim u-ve-shiga’on u-ve-ivaron u-ve-timhon lev. Va-tel machshevotehem ve-sakel atzatam u-valbel et da’atam. Yekalelu hemah ve-Atah tevarech otanu. Bi-zechutecha Eliyahu u-vi-zechut Chagai, Zecharyah u-Malachi, ve-Chuldah ha-neviah; zechutam yagen aleinu. Amen. Amen, Netzach, Selah, Va’ed. Translation: Recite 7 times: “Eliyahu HaNavi, may he be remembered for good”! (kavanah on the Name Agla—אגלא). I ask of you that your merits be found and invoked on our behalf, to thwart at every time and hour the counsel of our enemies, those who hate us, and all their helpers who advise evil against us—what they have thought, what they think, and what they will think. May they and no other person have the time, place, or authority to bring evil upon us in this world, whether in thought, speech, deed, or any other way; may their actions be nullified. May all their wisdom be swallowed up, their schemes return upon their own heads, and may they be subdued before us. May they have no power to harm or frighten us. Strike them with blindness, madness, confusion, and bewilderment of heart. Nullify their thoughts, frustrate their counsel, and confuse their understanding. They may curse, but You shall bless us. Through the merit of Eliyahu and the merit of Chagai, Zecharyah, Malachi, and the prophetess Chuldah, may their merits protect us. Amen. Amen, Netzach, Selah, Va’ed. [Light 1 candle]   12. A prayer that the fulfillment of our wishes not be delayed [Recite 7 times] “Eliyahu HaNavi, zachur le-tov”! (kavanah on the Name Agla—אגלא). Bevakashah mimecha lihyot zechutecha nimtza ve-nidrash imanu le-ashev u-lehatot lev u-retzon ha-nivra’im li-retzonenu. U-leharher ve-la’asot u-ledaber kol asher nirtzeh. Ve-lo yeshanu ve-lo ye’akvu et retzonenu. Ve-chol ma’aseihem u-machshevoteihem ve-divreihem she-ya’asu yihyu le-hashlim retzonenu. U-ve-chol she-yihyeh retzonenu yihyeh retzonam. Ve-ye’erav, ve-yumtak, ve-ye’ehav, ve-yitratzeh, ve-yekubal le-hashlim chefatzenu u-retzonenu. Ve-yitracheku mi-kol davar ve-etzah she-kenegdenu, ve-lo yaziku lanu ve-lo yomru ve-lo yachshevu aleinu ra’ah mi-kol davar ve-etzah she-kenegdenu. U-gedolim u-ktan im yechavdunu viromemunu le-tovatenu ve-lizchutenu. Ve-im yesh shum adam she-yeha’er kenegdenu, te’avdehu, ve-yisater ve-lo yira’eh ve-lo yitkarev. U-teromem chefatzenu u-retzonenu le-hashlim atzateinu, ve-tishma bimrom meromim tefillateinu ve-latet et she’elatenu ve-et bakashatenu la’avodat Boreinu. Amen, Netzach, Selah, Va’ed. Translation: Recite 7 times: “Eliyahu HaNavi, may he be remembered for good”! (kavanah on the Name Agla—אגלא). I ask of you that your merits be found and invoked on our behalf, so that the hearts and wills of all created beings be brought and directed toward our will, and that they think, do, and say whatever we desire. May our wishes not grow old or be delayed, and may all their actions, thoughts, and words serve to fulfill our wishes. Whatever our will desires, may their will desire as well. May it be pleasing, sweet, beloved, desired, and accepted, so that our wishes and desires may be fulfilled. May they be removed from every matter and counsel opposed to us, and may they neither harm us nor speak or think evil of us through anything opposed to us. May great and small honor and exalt us for our good and merit. If there is anyone thinking against us, may he perish, be concealed, not appear, and not come near. Raise up our wishes and our will so that our plans may be fulfilled; hear our prayers in the highest heavens and grant our requests and petitions for the service of our Creator. Amen, Netzach, Selah, Va’ed. [Light 1 candle]   13. A general prayer for success, livelihood, protection, and other areas of blessing in life [Recite 7 times] “Eliyahu HaNavi, zachur le-tov”! (kavanah on the Name Agla—אגלא). Bevakashah mimecha lihyot zechutecha nimtza ve-nidrash imanu le-romemenu u-le-gadelenu, le-hakimenu u-le-hadrichenu ba-derech ha-yesharah, u-lekarevenu la-avodato Yitbarach Shemo, u-le-hatzlichenu ba-derachim u-ma’aseh yadeinu, le-taharenu u-le-kadshenu u-le-hatzilenu u-le-shomrenu me-oyveinu u-mi-son’einu, u-le-chavdenu u-lefarnesenu be-chavod, u-lechayenu la-avodato Yitbarach Shemo. U-le-shomrenu u-le-hadrichenu ba-derech ha-yesharah u-ve-nitivei yosher, ha-mitzvot ve-ha-Torah, ve-ha-chukim ve-ha-mishpatim, u-leyasher machshevoteinu ve-dibureinu u-ma’aseinu le-tovah la-avodato Yitbarach Shemo, u-la’asot tamid mitzvot u-ma’asim tovim, la’asok kol yemei chayeinu bi-devarim she-yo’ilu le-nafsheinu, leharher tamid be-divrei Torah u-ma’asim tovim u-gemilut chasadim, u-lefa’arenu be-tiferet u-ve-chavod, u-le-rapot nafsheinu, u-lehasir mi-libenu kol machshavot ra’ot ve-hirhurim ra’im, u-lezorchenu le-tov kol ha-yamim u-lefokdeinu bi-shu’ah u-ve-rachamim u-levarech et kol ma’aseh yadeinu, u-lekabel tefillateinu she-anu mitpalelim lefanecha be-chol et u-ve-chol sha’ah, u-lechaper chata’einu va-avonoteinu u-lekarev ha-yeshu’ot. U-ve-chol makom she-na’amod tevarechenu u-tevasserenu besorot tovot ve-yeshu’ot ve-nechamot, ve-tashmi’eni sasson ve-simchah, ve-nasu yagon va’anachah, ka-dichtiv: “U-feduyei Ado-nai yeshuvun u-va’u Tziyon be-rinah ve-simchat olam al rosham; sasson ve-simchah yasigu, ve-nasu yagon va’anachah. U-va le-Tziyon go’el.” Bi-zechutecha Eliyahu, Mi she-anah otcha be-Har HaCarmel—Hu ya’aneh otanu. Amen, ken yehi ratzon. U-vi-zechut kol ha-tzadikim ve-ha-chasidim ha-nizkarim le-eil, u-vi-zechut Rabbi Kruspedai zichrono li-vrachah, ve-Rabbi Yehudah bar Ilai, ve-Rabbi Yosef di-Peki’in, ve-Rabbi Chiya u-vanav, ve-Rav Amnona Saba; zechutam yagen aleinu. Amen. Yagen ba’adeinu she-ha-Kadosh, Baruch Hu, yemaleh kol mishalot libenu le-tovah la’avodato Yitbarach Shemo la-ad ve-chol chisroneinu. Ve-nizkeh lirot binyan Beit HaMikdash u-vi’at Mashicheinu bi-meherah ve-yameinu. Amen. Translation: Recite 7 times: “Eliyahu HaNavi, may he be remembered for good”! (kavanah on the Name Agla—אגלא). I ask of you that your merits be found and invoked on our behalf, to exalt and elevate us, support and guide us, carry and heal us, restore our souls, lead us on the straight path, bring us closer to the service of the Blessed Name, and grant success to our paths and the work of our hands. Purify and sanctify us, save and protect us from our enemies and those who hate us, grant us honor and an honorable livelihood, and preserve our lives for the service of the Blessed Name. Guard and guide us on the straight path and in the paths of integrity—the mitzvot, Torah, statutes, and laws. Straighten our thoughts, speech, and deeds for good and for the service of the Blessed Name. May we constantly perform mitzvot and good deeds, engage throughout our lives in matters beneficial to our souls, and continually contemplate Torah, good deeds, and acts of kindness. May we adorn ourselves with glory and honor, heal our souls, remove all evil thoughts and reflections from our hearts, remember us for good every day, visit us with salvation and mercy, bless all the work of our hands, accept our prayers before You at every time and hour, atone for our sins and iniquities, and bring salvation near. Wherever we stand, bless us and bring us good tidings, salvation, and consolation. Bring us joy and gladness, and let sorrow and sighing flee, as it is written: “The redeemed of the L-rd shall return and come to Zion with song and everlasting joy upon their heads; they shall attain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing shall flee. And a redeemer shall come to Zion.” Through your merit, Eliyahu, the One Who answered you on Mount Carmel—may He answer us as well. Amen; may it be Your will. Through the merit of all the righteous and pious mentioned above, Rabbi Kruspedai, of blessed memory, Rabbi Yehudah bar Ilai, Rabbi Yosei of Peki’in, Rabbi Chiya and his sons, and Rav Amnona Saba, may their merits protect us. Amen. May the Holy One, blessed be He, protect us by fulfilling all the desires of our hearts for the good, for the service of His Blessed Name forever, and all our needs. May we merit seeing the rebuilding of the Temple and the coming of our Mashiach speedily in our days. Amen. [Light 1 candle] At the conclusion of the prayers: 1. Recite Psalm 17, corresponding to the number of candles; 2. Recite Psalm 100, the psalm of thanksgiving. Melaveh Malkah meal at the following link: Melaveh Malkah – Segulot of the Fourth Meal Segulot of Melaveh Malkah 1. Refuah Sheleimah: Immediately after the blessing over bread, hold warm bread in your hands and recite three times: פת חמין במוצאי שבת סגולה לרפואה שלמה לנפש לגוף “Pat chamin be-Motzaei Shabbat—segulah le-refuah sheleimah la-nefesh ve-la-guf, ve-simchah lanu le-chol Amo Yisrael kol yemot ha-shavua”; (warm bread on Motzaei Shabbat—a segulah for complete healing of soul and body, and for joy for the entire People of Israel every day of the week). 2. A segulah for good fortune throughout the week: During the meal, before drinking a hot liquid such as soup, recite three times: חמין במוצאי שבת מלוגמא לשמחה בלב לכל השבוע “Chamin be-Motzaei Shabbat melugma, le-simchah ba-lev le-chol ha-shavua”; 3. During the meal, one of the participants reads the passage corresponding to that calendar date from the book Chafetz Chaim on Lashon Hara; 4. Tell a story about the Baal Shem Tov; 5. Read Shir HaShirim; 6. At the end of the meal, read Psalm 23; 7. Conclude the Seder with Birkat HaMazon.   P.S. The site can provide the prayers in Hebrew upon request. (The Seder Melaveh Malkah from the home of Rabbanit Ora Assuri, with thanks to Alexander Tzvi Sypkov for the transliteration and translation of the prayers)