The Prayer of Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev for Motza'ei Shabbat
The Prayer of Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev for Motza'ei Shabbat
This prayer of Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev was found among his manuscripts with the following note, in which he instructed:
“Let men, women, and children recite this prayer three times at the conclusion of every Holy Shabbat, before Havdalah. I am certain that, without a doubt, good fortune will await them, with G-d’s help!”
Prayer:
“Elohei Avraham, Elohei Yitzchak ve-Elohei Yaakov, shemor ve-hatzel et amcha Yisrael ahuvecha mi-kol ra, vi-tehilatecha ka-asher Shabbat Kodesh ha-ahuv over, ha-shavua, ha-chodesh ve-ha-shanah, yavo lanu emunah sheleimah, le-emunat chachamim, le-ahavat chaveirim, le-dvekut ha-Borei baruch Hu, le-ha'amin bi-shlosh esrei ikrim shelo. U-geulah kerovah bimheirah ve-yameinu, u-vi-techiyat ha-metim, u-vi-nevu'at Moshe Rabbeinu alav ha-shalom.
Ribono shel olam, Atah hinecha ha-noten la-ya'ef koach, ten gam livnei ha-Yehudim ahuvecha koach le-hodot lecha ve-rak lecha la-avod, ve-lo le-acher chas ve-chalilah, asher ha-shavua ha-chodesh ve-ha-shanah, yavo lanu li-bri'ut u-le-mazal tov ve-li-vracha u-le-hatzlachah, u-le-chesed, u-le-vanei chayei arichei u-mezonei revichei ve-siyata di-Shmaya lanu u-le-chol Yisrael, ve-nomar amen”.
Translation:
G-d of Abraham, G-d of Isaac, and G-d of Jacob! Save and rescue Your beloved people Israel from all troubles, for Your glory, when the holy and beloved Shabbat has ended—this week, this month, and this year! Bring us to complete faith, to faith in the Sages, to love of our fellow Jews, to cleaving to the holy Creator, so that we may believe in Your Thirteen Principles, in the imminent Redemption—may it come in our days—in the Resurrection of the Dead, and in the prophecy of our teacher Moses, may he rest in peace.
Master of the universe! You give strength to the weary. Give the children of the Jews who are beloved by You strength to thank You and serve only You, and no one else, G-d forbid. May this week, this month, and this year bring us health, good fortune, blessing and success, mercy, long life, prosperity, and assistance from Heaven—to us and to all Israel. And let us say, Amen! (3 times)
(From the book “Tehillim – Segulot,” published by “Shorashim”)
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