Bittgebet in Zeiten des Krieges von Rabbiner Yehoram MazorGott, der Du unsere Väter Avraham, Itzchak und Jaakov und unsere Mütter Sara, Rivka, Rachel und Lea gesegnet hast, segne auch die Soldaten der israelischen Verteidigungsarmee und die Vielzahl der Menschen, die sich schützend vor unser Volk stellen. Schütze sie und befreie sie aus aller Bedrängnis und Not, segne all ihr tun, und erhöre ihre und unsere Gebete und erlöse sie.O, Herr der Welt, sende doch Deinen Segen Deinem Volk, den Müttern und Vätern, die sich sorgen, den Einwohnern Israels, die in ihren Häusern ausharren und den Kindern, die von ihren Spielen fliehen müssen und schaffe Geborgenheit für die Kleinsten unter ihnen, die in Schutzräumen Zuflucht finden mussten. Bitte, erinnere Dich Deines Volkes, in Deiner Gnade. Kümmere Dich um uns, in Deiner Huld. In Deinem Erbarmen komm uns eilend entgegen, denn wir vertrauen auf Dich.Gott allen Erbarmens, gieße Deine Gnade über Dein Volk aus und erinnere Dich Deines Bundes mit Avraham Avinu, Deinem Herzensfreund. Breite Deinen Frieden aus über den Nachkommen Ischmaels, Sohn der Hagar, und über den Kindern Itzchaks, Sohn der Sara und errichte unter ihnen und uns, was die Propheten schauten: „denn die Saat des Friedens wird aufgehen, der Weinstock, wird seine Frucht hervorbringen, all dies will ich ihnen zum Erbe geben … und ihr werdet ein Segen sein. Fürchtet Euch nicht“ (gemäß Sacharija 8.12-13). Und darauf lasst uns AMEN sagen.
תחנון לימות מלחמה / הרב יהורם מזור
אֱלֹהֵינוּ, שֶׁבֵּרַךְ אֶת אֲבוֹתֵינוּ אַבְרָהָם יִצְחָק וְיַעֲקֹב וְאִמּוֹתֵינוּ שָׂרָה רִבְקָה רָחֵל וְלֵאָה, בָּרֵךְ אֶת חַיָּלֵי צְבָא הַהֲגַנָּה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל וֹּשְאַר מְגִנֵּי עַמֵּנוּ הָעוֹמְדִים עַל מִשְׁמַרְתָּם. שָׁמְרֵם וְהַצִּילֵם מִכָּל צָרָה וְצוּקָה וְתֵּן בְּרָכָה בְּכָל מַעֲשֵׂה יְדֵיהֶם, שְׁמַע תְּפִלָּתָם וּתְפִלָּתֵנוּ וְהוֹשִׁיעֵם.שְׁלַח נָא בִרְכָתְךָ עַל עַמְּךָ, אֲדוֹן עוֹלָמִים, לְאִמָּהוֹת דּוֹאֲגוֹת וּלְאָבוֹת דּוֹאֲבִים, לָאֶזְרָחִים הַגּוֹלִים מִבָּתֵּיהֶם וְלַיְּלָדִים הַשּׁוֹבְתִים מִמִּשְֹחָקָם. עֲשֵׂה בְּרַחֲמֶיךָ לְמַעַן תִּינוֹקוֹת שֶׁל בֵּית רַבָּן הַיּוֹשְׁבִים בַּמִּקְלָטִים. אָנָּא זָכְרֵנוּ בִּרְצוֹנֶך, פָּקְדֵנוּ בִּישׁוּעָתֶךָ, יְקַדְּמוּנוּ רַחֲמֶיךָ כִּי בְךָ בָּטָחְנוּ.אָנָּא, אֵל רַחֲמָן, יֶהֱמוּ נָא רַחֲמֶיךָ עָלֵינוּ, זְכֹר אֶת בְּרִיתְךָ עִם אַבְרָהָם אָבִינוּ יְדִידְךָ וּפְרֹשׂ סֻכַּת שְׁלוֹמֶךָ עַל זֶרַע יִשְׁמָעֵאל בֶּן הָגָר וְעַל בְּנֵי יִצְחָק בֶּן שָׂרָה, וִיקֻיַּם בָּהֶם וּבָנוּ הַכָּתוּב: כִּי זֶרַע הַשָּׁלוֹם הַגֶּפֶן תִּתֵּן פִּרְיָהּ וְהָאָרֶץ תִּתֵּן אֶת יְבוּלָהּ וְהַשָּׁמַיִם יִתְּנוּ טַלָּם וְהִנְחַלְתִּי אֶתְכֶם אֶת כָּל אֵלֶּה…וִהְיִיתֶם בְּרָכָה אַל תִּירָאוּ. (עפ”י זכריה ח’) וְנֹאמַר אָמֵן.
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Israel has a settlement problem. Her settlement policy is under attack from every direction. My guess, based on recent leaks from his office, is that the Prime Minister is fully aware of this. The settlement movement, of course, denies that a problem exists.American Jewish leaders in most cases know the truth but simply avert their eyes, endlessly repeating the mantra that “settlement is not the problem.” And they are right that it is not THE problem, but it certainly is A problem, and a serious one at that.The issue is not the hostility of Israel’s enemies but the distress of her friends. With the Middle East in upheaval and Israel more dependent than ever on the support of friendly states, she cannot afford a disastrous settlement policy that alienates her allies and endangers her future.Why is Israel’s settlement policy disastrous? Because as long as she has not defined her borders, any building beyond the 1967 borders is seen as a settlement. Without a declaration from Israel of what she sees her borders to be, the general assumption is that her real intention is retain the territories indefinitely. The result is that even construction in a major settlement block – in a place that everyone knows would remain part of Israel in a negotiated settlement – meets resistance from all quarters. On the other hand, if Israel were to say where she would like her borders to be, and if she would coordinate her position with the United States, building to the west of those borders could be accepted by the Americans and potentially by others.Declaring borders does not have to mean declaring final borders. Borders should become final only in a negotiated settlement with the Palestinians; adjustments could be made when such an agreement is signed. Until then, Israel would be committing herself to transitional arrangements only. The advantages of such arrangements are many. They demonstrate that Israeli proclamations about a two-state solution are real and not rhetorical; they clarify the status of settlers on both sides of the temporary borders; they combat the growing feeling that Israel is incapable of putting a serious peace plan on the table; and, as noted, they make it possible for Israel to continue building in some parts of Eretz Yisrael, but not all.Settlers will oppose such a plan on many grounds, including the claim that there is a religious obligation to retain the territories in the biblically-defined Land of Israel. This is mostly a smoke screen for maintaining the status quo. In any case, the borders of the Land of Israel are not defined with any precision in the Torah; there are passages that suggest that such borders take in virtually the entire Middle East, and there are passages that suggest Israel should be a tiny country not much bigger than Rhode Island. Basing Israel’s settlement policy on “Biblical borders” is an absurdity.I am not suggesting that Israel should withdraw unilaterally from settlements on the other side of her declared borders. Only when the Palestinians demonstrate that they are ready for peace should such concessions be considered. But it obviously makes no sense to do additional building in areas that you will eventually evacuate. And stating where you want your borders to be is not a unilateral concession; indeed, it is not a concession at all. It is an act of commonsense that will win Israel support at a time when she desperately needs it, will reverse the tide of growing anti-Israel feeling on the campuses and elsewhere, and will put the ball in the Palestinians’ court—challenging them to return to the negotiating table and to get serious about peace.