Clapping Hands in Prayer / Redeeming Speech That Was in Exile Clapping hands in prayer spiritually prepares a person’s lungs to provide air and the potential words for his prayers. Moreover, that clapping prepares his mouth for prayer. In the Egyptian exile, speech was in exile. The speech of prayer brings about redemption. And it is clapping that makes it possible for the mouth to receive words from the lungs. HaShem, my God and the God of my fathers, when I clap my hands in prayer, may I arouse the holy wings — which correspond to my lungs — to bring You whole and holy words.
And when I clap the five fingers of my right hand against the five fingers of my left hand, and the five fingers of my left hand against the five fingers of my right hand, may I cause the lights in Heaven to strike against each other as well, until they unite together. Then the Fifty Gates of Understanding, the great Jubilee, will be awakened, and I will reach the complete redemption — in both the physical and spiritual realms — and bring the speech of holiness out of its exile. Then may I sanctify my mouth to receive these words, so that I will be able to pray to You constantly with a full mouth and with holy, complete words, in great sanctity and purity, so that my words will rise and be accepted before Your throne of glory, and all my requests will be compassionately fulfilled for good.
[עַל־פִּי תּוֹרָה מ"ה - מְחָאַת כַּפַּיִם בַּתְּפִלָּה]
וּבְכֵן יְהִי רָצוֹן מִלְּפָנֶיךָ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵינוּ, שֶׁנִזְכֶּה עַל־יְדֵי מְחָאַת כַּפַּיִם בִּתְפִלָּה לְעוֹרֵר עַל־יְדֵי־זֶה כְּנָפַיִם הַקְּדוֹשִׁים שֶׁהֵם כַּנְפֵי רֵאָה, לְהוֹצִיא דִבּוּרִים שְׁלֵמִים וּקְדוֹשִׁים לְפָנֶיךָ בִּתְפִלָּתִי וּתְחִנָּתִי וּבַקָּשָׁתִי,
Clapping Hands in Prayer / Redeeming Speech That Was in Exile
Clapping hands in prayer spiritually prepares a person’s lungs to provide air and the potential words for his prayers. Moreover, that clapping prepares his mouth for prayer.
In the Egyptian exile, speech was in exile. The speech of prayer brings about redemption. And it is clapping that makes it possible for the mouth to receive words from the lungs.
HaShem, my God and the God of my fathers, when I clap my hands in prayer, may I arouse the holy wings — which correspond to my lungs — to bring You whole and holy words.
וְעַל־יְדֵי הַכָּאַת חֲמִשָּׁה אֶצְבָּעוֹת יַד יְמִין בַּחֲמִשָּׁה אֶצְבָּעוֹת שֶׁבְּיַד שְׂמֹאל, וַחֲמִשָּׁה אֶצְבָּעוֹת שֶׁבְּיַד שְׂמֹאל בַּחֲמִשָּׁה שֶׁבְּיַד יְמִין, עַל־יְדֵי־זֶה נִזְכֶּה לְעוֹרֵר לְמַעְלָה הַכָּאַת הָאוֹרוֹת זֶה בָזֶה, עַד שֶׁיִּהְיוּ נִכְלָלִים הָאוֹרוֹת יַחַד, וְיִתְעוֹרְרוּ חֲמִשִּׁים שַׁעֲרֵי בִינָה שֶׁהוּא יוֹבֵל הַגָּדוֹל, וְעַל־יְדֵי־זֶה נִזְכֶּה לִגְאֻלָּה שְׁלֵמָה בְּגַשְׁמִיּוּת וְרוּחָנִיּוּת, וּלְהוֹצִיא הַדִּבּוּר דִּקְדֻשָּׁה מֵהַגָּלוּת. וְנִזְכֶּה עַל־יְדֵי־זֶה לַעֲשׂוֹת וּלְהָכִין וּלְתַקֵּן פֶּה קָדוֹשׁ לְקַבֵּל הַדִּבּוּרִים בְּתוֹכוֹ, בְּאֹפֶן שֶׁנִּזְכֶּה לְהִתְפַּלֵּל וּלְהִתְחַנֵּן לְפָנֶיךָ תָמִיד בְּפֶה מָלֵא וּבְדִבּוּרִים קְדוֹשִׁים וּשְׁלֵמִים בִּקְדֻשָּׁה וּבְטָהֳרָה גְּדוֹלָה. וְיַעֲלוּ אֲמָרֵינוּ לְרָצוֹן לִפְנֵי כִסֵּא כְּבוֹדֶךָ, וּתְמַלֵּא כָל מִשְׁאֲלוֹתֵינוּ לְטוֹבָה בְּרַחֲמִים:
And when I clap the five fingers of my right hand against the five fingers of my left hand, and the five fingers of my left hand against the five fingers of my right hand, may I cause the lights in Heaven to strike against each other as well, until they unite together. Then the Fifty Gates of Understanding, the great Jubilee, will be awakened, and I will reach the complete redemption — in both the physical and spiritual realms — and bring the speech of holiness out of its exile. Then may I sanctify my mouth to receive these words, so that I will be able to pray to You constantly with a full mouth and with holy, complete words, in great sanctity and purity, so that my words will rise and be accepted before Your throne of glory, and all my requests will be compassionately fulfilled for good.