Remaining Silent in the Face of Insult / Preparing for the Shabbat There are three “husks” — three levels of reality — that are completely impure. These correspond to the first three years that a fruit tree grows, when its fruit is forbidden and is called orlah (literally, “foreskin”).20See Leviticus 19:23. All of the insults that a person suffers come from these three “husks,” or orlah. There is a fourth “husk” called nogah, which is sometimes absorbed into the impure “husks” and at other times into holiness. This corresponds to the fruit of a tree in its fourth year, which may be eaten after it is sanctified. In his description of one of his Heavenly visions, the prophet Ezekiel refers to an energy called chashmal. A person is absorbed into the holy energy of chashmal when he ignores the insults that come from the realm of orlah and remains silent. The first syllable of the word chashmal, “chash,” means “silence.” The person is silent out of love, because he does not want to insult another person. Then nogah is absorbed into holiness. Conversely, if a person stays silent because he knows that doing so will upset his opponent, his silence is absorbed into the realm of orlah, of disgrace and insult. The second syllable in the word chashmal, “mal,” has the numerical value of seventy. In addition, it is related to the word milah (circumcision). This indicates that at times nogah is absorbed into the seventy lights of holiness, into the state of rectified sexuality and circumcision. On Friday afternoon, prior to the coming of the Shabbat, nogah is absorbed into holiness. At that time, the three impure “husks” attempt to rise and grasp holiness, but a fire of God descends and burns them away. Corresponding to that, at this time we bathe in hot water. The custom of cutting one’s nails on Friday afternoon is also related to this dynamic. Silence Before Those Who Abuse Me Master of the world, help me remain silent when people abuse and deride me.
May I be quiet before those who curse my soul. May I be among those who, although insulted, do not insult in return; who hear themselves reviled but do not respond.
May I be among those who act out of love and rejoice in their suffering. Thus, with my silence, may I not intend to upset these people. Rather, may I be motivated solely by love. May I never shame or insult anyone — not even those who shame me.
Shaming People in Public HaShem, may I never commit the grave sin of shaming others in public — a sin that deprives a person of his portion in the World to Come. May I never insult anyone, either great or small.
I have already stumbled in this matter a number of times — sometimes by accident and sometimes on purpose, sometimes against my will and sometimes willingly. “Indeed, I sinned against HaShem, the God of Israel” and against Jews who were all more righteous than I. I shamed them publicly, caused their faces to turn white, and spilled their blood like water.
Help me rectify all of the blemishes that I caused by committing this sin. Orchestrate matters in such a way that I will meet the people whom I shamed, so that I may now appease them until they will all forgive me completely and gladly, with a whole heart and a willing soul.
From now on, guard me from ever belittling anyone in the world — even when I am alone, and certainly when I am with others. May I never dismiss the honor of any Jew and never deride anyone.
May I bind myself to the totality of Your nation, the Jewish people, loving each Jew with all my heart, fulfilling the commandment, “You shall love your fellow as yourself,” perfectly, in accordance with Your beneficent will.
Subject my inclination to Your will until I overcome and expel all of the “husks” and related aspects of evil that exist in all worlds — whether the three completely impure “husks” or the evil within nogah.
May I destroy all evil until I purify nogah by raising the good within it to holiness. Then nogah will be absorbed into supernal holiness. As for the three completely impure “husks,” may they be nullified so they no longer influence me.
For a Brit Milah Help me guard the covenant of sexual purity. Remove the “husk” of the foreskin from my heart and from my flesh, until I will be absorbed into Your supernal holiness.
Have compassion on all newborn boys of Your nation, the House of Israel, as they are about to enter into the covenant of Abraham. Send them pious, worthy, expert and enthusiastic mohelim (ritual circumcisors) who will perform the mitzvah perfectly, in accordance with Your beneficent will.
“You sanctified the beloved child from the womb…and sealed his offspring with the sign of the holy covenant.” You commanded us to circumcise our sons when they are eight days old, and in this way bring them into the covenant of Abraham.
Always send upright, worthy, expert and competent mohelim to perform this awesome mitzvah. Stand at their right side and help them perform this mitzvah properly, so that they will not injure the baby but will bring about all of the rectifications and holiness associated with the mitzvah of circumcision.
May the baby be imbued with the image of God. May he guard and never blemish his covenant. May he grow to father healthy sons and daughters who will serve and fear You.
May each such Jew bring forth offspring to the end of all generations who will know Your great Name and do Your will all the days of their lives, so that Your Godliness will be revealed in all of the worlds through Your nation, the Jewish people, whom You chose.
Every Shabbat eve, may I properly fulfill the mitzvot of bathing in hot water and cutting my nails, and by doing so push away and eliminate the three impure “husks” so they will not cling to me at all.
Following this, may the three impure “husks” descend and fall into the deep pit, where they will be destroyed and never again be able to take hold of anything holy.
Every Shabbat, may I be imbued with the special Shabbat soul, which is holy and pure. Together with every pious Jew, may I raise all worlds upward to Your primal will, until we are incorporated into Your supernal holiness with infinite light, in accordance with Your beneficent will.
HaShem, You are the Holy of Holies, the mightiest of mighty entities, the most powerful of all forces, the most victorious of all conquerors. Help me gain victory in my war against evil, in accordance with Your beneficent will.
May I begin from this moment on to enter into Your holiness. Help me, a powerless person, overcome, expel, break and nullify all of the “husks” and other aspects of evil that have taken hold of me due to my many sins. In Your compassion, rebuke them. Cast them out of me and away from my border.
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כְּחַסְדְּךָ חַיֵּנִי וְאֶשְׁמְרָה עֵדוּת פִּיךָ.
“In accordance with Your kindness, give me life, and I will keep the testimony of Your mouth.”
Help me because I rely on You. “HaShem, may I not be ashamed when I call You, but may the wicked be ashamed — may they descend in silence to the grave.”
“For the sake of Your Name, HaShem, give me life; in Your righteousness, extract my soul from trouble. In Your kindness, cut away my enemies and destroy all of those who trouble my soul, for I am Your servant.”
[עַל־פִּי תּוֹרָה פ"ב - הַנֶּעֱלָבִים וְאֵינָם עוֹלְבִים]
רִבּוֹנוֹ שֶׁל עוֹלָם, עָזְרֵנִי וְהוֹשִׁיעֵנִי שֶׁאֶזְכֶּה לִשְׁתֹּק וְלִדֹּם לִמְחָרְפֵי וְלִמְבַזֵּי נַפְשִׁי,
Remaining Silent in the Face of Insult / Preparing for the Shabbat
There are three “husks” — three levels of reality — that are completely impure. These correspond to the first three years that a fruit tree grows, when its fruit is forbidden and is called orlah (literally, “foreskin”).20See Leviticus 19:23. All of the insults that a person suffers come from these three “husks,” or orlah. There is a fourth “husk” called nogah, which is sometimes absorbed into the impure “husks” and at other times into holiness. This corresponds to the fruit of a tree in its fourth year, which may be eaten after it is sanctified.
In his description of one of his Heavenly visions, the prophet Ezekiel refers to an energy called chashmal. A person is absorbed into the holy energy of chashmal when he ignores the insults that come from the realm of orlah and remains silent. The first syllable of the word chashmal, “chash,” means “silence.” The person is silent out of love, because he does not want to insult another person. Then nogah is absorbed into holiness.
Conversely, if a person stays silent because he knows that doing so will upset his opponent, his silence is absorbed into the realm of orlah, of disgrace and insult.
The second syllable in the word chashmal, “mal,” has the numerical value of seventy. In addition, it is related to the word milah (circumcision). This indicates that at times nogah is absorbed into the seventy lights of holiness, into the state of rectified sexuality and circumcision.
On Friday afternoon, prior to the coming of the Shabbat, nogah is absorbed into holiness. At that time, the three impure “husks” attempt to rise and grasp holiness, but a fire of God descends and burns them away. Corresponding to that, at this time we bathe in hot water. The custom of cutting one’s nails on Friday afternoon is also related to this dynamic.
Silence Before Those Who Abuse Me
Master of the world, help me remain silent when people abuse and deride me.
וְלִמְקַלְּלַי נַפְשִׁי תִדּוֹם, וְאֶהְיֶה מִן הַנֶּעֱלָבִים וְאֵינָם עוֹלְבִים, שׁוֹמְעִים חֶרְפָּתָם וְאֵינָם מְשִׁיבִים,
May I be quiet before those who curse my soul. May I be among those who, although insulted, do not insult in return; who hear themselves reviled but do not respond.
עוֹשִׂים מֵאַהֲבָה וּשְׂמֵחִים בְּיִסּוּרִים. וּתְזַכֵּנִי שֶׁלֹּא אֲכַוֵּן לְצַעֲרָם עַל־יְדֵי שְׁתִיקָתִי שֶׁאֶשְׁתֹּק לָהֶם, רַק כָּל כַּוָּנָתִי בִּשְׁתִיקָתִי יִהְיֶה מֵאַהֲבָה בֶּאֱמֶת, וְתִהְיֶה בְּעֶזְרִי תָמִיד שֶׁאֶהְיֶה נִזְהָר בִּזְהִירוּת גָּדוֹל שֶׁלֹּא לְבַיֵּשׁ וּלְחָרֵף פְּנֵי חֲבֵרִי וְלֹא שׁוּם אָדָם שֶׁבָּעוֹלָם, אֲפִלּוּ הַמְחָרְפִין וּמְבַיְּשִׁין אוֹתִי, מִכָּל שֶׁכֵּן אוֹתָם שֶׁאֵינָם מְבַיְּשִׁין אוֹתִי.
May I be among those who act out of love and rejoice in their suffering. Thus, with my silence, may I not intend to upset these people. Rather, may I be motivated solely by love. May I never shame or insult anyone — not even those who shame me.
אָנָּא יְהֹוָה, שָׁמְרֵנִי וְהַצִּילֵנִי מֵעָוֹן הֶחָמוּר הַזֶּה שֶׁל הַמַּלְבִּין פְּנֵי חֲבֵרוֹ בָּרַבִּים, שֶׁאֵין לוֹ חֵלֶק לָעוֹלָם הַבָּא, וְשָׁמְרֵנִי וְהַצִּילֵנִי בְּכָל־עֵת שֶׁלֹּא אֲבַיֵּשׁ שׁוּם אָדָם שֶׁבָּעוֹלָם מִגָּדוֹל וְעַד קָטָן,
Shaming People in Public
HaShem, may I never commit the grave sin of shaming others in public — a sin that deprives a person of his portion in the World to Come. May I never insult anyone, either great or small.
כִּי כְבָר נִלְכַּדְתִּי בָּזֶה כַּמָּה פְּעָמִים, בְּשׁוֹגֵג וּבְמֵזִיד בְּאֹנֶס וּבְרָצוֹן. אָמְנָה חָטָאתִי לַיהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וּלְכַמָּה אֲנָשִׁים מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל, אֲשֶׁר כֻּלָּם כְּשֵׁרִים וְצַדִּיקִים כְּנֶגְדִּי, וּבִיַּשְׁתִּי אוֹתָם כַּמָּה פְעָמִים וְהִלְבַּנְתִּי פְּנֵיהֶם בָּרַבִּים וְשָׁפַכְתִּי דָּמָם כַּמָּיִם.
I have already stumbled in this matter a number of times — sometimes by accident and sometimes on purpose, sometimes against my will and sometimes willingly. “Indeed, I sinned against HaShem, the God of Israel” and against Jews who were all more righteous than I. I shamed them publicly, caused their faces to turn white, and spilled their blood like water.
אָבִי שֶׁבַּשָּׁמַיִם, שָׁמְרֵנִי מֵעַתָּה, הַצִּילֵנִי מֵעַתָּה מֵעָוֹן הֶחָמוּר הַזֶּה וּמִכָּל הָעֲוֹנוֹת שֶׁבָּעוֹלָם,
My Father in Heaven, guard me from ever committing this grave sin again, as well as any other sin.
וְעָזְרֵנִי וְזַכֵּנִי לְתַקֵּן כָּל מַה שֶּׁפָּגַמְתִּי בְּעָוֹן זֶה מֵעוֹדִי עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה, וּתְסַבֵּב סִבּוֹת לְטוֹבָה בְּרַחֲמֶיךָ, בְּאֹפֶן שֶׁאֶזְכֶּה לְהִתְוָעֵד יַחַד עִם הָאֲנָשִׁים שֶׁבִּיַּשְׁתִּי אוֹתָם וּלְפַיְּסָם בֶּאֱמֶת, עַד אֲשֶׁר כֻּלָּם יִמְחֲלוּ לִי בִּמְחִילָה גְמוּרָה בֶּאֱמֶת, בְּרָצוֹן טוֹב וּבְלֵב שָׁלֵם וּבְנֶפֶשׁ חֲפֵצָה,
Help me rectify all of the blemishes that I caused by committing this sin. Orchestrate matters in such a way that I will meet the people whom I shamed, so that I may now appease them until they will all forgive me completely and gladly, with a whole heart and a willing soul.
וְלֹא יִשָּׁאֵר עָלַי שׁוּם שִׂנְאָה וּקְפֵּדָא מִשּׁוּם אָדָם שֶׁבָּעוֹלָם, וְלֹא שׁוּם טִינָא בַּלֵּב.
May no one harbor any hatred, resentment or grudge against me.
וּמֵעַתָּה תִּשְׁמְרֵנִי וְתַצִּילֵנִי תָמִיד שֶׁלֹּא אַלְבִּין וְלֹא אֲבַיֵּשׁ שׁוּם אָדָם שֶׁבָּעוֹלָם, אֲפִלּוּ בֵּינִי לְבֵינוֹ מִכָּל שֶׁכֵּן בָּרַבִּים, וְלֹא אֲזַלְזֵל בְּכָבוֹד שֶׁל שׁוּם בַּר יִשְׂרָאֵל שֶׁבָּעוֹלָם, וְלֹא אֶהְיֶה בָּז לְכָל אָדָם,
From now on, guard me from ever belittling anyone in the world — even when I am alone, and certainly when I am with others. May I never dismiss the honor of any Jew and never deride anyone.
רַק אֶזְכֶּה לְהִכָּלֵל בִּכְלָלִיּוּת יִשְׂרָאֵל עַמְּךָ לֶאֱהֹב אֶת כָּל אֶחָד וְאֶחָד מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל כְּנַפְשִׁי וּמְאֹדִי בְּכָל לְבָבִי בֶּאֱמֶת, וּלְקַיֵּם מִצְוַת וְאָהַבְתָּ לְרֵעֲךָ כָּמוֹךָ בֶּאֱמֶת בִּשְׁלֵמוּת כִּרְצוֹנְךָ הַטּוֹב:
May I bind myself to the totality of Your nation, the Jewish people, loving each Jew with all my heart, fulfilling the commandment, “You shall love your fellow as yourself,” perfectly, in accordance with Your beneficent will.
וּבְכֵן תְּזַכֵּנִי וְתַעַזְרֵנִי וְתוֹשִׁיעֵנִי לְהִתְגַּבֵּר בְּכָל עֹז לְשַׁבֵּר וּלְבַטֵּל אֶת יִצְרִי הָרָע וְכָל תַּאֲווֹתַי וּמִדּוֹתַי הָרָעוֹת,
Help me overcome and nullify my evil inclination, including all of my wrong desires and evil traits.
וְתִכֹּף אֶת יִצְרִי לְהִשְׁתַּעְבֶּד לָךְ, עַד שֶׁאֶזְכֶּה לְגָרֵשׁ וּלְשַׁבֵּר וּלְהַכְנִיעַ מֵעָלַי כָּל הַקְּלִפּוֹת וְהַסִּטְרִין אוֹחֲרָנִין שֶׁבְּכָל הָעוֹלָמוֹת, הֵן שָׁלֹשׁ הַקְּלִפּוֹת הַטְּמֵאוֹת לְגַמְרֵי שֶׁהֵם רוּחַ סְעָרָה, וְעָנָן גָּדוֹל, וְאֵשׁ מִתְלַקַּחַת, הֵן הָרַע שֶׁבְּנֹגַהּ,
Subject my inclination to Your will until I overcome and expel all of the “husks” and related aspects of evil that exist in all worlds — whether the three completely impure “husks” or the evil within nogah.
הַכֹּל אֶזְכֶּה לְכַלּוֹת וּלְשַׁבֵּר וּלְבַטֵּל לְגַמְרֵי, עַד שֶׁאֶזְכֶּה לְבָרֵר בְּחִינַת נֹגַּהּ, לְבָרֵר הַטּוֹב שֶׁבָּהּ וּלְהַעֲלוֹתָה אֶל הַקְּדֻשָּׁה, בְּאֹפֶן שֶׁנֹּגַהּ יֻכְלַל בַּקְּדֻשָּׁה הָעֶלְיוֹנָה בֶּאֱמֶת, וְכָל הַקְּלִפּוֹת הַטְּמֵאוֹת יִסְתַּלְקוּ וְיִתְבַּטְּלוּ מִמֶּנִּי בְּבִטּוּל גָּמוּר וְלֹא יִהְיֶה לָהֶם שׁוּם שְׁלִיטָה וַאֲחִיזָה בִּי חַס וְשָׁלוֹם, מֵעַתָּה וְעַד עוֹלָם.
May I destroy all evil until I purify nogah by raising the good within it to holiness. Then nogah will be absorbed into supernal holiness. As for the three completely impure “husks,” may they be nullified so they no longer influence me.
וְתַעַזְרֵנִי וּתְזַכֵּנִי לִשְׁמִירַת הַבְּרִית בֶּאֱמֶת, וּתְבַטֵּל וְתָסִיר מִמֶּנִּי קְלִפַּת הָעָרְלָה, עָרְלַת לֵב וְעָרְלַת בָּשָׂר, וְאֶזְכֶּה לְהִכָּלֵל בֶּאֱמֶת בִּקְדֻשָּׁתְךָ הָעֶלְיוֹנָה:
For a Brit Milah
Help me guard the covenant of sexual purity. Remove the “husk” of the foreskin from my heart and from my flesh, until I will be absorbed into Your supernal holiness.
וּתְרַחֵם עַל כָּל יַלְדֵי עַמְּךָ בֵּית־יִשְׂרָאֵל הַנִּכְנָסִין לִבְרִיתוֹ שֶׁל אַבְרָהָם אָבִינוּ, וְתַזְמִין לְכֻלָּם תָּמִיד מוֹהֲלִים כְּשֵׁרִים וַהֲגוּנִים וְאֻמָּנִים וּזְרִיזִים בֶּאֱמֶת, בְּאֹפֶן שֶׁיְּקַיְּמוּ מִצְוַת מִילָה וּפְרִיעָה בְּתַכְלִית הַשְּׁלֵמוּת כִּרְצוֹנְךָ הַטּוֹב,
Have compassion on all newborn boys of Your nation, the House of Israel, as they are about to enter into the covenant of Abraham. Send them pious, worthy, expert and enthusiastic mohelim (ritual circumcisors) who will perform the mitzvah perfectly, in accordance with Your beneficent will.
כִּי אַתָּה קִדַּשְׁתָּ יְדִיד מִבֶּטֶן וְצֶאֱצָאָיו חָתַמְתָּ בְּאוֹת בְּרִית קֹדֶשׁ, וְצִוִּיתָנוּ בְּרַחֲמֶיךָ, לָמוּל אֶת בָּנֵינוּ בֶּן שְׁמוֹנַת יָמִים, לְהַכְנִיסָם בִּבְרִיתוֹ שֶׁל אַבְרָהָם אָבִינוּ.
“You sanctified the beloved child from the womb…and sealed his offspring with the sign of the holy covenant.” You commanded us to circumcise our sons when they are eight days old, and in this way bring them into the covenant of Abraham.
עַל כֵּן זַכֵּנוּ וְעָזְרֵנוּ וְתַזְמִין תָּמִיד מוֹהֲלִים כְּשֵׁרִים וַהֲגוּנִים וְאֻמָּנִים וּרְאוּיִים לַעֲסֹק בְּמִצְוָה נוֹרָאָה הַזֹּאת. וְתַעֲמֹד עַל יְמִינָם וְתִסְמְכֵם, שֶׁיִּזְכּוּ לְקַיֵּם מִצְוָה זֹאת בִּשְׁלֵמוּת הָרָאוּי, בְּאֹפֶן שֶׁלֹּא יְקַלְקְלוּ חַס וְשָׁלוֹם לְהַתִּינוֹק הַנִּמּוֹל עַל־יָדָם, רַק יְתַקְּנוּ אוֹתוֹ בְּכָל הַתִּקּוּנִים וְהַקְּדֻשּׁוֹת שֶׁצְּרִיכִין לְתַקֵּן וּלְקַדֵּשׁ אֶת הַתִּינוֹק עַל־יְדֵי מִצְוַת מִילָה.
Always send upright, worthy, expert and competent mohelim to perform this awesome mitzvah. Stand at their right side and help them perform this mitzvah properly, so that they will not injure the baby but will bring about all of the rectifications and holiness associated with the mitzvah of circumcision.
וְיִהְיֶה נִמְשַׁח עָלָיו צֶלֶם אֱלֹהִים, צֶלֶם דְּמוּת תַּבְנִיתוֹ. וְיִזְכֶּה לִהְיוֹת שׁוֹמֵר הַבְּרִית בֶּאֱמֶת וְלֹא יִפְגֹּם בִּבְרִיתוֹ לְעוֹלָם. וְיֵלְכוּ יוֹנְקוֹתָיו, וְיִזְכֶּה לְהוֹלִיד בָּנִים וּבָנוֹת חָיִּים וְקַיָּמִים לַעֲבוֹדָתֶךָ וּלְיִרְאָתֶךָ,
May the baby be imbued with the image of God. May he guard and never blemish his covenant. May he grow to father healthy sons and daughters who will serve and fear You.
וְיֵצְאוּ מִכָּל אֶחָד מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל דּוֹרוֹת הַרְבֵּה עַד סוֹף כָּל הַדּוֹרוֹת, וְכֻלָּם יַכִּירוּ וְיֵדְעוּ אֶת שִׁמְךָ הַגָּדוֹל, וְיַעֲשׂוּ רְצוֹנְךָ בֶּאֱמֶת כָּל יְמֵיהֶם לְעוֹלָם, לְמַעַן יִתְגַּלֶּה אֱלָהוּתְךָ בְּכָל הָעוֹלָמוֹת עַל־יְדֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל עַמְּךָ אֲשֶׁר בָּחָרְתָּ:
May each such Jew bring forth offspring to the end of all generations who will know Your great Name and do Your will all the days of their lives, so that Your Godliness will be revealed in all of the worlds through Your nation, the Jewish people, whom You chose.
לְשַׁבַּת־קוֹדֶשׁ
וּתְזַכֵּנִי לְקַבֵּל שַׁבַּת קֹדֶשׁ בִּקְדֻשָּׁה גְּדוֹלָה בְּאַהֲבָה וּבְרָצוֹן וּבְשִׂמְחָה וְחֶדְוָה בַּלֵּב, וְלֹא יַעֲלֶה עַל לִבִּי שׁוּם דְּאָגָה וְעַצְבוּת כְּלָל,
For the Holy Shabbat
Help me prepare for the Shabbat with holiness, love, yearning and joy. May no worry or sadness whatsoever arise in my heart.
רַק אֶזְכֶּה לָגִיל וְלָשִׂיש בְּכָל עֹז בְּיוֹם שַׁבַּת קֹדֶשׁ מִבּוֹאוֹ וְעַד צֵאתוֹ.
May I attain intense joy from the beginning of the holy Shabbat until its end.
וּתְזַכֵּנִי לְקַיֵּם מִצְוַת רְחִיצַת מַיִם חַמִּין וּנְטִילַת הַצִּפָּרְנַיִם בְּכָל עֶרֶב שַׁבָּת בִּשְׁלֵמוּת כָּרָאוּי, בְּאֹפֶן שֶׁאֶזְכֶּה עַל־יְדֵי־זֶה לִדְחוֹת וּלְבַטֵּל מֵעָלַי כָּל הַשְׁלֹשָׁה קְלִפּוֹת הַטְּמֵאוֹת שֶׁלֹּא יִתְאַחֲזוּ בִּי כְּלָל.
Every Shabbat eve, may I properly fulfill the mitzvot of bathing in hot water and cutting my nails, and by doing so push away and eliminate the three impure “husks” so they will not cling to me at all.
וְאֶזְכֶּה לְהַפְרִישׁ וּלְבָרֵר בְּחִינַת נֹגַהּ מִכָּל רָע, וְתַעֲלֶה וְתֻכְלַל נֹגַהּ בִּקְדֻשָּׁתְךָ הָעֶלְיוֹנָה,
Furthermore, may I remove all evil from the “husk” of nogah and thereby raise and incorporate nogah into Your supernal holiness.
וְכָל הַקְּלִפּוֹת יֵרְדוּ וְיִפְּלוּ לְנוּקְבָא דִּתְהוֹמָא רַבָּא וְיִכְלוּ וְיִתְבַּטְּלוּ לְגַמְרֵי וְלֹא יִהְיֶה לָהֶם שׁוּם אֲחִיזָה בְּהַקְּדֻשָּׁה כְּלָל.
Following this, may the three impure “husks” descend and fall into the deep pit, where they will be destroyed and never again be able to take hold of anything holy.
וְאֶזְכֶּה לְקַבֵּל תּוֹסְפוֹת שַׁבָּת, וְתִתֶּן לִי נְשָׁמָה יְתֵרָה קְדוֹשָׁה וּטְהוֹרָה בְּכָל שַׁבָּת וְשַׁבָּת. וְאֶזְכֶּה בְּתוֹךְ כְּלָל עַמְּךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל הַכְּשֵׁרִים, לְהַעֲלוֹת כָּל הָעוֹלָמוֹת לְמַעְלָה לְמַעְלָה עַד רַעֲוָא דְרַעֲוִין, עַד שֶׁנִּזְכֶּה לִכְלֹל עִמָּהֶם בִּקְדֻשָּׁתְךָ הָעֶלְיוֹנָה בְּאוֹר הָאֵין סוֹף כִּרְצוֹנְךָ הַטּוֹב:
Every Shabbat, may I be imbued with the special Shabbat soul, which is holy and pure. Together with every pious Jew, may I raise all worlds upward to Your primal will, until we are incorporated into Your supernal holiness with infinite light, in accordance with Your beneficent will.
אָנָּא יְהֹוָה, קָדוֹשׁ עַל כָּל הַקְּדֻשּׁוֹת, תַּקִּיף עַל כָּל הַתַּקִּיפִים, חָזָק עַל כָּל הַחֲזָקִים, נַצְחָן עַל כָּל הַנַּצְחָנִים, עָזְרֵנִי וְהוֹשִׁיעֵנִי שֶׁאֶזְכֶּה לְנַצֵּחַ הַמִּלְחָמָה כִּרְצוֹנְךָ הַטּוֹב בֶּאֱמֶת.
HaShem, You are the Holy of Holies, the mightiest of mighty entities, the most powerful of all forces, the most victorious of all conquerors. Help me gain victory in my war against evil, in accordance with Your beneficent will.
זַכֵּנִי לְהַתְחִיל מֵעַתָּה לִכְנֹס בִּקְדֻשָּׁתְךָ בֶּאֱמֶת, וְתַעֲזֹר לְלֹא כֹחַ כָּמוֹנִי, לְהַכְנִיעַ וּלְגָרֵשׁ וּלְשַׁבֵּר וּלְבַטֵּל מִמֶּנִּי כָּל הַקְּלִפּוֹת וְסִטְרִין אוֹחֲרָנִין שֶׁנִּתְאַחֲזוּ בִּי בַּעֲוֹנוֹתַי הָרַבִּים, רַחֵם עָלַי וּגְעוֹר בָּהֶם וְגָרְשֵׁם מֵעָלַי וּמֵעַל גְּבוּלִי.
May I begin from this moment on to enter into Your holiness. Help me, a powerless person, overcome, expel, break and nullify all of the “husks” and other aspects of evil that have taken hold of me due to my many sins. In Your compassion, rebuke them. Cast them out of me and away from my border.
כְּחַסְדְּךָ חַיֵּנִי וְאֶשְׁמְרָה עֵדוּת פִּיךָ.
“In accordance with Your kindness, give me life, and I will keep the testimony of Your mouth.”
עָזְרֵנִי כִּי עָלֶיךָ נִשְׁעָנְתִּי. יְהֹוָה אַל אֵבוֹשָׁה כִּי קְרָאתִיךָ יֵבֹשׁוּ רְשָׁעִים יִדְּמוּ לִשְׁאוֹל.
Help me because I rely on You. “HaShem, may I not be ashamed when I call You, but may the wicked be ashamed — may they descend in silence to the grave.”
אֲנִי קְרָאתִיךָ כִּי תַעֲנֵנִי אֵל הַט אָזְנְךָ לִי שְׁמַע אִמְרָתִי.
“I call to You because You will answer me, God. Bend Your ear to me and hear my word.”
יְהֹוָה קְרָאתִיךָ חוּשָׁה לִּי הַאֲזִינָה קוֹלִי בְּקָרְאִי לָךְ.
“HaShem, I have called You — hurry to me. Hear my voice when I call You.”
לְמַעַן שִׁמְךָ יְהֹוָה תְּחַיֵּנִי בְּצִדְקָתְךָ תּוֹצִיא מִצָּרָה נַפְשִׁי. וּבְחַסְדְּךָ תַּצְמִית אוֹיְבָי וְהַאֲבַדְתָּ כָּל צוֹרְרֵי נַפְשִׁי כִּי אֲנִי עַבְדֶּךָ.
“For the sake of Your Name, HaShem, give me life; in Your righteousness, extract my soul from trouble. In Your kindness, cut away my enemies and destroy all of those who trouble my soul, for I am Your servant.”
יִהְיוּ לְרָצוֹן אִמְרֵי־פִי וְהֶגְיוֹן לִבִּי לְפָנֶיךָ יְהֹוָה צוּרִי וְגוֹאֲלִי:
“May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable before You, HaShem, my Rock and my Redeemer.”