Liturgy su Ezechiele 36:78

Rabbi Akiva said: How fortunate are you, Israel; before Whom are you purified, and Who purifies you? It is your Father in Heaven, as it is stated: “And I will sprinkle purifying water upon you, and you shall be purified” (Ezekiel 36:25). And it says: “The ritual bath of Israel is God” (Jeremiah 17:13). Just as a ritual bath purifies the impure, so too, the Holy One, Blessed be He, purifies Israel.

You have abandoned us, O Master, these many years—why? We have become as astonishment, an example, a byword, a scorn, a shame and disgrace.⁶Among the nations of the world who persecute us. Speedily fulfill the promise that You made to the desolate [land]: “I, Adonoy, build the ruins, and plant that which was desolate.”⁷Ezekiel 36:36.

You have abandoned us, O Master, these many years—why? We have become as astonishment, an example, a byword, a scorn, a shame and disgrace.⁶Among the nations of the world who persecute us. Speedily fulfill the promise that You made to the desolate [land]: “I, Adonoy, build the ruins, and plant that which was desolate.”⁷Ezekiel 36:36.

and plant that which was desolate.”⁷Ezekiel 36:36.

Remember to us the covenant of the Patriarchs, as You promised, “And I will remember my covenant with Yaakov, and also my covenant with Yitzchak, and also my covenant with Avraham will I remember,” and the land I will remember. Remember to us the covenant of the ancestors,⁵⁷This refers to the founders of the twelve tribes and their descendants who were brought out of Egypt. as You promised, “And I will remember for their sake, the covenant with their ancestors, whom I brought out of the land of Mitzrayim, in the sight of the nations; to be their God, I am Adonoy.”⁵⁸Vayikra 26:45. Do unto us as You promised, “And yet for all that, when they are in the land of their enemies, I will not reject them and I will not abhor them, to destroy them, to annul My covenant with them; for I am Adonoy, their God.”⁵⁹Vayikra 26:44. Have compassion on us and do not destroy us, as it is written: “For an Almighty of mercy is Adonoy, your God; He will not abandon you or destroy you, and He will not forget the covenant of your fathers which He swore to them.”⁶⁰Devorim 4:31. Open⁶¹The literal translation of מֹוֹל is circumcise. In the context of the verse, it is a plea to Hashem to cut away the extraneous materialism of our hearts, exposing it to His Divine influence. our hearts to love Your Name, as it is written: “And Adonoy, your God will open your heart, and the heart of your descendants, to love Adonoy, your God, with all your heart, and with all your soul, that you may live.”⁶²Devorim 30:6. Bring back our captivity and have compassion on us, as it is written: “And Adonoy, your God will return your captivity and have compassion on you; and He will again gather you from [among] all the peoples, where Adonoy, your God has scattered you.”⁶³Devorim 30:3. Gather our dispersed ones, as it is written: “If your dispersed are in the farthermost part of heaven, from there Adonoy, your God will gather you, and from there He will take you.”⁶⁴Devorim 30:4. Be accessible to us when we seek You, as it is written: “And from there you will seek Adonoy, your God, and you will find Him; if you search after Him with all your heart and with all your soul.”⁶⁵Devorim 4:29. Blot out our transgressions for Your sake, as You promised: “I, I [alone] am He Who blots out your transgressions for My own sake; and your sins, I will not recall.”⁶⁶Yeshaya 43:25. Sweep aside our transgressions as a thick cloud and as a mist, as You have promised: “I have swept away like a thick cloud your transgressions, and like a mist, your sins; return to Me, for I have redeemed You.”⁶⁷Yeshaya 44:22. Make our sins as white as snow or wool, as it is written: “Come now, let us reason together, says Adonoy, though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red as crimson, they shall become [white] as wool.”⁶⁸Yeshaya 1:8. Sprinkle clean water upon us, and cleanse us, as it is written: “And I will sprinkle clean water upon you, and you will be clean; from all your defilements, and from all your idols, I will cleanse you.”⁶⁹Yechezkel 36:25. Atone our sins on this day, and cleanse us, as it is written: “For on this day He will make atonement for you, to cleanse you; from all your sins before Adonoy you will be cleansed.”⁷⁰Vayikra 16:30. Bring us to Your holy mountain, and make us joyful in Your House of Prayer, as it is written: “And I will bring them to My holy mountain, and make them joyful in My House of Prayer; their burnt-offerings and sacrifices will be accepted with favor on My Altar, for My House, will be called a House of Prayer for all peoples.”⁷¹Yeshaya 56:7.

And You, Merciful One, accept the penitent. Concerning repentance,¹²⁷This refers to the effect of repentance to achieve atonement for the penitent. You promised us from the very beginning;¹²⁸This refers to the fact that Hashem accepted the repentance of Adam after he committed the sin of eating from the Tree of Knowledge. and because of our repentance our eyes look hopefully to You. Dovid, Your servant, said before You, “Errors—who can comprehend? From hidden [faults], cleanse me.” Cleanse us, Adonoy, our God, from all our transgressions, and purify us from all our defilement. Sprinkle clean waters on us and cleanse us, as it is written by the hand of Your prophet, “And I will sprinkle clean water upon you, and you will be clean; from all your defilements, and from all your idols, I will cleanse you.”¹²⁹Yechezkel 36:25

I will cleanse you.”⁶⁹Yechezkel 36:25.

I will cleanse you.”¹²⁹Yechezkel 36:25