Liturgy к Берешит 15:22

Blessed be the One who keeps His promise to Israel, blessed be He; since the Holy One, blessed be He, calculated the end [of the exile,] to do as He said to Avraham, our father, in the Covenant between the Pieces, as it is stated (Genesis 15:13-14), "And He said to Avram, 'you should surely know that your seed will be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and they will enslave them and afflict them four hundred years. And also that nation for which they shall toil will I judge, and afterwards they will go out with much property.'"

We beseech You, gracious and compassionate King, remember and look to the Covenant between the divided pieces,²⁰See Genesis 15:9-21 for a complete account of this covenant with Abraham. and let the binding [upon the Altar] of the only son appear before You, and for the sake of Israel.²¹Some interpret the name “Israel” as a reference to the patriarch Jacob, who was called Israel. This prayer calls to mind the merit of all three patriarchs: Abraham, who bound his only son; Isaac, who willfully let himself be bound on the altar; and Jacob, whose entire life was one of suffering for God.—Iyun Tefilloh Our Father our King, favor us and answer us, for Your great name is called upon us. The One Who performs wonders at all times, deal with us with Your kindness. Gracious and Merciful, look and answer us in a time of distress, for deliverance is Yours, Adonoy. Our father, our King, our Refuge, do not deal with us according to our evil doings. Adonoy, remember Your mercies and kindnesses, and deliver and have pity upon us in accordance with Your abundant goodness. For we have no other God besides you, our Rock. Do not abandon²²To abandon means to leave a person to his own devices. “You know, our Father, that our own strength and intelligence are not adequate for us, so give us Your Fatherly care.”—S.R. Hirsch us, Adonoy our God. Do not be far from us, for our soul is shrunken from the sword and from captivity, from pestilence and from plague and from all distress and sorrow. Save us, for we have hoped in You, and do not put us to shame, Adonoy, our God. But cause Your countenance to shine upon us, and remember the covenant of our fathers and deliver us for Your name’s sake. Look at our troubles and hear the voice of our prayers, for You hear the prayer of every mouth.

We beseech You, gracious and compassionate King, remember and look to the Covenant between the divided pieces,²⁰See Genesis 15:9-21 for a complete account of this covenant with Abraham. and let appear before You the binding [upon the Altar] of the only son, and for the sake of Israel,²¹Some interpret the name “Israel” as a reference to the patriarch Jacob, who was called Israel. This prayer calls to mind the merit of all three patriarchs: Abraham, who bound his only son; Isaac, who willfully let himself be bound on the altar; and Jacob, whose entire life was one of suffering for God.—Iyun Tefilloh our father. Do not abandon²²To abandon means to leave a person to his own devices. “You know, our Father, that our own strength and intelligence are not adequate for us, so give us Your Fatherly care.”—S.R. Hirsch us our father, do not cast us off our King, do not forget us our Creator, and do not bring destruction upon us in our exile for You are the Almighty who is King, gracious and merciful.

And when he replied, crying: “What will You give me? when I have neither root nor branch.”²Abraham had not yet been blessed with a child. You strengthened him in a vision, telling him, “this one³Eliezer. See Genesis 15:4. shall not be your heir.”

telling him, “this one³Eliezer. See Genesis 15:4. shall not be your heir.”

And when he replied, crying: “What will You give me? when I have neither root nor branch.”²Abraham had not yet been blessed with a child. You strengthened him in a vision, telling him, “this one³Eliezer. See Genesis 15:4. shall not be your heir.”

Let the lion [engraved] on the right⁴See Ezekiel 1:10; a lion is engraved on the right side of the Throne. implore the Presence of God to spare and be compassionate to the seed which were to be [as the stars];⁵See Genesis 15:5. may He be our deliverance and revive us, and restore the kingdom to descendants of the lion cub [Judah].

Let the lion [engraved] on the right⁴See Ezekiel 1:10; a lion is engraved on the right side of the Throne. implore the Presence of God to spare and be compassionate to the seed which were to be [as the stars];⁵See Genesis 15:5. may He be our deliverance and revive us, and restore the kingdom to descendants of the lion cub [Judah].

to the seed which were to be [as the stars];⁵See Genesis 15:5.

You protected him,¹⁰See Genesis 15:1, “Fear not Abram, I am your shield.” You rescued him from fire11 and from water;¹²This refers to the water that threatened Abraham on his way to Mt. Moriah to sacrifice Isaac. See Midrash Tanchuma to Genesis 32.

You protected him,¹⁰See Genesis 15:1, “Fear not Abram, I am your shield.”

to the Covenant between the divided pieces,²⁰See Genesis 15:9-21 for a complete account of this covenant with Abraham.