The New Jew: A Field Guide

Hebrew

אֵל מָלֵא רַחֲמִים, דַּיַּן אַלְמָנוֹת וַאֲבִי יְתוֹמִים, אַל נָא תֶחֱשֶׁה
וְתִתְאַפַּק לְדַם יִשְׂרָאֵל שֶׁנִּשְׁפַּךְ כַּמַּיִם. הַמְצֵא מְנוּחָה נְכוֹנָה עַל
כַּנְפֵי הַשְּׁכִינָה, בְּמַעֲלוֹת קְדוֹשִׁים וּטְהוֹרִים, כְּזֹהַר הָרָקִיעַ מְאִירִים
וּמַזְהִירִים, לְנִשְׁמוֹתֵיהֶם שֶׁל רִבְבוֹת אַלְפֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, אֲנָשִׁים וְנָשִׁים,
יְלָדִים וִילָדוֹת, שֶׁנֶּהֶרְגוּ וְנִשְׁחֲטוּ וְנִשְׂרְפוּ וְנֶחְנְקוּ וְנִקְבְּרוּ חַיִּים,
בָּאֲרָצוֹת אֲשֶׁר נָגְעָה בָהֶן יַד הַצּוֹרֵר הַגֶּרְמָנִי וְגָרוּרָיו. כֻּלָּם קְדוֹשִׁים
וּטְהוֹרִים, וּבָהֶם גְּאוֹנִים וְצַדִּיקִים, אֲרָזֵי הַלְּבָנוֹן אַדִּירֵי הַתּוֹרָה.
בְּגַן עֵדֶן תְּהֵא מְנוּחָתָם. לָכֵן, בַּעַל הָרַחֲמִים יַסְתִּירֵם בְּסֵתֶר כְּנָפָיו
לְעוֹלָמִים, וְיִצְרוֹר בִּצְרוֹר הַחַיִּים אֶת נִשְׁמָתָם, יְהֹוָה הוּא נַחֲלָתָם,
וְיָנוּחוּ בְּשָׁלוֹם עַל מִשְׁכָּבָם, וְנֹאמַר אָמֵן.

Sephardi

Eil malei rachamim, dayan almanot va'avi yetomim, al na techeshe
vetit'apak ledam Yisrael shenishpach kamayim. Hamtzei menuchah nechonah al
kanfei hashchinah, bema'alot kedoshim utehorim, kezohar harakia me'irim
umazhirim, lenishmoteihem shel rivevot alfei Yisrael, anashim venashim,
yeladim viladot, shenehergu venishchatu venisrefu venechneku venikberu chayim,
ba'aratzot asher nag'ah vahen yad hatzorer hagermani vegerurav. Kulam kedoshim
utehorim, uvahem ge'onim vetzadikim, arazei halevanon adirei haTorah.
BeGan Eden tehei menuchatam. Lachen, ba'al harachamim yastirem beseter kenafav
le'olamim, veyitzror bitzror hachayim et nishmatam, Adonai hu nachalatam,
veyanuchu beshalom al mishkavam, venomar amen.

English

God, full of mercy, Justice of widows and Father of orphans, please do not be silent and hold Your peace for the blood of Israel that was shed like water. Grant fitting rest on the wings of the Divine Presence, in the heights of the holy and the pure who shine and radiate light like the radiance of heaven, to the souls of the millions of Jews, men, women and children, who were murdered, slaughtered, burned, strangled, and buried alive, in the lands touched by the German enemy and its followers. They were all holy and pure; among them were great scholars and righteous individuals, cedars of Lebanon and noble masters of Torah; may the Garden of Eden be their resting place. Therefore, Master of compassion, shelter them in the shadow of Your wings forever, and bind their souls in the bond of everlasting life. The LORD is their heritage; may they rest in peace, and let us say: Amen.

Deut. 32Joel 4Ps. 79Ps. 9Ps. 110

Hebrew

אָב הָרַחֲמִים שׁוֹכֵן מְרוֹמִים, בְּרַחֲמָיו הָעֲצוּמִים הוּא יִפְקֹד בְּרַחֲמִים
הַחֲסִידִים וְהַיְשָׁרִים וְהַתְּמִימִים, קְהִלּוֹת הַקֹּדֶשׁ שֶׁמָּסְרוּ נַפְשָׁם עַל
קְדֻשַּׁת הַשֵּׁם, הַנֶּאֱהָבִים וְהַנְּעִימִים בְּחַיֵּיהֶם, וּבְמוֹתָם לֹא נִפְרָדוּ.
מִנְּשָׁרִים קַלּוּ וּמֵאֲרָיוֹת גָּבֵרוּ לַעֲשׂוֹת רְצוֹן קוֹנָם וְחֵפֶץ צוּרָם. יִזְכְּרֵם
אֱלֹהֵינוּ לְטוֹבָה עִם שְׁאָר צַדִּיקֵי עוֹלָם, וְיִנְקֹם לְעֵינֵינוּ נִקְמַת דַּם
עֲבָדָיו הַשָּׁפוּךְ, כַּכָּתוּב בְּתוֹרַת מֹשֶׁה אִישׁ הָאֱלֹהִים, הַרְנִינוּ גוֹיִם
עַמּוֹ, כִּי דַם־עֲבָדָיו יִקּוֹם, וְנָקָם יָשִׁיב לְצָרָיו, וְכִפֶּר אַדְמָתוֹ עַמּוֹ:
וְעַל יְדֵי עֲבָדֶיךָ הַנְּבִיאִים כָּתוּב לֵאמֹר, וְנִקֵּיתִי, דָּמָם לֹא־נִקֵּיתִי,
וַיהֹוָה שֹׁכֵן בְּצִיּוֹן: וּבְכִתְבֵי הַקֹּדֶשׁ נֶאֱמַר, לָמָּה יֹאמְרוּ הַגּוֹיִם אַיֵּה
אֱלֹהֵיהֶם, יִוָּדַע בַּגּוֹיִם לְעֵינֵינוּ נִקְמַת דַּם־עֲבָדֶיךָ הַשָּׁפוּךְ: וְאוֹמֵר,
כִּי־דֹרֵשׁ דָּמִים אוֹתָם זָכָר, לֹא־שָׁכַח צַעֲקַת עֲנָוִים: וְאוֹמֵר, יָדִין
בַּגּוֹיִם מָלֵא גְוִיּוֹת, מָחַץ רֹאשׁ עַל־אֶרֶץ רַבָּה: מִנַּחַל בַּדֶּרֶךְ יִשְׁתֶּה,
עַל־כֵּן יָרִים רֹאשׁ:

Sephardi

Av harachamim shochen meromim, berachamav ha'atzumim hu yifkod berachamim
hachasidim vehayesharim vehatemimim, kehilot hakodesh shemasru nafsham al
kedushat Hashem, hane'ehavim vehane'imim bechayeihem, uvemotam lo nifradu.
Minesharim kalu ume'arayot gaveru la'asot retzon konam vechefetz tzuram. Yizkerem
Eloheinu letovah im she'ar tzadikei olam, veyinkom le'eineinu nikmat dam
avadav hashafuch, kakatuv beTorat Moshe ish ha'elohim, harninu goyim
amo, ki dam-avadav yikom, venakam yashiv letzarav, vechiper admato amo:
ve'al yedei avadecha hanevi'im katuv leimor, veniketi, damam lo-niketi,
va-adonai shochen beTziyon: uvchitvei hakodesh ne'emar, lamah yomru hagoyim ayeh
Eloheihem, yivada bagoyim le'eineinu nikmat dam-avadecha hashafuch: ve'omer,
ki-doresh damim otam zachar, lo-shachach tza'akat anavim: ve'omer, yadin
bagoyim malei geviyot, machatz rosh al-eretz rabah: minachal baderech yishteh,
al-kein yarim rosh:

English

Father of compassion, who dwells on high: may He remember in His compassion the pious, the upright and the blameless – holy communities who sacrificed their lives for the sanctification of God’s name. Lovely and pleasant in their lives, in death they were not parted. They were swifter than eagles and stronger than lions to do the will of their Maker and the desire of their Creator. O our God, remember them for good with the other righteous of the world, and may He exact retribution for the shed blood of His servants, as it is written in the Torah of Moses, the man of God: “O nations, acclaim His people, for He will avenge the blood of His servants, wreak vengeance on His foes, and make clean His people’s land.” And by Your servants, the prophets, it is written: “I shall cleanse their blood which I have not yet cleansed, says the LORD who dwells in Zion.” And in the holy Writings it says: “Why should the nations say: Where is their God? Before our eyes, may those nations know that You avenge the shed blood of Your servants.” And it also says: “For the Avenger of blood remembers them and does not forget the cry of the afflicted.” And it further says: “He will execute judgment among the nations, filled with the dead, crushing rulers far and wide. From the brook by the wayside he will drink, then he will hold his head high.”