New Prayer for Soldiers Before Entering Battle â Rabbi Eliezer Berland Shlitâa
A new prayer of special importance from Moreinu HaRav Eliezer Berland shlitâa for soldiers before entering battle
Obligatory for the sake of saving lives to distribute to all sectors:
Ribono Shel Olam â Master of the World, Who can do everything, You know that we are sacrificing ourselves for the sake of the Jewish people and the Land of Israel, and at every moment, we are truly in mortal danger. We beg You Hashem our God and the God of our forefathers, that You protect us from all harm, as it is written, âBehold, He neither slumbers nor sleeps, the Guardian of Israel.â And may not even a [finger or toe] nail of a single Jew be harmed in such a dangerous period as this, that there has not been such a dangerous period for the Jewish people in the history of the world. And we, the soldiers of Israel, are risking our lives and making âownerlessâ the souls of our wives, babies, and small children in order to defend the Jewish people, so that no Jew will be harmed, Chas VâShalom. Â And have mercy now on all those who are found in captivity, whether at sea, on land, or in the air, and take them out from darkness to light, from bondage to redemption, and may no Jew or Jewess, no boy or girl, no baby boy or baby girl be harmed. And may this war be considered the War of Gog and Magog, and immediately after it, may a Temple of fire be built, and may the kingdom of the House of David be established, which will rule over the entire world, and then there will be the complete redemption speedily in our days, Amen Netzach Selah Vaed.
The prayer in the Ravâs own handwriting:
