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Bat Mitzvah Prayer

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Bat Mitzvah Prayer

Master of the Universe, the Omnipotent One, as I reach the age of mitzvot, grant me the merit of the verses: "A woman of valor, who can find? Her worth is far beyond pearls. The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he shall lack no fortune." May I merit to fulfill the words of Reb Noson zt"l in Hilchos Shabbos 6, section 23, page 26: Every single girl has the power to bring the King Mashiach. For the women did not sin in the Sin of the Golden Calf, nor in the Sin of the Spies, nor in any other sin in the desert. They merited to remain pure throughout the entire 210 years they were in Egypt, and all the forty years they were in the desert. Thus, they merited to raise an upright generation that was worthy to stand at the Giving of the Torah, where their spiritual impurity ceased, and they merited the Resurrection of the Dead. During the time of the First Temple, it is written regarding the verse, "Your lips drip flowing honey, O bride" (Shir HaShirim 4:11), that there were 600,000 prophetesses in the First Temple era. There is a dispute whether this number existed in every single generation—if so, this was throughout the entire duration of the First Temple, which stood for 410 years. For the ashes of the Red Heifer prepared by Moshe Rabbeinu lasted for the entire 480 years [from the Exodus to the Temple's construction] plus 410 years [of the First Temple] plus 70 years [of the Babylonian exile], totaling 960 years. The Rambam rules in Hilchos Parah Adumah (Chapter 12, Halacha 1) that it is sufficient for even the tiniest drop of the ashes from Moshe's Red Heifer—and from the other heifers, all of which were mixed with Moshe's—to touch a person. This is the language of the Rambam in Halacha 1: "A person who became impure and was sprinkled upon—once even the slightest amount touches any place on the skin of his flesh that became impure, the sprinkling is effective for him." Because even the slightest connection to the tzaddik is enough to purify a person from the most severe levels of impurity (Avi Avot HaTumah). Even if a person transgressed, Heaven forbid, whatever they transgressed, the tzaddik can purify in a single second what a person sinned over thousands of years. This is just like Channah, who atoned for the sins of Rachav, who sinned and caused others to sin for 40 years. This is hinted at in Channah's words, "My mouth is opened wide (rachav) against my enemies." Therefore, the bell and its clapper are considered connected regarding impurity and sprinkling, and if the purifying waters were sprinkled on one of them, both become pure [Halacha 9]. For a girl at her Bat Mitzvah can ascend to the level of Keser facing Keser (the highest Divine emanation of Crown). This is the mystical secret of "A woman of valor is the crown of her husband" (Mishlei 12:4), meaning she reaches a level even higher than her husband. This is the secret of "When you kindle the lamps" (Baha'alotecha)—elevating the Sefirah of Malchus (Kingship) straight up to Keser (Crown). The woman ascends to Keser in the blink of an eye through the Kohen Gadol (High Priest) who elevates her, in the mystical secret of "When you kindle the lamps," going immediately from Malchus to Keser, "A woman of valor is the crown of her husband." She then merits the Keser of Rachel, facing the Keser of Zeir Anpin (the Divine configuration of the lower Sefiros). This is the mystical secret of Miriam the Prophetess, who waters all generations from her well. Every Motzaei Shabbos (Saturday night), her well circulates through all the wells and springs in the world. Anyone who merits to receive even a single drop from Miriam's well is immediately healed from all illnesses.

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BAT MITZVAH

Master of the Universe, the Omnipotent One, as I reach the age of mitzvot, grant me the merit of the verses: "A woman of valor, who can find? Her worth is far beyond pearls. The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he shall lack no fortune." May I merit to fulfill the words of Reb Noson zt"l in Hilchos Shabbos 6, section 23, page 26: Every single girl has the power to bring the King Mashiach. For the women did not sin in the Sin of the Golden Calf, nor in the Sin of the Spies, nor in any other sin in the desert. They merited to remain pure throughout the entire 210 years they were in Egypt, and all the forty years they were in the desert. Thus, they merited to raise an upright generation that was worthy to stand at the Giving of the Torah, where their spiritual impurity ceased, and they merited the Resurrection of the Dead. During the time of the First Temple, it is written regarding the verse, "Your lips drip flowing honey, O bride" (Shir HaShirim 4:11), that there were 600,000 prophetesses in the First Temple era. There is a dispute whether this number existed in every single generation—if so, this was throughout the entire duration of the First Temple, which stood for 410 years. For the ashes of the Red Heifer prepared by Moshe Rabbeinu lasted for the entire 480 years [from the Exodus to the Temple's construction] plus 410 years [of the First Temple] plus 70 years [of the Babylonian exile], totaling 960 years. The Rambam rules in Hilchos Parah Adumah (Chapter 12, Halacha 1) that it is sufficient for even the tiniest drop of the ashes from Moshe's Red Heifer—and from the other heifers, all of which were mixed with Moshe's—to touch a person. This is the language of the Rambam in Halacha 1: "A person who became impure and was sprinkled upon—once even the slightest amount touches any place on the skin of his flesh that became impure, the sprinkling is effective for him." Because even the slightest connection to the tzaddik is enough to purify a person from the most severe levels of impurity (Avi Avot HaTumah). Even if a person transgressed, Heaven forbid, whatever they transgressed, the tzaddik can purify in a single second what a person sinned over thousands of years. This is just like Channah, who atoned for the sins of Rachav, who sinned and caused others to sin for 40 years. This is hinted at in Channah's words, "My mouth is opened wide (rachav) against my enemies." Therefore, the bell and its clapper are considered connected regarding impurity and sprinkling, and if the purifying waters were sprinkled on one of them, both become pure [Halacha 9]. For a girl at her Bat Mitzvah can ascend to the level of Keser facing Keser (the highest Divine emanation of Crown). This is the mystical secret of "A woman of valor is the crown of her husband" (Mishlei 12:4), meaning she reaches a level even higher than her husband. This is the secret of "When you kindle the lamps" (Baha'alotecha)—elevating the Sefirah of Malchus (Kingship) straight up to Keser (Crown). The woman ascends to Keser in the blink of an eye through the Kohen Gadol (High Priest) who elevates her, in the mystical secret of "When you kindle the lamps," going immediately from Malchus to Keser, "A woman of valor is the crown of her husband." She then merits the Keser of Rachel, facing the Keser of Zeir Anpin (the Divine configuration of the lower Sefiros). This is the mystical secret of Miriam the Prophetess, who waters all generations from her well. Every Motzaei Shabbos (Saturday night), her well circulates through all the wells and springs in the world. Anyone who merits to receive even a single drop from Miriam's well is immediately healed from all illnesses.

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