Prayers for Shalom Bayit (Peace at Home) #5 by Moreinu HaRav Eliezer Berland Shlit”a

From “Leket Tefilot #5 – Shalom Bayit”

#21. Ribbono Shel Olam – Master of the World, Who can do everything, from Whom no plan is withheld, let me merit, All-Powerful One, to true peace in the home, and fulfill in me and my wife {my husband} the blessings with which You blessed us during the seven days of wedding festivities, and especially the blessing, “Gladden the beloved companions as You gladdened Your creature in the Garden of Eden from ancient times. Blessed are You, Hashem, Who gladdens groom and bride.” And through this, fulfill in us the prayer, “Nation [that declares], ‘I am a wall!’ Brilliant as the sun – yet exiled and displaced; likened to a palm tree – yet murdered for Your sake…she hugs and cleaves to You.” Draw onto me and my wife {my husband} all the blessings from the “tal habedolach” in the merit of King David, peace be upon him, and through this, fulfill in us the verse that is said regarding Rivkah, “They blessed Rivkah and said to her, ‘Our sister, may you become thousands of multitudes, and may your seed inherit the gates of its enemies.’”

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#22. Master of the World, Who can do everything, from Whom no plan is withheld, let me merit to pour my heart out like water before You. Father, Merciful and Gracious One, be gracious to me and let me merit to true peace at home. Please, “Hashem, the Master of Legions is with us, the God of Yaakov is a stronghold for us,” let me and my wife {my husband} merit to be like the cherubim on the Ark of the Covenant, for “You have chosen us from all the nations and have exalted us above all tongues,” and through this, fulfill in us, “Then our mouths will be filled with laughter, our tongues with joyous song.”

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#23. Master of the World, Who can do everything, let me merit to peace at home, like the love of Yaakov and Rachel, “and may Hashem our God be with us as He was with our fathers.” May I complete the book of Tehilim every single day, “for there is no wisdom like the wisdom of the Land of Israel.” May I go out from nothingness to existence every second and moment, and only love Hashem with soul-love day and night, and through this, may I enter the Garden of Eden with my body.

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#24. Master of the World, Who can do everything, let me merit to true peace in the home with my husband {my wife}, and may he {I} always be calm and smiling with abundant patience. May the verse be fulfilled in him {me}: “Who spreads the shelter of peace over us, over all Israel, and over Jerusalem.” “Save Your people Israel.” Fulfill in us the prayer, “The offspring of Your servant David may You speedily cause to flourish.” May I merit to bring to the world the King Messiah and King David, peace be upon him. Through this, may I merit to the “Land that [God] swore to your fathers.” And through this, Hashem Echad, “from His place, may He turn in His compassion to His people, and show grace to those who unify His Name.” Hashem Echad, through this, “Send the Tishbi to the groaning one, and let groans and sorrow flee,” and may I merit to see Eliyahu HaNavi Zachur LaTov face-to-face, for “I rejoice over Your sayings like one who finds great spoil.” And may I sing all my days the songs of David Your servant, which are heard in Your city, which are sung before Your altar.” And may I sing all Shabbat-long holy songs, days and night, and through this, “all Israel who sanctify Your Name will rest in it,” and through this, may I enter with my body into the Garden of Eden.

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#25. Master of the World, Who can do everything, my Father, Merciful Father, let me merit to dwell with my wife {my husband} with love, brotherhood, peace, and companionship, and in the merit of this, may I cry out, “Shema Yisrael Hashem Elokeinu Hashem Echad – Listen Israel, Hashem is our God, Hashem is One.” Please Hashem, let me merit to love You with boundless love, and in the merit of this, send me a complete healing in the blink of an eye, and may all the suffering and pains disappear in the blink of an eye. And in the merit of King David, peace be upon him, may I merit to not fear anyone, as it is said, “Hashem your God you shall fear.”

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כא רִבּוֹנוֹ שֶׁל עוֹלָם כֹּל יָכוֹל אֲשֶׁר לֹא יִבָּצֵר מִמְּךָ מְזִימָה, זַכֵּנִי כֹּל יָכוֹל לִשְׁלוֹם בַּיִת אֲמִיתִּי, וְקַיֵּם בִּי וּבְאִשְׁתִּי {וּבְבַעֲלִי} אֶת הַבְּרָכוֹת שֶׁבֵּרַכְתָּ אוֹתָנוּ בְּשִׁבְעַת יְמֵי הַכְּלוּלוֹת, וּבִפְרָט אֶת הַבְּרָכָה 'שַׂמֵּחַ תְּשַׂמַּח רֵעִים אֲהוּבִים = 64 כְּשַׂמֵּחֲךָ יְצִירְךָ בְּגַן עֵדֶן מִקֶּדֶם בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה הַשֵּׁם מְשַׂמֵּחַ חָתָן וְכַלָּה', וְעַל יְדֵי זֶה תִּתְקַיֵּם בָּנוּ הַתְּפִלָּה 'אוֹם 47 אֲנִי 61 חוֹמָה 59 בָּרָה 207 כַּחַמָּה 73 גּוֹלָה 44 וְסוּרָה 277 דָּמְתָה 449 לְתָמָר 670 הַהֲרוּגָה 244 עָלֶיךָ 130 חֲבוּקָה 121 וּדְבוּקָה 123 בָּךְ' 22 = 2571, וְתַמְשִׁיךְ עָלַי וְעַל אִשְׁתִּי {בַּעֲלִי} אֶת כָּל הַבְּרָכוֹת מִטַּל הַ־בְּדוֹלַח 50, בִּזְכוּת דָּוִד 14 הַמֶּלֶךְ עָלָיו הַשָּׁלוֹם, וְעַל יְדֵי זֶה תְּקַיֵּם בָּנוּ אֶת הַפָּסוּק שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר אֵצֶל רִבְקָה "וַיְבָרְכוּ 244 אֶת 401 רִבְקָה 307 וַיֹּאמְרוּ 263 לָהּ 35 אֲחֹתֵנוּ 471 אַתְּ 401 הֲיִי 25 לְאַלְפֵי 151 רְבָבָה 209 = 2571 וְיִירַשׁ זַרְעֵךְ אֵת שַׁעַר שֹׂנְאָיו".

כב רִבּוֹנוֹ שֶׁל עוֹלָם כֹּל יָכוֹל אֲשֶׁר לֹא יִבָּצֵר מִמְּךָ מְזִימָה, זַכֵּנִי לִשְׁפֹּךְ לִבִּי כַּמַּיִם לְפָנֶיךָ, אַבָּא 4 רַחוּם וְחַנּוּן, חָנֵּנִי וְזַכֵּנִי 93 לִשְׁלוֹם 382 בַּיִת 412 אֲמִיתִּי 461 = 1352. אָנָּא, "יְיָ 26 צְבָאוֹת 499 עִמָּנוּ 166 מִשְׂגָּב 345 לָנוּ 86 אֱלֹהֵי 46 יַעֲקֹב" 182 ﬩ 2 = 1352, זַכֵּה אוֹתִי וְאֶת אִשְׁתִּי {בַּעֲלִי} לִהְיוֹת כְּמוֹ הַ־כְּרוּבִים = 278 עַל אֲרוֹן הַבְּרִית, כִּי 'אַתָּה 406 בְּחַרְתָּנוּ 666 ﬩ 2 = 1352 מִכָּל הָעַמִּים וְרוֹמַמְתָּנוּ מִכָּל הַלְּשׁוֹנוֹת', וְעַל יְדֵי זֶה יִתְקַיֵּם בָּנוּ "אָז 8 יִמָּלֵא 81 שְׂחוֹק 414 פִּינוּ 146 וּלְשׁוֹנֵנוּ 448 רִנָּה" 255 = 1352.

כג רִבּוֹנוֹ שֶׁל עוֹלָם כֹּל יָכוֹל, זַכֵּנִי לִשְׁלוֹם בַּיִת, כְּמוֹ אַהֲבַת יַעֲקֹב לְרָחֵל, "וִ־יהִי 25 יְיָ 26 אֱלֹהֵינוּ 102 עִמָּנוּ 166 כַּאֲשֶׁר 521 הָיָה 20 עִם 110 אֲבֹתֵינוּ" 469 = 1439, וְאֶגְמֹר בְּכָל יוֹם וָיוֹם סֵפֶר תְּהִלִּים, 'כִּי 30 אֵין 61 חָכְמָה 73 כַּחָכְמָה 93 שֶׁל 330 אֶרֶץ 291 יִשְׂרָאֵל' 541 = 1439, וְאֵצֵא מֵאַיִן לְיֵשׁ בְּכָל שְׁנִיָּה וָרֶגַע, וְרַק אוֹהַב אֶת יְיָ אַהֲבַת נֶפֶשׁ יוֹמָם 96 וָלַיְלָה 81 = 177, וְעַל יְדֵי זֶה אֶכָּנֵס עִם גּוּפִי לְ־גַן 53 עֵדֶן 124 = 177.

כד רִבּוֹנוֹ שֶׁל עוֹלָם כֹּל יָכוֹל, תְּזַכֶּה אוֹתִי לִשְׁלוֹם בַּיִת אֲמִיתִּי עִם בַּעְלִי {אִשְׁתִּי}, וְתָמִיד יִהְיֶה {אֶהְיֶה} נִינוֹחַ וּמְחַיֵּךְ עִם הֲמוֹן סַבְלָנוּת. וְיִתְקַיֵּם בּוֹ {בִּי} הַפָּסוּק 'הַפּוֹרֵשׁ 591 סוּכַּת 486 שָׁלוֹם 376 = 1453 עָלֵינוּ וְעַל כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל וְעַל יְרוּשָׁלָיִם'. 'הוֹשַׁע 381 אֶת 401 עַמְּךָ 130 יִשְׂרָאֵל' 541 = 1453. וְקַיֵּם בִּי אֶת הַתְּפִלָּה 'וְאֶת 407 צֶמַח 138 דָּוִד 14 עַבְדֶּךָ 96 מְהֵרָה 250 תַצְמִיחַ' 548 = 1453. וְאֶזְכֶּה לְהָבִיא לָעוֹלָם אֶת מֶלֶךְ הַמָּשִׁיחַ, וְדָוִד הַמֶּלֶךְ עָלָיו הַשָּׁלוֹם. וְעַל יְדֵי זֶה נִזְכֶּה לָ"אֲדָמָה 50 אֲשֶׁר 501 נִשְׁבַּע 422 לַאֲבוֹתֶיךָ" 469 = 1442. וְעַל יְדֵי זֶה יְיָ אֶחָד = 1, 'מִמְּקוֹמוֹ 232 הוּא 12 יִפֶן 140 בְּרַחֲמָיו 266 לְעַמּוֹ 146 וְיָחוֹן 80 עַם 110 הַמְיַחֲדִים 117 שְׁמוֹ' 346 = 1450. יְיָ אֶחָד = 1, וְעַל יְדֵי זֶה 'שְׁלַח 338 תִּשְׁבִּי 712 לְנֶאֱנָחָה 144 וְנָס 116 יָגוֹן 69 וַאֲנָחָה' 70 = 1450, וְאֶזְכֶּה לִרְאוֹת אֶת אֵלִיָּהוּ הַנָּבִיא זָכוּר לַטּוֹב פָּנִים אֶל פָּנִים, כִּי "שָׂשׂ 600 אָנֹכִי 81 עַל 100 אִמְרָתֶךָ 661 = 1442 כְּמוֹצֵא שָׁלָל רָב". וְכָל יָמַי אָשִׁיר אֶת 'שִׁירֵי 520 דָּוִד 14 עַבְדֶּךָ 96 הַנִּשְׁמָעִים 510 בְּעִירֶךָ 302 = 1442 הָאֲמוּרִים לִפְנֵי מִזְבַּחֲךָ', וְכָל הַשַּׁבָּת אָשִׁיר שִׁירֵי קוֹדֶשׁ יוֹמָם 96 וָלַיְלָה 81 = 177, וְעַל יְדֵי זֶה 'יָנוּחוּ 80 בָּהּ 7 כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל 541 מְקַדְּשֵׁי 454 שְׁמֶךָ', 360 וְעַל יְדֵי זֶה אֶזְכֶּה לְהִכָּנֵס עִם גּוּפִי לְ־גַן 53 עֵדֶן 124 = 177.

כה רִבּוֹנוֹ שֶׁל עוֹלָם כֹּל יָכוֹל, אָבִי 13 אָב הָרַחֲמָן, זַכֵּנִי לָגוּר עִם אִשְׁתִּי {בַּעֲלִי} בְּאַהֲבָה 15 וְאַחְוָה 26 וְשָׁלוֹם 382 וְרֵעוּת 682 = 1118, וּבִזְכוּת זֶה אֶזְכֶּה לִצְעוֹק "שְׁמַע 410 יִשְׂרָאֵל 541 יְיָ 26 אֱלֹהֵינוּ 102 יְיָ 26 אֶחָד" 13 = 1118. אָנָּא יְיָ, זַכֵּנִי לֶאֱהוֹב אוֹתְךָ אַהֲבָה 13 בְּלִי מְצָרִים, וּבִזְכוּת זֶה שְׁלַח 338 לִי 40 רְפוּאָה 292 כְּהֶרֶף 305 עַיִן 130 = 1118, וְכָל הַיִּסּוּרִין וְהַכְּאֵבִים יֵעָלְמוּ כְּהֶרֶף עַיִן. וּבִזְכוּת דָּוִד 14 הַמֶּלֶךְ עָלָיו הַשָּׁלוֹם אֶזְכֶּה לֹא לְפַחֵד מֵאַף אֶחָד, כְּמוֹ שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר "אֶת 401 יְיָ 26 אֱלֹהֶיךָ 66 תִּירָא" 611 = 1118.

Artwork by R' Yehoshua Wiseman