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Prayers for the State of Israel and the Welfare of Israeli Soldiers

Learn about and read text for prayers for the State of Israel and the welfare of Israeli soldiers.
What prayer can I say for the welfare of Israeli soldiers and the IDF?
What prayer can I say for the welfare of Israeli soldiers and the IDF?
What prayer can I say for the welfare of the State of Israel?
What prayer can I say for the welfare of the State of Israel?
David Golinkin - Prayers of the Government and the State of Israel
In this article, Rabbi Professor David Golinkin, President of the Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies, explores ancient Jewish sources which mention prayers for the king, medieval and modern prayers for the government, and the source of the Prayer for the State of Israel.
Sim Shalom - Prayer for the State of Israel
This is a translation of the traditional Prayer for the State of Israel from the Siddur Sim Shalom prayer book. The Hebrew version of the prayer is also online.
Simcha Roth - Prayer for Israel
This prayer for Israel specifically addresses Israeli soldiers captured by Hamas (Gilad Shalit) and Hizbullah (Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev) and the 2006 War in Lebanon. The prayers comes from Rabbi Simcha Roth of the Masorti congregation in Herzaliya.
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