The following prayer is
to be said during the Purim festive meal, after having fulfilled the mitzvot
of reading Megillat Esther, giving matanot le’evyonim [charity
to the poor], and sending mishloach manot ish lere’ehu [portions of food
to one’s friends]:
May it be acceptable before You, the L-rd our G-d and
G-d of our ancestors, that You will do, for the sake of Your mercy and Your
love, and for the sake of the light of the malchut of Abba [the
light of Ein Sof revealed through Mordechai ha’yehudi in each Jew]
that is revealed today, and in the merit of Mordechai ha’tzadik himself,
whose soul-root is from this exalted light, as it is written, "And Mordechai
went forth from the presence of the King dressed in malchut, [royal robes
of] sky-blue and white, and a great ateret [crown] of gold, and a cloak
of fine linen and purple" (Esther 8:15); and for the sake of the mitzvah
of having heard the Megillah today, which is also called iggeret
[letter] and sefer [book]; and in the merit of the mitzvah of
charity to the poor, and the mitzvah of sending food portions to dear
ones; and in the merit of the mitzvah of the seudah, today: Have
compassion on us and on all Israel our brethren. Irradiate us with the great
light of Your face, the face of the Living King, the King of Life. Give us long
life, good life, rectified life. Fill our hands with Your blessings, from the
great wealth of Your hands. Spread the succah of Your shalom over
us. Rectify us with good council. Bless us and all Israel with shalom,
goodness, blessing, grace, love, mercy. Bless us all, our Father, as one, in the
light of Your face.
Compassionate One, all our lacks and needs are
revealed and known before You. Behold, the time is right for You to redeem us,
to grace us, to have compassion on us, in the fullness of Your mercy and the
infiniteness of Your love. Truly You are gracious and compassionate, and Your
way is to bestow Your love freely. You therefore act charitably towards all
flesh and spirit. O Good One, don’t ever let Your mercies fail us. O
Compassionate One, never stop showering us with Your love. May the words of my
mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptable before You, G-d, my Rock
[in this world] and my Redeemer [throughout all eternity] (Psalm 19:15).
[translated by Avraham Sutton.]
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