Hoshana Rabbah: A Doorway to Blessing
A Hebrew–English booklet for reading Sefer Devarim on Hoshana Rabbah night and for the special mitzvah of striking the aravot on Hoshana Rabbah morning.
As the days of teshuvah reach their close, Hoshana Rabbah invites us to bring our prayers for life, healing, and blessing before Hashem. Read Sefer Devarim at night, then carry those prayers into the morning’s hakafot and aravot.
The booklet follows the Keri’ei Moed order. It includes the Ben Ish Chai’s prayers before and after reading Sefer Devarim, the L’shem Yichud, the Chida’s tefillah, and the Ben Ish Chai’s aravot prayer, with English beside the Hebrew.
Receive all three PDFs by email28 A5 pages: seven folded A4 sheets in booklet mode. Please print before Hoshana Rabbah.
What is inside?
- The night reading order, with the Ben Ish Chai’s complete prayers before and after reading Sefer Devarim.
- The L’shem Yichud, the Chida’s tefillah, and the Ben Ish Chai’s prayer for the aravot.
- A clear, bilingual chart of the kavanah for each of the five strikes, including the descent and ascent described in Shaar HaKavanot, followed by a personal prayer for the coming year.
The booklet follows Keri’ei Moed and the cited teachings of the Ben Ish Chai and the Chida. Follow your congregation’s minhag for the service itself.
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May Hashem receive our prayers with compassion and open a year of healing, life, and goodness.
Rabbi Rachamim Bitton
Lev Emunah
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