Dedicated by Moris and Lillian Tabacinic · In loving memory of Menachem Mendel and Shaindel Tabacinic
Known as Tefilat Haderech (“Prayer for the
Way”), the traveler’s prayer is a single paragraph that we say when setting out
on a journey.
When the Mighty Waters cover your head, suffocating the soul and the flame that burnt inside . . .
When raging torrents of confusion drag you away in their current, ripping you from your hold on Life . . .
Look deeper. Beyond the soul.
For the soul itself, as well as the flame it holds, are rooted in a serene G‑dly...
Many of the letters are topped by small spikes, called tagin or ketarim. Here is why.
There can be no king without a people
– Kad HaKemach
Holy Temple Completed
(827 BCE)
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