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166 Healer. Blessed art thou, O Lord, who healest the sick among thy people Israel.

Bless for us, Lord our God, this year and all kinds of its produce for the best.

From Pesaḥ till Dec. 4th say:

Bestow a blessing

From Dec. 4th till Pesaḥ say:

Bestow dew and rain for a blessing

upon the face of the earth. Satisfy us with thy goodness, and bless our year like the other good years. Blessed art thou, O Lord, who blessest the years.

Sound the great Shofar for our freedom; lift up the banner to bring our exiles together, and assemble us from the four corners of the earth. Blessed art thou, O Lord, who gatherest the dispersed of thy people Israel.

Restore our judges as at first, and our counselors as at the beginning; remove from us sorrow and sighing; reign thou alone over us, O Lord, in kindness and mercy, and clear us in judgment. * Blessed art thou, O Lord, King who lovest righteousness and

justice.

May the slanderers have no hope; may all wickedness perish instantly; may all thy enemies be soon cut down. Do thou speedily uproot and crush the arrogant; cast them down and humble them speedily in our days. Blessed art thou, O Lord, who breakest the enemies and humblest the arrogant.

May thy compassion, Lord our God, be aroused over the righteous and over the godly; over the leaders of thy people, the house of Israel, and over the remnant of their sages; over the true proselytes and over us. Grant a good reward to all who truly trust in thy name, and place our lot among them; may we never come to shame, for in thee we trust. Blessed art thou, O Lord, who art the stay and trust of the righteous.