Psalms 113-118 constitute the Hallel (Praise). These psalms focus on Hashem’s saving power and are used during Pesacj, Shavuos, Sukkos, and Chanukah to praise Him for various aspects of His saving power.
There is something very natural about saying Hallel, praising Hashem for His kindness. The very word “Jew” is an adaptation of the Hebrew word Yehudi, which means “praiser.” David HaMelech says in T’hilim, “Give thanks to the Lord, call out in His name; make His deeds known among the nations… Sing to Him, play music to Him, speak of all His wonders.” There are many sources in T’hilim that speak about thanking and praising as a means of prayer.
Whenever we need salvation or want to connect to Hashem, we can do so with gratitude! Thanking Hashem for the seemingly bad or good will strengthen our emunah and change our life forever! When Hashem sees that a person is grateful for every situation (even those that don’t look good in his eyes), Hashem says, “I will show you what really good is, so you can thank me even more”! It then opens up a different and higher pipeline filled with an abundance of miracles for praise and all of mankind. [#ThankYouHashem]
According to the teaching of Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, “Before we make any request, we praise the Master of the Universe. We praise Him for the beauty of the world He has made. We praise Him for rescuing the widow, the orphan, and the oppressed. We praise Him for the simple things, the lowly things, the everyday things that go unnoticed. In that way, we are bringing Him into our world, and our prayers have an effect in this world.” [Maamar L’havin Inyan haRashbi]
List of People Who Need a r’fuah sh’leimah (a complete recovery)
Please recite Psalms 20, 30, 88, 121, and 130.
Yitzchak Shlomo ben Gittel
Yosef Chaim ben Ilana
Arkady Avraham ben Mazal
Esther Hadassah bas Devorah
Mitali Naomi bas Gilah Farcha
Chayah Sarah Leah bas Brachah
Heleni Orna bas Chein Chanah
Esther Brachah bas Chayah
Sima Frieda bas Chayah Rachel
Miriam bas Basya
Gila Raizel bas Gittel
Israeli Soldiers (Please recite Psalms 25, 26, 46, 83, 142.)
Yehoshua ben Aliza Esther
Menachem ben Aliza Esther
Gavriel Efraim ben Chanah Yafah
Netanel Akiva ben Chanah Yafah
Yonatan Ezra ben Chanah Yafah
Chaim Aba Menachem ben Naomi Beila
Daniel Moshe ben Devorah
Gavriel Yehudah ben Yaakov
Shmuel ben Aharon
Moshe ben Shoshanah Esther
Yehoshua ben Tzvi
Dvir Moshe ben Dinah
Oriel ben Dinah
Dor ben Zehavah
Daniel ben Rachel
Shalev David ben Revital Renanah
Daniel ben Orli
Tal ben Ilana Ilanit
Mordechai Daniel ben Leah Rachel
Yotam ben Efrat Michal
Michael ben Naomi Sarah
Moshe Eliyahu ben Dinah Yehudis
Yosef ben Shlomis
Yosef ben Sarit
Yosef Daniel ben Anat
Yosef Chaim ben Hadassah
Ron ben Ahuvah
To add names of individuals who need a r’fuah sh’leimah to next week’s T’hilim column, please email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and complete the Google form.
