On Pesach, we relive our journey from Mitzrayim – meitzar yam, the narrow straits of the sea, symbolizing personal and national constriction. David HaMelech teaches us in T’hilim: “Min ha’meitzar karasi Kah – From the narrow place I called out to Hashem.”
The S’fas Emes explains that just as B’nei Yisrael cried out from the depths of galus and merited redemption, every individual can call out from his or her personal “meitzar” and Hashem will respond.
The Haggadah says: “In every generation, one is obligated to see himself as if he went out of Mitzrayim.” The P’nei Menachem notes that this is not just a memory – it’s a call to recognize that Hashem redeems us from every “mitzrayim” we face, especially when we daven and say T’hilim with a broken heart.
As we say T’hilim this Yom Tov, may we all call out from our personal meitzarim, and may Hashem answer us ba’merchav Kah – with expansive salvation and a g’ulah sh’leimah.
List of People Who Need a r’fuah sh’leimah (a complete recovery)
Please recite Psalms 20, 30, 88, 121, and 130.
Pinchas Refael ben Sarah
Nechemiah Moshe ben Elka Devorah
Shmuel ben Ita Ettel
Daniel ben Rachel
Chanah Chavah bas Sarah Nechamah
Heleni Orna bas Chen Chanah
Esther Hadassah bas Devorah
Mitali Naomi bas Gilah Farcha
Bluma bas Ethel Rivkah
Israeli Soldiers (Please recite Psalms 25, 26, 46, 83, 142.)
Matnia ben Sarah
Yehudah ben Baila
Shai ben Baila
Ro’i ben Baila
Asaf ben Tamar
Avitar ben Tamar
Elad ben Tamar
Amit Levi ben Dalit
Menachem ben Alizah Esther
Yehoshua ben Alizah Esther
Binyamin ben Chanah
Yoel Tzvi ben Adinah Shoshanah
Moshe Avraham ben Malkah Rivkah
Yosef Rachamim ben Sarah
Binyamin Moshe ben Sarah
Yosef Elyasaf ben Devorah
Moshe David ben Chavah Leah
Omer ben Sigal
Shmuel Yonah ben Leah
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