Towards Yom Kippur: At Kibbutz Be'eri, they will pray for the first time from a new Machzor, which combines Ashkenazi and Sephardic prayer texts in one volume.
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The volume was produced in collaboration with Koren Jerusalem Publishing and the Ayelet Hashachar Association, and is dedicated entirely to the memory of Yossi Sharabi, a member of the kibbutz who was kidnapped and murdered in Gaza on Simchat Torah.
Sharabi, who took care of the minyan in the synagogue and took an active part in organizing the holidays, was scheduled to replace Rachel Fricker as gabbai shortly after the October shiva.
His family wrote on the dedication pages: "Beloved Yossi, your spirit dwells upon us with the introduction of the Torah scroll and with every prayer we have in the synagogue in Bari.".
Alongside Sharabi, the cycle is also dedicated to the memory of Yehudit Weiss, who contributed greatly to the establishment of the synagogue, and to the memory of the sons and daughters of the kibbutz who were murdered in the events of October 7th.
The roots of the initiative are planted in 2004, when the local synagogue was inaugurated by the late David Cohen, along with Arik Kringel and Rachel Fricker. Until then, members of the Bari community traveled to nearby communities to pray, and the establishment of the synagogue made it possible for the first time to create a spiritual center within the kibbutz.
Over the years, the place became a center for Shabbats, holidays, and family events, and public emissaries from all over the country came to lead the prayers on the Tishrei holidays. The local tradition grew and grew, giving rise to the idea of publishing a unique cycle that would unify the texts and allow every worshiper to take full part in it.
In the introduction to the cycle, Rabbi Benjamin Clemenzon, president of the Hesder Yeshiva in Otniel, whose son Elchanan the 14th was murdered during the rescue of the residents of Be'eri, wrote: "Kibbutz Be'eri is one of the holy places that will be remembered forever in the history of the Jewish people, like Tel Hai. Be'eri was also sanctified by the plow and the sword. Sanctity is in the blood of those who, when they ascended to the presence of the Sovereign of all the worlds, were not secular or religious, leftist or rightist - but holy men. Men of morality and justice, who defended the world with their bodies from satanic evil. With God's help, they will accompany you in your prayers.".
Rabbi Shlomo Raanan, chairman of Ayelet Hashachar, who founded over 80 synagogues in kibbutzim and communities, added in his blessing: "This cycle, which combines the Eastern Jewish tradition with the Sephardic tradition, will be the beginning of unity and love and will bring good news to all Jewish communities.".
The circulation is not intended for commercial marketing but for the kibbutz's internal use only.
On the upcoming Yom Kippur, the HaMzor will be used by the members of Kibbutz Be'eri in their prayers, as an expression of the desire to strengthen unity and give new meaning to the mutual guarantee that Israeli society needs these days.
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