In light of the instructions of the great men of Israel, prayers were held during Shabbat in all synagogues and Jewish centers in Israel and abroad. The synagogues held special prayers for the safety of the hostages at the opening of the temple.
• By order of the Grand Rabbi Steinman, chapters of Tehillim were recited in synagogues after the evening prayer on Shabbat.
• On Saturday evening, after they told the Hegrai'l Steinman about the kidnapping, and that the boys had hitchhiked, he said: "Why do people hitchhike in a dangerous place? It is forbidden to hitchhike, you don't know who you are falling with, it is a danger to life." When asked if he meant only that area of Hebron and the dangerous areas, he replied, "In all places.".
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• Prayers were held in the yeshivot world. At the request of the family of the missing, on Saturday night after evening prayers, a special mass prayer was held in the Ponevezh yeshiva under the direction of the yeshivot's head, Garav Povarsky, and with the participation of thousands, for the rescue of the kidnapped. Mass prayers were also held in Mir and Hebron.
• In the Yazdim Synagogue in Jerusalem, a mass prayer service was held immediately after the regular weekly shiur of the Rabbi Yosef. At the end of the shiur, the Rabbi Yosef instructed the participants to remain for prayer. In front of the Ark, Rabbi Elbaz, Rosh Yeshiva Or Chaim, recited the Psalms for a time of need, after which the selihot were recited in the holy tongue, because according to the opinion of Rabbi Yosef, the selihot and the 13 midots should not be recited in Aramaic before midnight.
Afterwards, the Kabbalist Rabbi Yaakov Ades appeared, who encouraged the audience to strengthen themselves in Torah and in good deeds. Rabbi Ades led the Kabbalah of the Yoke of the Kingdom of Heaven. After this, he recited verses that are suitable for times of trouble, and special prayer chapters.
At the end of the prayer, Rabbi Adas said the Kaddish, "Answer and Repent," which is said in the Eastern version of the High Holy Days. Rabbi Elbaz led a special blessing for the three kidnapped children.
• A mass prayer was held at the Western Wall at midnight, attended by Chief Rabbi Rabbi David Lau, Rabbi of Safed Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu, and Rishalt HaGari Yosef.
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• In the large Beit Midrash of the Vizhnitz Hasidic Center, on Shabbat Eve after the Mincha prayer, the Rebbe of Vizhnitz asked the entire congregation to recite Tehillim, and announced the names of the three abductees. The Rebbe added: "May the names of those wicked people who are standing against us to destroy us be erased, until when? How much suffering is this for the parents, that the Messiah will come to redeem us." After that, the Rebbe descended before the Ark, reciting Chapter 119 and other chapters.
• Since the kidnapping was announced, prayers and readings of Psalms have been held near the Yifrach family home in Elad, and during the Sabbath, special prayer recitations were held in the city's synagogues, at the behest of the city's rabbis. The rabbis also came to the family home to strengthen their spirits.
• Gil-Ad's grandfather, Shmuel Shai Hacohen, called on all our brothers in the House of Israel to join in the prayers at the end of Shabbat. The grandfather added that this is what will "make them quiet.".
• A prayer rally is being held in Elad, where the kidnapped Eyal Yifrach lives. By order of the rabbis, everyone must participate in the rally. The men will gather on Pinchas Ben Yair Street, and the women on Yehonatan Ben Uziel Street.
• The Chief Rabbi Yosef will come to Elad to the Yifrach family, the parents of the young man Eyal Yifrach.
• In Ashdod: at 11:00 PM at the Or Meir Synagogue on Talmud Street in District 7.
• The President of the Chief Rabbinate Council, Chief Rabbi Hared Lau, announced the convening of the Chief Rabbinate Council tomorrow for prayer at the Western Wall Plaza, with the participation of Rishon LeZion Hari Yosef, members of the Chief Rabbinate Council, yeshiva students, rabbis, ministers, members of Knesset and the general public. The prayer will be at 5:00 PM at the Western Wall.
• Chief Rabbi David Lau sent a message to Pope Francis following the kidnapping of the three boys in Judea and Samaria on Thursday night. Addressing the Pope, Rabbi Lau said: "You were here just two weeks ago and called on both peoples to work for peace. I look forward to your intervention and your call on the leaders of the Palestinian Authority to take immediate action to release the kidnapped Jewish boys.".
The names for the prayer: Yaakov Naftali ben Rachel, Gilad Michael ben Bat Galim, and Eyal ben Iris Tishura.
Gathering for prayer in Elad:
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