Likutei Tefilot, Volume I 76/ליקוטי תפילות·חלק א ע״ו

1Sweetening Judgments at Their Root / Sanctifying One’s Thoughts / Binding Oneself to Tzaddikim / Rosh HaShanahIn order to sweeten the judgments against him, a person must rise to their root, which is the realm of thought. In other words, he must sanctify and purify his thoughts.In order to do that, he must bind himself to the Tzaddikim.Rosh HaShanah is the source of judgments for the entire year to come. And so people travel to spend Rosh HaShanah in the company of Tzaddikim. In this way, they can rectify their thoughts — and that, in turn, sweetens any judgments against them for the coming year.For Rosh HaShanahHaShem, my God and God of my fathers, help me spend Rosh HaShanah in the company of true Tzaddikim. And, in general, may I always be connected to them. With that bond, may I sanctify my mind and my thoughts.

2Deliver me from every sort of foreign thought and mental blemish. Grant me wisdom, knowledge, understanding and insight until I attain complete holiness of thought.

3Sweeten and nullify all judgments against me and against Your nation, the House of Israel, from now and forever.

4May we receive the holiness of Rosh HaShanah by means of the true Tzaddikim. May we rectify everything that we need to rectify on Rosh HaShanah, which is the source of judgments for the entire year.

5May our thoughts always be holy and pure, particularly on Rosh HaShanah. Guard us so that no foreign or external thoughts enter our minds. May we rejoice solely in Your Name — with awe, holiness, purity and clear thoughts — until, strengthened by our connection to the true Tzaddikim, we rectify all that needs to be clarified on Rosh HaShanah, extracting all the sparks of holiness from the depths of the “husks,” sweetening and nullifying all judgments from Your entire nation, the House of Israel.

6May only goodness, kindness, salvation and compassion be drawn upon us, “from the beginning of the year until the end of the year.”

7At that time, write and seal us for peace and a good, long life of truth imbued with the fear of Heaven — a life in which we will keep Your commandments and do Your will with all our hearts, and rectify everything that we blemished from the beginning of our lives until this day.

8And send us a good income, life, peace and everything good.

9Traveling to Tzaddikim on Rosh HaShanahMaster of the world, every person has an obligation to travel to true Tzaddikim for Rosh HaShanah — but many obstacles on every side prevent us from doing so.

10Help us break through all of these obstacles so that we will travel to true Tzaddikim for Rosh HaShanah and, through them, attain holy thought.

11At this time, in the days before the Mashiach comes, our principal support and redemption may be found only in the holy days of Rosh HaShanah. We rely on those days to come close to You and to draw Your Godliness and sovereignty onto ourselves throughout the entire year.

12In the merit of the true Tzaddikim, may we please You on the holy days of Rosh HaShanah so that we will gain the power to crown You as our awesome King and close the mouths of our enemies.

13We rely on the true Tzaddikim to overcome all of our persecutors and draw the holiness of Rosh HaShanah onto us.

14Help us break through every obstacle so that we will reach true Tzaddikim on Rosh HaShanah and connect ourselves to them. In that way, may we sanctify our thoughts, sweeten and nullify all judgments, and draw Your kindness to ourselves.

15Help us recognize how exalted You are, our glorious King.

16“Every created being will know that You made him, and every creature will understand that You created him, and all that has a soul in his nostrils will say, ‘HaShem, God of Israel, is King and His sovereignty rules over all.’”

17Purify and sanctify us in Your supernal sanctity, from now and forever. Amen.