ממוסף, שמיני עצרת
זְכוֹר הַנּוֹלָד בִּבְשׂוֹרַת יֻקַּח נָא מְעַט מַיִם. וְשַׂחְתָּ לְהוֹרוֹ לְשָׁחֲטוֹ לִשְׁפּוֹךְ דָּמוֹ כַּמַּיִם. זִהֵר גַּם הוּא לִשְׁפּוֹךְ לֵב כַּמַּיִם. חָפַר וּמָצָא בְּאֵרוֹת מָיִם:בְּצִדְקוֹ חוֹן חַשְׁרַת מָיִם:
Remember Isaac, his birth foretold while angels drank cool water. At Moriah his blood was almost spilled like water; In the desert, he dug deep to find springs of water. For Isaac’s sake, grant the gift of water.
[Art Scroll translation]
Suggested Discussion Questions:
1. What is the role of water in the lives of those mentioned in this text?
2. What is the role of water in human survival?
Time Period: Rabbinic (Maccabees through the Talmud)