In a demonstration of the ongoing relationship between the White House and the Orthodox Jewish community, a delegation of Chabad-Lubavitch rabbis met with President Donald Trump and his advisors ahead of Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.
The delegation, which often visits the White House in connection with the annual "Education and Sharing Day" proclamation, offered the President a traditional prayer for the welfare of the government, often recited in synagogues worldwide. The meeting, which took place on Monday, the same day the President held a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, underscored the high level of access Chabad maintains to the executive branch.
The Prayer for the Rulers
The blessing, shared publicly by the official Chabad social media channel, is known in Hebrew as the HaNoten Teshua and invokes divine protection and counsel for the nation’s leadership.
The text of the blessing offered to President Trump and his advisors reads:
“He Who grants salvation to kings and dominion to rulers, He Who is the Master of rulers, Who gave King David a kingdom and sovereignty, may He bless, guard, protect, help, exalt, and greatly magnify the President of this country and all officers of the government.”
The prayer concludes with a plea for the leadership’s guidance to serve the Jewish people and for the ultimate redemption:
