Hadran Alach
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ShareThere is a traditional prayer we say when we complete reading a tractate of Talmud... known as Hadran, which means to return... it is a blessing that reminds us that though we have completed a period of study, we are not moving on... we are always returning to the text at a future time, in a future generation to explore it in a new way.
The same is true when we complete a period of time for our community. Instead of studying text, we engage with one another...
The same is true when we complete a period of time for our community. Instead of studying text, we engage with one another...
() הֲדַרַן עַלָךְ מַסֶּכֶת _____ וְהֲדַרַך עֲלָן, דַּעְתָּן עֲלָךְ מַסֶּכֶת _____ וְדַעְתָּךְ עֲלָן. לָא נִתֽנַשֵׁי מִינָךְ מַסֶּכֶת _____ וְלֹא תִּתֽנַשִׁי מִינַן, לָא בְּעָלְמָא הָדֵין וְלֹא בְּעָלְמָא דְאַָתֵי
(undefined) We will return to you, Tractate ____ [fill in the name of the tractate], and you will return to us; our mind is on you, Tractate ____, and your mind is on us; we will not forget you, Tractate ____, and you will not forget us – not in this world and not in the next world.