HARACHAMAN: BRINGER OF PEACE

Between the Harachaman that prays for “abundant blessing upon this house and this table” and the one for the baal habayis, a plea for the coming of Eliyahu Hanavi is inserted—the one who will bring us “good tidings and consolation.” Eliyahu is the navi who will bring peace to the home by overcoming the divergences of generations, restoring parents’ hearts to their children, and children’s to their parents. We then move on to the Avos. To be as contented with our lot as they were with theirs—bakol, mikol, kol—is the greatest blessing we could ever hope for.

Adapted from World of Prayer by Rabbi Elie Munk