Finding the Sweetness in the Water
Nishmas Day 1 | Rabbi Joey Haber
Wednesday – May 14 – 16 Iyar, 5785
Welcome to Nishmas 2025 — a journey of hope, gratitude, and transformation. As you recite Nishmas each day, we hope you’ll feel the strength of the 6,000 women and girls walking this journey alongside you. Thanking Hashem before the arrival of our yeshua isn’t only a powerful segula — it’s a precious opportunity to shift our perspective during our wait from want to heartfelt appreciation. After the miracle of Krias Yam Suf, Klal Yisroel arrived at Marah— they could not drink the water because it was bitter. The Kotzker Rebbe reveals a deeper insight: they couldn't drink the water because they themselves were bitter. In our toughest moments, it’s tempting to fall into the trap of bitterness. We're struggling, we're in pain — and in the struggle, seeing the good becomes difficult. Yet when goodness finally arrives — a promising shidduch, a new medical trial — this negative mindset can hold us back from tasting the sweet waters that lie before us. IY"H, these 40 days of Nishmas will open our eyes to recognize the abundant brachos Hashem continuously bestows upon us. And when Hashem spills his cup of goodness — we'll be ready, with open hearts, to truly savor the sweetness of His kindness.
מִמִּצְרַיִם גְּאַלְתָּנוּ ה' אֱלֹ-ינוּ וּמִבֵּית עֲבָדִים פְּדִיתָנוּ
Tuesday – May 19 – 3 Sivan, 5786
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וּלְבָרֵךְ אֶת שְׁמֶךָ עַל אַחַת מֵאֶלֶף אַלְפֵי אֲלָפִים וְרִבֵּי רְבָבוֹת פְּעָמִים, הַטּוֹבוֹת שֶׁעָשִׂיתָ עִם אֲבוֹתֵינוּ וְעִמָּנוּ
Monday – May 18 – 2 Sivan, 5786
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אִלּוּ פִינוּ מָלֵא שִׁירָה כַּיָּם, וּלְשׁוֹנֵנוּ רִנָּה כַּהֲמוֹן גַּלָּיו, וְשִׂפְתוֹתֵינוּ שֶׁבַח כְּמֶרְחֲבֵי רָקִיעַ, וְעֵינֵינוּ מְאִירוֹת כַּשֶּׁמֶשׁ וְכַיָּרֵחַ, וְיָדֵינוּ פְרוּשׂוֹת כְּנִשְׁרֵי שָׁמָיִם, וְרַגְלֵינוּ קַלּוֹת כָּאַיָּלוֹת, אֵין אֲנַחְנוּ מַסְפִּיקִים לְהוֹדוֹת לְךָ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵינוּ,
Sunday – May 17 – 1 Sivan, 5786
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לְךָ לְבַדְּךָ אֲנַחְנוּ מוֹדִים
Friday – May 15 – 28 Iyar, 5786
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הַמְעוֹרֵר יְשֵׁנִים, וְהַמֵּקִיץ נִרְדָּמִים, וְהַמֵּשִׂיחַ אִלְמִים, וְהַמַּתִּיר אֲסוּרִים, וְהַסּוֹמֵךְ נוֹפְלִים, וְהַזּוֹקֵף כְּפוּפִים
Thursday – May 14 – 27 Iyar, 5786
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. וַ-ה' לֹא יָנוּם וְלֹא יִישָׁן,
Wednesday – May 13 – 26 Iyar, 5786
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הַמְּהֻלָּל בְּרוֹב הַתִּשְׁבָּחוֹת, הַמְּנַהֵג עוֹלָמוֹ בְּחֶסֶד וּבְרִיּוֹתָיו בְּרַחֲמִים
Tuesday – May 12 – 25 Iyar, 5786
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אֱלֹ-י הָרִאשׁוֹנִים וְהָאַחֲרוֹנִים, אֱלוֹ- כָּל בְּרִיוֹת, אֲדוֹן כָּל תּוֹלָדוֹת
Monday – May 11 – 24 Iyar, 5786
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אֵין לָנוּ מֶלֶךְ עוֹזֵר וְסוֹמֵךְ אֶלָּא אָתָּה
Sunday – May 10 – 23 Iyar, 5786
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פּוֹדֶה וּמַצִּיל וּמְפַרְנֵס וּמְרַחֵם בְּכָל עֵת צָרָה וְצוּקָה
Friday – May 8 – 21 Iyar, 5786
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ומבלעדיך אין לנו מלך גואל ומושיע
Besides You, Hashem, we have no King, no Redeemer—only You.
Thursday – May 7 – 20 Iyar, 5786
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מִן הָעוֹלָם וְעַד הָעוֹלָם אַתָּה -ל
Wednesday – May 6 – 19 Iyar, 5786
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