After completing our requests for our nation’s physical teshuvah, (prosperity of the land, the in-gathering of the people, statehood and protection from rebels), we now express our concern for our nation’s spiritual revival. The state of Israel does not just provide for our nation’s physical needs, it also serves to fulfill God’s universal goals. The physical state of Israel is also meant to be a spiritual state of consciousness, a holy wellspring of inspiration for the whole world. Judges and advisors address our nation’s physical prosperity but tzaddikim (the “holy ones”) and chassidim (the “devout”) are spiritual leaders who inspire us towards spiritual growth and the fulfillment of our national mission. Tzaddikim and chassidim remind us that the state of Israel does not exist for the sole purpose of marketing hi-tech, agricultural produce, etc. Rather, we have returned to our land to nurture within us and export to the world dedication to the ways of God. For the holy ones, for the devout, for the elders of Your nation, for the House of Israel, and for the remnants of their scholars, and the true converts, that is, for all who radiate the joy of living a life dedicated to actualizing Torah values and ideals and ourselves may Your compassion be aroused, YHVH Eloheinu, and may You give visibly good reward to all those who trust in Your name truly so that we can clearly recognize the benefits to those who enjoy a vibrant relationship with You, constantly calling Your name, inviting You into their lives and communing with You daily. And we will then naturally desire and ask that You put our portion among them forever, and we will not be embarrassed because we put our trust in You but not in Your name. Unlike the tzaddikim who trust in Your name, we have just relied on You and, therefore, did not properly contribute our own efforts. We forgot that You empowered us to call Your name, confidently stand before You and determine with You, as Your covenantal partners, our future. Blessed are You ... O how bountiful and abundantly present You are in our lives. O what an ever-flowing wellspring of blessings You are to us, YHVH, Timeless Ultimate Reality, who is a support and an assurance to the just. The more we believe and acknowledge that God is always supporting the tzaddikim, and the more we sincerely want to be inspired by them and take our place among them, the more the blessings of the tzaddikim can become manifest to inspire a national spiritual renaissance.