BINAH: TIKKUN CHATZOT תקון חצות – TIKKUN RACHEL & TIKKUN LEAH.

RECITATION BEFORE THE TIKKUN RACHEL AND TIKKUN LEAH:

Psalms Chapter 102 תְּהִלִּים

יז  כִּי-בָנָה יְהוָה צִיּוֹן–    נִרְאָה, בִּכְבוֹדוֹ.

17 When the LORD hath built up Zion, when He hath appeared in His glory;

TIKKUN RACHEL:

Psalms Chapter 137 תְּהִלִּים

ט  אַשְׁרֵי, שֶׁיֹּאחֵז וְנִפֵּץ אֶת-עֹלָלַיִךְ–    אֶל-הַסָּלַע.

9 Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the rock. {P}

Psalms Chapter 79 תְּהִלִּים

ג  שָׁפְכוּ דָמָם, כַּמַּיִם–סְבִיבוֹת יְרוּשָׁלִָם;    וְאֵין קוֹבֵר.

3 They have shed their blood like water round about Jerusalem, with none to bury them.

CONCLUSION OF TIKKUN RACHEL:

Isaiah Chapter 52 יְשַׁעְיָהוּ

ב הִתְנַעֲרִי מֵעָפָר קוּמִי שְּׁבִי, יְרוּשָׁלִָם; התפתחו (הִתְפַּתְּחִי) מוֹסְרֵי צַוָּארֵךְ, שְׁבִיָּה בַּת–צִיּוֹן. {ס}

2 Shake thyself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem; loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion. {S}

TIKKUN LEAH:

Psalms Chapter 111 תְּהִלִּים

ד  זֵכֶר עָשָׂה, לְנִפְלְאוֹתָיו;    חַנּוּן וְרַחוּם יְהוָה..

4 He hath made a memorial for His wonderful works; the LORD is gracious and full of compassion.