שַׁוְעַת נָשִׁים: תפילה לשלומן של נשים קורבנות אלימות | Shav’at Nashim, a prayer for the safety of women who are victims of violence (Masorti Movement in Israel)

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International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (November 25th)

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Source (Hebrew)	Translation (English)
אֵלִי – הֲתִשְׁמַע קוֹלִי בַּאֲשֶׁר הִנְךָ? קוֹל קוֹרֵא בְּעֹז, קוֹל בּוֹכֶה בִּדְמִי׃ שְׁמַע קוֹלִי אֲשֶׁר יִשָּׁמַע בְּקוֹלוֹת, כִּי שְׂפָתַי נָעוֹת וְקוֹלִי לֹא יִשָּׁמַע. כָּלוּ בַדְּמָעוֹת עֵינַי (איכה ב:יא) וְנִטְלוּ הַמִּלִּים מִפִּי לִשְׁפֹּךְ לְפָנֶיךָ אֶת צָרָתִי. הַצֵּל אֶת אַחְיוֹתֵינוּ בְּכׇל מָקוֹם שֶׁהֵן מִיָּדָם הַקָּשָׁה, הָאַלִּימָה וְהָרוֹצַחַת נִשְׁמָתָן וְגוּפָן בִּידֵי מִיעוּט רָשָׁע שֶׁבַּגְּבָרִים, וְאַל תִּתֵּן בְּנוֹתֶיךָ לְחֶרְפָּה וּלְמַכְאוֹב. עֲשֵׂה בְּיָדְךָ הַחֲזָקָה וּבְכֹחֲךָ הַגָּדוֹל לְמַעַן לֹא יָרִים אִישׁ אֶת יָדוֹ עַל אִשָּׁה וְלֹא יַחֲבֹל בָּה.	My El – will you hear my voice, wherever you are? A voice cries with strength, a voice cries in my blood^[1] From Rachel Bluwstein’s poem, “Zemer Nugeh.” Hear my voice where it will be heard among the voices because my lips move but my voice cannot be heard;^[2] cf. 1 Samuel 1:13. my eyes are spent with tears (Eikhah 2:11). The words have been taken from my mouth, to pour out my sorrow in your Presence. Save our sisters, wherever they might be, from the oppressive, violent hand that murders the soul and their body, by an evil minority of men, Do not give your daughters over to the disgrace and pain. Make it so with your strong hand and with your great power so that no man may raise his hand against a woman and he will not hurt her.
שִׁמְעָה תְפִלָּתִי ה׳ וְשַוְעָתִי הַאֲזִינָה, אֶל־דִּמְעָתִי אַל־תֶּחֱרַשׁ (תהלים לט:יג). תָּבוֹאנָה דִּמְעוֹת הַעֲשׁוּקוֹת, הַכּוֹאֲבוֹת, הָרְצוּצוֹת וְהַנִּרְצָחוֹת לְפָנֶיךָ, וְתַעֲלֶה שַׁוְעָתָן לִפְנֵי כִסֵּא כְבוֹדֶךָ, לְבַל יִהְיוּ שְׁקֵטוֹת כְּאִילּוּ יֵשׁ בָּן דּוֹפִי, וְתֵן לָהֶן יְשׁוּעָה וּמַרְפֵּא. וְקַיֵּם בְּכׇל אִשָּׁה וְאִשָּׁה מִקְרָא שֶׁכָּתוּב: ”הִנְנִי מַעֲלֶה־לָּהּ אֲרֻכָה :וּמַרְפֵּא וּרְפָאתִים“ (ירמיהו לג:ו), ”וְזָרְחָה לָהֶן…שֶׁמֶשׁ צְדָקָה, וּמַרְפֵּא בִּכְנָפֶיהָ“ (מלאכי ג:כ).	Hear my prayer, Hashem; give ear to my cry; do not disregard my tears (Psalms 39:13) May the tears of the oppressed, the pained, the beaten and the murdered come before you, and raise up their voices before the Throne of your Kavod not to be silent as if they are the problem and grant them salvation and healing. May you fulfill for each and every woman as it is written in scripture: “I am going to bring her relief and healing” (Jeremiah 33:6). “But for you who revere…a sun of victory shall rise to bring healing” (Malachi 3:20).
וְתֵן לָנוּ אֹזֶן לִשְׁמֹעַ וְלֵב לָדַעַת וְאֹמֶץ לְהוֹשִׁיט יָד לְכׇל אִשָּׁה בְּצָרָתָהּ, לְחַלְּצָהּ וּלְהוֹשִׁיעָהּ מִבּוֹר תַּחְתִּיּוֹת, מֵאֶגְרוֹף זַעַם הַנִּתָּךְ מִיַּד זֵדִים, קְרוֹבִים וְזָרִים, וְשַׁקֵּם כְּבוֹדָהּ וְנַפְשָׁהּ כְּקֶדֶם. חֲגוֹר בְּעוֹז מָתְנֶיהָ וְאַמֵּץ זְרוֹעֹתֶיהָ, וְלֹא תִירָא עוֹד לְבֵיתָהּ. שְׁלַח רֵעוּת בֵּין בְּנֵי זוּג, טַע כָּבוֹד בֵּין אָב לְבִתּוֹ וּבֵין אַחִים לַאֲחוֹתָם, וְקַיֵּם בֵּין אִישׁ לְאִשְׁתּוֹ דִּבְרֵי נְבִיאֶךָ וְאֵרַשְׂתִּיךְ לִי לְעוֹלָם, וְאֵרַשְׂתִּיךְ לִי בְחֶסֶד וּבְרַחֲמִים, וְאֵרַשְׂתִּיךְ לִי בְּאַהֲבָה.	Open our ears to hear and our heart to know and courage to stretch our hand out to a woman in distress, to rescue and save her from the deep pit, from the furious blows inflicted by wicked people. Relatives and strangers, restore her honor and spirit as previously. Gird her with strength, and strengthen her arms that she may not fear her home^[3] cf. Proverbs 31:17-18). May you cause goodwill to prevail between partners, honor between father and daughter, and between brothers and their sisters. And may the words of Your prophet be fulfill between husband and wife: and I will betroth you to myself for all space-time and I will betroth you to myself with kindness and with compassion and I will betroth you to myself with love.^[4] cf. Hosea 2:21-22.
וְכֵן יְהִי רָצוֹן, וְנֹאמַר אָמֵן׃	So may it be your will, And let us say Amen.

This prayer of solidarity with women victims of domestic violence was first published to the website of the Masorti Movement in Israel on 4 December 2018. The English translation was made by Aharon Varady, Shoshana Michael Zucker, and anonymous contributors from the Open Siddur Project discussion group on Facebook.

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Notes
1	From Rachel Bluwstein’s poem, “Zemer Nugeh.”
2	cf. 1 Samuel 1:13.
3	cf. Proverbs 31:17-18).
4	cf. Hosea 2:21-22.

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“שַׁוְעַת נָשִׁים: תפילה לשלומן של נשים קורבנות אלימות | Shav’at Nashim, a prayer for the safety of women who are victims of violence (Masorti Movement in Israel)” is shared through the Open Siddur Project with a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International copyleft license.

Shoshana Michael Zucker (translation)

Shoshana Michael Zucker was first fascinated by the boundaries and history of Jewish liturgy as a teenager in NFTY in the early 1970s, the waning days of the Union Prayer Book. Since then, she has moved to Israel, raised a family and launched them into adulthood, while praying from varied siddurim with countless notes in the margin and extra notes stuck between the pages. A translator and editor by profession, she would rather study and teach Torah.

Aharon N. Varady (translation)

Aharon Varady (M.A.J.Ed./JTSA Davidson) is a volunteer translator for the Open Siddur Project. If you find any mistakes in his translations, please let him know. Shgiyot mi yavin; Ministarot Naqeni שְׁגִיאוֹת מִי־יָבִין; מִנִּסְתָּרוֹת נַקֵּנִי "Who can know all one's flaws? From hidden errors, correct me" (Psalms 19:13). If you'd like to directly support his work, please consider donating via his Patreon account. (Varady also transcribes prayers and contributes his own original work besides serving as the primary shammes for the Open Siddur Project and its website, opensiddur.org.)

Knesset haRabanim b'Yisrael

The Knesset haRabanim b'Yisrael (Rabbinical Assembly in Israel) is the central body of Masorti-affiliated rabbis in the State of Israel. It is closely associated with the Masorti Movement for Conservative Judaism in Israel, and the international Rabbinical Assembly.

Masorti Movement in Israel

HaTenu'ah haMasortit (התנועה המסורתית, the Masorti Movement in Israel) creates opportunities for all Jews to live Jewish lives in Israel unhindered, and on their own terms. It is a religious movement based on values of inclusion combined with traditional practice and Halakha (Jewish Law). Masorti represents a “third” way. Not secular Judaism. Not ultra-Orthodoxy. But a Jewish life that integrates secular beliefs. Halakhah with inclusion and egalitarianism. Tradition that recognizes the realities of today’s world. The Masorti Movement is committed to a pluralistic, egalitarian, and democratic vision of Zionism. Masorti engages tens of thousands of Israelis each year, young and old, native born as well as olim from around the globe.

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