הַשְׁכִּיבֵנוּ | Shield the Children: A Prayer for Refugees, a paraliturgical translation of Hashkivenu by Rabba Kaya Stern-Kaufman

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Source (Hebrew)	Transliteration (Romanization)	Translation (English)
		Shield the Children: A Prayer for Refugees (Based on the nusaḥ Ashkenaz variation of the Hashkiveinu prayer for Ma’ariv Shabbat)
הַשְׁכִּיבֵֽנוּ יְיָ אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ לְשָׁלוֹם	Hashkivenu Adonai Eloheinu l’shalom	Lay them down tonight in peace, all the children at the borders of our land
וְהַעֲמִידֵֽנוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ לְחַיִּים	V’ha’amideinu malkeinu l’ḥayyim	Lay us down tonight with conscience, that we might rise again to ensure the life of those in our care.
וּפְרוֹס עָלֵֽינוּ סֻכַּת שְׁלוֹמֶֽךָ	U’fros aleinu sukkat sh’lomekha	Help us to spread over our land, your Sukkah of peace
וְתַקְּנֵֽנוּ בְּעֵצָה טוֹבָה מִלְּפָנֶֽיךָ	V’taknenu b’eitsah tovah milfanekha	Help us to repair our broken systems, and guide us with Your solutions grounded in goodness
וְהוֹשִׁיעֵֽנוּ לְמַֽעַן שְׁמֶֽךָ:	V’hoshi’enu l’ma’an sh’mekha	Save us from ourselves, for the sake of your holy Name– for the sake of eternal compassion
וְהָגֵן בַּעֲדֵֽנוּ	V’hagein ba’adeinu	Shield the children.
וְהָסֵר מֵעָלֵֽינוּ אוֹיֵב דֶּֽבֶר וְחֶֽרֶב וְרָעָב וְיָגוֹן וְהָסֵר שָׂטָן מִלְפָנֵֽינוּ וּמֵאַחֲרֵֽנוּ	V’haseir mei’aleinu oyeiv, dever, v’ḥerev, v’ra’av, v’yagon, v’haseir satan milfaneinu, u’mei’aḥareinu	And remove from our hearts our inner enemies, the sword of apathy, the famine of feeling, the paralysis of despair
וּבְצֵל כְּנָפֶֽיךָ תַּסְתִּירֵֽנוּ	U’v’tseil k’nafekha tastireinu	Let us shelter them under Your protecting Love.
כִּי אֵל שׁוֹמְרֵֽנוּ וּמַצִּילֵֽנוּ אַתָּה	Ki El shomreinu u’matsileinu atah	For You have taught us to protect and to rescue
כִּי אֵל מֶֽלֶךְ חַנּוּן וְרַחוּם אַתָּה	Ki El Melekh Ḥanun v’Raḥum Atah	To be Masters of Grace and Compassion
וּשְׁמוֹר צֵאתֵֽנוּ וּבוֹאֵֽנוּ לְחַיִּים וּלְשָׁלוֹם מֵעַתָּה וְעַד עוֹלָם	U’sh’mor tseiteinu u’vo’einu l’ḥayyim u’l’shalom mei’atah v’ad olam	Let us ever protect those fleeing violence and arriving at our shores as we create a safe, life giving and peaceful haven
וּפְרוֹס עָלֵֽינוּ סֻכַּת שְׁלוֹמֶֽךָ:	U’fros aleinu sukkat sh’lomekha	For then will Your Sukkah of peace be established in us.
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ הַפּוֹרֵס סֻכַּת שָׁלוֹם עָלֵֽינוּ וְעַל כָּל־עַמּוֹ יִשְׂרָאֵל וְעַל כָּל יוֺשְׁבֵי תֵבֶל וְעַל־יְרֽוּשָׁלָֽםִ:	Barukh Atah Adonai haPoreis sukkat shalom aleinu, v’al kol amo Yisra’el, v’al kol yoshvei tevel, v’al Yerushalayim.	Blessed are You Eternal One who teaches us how to wrap ourselves in peace.

This prayer is a line by line interpretative translation of a traditional Ashkenazi variation of the Hashkiveinu prayer recited for Ma’ariv Leil Shabbat.

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Kaya Stern-Kaufman

Rabba Kaya Stern-Kaufman is the founder of Rimon: Resource Center for Jewish Spirituality, where she served as Executive Director and Spiritual Leader from 2012–2016. She is dedicated to the development of meaningful Jewish community rooted in Jewish wisdom traditions and focused on the contemporary needs for Tikkun Olam—repairing the world. Ordained by the Academy for Jewish Religion, a non-denominational, pluralistic seminary in Yonkers, in 2011, she also holds a BA in Psychology and a Masters in Social Work from New York University. Rabba Kaya is a Fellow of Rabbis Without Borders and a graduate of the Clergy Leadership Program of the Institute for Jewish Spirituality. Prior to work in the Jewish community, Rabba Kaya worked as a clinical social worker and as a professional Feng Shui Consultant. In 2015, Rabba Kaya was recognized by The Forward as one of America’s Most Inspiring Rabbis.

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