מי שברך לילדים והוריהם בשלהי שנה ובפתיחה | Mi sheBeraj para los niños y sus padres en el inicio de un nuevo año escolar | Mi sheBerakh for Children and their Parents at the Commencement of the School Year, by Rabbi Hagit Sabag Yisrael (Masorti Movement in Israel)

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Source (Hebrew)	Translation (Spanish)	Translation (English)
מי שברך לילדים והוריהם בשלהי שנה ובפתיחה	Mi sheBeraj Bendición para los niños y sus padres en el inicio de un nuevo año escolar	Mi sheBerakh Blessing for Children and Their Parents at the Commencement of the New Year
מי שברך אבותינו אברהם יצחק ויעקב ואימותנו שרה רבקה רחל ולאה הוא יברך את הילדים והילדות הבאים בשערי בית ספרם, גנם ומעונם.	Dios de nuestros patriarcas, Abraham, Isaac y Jacob y de nuestras matriarcas, Sara, Rivka, Rajel y Lea, bendice a las niñas y a los niños que ingresan hoy a sus escuelas y jardines de infantes.	May the One who blessed our ancestors, Avraham, Yitsḥaq, and Yaaqov, Sarah, Rivqah, Raḥel, and Leah, bless the children entering the gates of their school, kindergarten and nursery.
מעון הברכות,^[1] מעון הברכות – הגרסה המתוקנת לשיבוש של “מעין הברכות”, במעין חזרת הש”ץ בעריבת לשבת. שמור על נפשם וגופם מפחד פתע וממלחמות.^[2] על כל אלה/נעמי שמר “מיגון מפחד פתע וממלחמה”.	Fuente de Bendición, protege sus almas y sus cuerpos de temores y angustias.	The Source of Blessings, safeguard their souls and bodies from unexpected fear and wars.^[3] ”Al Kol Eleh” (For All of These)/Naomi Shemer “Guard us from grief, sudden fears and from war.”
תן בילדנו רוח יוצרת, חדוות סקרנות וגילוי, פשטות השלום עם עצמם ואלהים ויכולת להכיר את הטובות הנעשות עימהם מיום לידתם.	Brinda a nuestros niños un espíritu creativo, la alegría de la curiosidad y del descubrimiento, la simplicidad de estar en paz consigo mismos y con Dios, y la capacidad de reconocer todo lo bueno que recibieron desde el día en que nacieron.	Provide our children with a creative spirit, joyful curiosity and inquisitiveness, the simplicity of peace within themselves and with Elohim, and the ability to recognize the good that they have experienced since the day they were born.
תן להם מורים ומורות אשר ידעו נפשם הרכה, הרואים עצבונם ואוהבים את שמחת שובבותם.	Que tengan maestras y maestros que entiendan sus tiernas almas, que los quieran, que disfruten la alegría de sus travesuras y que sepan actuar ante sus diferentes estados de ánimo.	Provide them with teachers who are aware of their young souls, able to see their sadness and love their joyful playfulness.
סייע בעדם והדריכם לדעת חכמה ומוסר ולהבין אמרי בינה.^[4] משלי א:ב — לָדַעַת חָכְמָה וּמוּסָר לְהָבִין אִמְרֵי בִינָה:	Ayúdalos y guíalos para tener sabiduría, honestidad y comprensión.	Assist and guide them so that they may acquire wisdom and morality and perceive words of understanding.^[5] Proverbs 1:2 — To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding.
הקב״ה אנא השפע על הוריהם ימי חסד של שגרה, בריאות ופרנסה די צרכנו לכלכלם. תן בנו יראה וחכמה, דעת ובינה,^[6] אבן עזרא על משלי ט:י — אם אין יראה אין חכמה כן אם אין דעת אין בינה. שמחה ואהבה לראותם כמתנות חיינו.	El Santo Bendito Sea, bendice a sus padres con salud y el sustento suficiente que les permita cubrir las necesidades de sus hijos.	May the blessed Holy One grace their parents with days of blessed routine, health and sufficient prosperity so that they may provide for their children’s needs. Provide us with awe and wisdom, knowledge and understanding,^[7] Ibn Ezra on Proverbs 9:10 — [The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.]” If there is no fear there is no wisdom, and if there is no knowledge there is no understanding.” joy and love, so that we may see them as the gift of our lives.
פתח לנו שער דרכם לראות את אשר אבד לנו וסייע בעדנו להיות שלמים עם היותנו טובים דיינו.^[8] דונלד ויניקוט: אמא טובה דייה.	Permítenos ver a nuestros niños como los regalos más preciados de nuestras vidas y ayúdanos a sentirnos en paz con nosotros mismos sabiendo que les damos todo lo mejor que podemos.	Through our children, open a gate for us, so that we might see that which has been lost to us, and help us to be at peace with being good enough.^[9] Donald Winnicott: The Good Enough Mother (1953).
וכן יהי רצון ונאמר אמן.	Que así sea Su voluntad y digamos: Amén.	May it be divine will, and let us say, Amen.

The “Mi sheBerakh Blessing for Children and Their Parents at the Commencement of the New Year” was composed by Rabbi Hagit Sabag Yisrael and first published in 2015 by the Masorti Movement in Israel on their website along with translations in English and Spanish. The Spanish translation was made by Rabbi Sandra Kochmann. The English translation is unattributed. I have re-Hebraized the names of patriarchs and matriarchs and divine names. –Aharon Varady

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1	מעון הברכות – הגרסה המתוקנת לשיבוש של “מעין הברכות”, במעין חזרת הש”ץ בעריבת לשבת.
2	על כל אלה/נעמי שמר “מיגון מפחד פתע וממלחמה”.
3	”Al Kol Eleh” (For All of These)/Naomi Shemer “Guard us from grief, sudden fears and from war.”
4	משלי א:ב — לָדַעַת חָכְמָה וּמוּסָר לְהָבִין אִמְרֵי בִינָה:
5	Proverbs 1:2 — To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding.
6	אבן עזרא על משלי ט:י — אם אין יראה אין חכמה כן אם אין דעת אין בינה.
7	Ibn Ezra on Proverbs 9:10 — [The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.]” If there is no fear there is no wisdom, and if there is no knowledge there is no understanding.”
8	דונלד ויניקוט: אמא טובה דייה.
9	Donald Winnicott: The Good Enough Mother (1953).

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Hagit Sabag Yisrael

A social and educational activist residing in Be'er Sheva, Rabbi Ḥagit Sabag Yisrael is part of the faculty of the Jewish Studies department in Ono Academic College. She facilitates study in batei midrash in the Kolot and Bina organizations and has established a number of batei midrash in development towns around Israel. Ḥagit serves as a consultant to different organizations on the topic of Israeli Judaism, provides spiritual guidance for families and individuals, and creates and leads Jewish life cycle ceremonies. She is one of the founders of the Forum for Jewish Renewal in the Negev, which she currently chairs, and is also a member of an inter-religious initiative in the Negev. Ḥagit's research, study and action all aim at the development of a beit midrash language of study which will assist educators and therapists in their work, with regard to psychology and Judaism, Mizraḥi feminism and the development of Jewish life cycle ceremonies.

Sandra Kochmann (translation)

Sandra Kochmann is the first female rabbi to serve in Brazil, although she was born in Paraguay. She was ordained by the Conservative rabbinical school Seminario Rabinico Latinoamericano in 2000. In 2003 she began work as a rabbi in Brazil, specifically as an assistant rabbi at the largest synagogue in Rio de Janeiro, called Associação Religiosa Israelita. In 2004 she became the first female rabbi invited to the bimah at the Congregação Israelita Paulista, Brazil’s largest synagogue, when she attended the Conference of the Jewish Communities of the Americas in São Paulo, where she was the only woman among 25 rabbis. In 2005 she moved to Israel, where she became the coordinator of the Kehillah "Masortit Mishpachtit beBeit HaKerem" in Jerusalem. In 2008 she was appointed as Masorti Olami's coordinator for weddings and giyur.

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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