This video show the recitation of an original blessing for the protection and joy of families during a unique Kabbalat Shabbat ceremony at the port in Tel Aviv, when the Beit Tefilah Israeli Congregation invited local Israeli families to celebrate Shabbat together with foreign workers and their children. The Hebrew, English and transliterated texts below come from Ritualwell.org. Beit Tefilah Israeli is a creative, innovative and inclusive Jewish-Israeli community that offers meaningful Jewish ritual, study, activism and a sense of belonging to the general Israeli public and visiting Jews worldwide.
English
May it be your will God of our fathers and mothers
That you will watch over our families, today and each and every day,
That joy and love will dwell within us,
Protect us from pain and harm, sorrow, and disappointment. Merciful one, protect us.
Our Merciful parent, who created strength through the praise of infants (Psalms 8:2)
Please guide our children, our God, so they do not lose their path,
Illuminate their day, so their smiles never leaves their faces,
Push away all harm and obstacles,
And return them to us forever in peace and joy.
Blessed are you God, who rejoices parents and children.
Transliteration
Y’hi ratzon milfaneykha Adonay Eloheynu v’elohey avoteynu v’imoteynu
She’tishmor al mishpakhteynu, hayom u’vakol yom tamid
Shet’hey hasimkha v’ahavah shorah b’tokheynu
V’hagen aleynu mikol makhov v’khiblah, tza’ar v’akhzavah, harakhaman hageyn aleynu.
Av harakhaman asher mipi ol’lim yisadta oz,
Ana hinkhah et y’ladeynu Adonay Eloheynu, shedarkham lo t’abed aleyhem,
V’haeyr et yomam shekhiyukham lo yamoosh mipiheym l’olam,
V’harokhak meyaleyhem p’gaim raim,
V’hashivam eyleynu b’shalom, uv’dil tamid
Barukh atah Adonay m’shameykha horim viladim.
Hebrew
יְהִי רָצוֹן מִלְּפָנֶיךָ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ וְאֶלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵינוּ וְאִמּוֹתֵינוּ
שֶׁתִּשְׁמֹר עָל מִשְׁפַּחְתֵּנוּ, הַיּוֹם וּבַכֹּל יוֹם תָּמִיד
שֶׁתְּהֵא הַשִּׂמְחָה וְהָאַהֲבָה שׁוֹרָה בְּתוֹכֵנוּ
וְהַגֵּן עָלֵינוּ מִכֹּל מַכְאוֹב וְחִבְּלָה, צַעַר וְאַכְזָבָה, הָרַחֲמָן הַגֵּן עָלֵינוּ.
אַב הָרַחֲמָן אֲשֶׁר מִפִּי עוֹלְלִים יִסַּדְתָּ עֹז,
אָנָּא הִנְחָה אֶת יְלָדֵינוּ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ, שֶׁדַּרְכָּם לֹא תְּאַבֵּד עֲלֵיהֶם,
וְהָאֵר אֶת יוֹמָם שֶׁחִיּוּכָם לֹא יָמוּשׁ מִפִּיהֶם לְעוֹלָם,
וְהָרֹחַק מֵעֲלֵיהֶם פְּגָעִים רָעִים,
וַהֲשִׁיבָם אֵלֵינוּ בְּשָׁלוֹם, וּבְדִיל תָּמִיד
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהוָה מְשַׂמֵּחַ הוֹרִים וִילָדִים