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hashkivenu  (Hebrew 'cause us to lie down [in peace]')

Opening word of the second benediction which follows the evening Shema. It is a prayer for protection and peace during the night.

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Reprinted with permission from A Concise Encyclopedia of Judaism,
by Dan Cohn-Sherbok.© Oneworld Publications.