Hebrew
אָבֵל: יִתְבָּרַךְ וְיִשְׁתַּבַּח וְיִתְפָּאַר
וְיִתְרוֹמַם וְיִתְנַשֵּׂא וְיִתְהַדָּר וְיִתְעַלֶּה וְיִתְהַלָּל
שְׁמֵהּ דְּקֻדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא (קהל: אָמֵן)
לְעֵלָּא מִן כָּל בִּרְכָתָא / בעשרת ימי תשובה: לְעֵלָּא לְעֵלָּא מִכָּל בִּרְכָתָא /
וְשִׁירָתָא, תֻּשְׁבְּחָתָא וְנֶחָמָתָא
דַּאֲמִירָן בְּעָלְמָא, וְאִמְרוּ אָמֵן. (קהל: אָמֵן)
Sephardi
Avel: Yitbarach veyishtabach veyitpa'ar
veyitromam veyitnase veyithadar veyit'aleh veyithalal
Shemeh dekudsha berich hu (Kahal: Amen)
le'ela min kol birchata (Ba'aseret yemei teshuva: le'ela le'ela mikol birchata)
veshirata, tushbechata venechamata
da'amiran be'alma, ve'imru amen. (Kahal: Amen)
English
Mourner: Blessed and praised, glorified and exalted, raised and honored, uplifted and lauded be the name of the Holy One, blessed be He, beyond any blessing, song, praise and consolation uttered in the world – and say: Amen.
Hebrew
יְהֵא שְׁלָמָא רַבָּא מִן שְׁמַיָּא
וְחַיִּים טוֹבִים עָלֵינוּ וְעַל כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל, וְאִמְרוּ אָמֵן. (קהל: אָמֵן)
Sephardi
Yehei shelama raba min shemaya
vechayim tovim aleinu ve'al kol Yisrael, ve'imru amen. (Kahal: Amen)
English
May there be great peace from heaven, and good lives for us and all Israel – and say: Amen.
Bow, take three steps back, as if taking leave of the Divine Presence, then bow, first left, then right, then center, while saying:
Hebrew
עֹשֶׂה שָׁלוֹם / בעשרת ימי תשובה: הַשָּׁלוֹם / בִּמְרוֹמָיו
הוּא יַעֲשֶׂה שָׁלוֹם, עָלֵינוּ וְעַל כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל
וְאִמְרוּ אָמֵן. (קהל: אָמֵן)
Sephardi
Ose shalom (Ba'aseret yemei teshuva: hashalom) bimromav
hu ya'aseh shalom, aleinu ve'al kol Yisrael
ve'imru amen. (Kahal: Amen)
English
May He who makes peace in His high places, make peace for us and all Israel – and say: Amen.
After the funeral, those present form two rows, the mourners pass between them, and the following is said to them:
Hebrew
הַמָּקוֹם יְנַחֵם אוֹתְךָ/אוֹתָךְ/אֶתְכֶם
בְּתוֹךְ שְׁאָר אֲבֵלֵי צִיּוֹן וִירוּשָׁלָיִם.
Sephardi
Hamakom yenachem otcha otach etchem
betoch she'ar avelei Tziyon virushalayim.
English
May the Almighty comfort you among the other mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.
Some conclude with:
Hebrew
וְלֹא תוֹסִיפוּ לְדַאֲבָה עוֹד.
Sephardi
Velo tosifu leda'avah od.
English
May you have no further grief.
Some have the custom to pick blades of grass and throw them over their shoulders, saying:
Ps. 72
Hebrew
וְיָצִיצוּ מֵעִיר כְּעֵשֶׂב הָאָרֶץ:
Sephardi
Veyatzitzu me'ir ke'esev ha'aretz:
English
May they of the city grow like the grass of the earth.
Or:
Ps. 103
Hebrew
זְכוֹר כִּי־עָפָר אֲנָחְנוּ:
Sephardi
Zechor ki-afar anachnu:
English
Remember that we are dust.
After leaving the cemetery, it is customary to wash one’s hands and say:
Is. 25
Hebrew
בִּלַּע הַמָּוֶת לָנֶצַח, וּמָחָה אֲדֹנָי יֱהֹוִה דִּמְעָה מֵעַל כָּל־פָּנִים
וְחֶרְפַּת עַמּוֹ יָסִיר מֵעַל כָּל־הָאָרֶץ, כִּי יְהֹוָה דִּבֵּר:
Sephardi
Bila hamavet lanetzach, umachah Adonai Adonai dim'ah me'al kol-panim
vecherpat amo yasir me'al kol-ha'aretz, ki Adonai diber:
English
He will destroy death for ever, and the LORD God will wipe away the tears from all faces and remove the reproach of His people from the whole earth, for the LORD has spoken.