קדיש דרבנן
THE RABBIS' KADDISH
The following prayer requires the presence of a minyan. A transliteration can be found on page 1388.
Hebrew
יִתְגַּדַּל וְיִתְקַדַּשׁ שְׁמֵהּ רַבָּא (קהל: אָמֵן)
בְּעָלְמָא דִּי בְרָא כִרְעוּתֵהּ
וְיַמְלִיךְ מַלְכוּתֵהּ וְיַצְמַח פֻּרְקָנֵהּ וִיקָרֵב מְשִׁיחֵהּ (קהל: אָמֵן)
בְּחַיֵּיכוֹן וּבְיוֹמֵיכוֹן וּבְחַיֵּי דְכָל בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל
בַּעֲגָלָא וּבִזְמַן קָרִיב, וְאִמְרוּ אָמֵן. (קהל: אָמֵן)
Sephardi
Yitgadal veyitkadash shemeh raba (kahal: Amen)
be'alma di vera chir'uteh
veyamlich malchuteh veyatzmach purkaneih vikarev meshicheh (kahal: Amen)
bechayeichon uveyomeichon uvechayei dechol beit Yisrael
ba'agala uvizman kariv, ve'imru amen. (kahal: Amen)
English
Mourner: Magnified and sanctified may His great name be, in the world He created by His will. May He establish His kingdom, make His salvation flourish, and hasten His messiah, in your lifetime, and in your days, and in the lifetime of all the house of Israel, swiftly and soon - and say: Amen.
Hebrew
יְהֵא שְׁמֵהּ רַבָּא מְבָרַךְ לְעָלַם וּלְעָלְמֵי עָלְמַיָּא.
Sephardi
Yehei shemeh raba mevarach le'alam ul'almei almaya.
English
All: May His great name be blessed for ever and all time.
Hebrew
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 וְנֶחֱמָתָא, דַּאֲמִירָן בְּעָלְמָא, וְאִמְרוּ אָמֵן. (קהל: אָמֵן)
Sephardi
Yitbarach veyishtabach veyitpa'ar veyitromam veyitnase
veyithadar veyit'aleh veyithalal, shemeh dekudsha berich hu (kahal: Amen)
le'ela min kol birchata (ba'aseret yemei teshuvah: le'ela le'ela mikol birchata)
veshirata, tushbechata venechemata, 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
עַל יִשְׂרָאֵל וְעַל רַבָּנָן, וְעַל תַּלְמִידֵיהוֹן וְעַל כָּל תַּלְמִידֵי תַלְמִידֵיהוֹן
וְעַל כָּל מָאן דְּעָסְקִין בְּאוֹרַיְתָא
דִּי בְּאַתְרָא (בארץ ישראל: קַדִּישָׁא) הָדֵין וְדִי בְּכָל אֲתַר וַאֲתַר
יְהֵא לְהוֹן וּלְכוֹן שְׁלָמָא רַבָּא
חִנָּא וְחִסְדָּא, וְרַחֲמֵי, וְחַיֵּי אֲרִיכֵי, וּמְזוֹנֵי רְוִיחֵי
וּפֻרְקָנָא מִן קֳדָם אֲבוּהוֹן דִּי בִשְׁמַיָּא וְאַרְעָא וְאִמְרוּ אָמֵן. (קהל: אָמֵן)
Sephardi
Al Yisrael ve'al rabanan, ve'al talmideihon ve'al kol talmidei talmideihon
ve'al kol man de'askin be'orayta
di be'atra (be'Eretz Yisrael: kadisha) hadein vedi bechol atar va'atar
yehei lehon ulkhon shelama raba
china vechisda, verachamei, vechayei arichei, umezonei revichei
ufurkana min kodam avuhon di vishmaya ve'ar'a ve'imru amen. (kahal: Amen)
English
To Israel, to the teachers, their disciples and their disciples' disciples, and to all who engage in the study of Torah, in this (in Israel add: holy) place or elsewhere, may there come to them and you great peace, grace, kindness and compassion, long life, ample sustenance and deliverance, from their Father who is in heaven and on earth - 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) life 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 בְּרַחֲמָיו יַעֲשֶׂה שָׁלוֹם, עָלֵינוּ וְעַל כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל, וְאִמְרוּ אָמֵן. (קהל: אָמֵן)
Sephardi
Oseh shalom (ba'aseret yemei teshuvah: hashalom) bimromav
hu berachamav ya'aseh shalom, aleinu ve'al kol Yisrael, ve'imru amen. (kahal: Amen)
English
May He who makes peace in His high places, in His compassion make peace for us and all Israel - and say: Amen.
The person saying Kaddish adds:
Hebrew
בָּרְכוּ אֶת יְהוָה הַמְּבֹרָךְ.
Sephardi
Barchu et Adonai hamevorach.
English
Bless the LORD, the blessed One.
and the congregation responds:
Hebrew
בָּרוּךְ יְהוָה הַמְּבֹרָךְ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד.
Sephardi
Baruch Adonai hamevorach le'olam va'ed.
English
Bless the LORD, the blessed One, for ever and all time.
During Elul, some congregations blow shofar and say Psalm 27 (page 202) at this point. In a house of mourning the service continues on page 1114.