קדיש יתום
MOURNER’S KADDISH
The following prayer, said by mourners, requires the presence of a minyan. A transliteration can be found on page 1389.
Hebrew
אָבֵל: יִתְגַּדַּל וְיִתְקַדַּשׁ שְׁמֵהּ רַבָּא (קָהָל: אָמֵן)
בְּעָלְמָא דִּי בְרָא כִרְעוּתֵהּ
וְיַמְלִיךְ מַלְכוּתֵהּ וְיַצְמַח פֻּרְקָנֵהּ וִיקָרֵב מְשִׁיחֵהּ (קָהָל: אָמֵן)
בְּחַיֵּיכוֹן וּבְיוֹמֵיכוֹן וּבְחַיֵּי דְכָל בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל
בַּעֲגָלָא וּבִזְמַן קָרִיב
וְאִמְרוּ אָמֵן. (קָהָל: אָמֵן)
Sephardi
Avel: 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
קָהָל וְאָבֵל: יְהֵא שְׁמֵהּ רַבָּא מְבָרַךְ לְעָלַם וּלְעָלְמֵי עָלְמַיָּא.
Sephardi
Kahal ve'avel: Yehei shemeh raba mevarach le'alam ule'almei almaya.
English
All: May His great name be blessed for ever and all time.
Hebrew
אָבֵל: יִתְבָּרַךְ וְיִשְׁתַּבַּח וְיִתְפָּאַר
וְיִתְרוֹמַם וְיִתְנַשֵּׂא וְיִתְהַדָּר וְיִתְעַלֶּה וְיִתְהַלָּל
שְׁמֵהּ דְּקֻדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא (קָהָל: אָמֵן)
לְעֵלָּא מִן כָּל בִּרְכָתָא / בְּשַׁבָּת שׁוּבָה: לְעֵלָּא לְעֵלָּא מִכָּל בִּרְכָתָא /
וְשִׁירָתָא, תֻּשְׁבְּחָתָא וְנֶחָמָתָא
דַאֲמִירָן בְּעָלְמָא, וְאִמְרוּ אָמֵן. (קָהָל: אָמֵן)
Sephardi
Avel: Yitbarach veyishtabach veyitpa'ar
veyitromam veyitnase veyithadar veyit'aleh veyithalal
shemeh dekudsha berich hu (Kahal: Amen)
le'ela min kal birchata (beShabbat Shuva: le'ela le'ela mikal 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. (קָהָל: 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 / בְּשַׁבָּת שׁוּבָה: הַשָּׁלוֹם / בִּמְרוֹמָיו
הוּא יַעֲשֶׂה שָׁלוֹם עָלֵינוּ וְעַל כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל,
וְאִמְרוּ אָמֵן. (קָהָל: אָמֵן)
Sephardi
Oseh shalom (beShabbat Shuva: hashalom) bimeromav
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.
Most congregations sing Yigdal at this point (page 24). In Israel, most congregations sing Adon Olam (page 22).