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Yizkor

Yizkor

יזכור

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סדר הזכרת נשמות

YIZKOR

The Yizkor service is said on the last day of Pesah, the second day of Shavuot (first day in Israel), Yom Kippur and Shemini Atzeret. In some communities, those who have not been bereaved of a parent or close relative do not participate in the service, but leave the synagogue and return at the end of Yizkor.
Ps. 144
Hebrew
יְהוָה מָה־אָדָם וַתֵּדָעֵהוּ, בֶּן־אֱנוֹשׁ וַתְּחַשְּׁבֵהוּ:
אָדָם לַהֶבֶל דָּמָה, יָמָיו כְּצֵל עוֹבֵר:
Sephardi
Adonai ma-adam vateda'ehu, ben-enosh vatechashevehu:
Adam lahevel damah, yamav ketzel over:
English
LORD, what is man that You care for him, a mortal that You notice him? Man is like a fleeting breath, his days like a passing shadow.
Ps. 90
Hebrew
בַּבֹּקֶר יָצִיץ וְחָלָף, לָעֶרֶב יְמוֹלֵל וְיָבֵשׁ:
לִמְנוֹת יָמֵינוּ כֵּן הוֹדַע, וְנָבִא לְבַב חָכְמָה:
Sephardi
Baboker yatzitz vechalaf, la'erev yemolel veyavesh:
Limnot yameinu kein hoda, venavi levav chochmah:
English
In the morning he flourishes and grows; in the evening he withers and dries up. Teach us to number our days, that we may get a heart of wisdom.
Ps. 37
Hebrew
שְׁמָר־תָּם וּרְאֵה יָשָׁר, כִּי־אַחֲרִית לְאִישׁ שָׁלוֹם:
Sephardi
Shemor-tam ure'eh yashar, ki-acharit le'ish shalom:
English
Mark the blameless, note the upright, for the end of such a person is peace.
Ps. 49
Hebrew
אַךְ־אֱלֹהִים יִפְדֶּה נַפְשִׁי מִיַּד שְׁאוֹל, כִּי יִקָּחֵנִי סֶלָה:
Sephardi
Ach-Elohim yifdeh nafshi miyad she'ol, ki yikacheni selah:
English
God will redeem my soul from the grave, for He will receive me, Selah.
Ps. 73
Hebrew
כָּלָה שְׁאֵרִי וּלְבָבִי, צוּר־לְבָבִי וְחֶלְקִי אֱלֹהִים לְעוֹלָם:
Sephardi
Kalah she'eri ulevavi, tzur-levavi vechelki Elohim le'olam:
English
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion for ever.
Eccl. 12
Hebrew
וְיָשֹׁב הֶעָפָר עַל־הָאָרֶץ כְּשֶׁהָיָה, וְהָרוּחַ תָּשׁוּב אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִים אֲשֶׁר נְתָנָהּ:
Sephardi
Veyashov he'afar al-ha'aretz keshehayah, veharuach tashuv el-ha'Elohim asher netanah:
English
The dust returns to the earth as it was, but the spirit returns to God who gave it.
Ps. 91
Hebrew
יֹשֵׁב בְּסֵתֶר עֶלְיוֹן, בְּצֵל שַׁדַּי יִתְלוֹנָן: אֹמַר לַיהוָה מַחְסִי וּמְצוּדָתִי,
אֱלֹהַי אֶבְטַח־בּוֹ: כִּי הוּא יַצִּילְךָ מִפַּח יָקוּשׁ, מִדֶּבֶר הַוּוֹת: בְּאֶבְרָתוֹ
יָסֶךְ לָךְ, וְתַחַת־כְּנָפָיו תֶּחְסֶה, צִנָּה וְסֹחֵרָה אֲמִתּוֹ: לֹא־תִירָא מִפַּחַד
לָיְלָה, מֵחֵץ יָעוּף יוֹמָם: מִדֶּבֶר בָּאֹפֶל יַהֲלֹךְ, מִקֶּטֶב יָשׁוּד צָהֳרָיִם:
יִפֹּל מִצִּדְּךָ אֶלֶף, וּרְבָבָה מִימִינֶךָ, אֵלֶיךָ לֹא יִגָּשׁ: רַק בְּעֵינֶיךָ תַבִּיט,
וְשִׁלֻּמַת רְשָׁעִים תִּרְאֶה: כִּי־אַתָּה יְהוָה מַחְסִי, עֶלְיוֹן שַׂמְתָּ מְעוֹנֶךָ:
לֹא־תְאֻנֶּה אֵלֶיךָ רָעָה, וְנֶגַע לֹא־יִקְרַב בְּאָהֳלֶךָ: כִּי מַלְאָכָיו יְצַוֶּה־לָּךְ
לִשְׁמָרְךָ בְּכָל־דְּרָכֶיךָ: עַל־כַּפַּיִם יִשָּׂאוּנְךָ, פֶּן־תִּגֹּף בָּאֶבֶן רַגְלֶךָ: עַל־
שַׁחַל וָפֶתֶן תִּדְרֹךְ, תִּרְמֹס כְּפִיר וְתַנִּין: כִּי בִי חָשַׁק וַאֲפַלְּטֵהוּ, אֲשַׂגְּבֵהוּ
כִּי־יָדַע שְׁמִי: יִקְרָאֵנִי וְאֶעֱנֵהוּ, עִמּוֹ־אָנֹכִי בְצָרָה, אֲחַלְּצֵהוּ וַאֲכַבְּדֵהוּ:
אֹרֶךְ יָמִים אַשְׂבִּיעֵהוּ, וְאַרְאֵהוּ בִּישׁוּעָתִי:
אֹרֶךְ יָמִים אַשְׂבִּיעֵהוּ, וְאַרְאֵהוּ בִּישׁוּעָתִי:
Sephardi
Yoshev beseter Elyon, betzel Shadai yitlonan: Omar laadonai machsi umetzudati,
Elohai evtach-bo: Ki hu yatzilcha mipach yakush, midever havot: Be'evrato
Yasech lach, vetachat-kenafav techse, tzinah vesocherah amito: Lo-tira mipachad
Lailah, mechetz ya'uf yomam: Midever ba'ofel yahaloch, miketev yashud tzohorayim:
Yipol mitzidcha elef, urvavah miminecha, elecha lo yigash: Rak be'einecha tabit,
Veshilumat resha'im tire: Ki-atah Adonai machsi, Elyon samta me'onecha:
Lo-te'une elecha ra'ah, venega lo-yikrav be'oholecha: Ki mal'achav yetzave-lach
Lishmorcha bechol-derachecha: Al-kapayim yisa'uncha, pen-tigof ba'even raglecha: Al-
Shachal vafeten tidroch, tirmos kefir vetanin: Ki vi chashak va'afaltehu, asagvehu
Ki-yada shemi: Yikra'eni ve'e'enehu, imo-anochi vetzarah, achaltzehu va'achabdehu:
Orech yamim asbi'eihu, ve'arehu bishu'ati:
Orech yamim asbi'eihu, ve'arehu bishu'ati:
English
He who lives in the shelter of the Most High dwells in the shadow of the Almighty. I say of the LORD, my Refuge and Stronghold, my God in whom I trust, that He will save you from the fowler’s snare and the deadly pestilence. With His pinions He will cover you, and beneath His wings you will find shelter; His faithfulness is an encircling shield. You need not fear terror by night, nor the arrow that flies by day; not the pestilence that stalks in darkness, nor the plague that ravages at noon. A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you. You will only look with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked. Because you said, “the LORD is my Refuge,” taking the Most High as your shelter, no harm will befall you, no plague will come near your tent, for He will command His angels about you, to guard you in all your ways. They will lift you in their hands, lest your foot stumble on a stone. You will tread on lions and vipers; you will trample on young lions and snakes. [God says:] “Because he loves Me, I will rescue him; I will protect him, because he acknowledges My name. When he calls on Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in distress, I will deliver him and bring him honor. With long life I will satisfy him and show him My salvation. With long life I will satisfy him and show him My salvation.