Posted on 04/03/2003 7:56:55 AM PST by TroutStalker
"Long may you run."
Alberta's Child
~~~Colleen~~~
Yeetgadal v' yeetkadash sh'mey rabbah (Cong. Amein). May His great Name grow exalted and sanctified (Cong. Amen.)
B'almah dee v'rah kheer'utey in the world that He created as He willed.
v' yamleekh malkhutei,b'chahyeykhohn, uv' yohmeykhohn, May He give reign to His kingship in your lifetimes and in your days,
uv'chahyei d'chohl beyt yisrael, and in the lifetimes of the entire Family of Israel,
ba'agalah u'veez'man kareev, v'eemru: Amein. swiftly and soon. Now respond: Amen.
(Cong: Amein. Y'hey sh'met rabbah m'varach l'alam u'l'almey almahyah) (Cong Amen. May His great Name be blessed forever and ever.)
Y'hey sh'met rabbah m'varach l'alam u'l'almey almahyah. May His great Name be blessed forever and ever.
Yeet'barakh, v' yeesh'tabach, v' yeetpa'ar, v' yeetrohmam, v' yeet'nasei, Blessed, praised, glorified, exalted, extolled,
v' yeet'hadar, v' yeet'aleh, v' yeet'halal sh'mey d'kudshah b'reekh hoo mighty, upraised, and lauded be the Name of the Holy One, Blessed is He
(Cong. b'reekh hoo). (Cong. Blessed is He)
L'eylah meen kohl beerkhatah v'sheeratah, beyond any blessing and song,
toosh'b'chatah v'nechematah, da'ameeran b'al'mah, v'eemru: Amein praise and consolation that are uttered in the world. Now respond: Amen.
(Cong. Amein). (Cong. Amen).
Y'hei shlamah rabbah meen sh'mahyah,v'chahyeem May there be abundant peace from Heaven, and life
aleynu v'al kohl yisrael, v'eemru: Amein upon us and upon all Israel. Now respond: Amen.
(Cong. Amein). (Cong. Amen).
Oseh shalom beem'roh'mahv, hoo ya'aseh shalom, He Who makes peace in His heights, may He make peace,
aleynu v'al kohl yisrael v'eemru: Amein upon us and upon all Israel. Now respond: Amen.
(Cong. Amein). (Cong. Amen).
From http://www.jewfaq.org/prayer/kaddish.htm
http://www.ou.org states,
Having read the translation of the Kaddish Prayer, one should realize that, although Jewish Law requires that the Kaddish be recited during the first eleven months following the death of a loved one by prescribed mourners, and on each anniversary of the death (the "Yahrtzeit"), and by custom in the State of Israel by all Jews on the Tenth of Tevet ("Yom HaKaddish HaKlali'), there is no reference, no word even, about death in the prayer!
The theme of Kaddish is, rather, the Greatness of G-d, Who conducts the entire universe, and especially his most favored creature, each individual human being, with careful supervision. In this prayer, we also pray for peace - from apparently the only One Who can guarantee it - peace between nations, peace between individuals, and peace of mind.
Paradoxically, this is, in fact, the only true comfort in the case of the loss of a loved one. That is, to be able to view the passing of the beloved individual from the perspective that that person's soul was gathered in, so to speak, by the One Who had provided it in the first place.
As Beruriah, the great wife of Rabbi Meir, consoled her husband, upon the death of their two sons, with words to this effect, "A soul is comparable to an object which was given to us - to each individual, to his or her parents and loved ones, to guard and watch over for a limited time. When the time comes for the object to be returned to its rightful owner, should we not be willing to return it? With regard to our sons, let us therefore consider the matter as 'The L-rd gave, and the L-rd took back, may the Name of the L-rd be Blessed!' "
May you allow Ha-Shem to comfort you during this most difficult of times.
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