Sefer HaShiva
Mourner’s Kaddish
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afternoon service for weekdays • 66
Mourner’s Kaddish
For an explanatory essay about Mourner's Kaddish please see
'Kaddish: Sanctifying Life' on page 159.
A transliteration can be found overleaf on page 68.
In the presence of a minyan, mourners say:
.‫יִ ְת ַ ּגדַּ ל וְ יִ ְת ַקדַּ ׁש ׁ ְש ֵמ ּה ַר ָ ּבא‬
‫י־ב ָר א‬
ְ ִּ‫ ְ ּב ָע לְְ ָמ א ד‬Cong: ‫ָא ֵמן‬
ְ ִ‫ וְ יַ ְמל‬.‫כִ ְרע ּו ֵת ּה‬
,‫יך ַמלְ כ ּו ֵת ּה‬
‫ְ ּב ַח ֵ ּייכוֹ ן ו ְּביוֹ ֵמיכוֹ ן ו ְּב ַח ֵ ּיי ִדי־‬
‫ ַ ּב ֲעגָ לָ א ו ִּבזְ ַמן‬,‫ל־בית יִ שְׂ ָר ֵאל‬
ּ ֵ ָָ‫כ‬
Cong: ‫ ָא ֵמן‬.‫מן‬
ֵ ‫ וְ ִא ְמר ּו ָא‬.‫ָק ִריב‬
Magnified and sanctified may His
great name be, in the world He
created by His will. May He establish
His kingdom in your lifetime and
in your days, and in the lifetime of
all the House of Israel, swiftly and
soon – and say: Amen.
All:
May His great name be blessed
for ever and all time.
‫יְ ֵהא ׁ ְש ֵמ ּה ַר ָ ּבא ְמ ָב ַר ְך לְ ָעלַ ם‬
.‫וּלְ ָעלְְ ֵמי ָעלְְ ַמ ָ ּיא‬
Mourner:
Blessed and praised, glorified and
exalted, raised and honoured,
uplifted and lauded be the name
of the Holy One, blessed be He,
‫יִ ְת ָ ּב ַר ְך וְ יִ ׁ ְש ַּת ַ ּב ח וְ יִ ְת ּ ָפ ַא ר‬
‫וְ יִ ְת רוֹ ַמ ם וְ יִ ְת נַ ּ ֵׂש א וְ יִ ְת ַה דַּ ר‬
‫וְ יִ ְת ַע ּ ֶלה וְ יִ ְת ַה ּ ַלל ׁ ְש ֵמ ּה דִּ י־‬
ְ ‫ֻק ְד ׁ ָשא ְ ּב ִר‬
ְ ‫יך הוּא ְ ּב ִר‬
Cong: ‫יך הוּא‬
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‫ל־ב ְרכָ ָתא וְ ׁ ִש ָיר ָתא‬
ּ ִ ‫ן־כ‬
ָָּ ‫א*מ‬
ִ ‫לְ ֵ ֽע ּ ָל‬
‫י־א ִמ ָירן‬
ֲ ִּ‫ ד‬,‫ֻּת ׁ ְש ְְ ּב ָח ָתא וְ נֶ ֱח ָמ ָתא‬
Cong: ‫ ָא ֵמן‬.‫מן‬
ֵ ‫ וְ ִא ְמר ּו ָא‬.‫ְ ּב ָעלְְ ָמא‬
beyond any blessing, song, praise
and consolation uttered in the
world – and say: Amen.
*Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur say:
‫לְ ֵ ֽע ּ ָלא לְ ֵ ֽע ּ ָלא‬
,‫ן־ש ַמ ָ ּיא‬
ְ ׁ ‫יְ ֵהא ׁ ְשלָ ָמא ַר ָ ּבא ִמ‬
.‫ל־כל־יִ שְׂ ָר ֵאל‬
ָָּ ‫וְ ַח ִ ּיים ָעלֵ ֽינ ּו וְ ַע‬
Cong: ‫ ָא ֵמן‬.‫מן‬
ֵ ‫וְ ִא ְמר ּו ָא‬
May there be great peace from
heaven, and life for us and all Israel
– and say: Amen.
Bow, take three steps back, then bow, first left, then right, then centre, while saying:
‫ הוּא‬,‫עֹשֶׂ ה ׁ ָשלוֹ ם ִ ּב ְמרוֹ ָמיו‬
‫ל־כל־‬
ָָּ ‫ וְ ַע‬,ּ‫יַ ֲעשֶׂ ה ׁ ָשלוֹ ם ָעלֵ ֽינו‬
Cong: ‫ ָא ֵמן‬.‫מן‬
ֵ ‫ וְ ִא ְמר ּו ָא‬,‫יִ שְׂ ָר ֵאל‬
May He who makes peace in His
high places, make peace for us and
all Israel – and say: Amen.
Wait a few moments and then take three steps forward.
When Minchah is said on its own, many have the practice to recite a Psalm
(either Psalm 49 or Psalm 16 depending on the dates).
These can be found on page 118-120.
Laws of Kaddish
11. The Kaddish requires the presence of a
minyan, that is, ten adult males.
22. It is our custom to say Kaddish standing.
33. It is also our custom that all mourners recite
Kaddish in unison.
44.
The Sages attached particular significance
to the response, “May His great name be
blessed for ever and all time.” This should
be said with full concentration by all present.
afternoon service for weekdays • 68
Mourner's Kaddish
Transliteration
For the JOG: Jewish Online Guides 'How to video' on Saying Mourner's
Kaddish please see www.theus.org.uk/shiva/howtosaykaddish
Note: 'ch' is pronouced as in the Scottish 'loch'
In the presence of a minyan, mourners say:
Yitgadal v’yitkadash sh’meh rabba. B’al’ma dee v’ra chiruteh,
v’yamleech malchuteh, b’chayeychon, uv-yomeychon, uv-chayey
dee chol beyt Yisra-el, ba-agala uvizman kareev, v’imru Amen.
All:
Y’heh sh’meh rabba mevarach l’alam ulal’mei al’ma-ya.
Mourner:
Yitbarach v’yishtabach v’yitpa-ar v’yitromam v’yitnaseh v’yithadar v’yitaleh v’yit-hallal sh’meh dee kud'sha, b’reech hu. L’ela*
(*Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur say: L’ela, L’ela)
min kol birchata v’sheerata tushb’chata v’nechemata, dee
amiran b’al’ma, v’imru, Amen.
Y’heh sh’lama rabba min sh’maya v’chayim aleynu v’al kol
Yisra-el v’imru Amen.
Bow, take three steps back, then bow, first left,
then right, then centre, while saying:
Oseh shalom bimromav, hu ya’aseh shalom aleynu, v’al kol
Yisra-el, v’imru Amen.
Wait a few moments and then take three steps forward.