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Mourner's Kaddish

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Definition: Mourner's Kaddish expresses love of God and acceptance of God's will, even while the mourner is feeling sorrow over the death of a loved one.

Translation

May His illustrious name become increasingly great and holy
In the world that He created according to His will,
and may He establish His kingdom
In your lifetime and in your days
and in the lifetime of all the house of Israel
Speedily and soon. And let us say amen.

May His illustrious name be blessed always and forever.
Blessed, praised, glorified, exalted, extolled
Honoured, raised up and acclaimed
be the name of the Holy one blessed be He
beyond every blessing hymn, praise and consolation
that is uttered in the world. And let us say amen.
May abundant peace from heaven, and life
Be upon us and upon all Israel. And let us say amen.

May He who makes peace in His high places
Make peace upon us and upon all Israel,
And let us say amen.

Transliteration

Yisgadal veyiskadash shemey rabo
Be'olmo di'vero chir'usey
Veyamlich malchusey
Bechayeychon u'veyomeychon
U'vechayey di chol beys yisroel
Ba'agolo u'vizman koriv ve'imru omeyn

Yehey sh'mey rabo mevorach le'olam u'le'olmey olmayo
Yisborach ve'yishtabach ve'yispo'ar ve'yisromam ve'yisnasey
Ve'yis'hadar ve'yis'aleh ve'yiys'halol
She'mey dikudsho b'rich hu
Le'eylo min kol birchoso ve'shiroso tushbechoso ve'nechemoso
Da'amiron be'olmo ve'imru omeyn

Yehey sh'lomo rabo min shemayo ve'chayim
Oleynu ve'al kol yisroel ve'imru omeyn
O'seh sholom bimromov
Hu ya'aseh sholom oleynu ve'al kol yisroel
Ve'imru omeyn

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