Yartzeit and Kaddish
A yahrzeit, literally, Time of Year, in Yiddish, marks the annual date of the passing of a family member or loved one according to the Hebrew calendar. Traditionally, people honour the Yahrzeit date by lighting a 24-hour remembrance candle, and by reciting Kaddish either on the preceding Shabbat or on the day of the Yahrzeit.
It is also customary on this date to make Tzedakah donations, and to participate in Torah/Jewish study.
Some of the information below is found on the Chabad website, www.chabad.org.
Yahrzeit Project/Database
Thanks to the dedicated work of volunteers Alex Georgescu and David Craimer, Kehilat Shalom will soon begin providing notification of Yahrzeit remembrances.
We will post the link when we are ready to take it online.
Transliteration and Translation of the Mourner's Kaddish
Mourner:
Yisgadal v'yiskadash shmai raba.
Magnified and sanctified be His great name.
Congregation:
Amen.
Mourner:
B’alma di v’ra chir’utei; v’yamlich malchutei b’hayeichon u-v’yomeichon, uv’hayei d’chol beit yisrael, ba-agala u-vi-z’man kariv, v’imru amen.
In this world which He has created in accordance with His will, may He establish His kingdom during your lifetime, and during the life of all the House of Israel, speedily, and let us say, Amen.
Mourner:
Y’hei sh’mei raba m’varach l’alam u-l’almei almaya.
Let His great name be blessed for ever and to all eternity!
Congregation:
(Repeats above verse.)
Mourner:
Yitbarach v’yishtabah, v’yitpa’ar v’yitromam, v’yitnasei v’yit-hadar, v’yit’aleh v’yit’halal sh’mei d’kudsha, b’rich Hu.
Blessed, praised, glorified and exalted, extolled, honored, magnified and lauded, be the name of the holy one, blessed be He.
Congregation:
B’rich Hu.
Blessed be He.
Mourner:
L’ela min kol birchata v’shirata, tushb’hata v’nehemata, da-amiran b’alma, v’imru amen.
He is greater than all blessings, hymns, praises and consolations, which can be uttered in this world; and let us say Amen.
Congregation:
Amen.
Mourner:
Y’hei sh’lama raba min sh’maya, v’hayim, aleinu v’al koi yisrael, v’imru amen.
May abundant peace from heaven descend upon us, and may life be renewed for us and for all Israel; and let us say, Amen.
Congregation:
Amen.
Mourner:
Oseh shalom bi-m’romav, hu ya’aseh shalom aleinu v’al kol yisrael, v’imru amen.
He who makes peace in the heavens, may He make peace, for us and for all Israel ; and let us say, Amen.
Congregation:
Amen.