Siddur on the Hill - The Vilna Shul

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Full Kaddish
Kaddish Shalem
קדיש שלם
The Kaddish is one of the most familiar prayers in the siddur and comes in
several forms, chanted to distinctive melodies depending on the holiday. It closes
the whole service or sections of the service and concludes the study of Torah or
other sacred texts. The Kaddish is composed in Aramaic, an ancient language
closely related to Hebrew and once spoken widely in the Near East. Many
worshippers stand during the half Kaddish, and it is customary for most to stand
for the full Kaddish.
IF YOU ARE RECITING KADDISH, YOU MAY CHOOSE TO TAKE THREE STEPS BACK AS YOU START THE FINAL LINE. THEN BOW ONCE TO THE LEFT, ONCE TO THE RIGHT,
AND ONCE TO THE CENTER, FINISHING WITH ‏ָאמֵ‏ ן / VE’IMRU AMEN / AND LET US SAY AMEN. IF YOU ARE NOT RECITING THE KADDISH BUT RESPONDING TO THE
יְהֵ‏ LINE, PRAYER LEADER OR MOURNERS RECITING IT, YOU MAY RESPOND TO EACH AMEN WITH AMEN, AS WELL AS RECITE WITH THE COMMUNITY THE
YEHE SHMEH RABBA MEVARAKH LE’ALAM UL’ALMEH ALMAYA / MAY HIS GREAT NAME BE BLESSED FOR EVER, AND TO ALL ETERNITY.
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/ א ‏ׁשְ‏ מֵ‏ ‏ּה רַ‏ ‏ּבָא מְ‏ בָרַ‏ ‏ְך לְעָלַם ‏ּולְעָלְמֵ‏ י
וְאִמְ‏ רּו
/ HU / GRANT, BOW הּוא / OSEH / WHO MAKES; BOW RIGHT AND SAY עֹוׂשֶ‏ ה , IT IS CUSTOMARY FOR SOME TO TAKE THREE STEPS BACK, BOW LEFT AND SAY עֹוׂשֶ‏ ה ‏ׁשָ‏ לֹום
FORWARD AND SAY ‏ּכָל / VE’AL KOL / FOR ALL. WHEN FINISHED, IT IS CUSTOMARY TO TAKE THREE STEPS FORWARD.
וְעַל
May the great name be exalted and
sanctified is God’s great name
COMMUNITY AND LEADER TOGETHER: Amen
in the world which God created at will!
May God establish dominion
during your lifetime and during your days
and during the lifetimes of all the House of Israel
speedily and very soon! And say,
COMMUNITY AND LEADER TOGETHER: Amen.
May the great name be blessed
forever, and for all eternity!
Yitgadal veyitkadash shmei raba.
COMMUNITY AND LEADER TOGETHER: Amen
Be’alma di vra khir’uteh
veyamlikh malkhuteh
be’khayekhon uvyomekhon
uv’khaye dekhol beit Yisrael
ba’agala uvizman kariv. Ve’imru
COMMUNITY AND LEADER TOGETHER: Amen.
Yehei shmei raba mevorakh
le’olam ul’alme almaya
ְ שׁ‏ מֵ‏ ‏ּה ‏ׁש וְ‏ יִתְ‏ קַ‏ ַ דּ‏ יִתְ‏ גּ‏ ַ ‏ַדּ‏ ל חזן:‏
קהל וחזן:‏ אָ‏ מֵ‏ ן
ְ בּ‏ עָ‏ לְ‏ מָ‏ א דּ‏ בְ‏ רָ‏ א כִ‏ רְ‏ עוּתֵ‏ ‏ּה
וְ‏ יַמְ‏ לִ‏ יך מַ‏ לְ‏ כוּתֵ‏ ‏ּה
ְ בּ‏ חַ‏ יּ‏ ‏ֵיכוֹ‏ ן וּבְ‏ יוֹ‏ מֵ‏ יכוֹ‏ ן
וּבְ‏ חַ‏ יּ‏ ‏ֵי דְ‏ כָ‏ ל בֵּ‏ ית ְ יִשׂ‏ רָ‏ אֵ‏ ל
בַּ‏ עֲ‏ גָלָ‏ א וּבִ‏ זְמַ‏ ן קָ‏ רִ‏ יב.‏ וְ‏ אִ‏ מְ‏ רוּ‏
קהל וחזן:‏ אָ‏ מֵ‏ ן
יְהֵ‏ א ְ שׁ‏ מֵ‏ הּ‏ רַ‏ בָּ‏ א מְ‏ בָ‏ רַ‏ ך
לְ‏ עָ‏ לַ‏ ם וּלְ‏ עָ‏ לְ‏ מֵ‏ י עָ‏ לְ‏ מַ‏ יּ‏ ‏ָא
רַ‏ בָּ‏ א.‏
ִ י
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