The Daily Email will rest, and Kevin will pray.
You are welcome to join me as I offer peace and comfort to the families of those who have perished even as their faith is tested by loss.
Mourner’s Kaddish: a Jewish prayer that honors the memory of a loved one:
Yitgadal
V’yitkadash
Sh’mei raba
B’alma
Di v’ra
Chir’utei
V’yamlich
Malchutei
B’hayeichon
U-v’yom eichon
Uv’hayei d’chol beit yisrael
Ba-agala u-vi-z’man kariv
V’imru
Amen.
Y’hei sh’mei raba m’varach l’alam u-l’almei almaya.
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
L’ela min kol birchata v’shirata
Tushb’hata v’nehemata
Da-amiran b’alma
V’imru
Amen.
Y’hei sh’lama raba min sh’maya
V’hayim, aleinu v’al kol yisrael
V’imru
Amen.
Oseh shalom bi-m’romav
Hu ya’aseh shalom
Aleinu v’al kol yisrael
V’imru
Amen.
Prayer for children:
May G-d bless you and keep you.
May G-d shine light on you and be gracious to you.
May G-d turn toward you and grant you peace.
Lovingkindness prayer:
May you be happy and peaceful just as you are.
May you live with ease and joy.
May you always have friendship and kindness in your life.
May you be safe and protected.
May you be healthy and strong.
And may you pass your time on this earth with good body and happy mind.
I’m here,
Kevin