[bksvol-discuss] Re: Kaddish
- From: "Robin Frost" <robinni71@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 8 May 2012 21:32:47 -0400
Hi,
For more about the Kaddish and the beauty of the various customs surrounding
its reciting you can see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mourner%27s_Kaddish
It is a topic especially dear to me today on what would have been my beloved
mother's birthday.
One of my favorite customs surrounding its reciting in many reformed
congregations is the custom which has become popular in the wake of the
holocaust of the entire congregation standing for its chanting not just those
who are designated as mourners. this is done partly so that those who might
have perished in the holocaust and hadn't any surviving family members to chant
it for them will be remembered but also in more recent times so that no one in
the congregation should stand alone during their time of mourning no matter how
long that pain is freshly felt. I find that very comforting.
Ann's right in stating that it doesn't specifically mention death in its text
but rather is a prayer of remembrance and declaration of life.
My condolences to Bob and his wife on their unimaginable loss. Were there
anything I could do to lighten their burdens as they travel along the way of
lament and the road of the bereaved I surely would.
Blessings to all you love in this world.
Robin
From: Cindy
Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2012 9:16 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Kaddish
Thanks, Ann. I didn't realize I posted this. I thought I'd sent it directly to
Bob Tweedy. Sorry, folks, but thanks to Ann for looking it up.
Ann inspired me to look it up, too. I found more than enough information about
kaddishes, the complete one, a mourner's kaddish, a rabbi's kaddish, but not
the phrase I remember, even when I put it in google in quotation marks. Maybe
it's just something our rabbi added. However, it's become a very popular
phrase, whatever its origin; when I googled the phrase I found it in
obituaries, books people sign at funerals, and many other places.
I'm not very religious and haven't been to services in many years but that
phrase I do remember as ending a prayer said at the end of a service on the
high holidays remembering those who have passed. Ann, if your friend Else gives
you more information, please send it to me off-list. Thanks.
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From: Ann Parsons <akp@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: popularplace@xxxxxxxxx
Cc: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; roberttweedy@xxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, May 8, 2012 5:44 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Kaddish
Hi Cindy,
Found this on the net.
An English Translation
Glorified and sanctified be God's great name throughout the world which He
has created according to His will. May He establish His kingdom in your
lifetime and during your days, and within the life of the entire House of
Israel, speedily and soon; and say, Amen.
May His great name be blessed forever and to all eternity.
Blessed and praised, glorified and exalted, extolled and honored, adored and
lauded be the name of the Holy One, blessed be He, beyond all the blessings and
hymns, praises and consolations that are ever spoken in the world; and say,
Amen.
May there be abundant peace from heaven, and life, for us
and for all Israel; and say, Amen.
He who creates peace in His celestial heights, may He create peace for us and
for all Israel; and say, Amen.
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It's a beautiful prayer. I didn't know its translation till now. I think
there must be more too it though because it doesn't mention those who are gone
at all. Hmmm, interesting. I'll have to ask my friend Elise sometime when
we're sitting and talking. Have a great day.
Ann P.
-- Ann K. Parsons
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