Kaddish

The prayer that marks the turns of the service — and is said by mourners. It is in Aramaic, not Hebrew, but reads with the same letters. Learn the response everyone says together.

Yitgadal v'yitkadash sh'meh raba.

Magnified and sanctified be His great name.

Aramaic. The leader's opening words.

yitgadalv'yitkadashsh'mehraba

Y'hei sh'meh raba m'varach l'alam ul'almei almaya.

May His great name be blessed forever and to all eternity.

The response the whole congregation says aloud together.

y'heish'mehrabam'varachl'alamul'almeialmaya

Source: Standard liturgy, Aramaic (public domain). Public domain.