Kaddish (d'rabbanan, mourner's, full-, and half-)

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 23 June 2004.

KADDISH D'RABANAN (Rabbi�s Kaddish)

HIS-rt GLORY, HOLY. PRAISE HIS-rt NAME. WE MUST ANNOUNCE HIS-rt WORTH. SPREAD WORLD THEREABOUTS HE-rt HIMSELF MAKE. HOPE DURING YOUR(plural) LIFE TIME-PERIOD EVERYONE ACCEPT AUTHORITY HIS-rt. COME-ON1 SAY, AMEN.

PRAY WE CONTINUE PRAISE HIM-rt FROM-NOW-ON, FOREVER-AND-EVER.

WE THANK, PRAISE, RECOGNIZE BEAUTY ADVANCED2, LIFT-UP SPLENDOR3, SING HIS-rt NAME HOLY AND SUPREME. BOW-DOWN-TO HIM-rt. WE REALIZE THANK, SING, PRAISE, AND COMFORT WE SPEAK HERE WORLD, NOT ENOUGH. COME-ON SAY AMEN.

WE PRAY FOR ISRAEL, (<) RABBI4 HE-left TEACH"each", HIS-left STUDENT THEY-right, PASS-DOWN TORAH. HERE OR ANY PLACE. PASS-OUT-TO"all"5 PEACE, GRACE6, KINDNESS, MERCY, LONG LIFE, FEED"each". HEAVENLY-FATHER9, SAVE US. COME-ON SAY AMEN.

PRAY HEAVEN SEND (<) PEACE, (>) LIFE, FOR US, PLUS JEWISH PEOPLE GENERAL. COME-ON SAY AMEN.

LIKE GOD MAKE PEACE FAR-AWAY HEAVEN, PRAY HE-rt MAKE PEACE FOR US HERE AND FOR (2h)#ALL JEWISH PEOPLE COME-ON SAY AMEN.

[If sung repeat as follows:]

||: PRAY HE-rt MAKE PEACE, PRAY HE-rt MAKE PEACE. PEACE FOR US HERE AND (2h)#ALL JEWISH PEOPLE. :||


KADDISH YATOM (The Mourner's Kaddish)

HIS-rt GLORY, HOLY. PRAISE HIS-rt NAME. WE MUST ANNOUNCE HIS-rt WORTH. SPREAD WORLD THEREABOUTS HE-rt HIMSELF MAKE. HOPE DURING YOUR(plural) LIFE TIME-PERIOD EVERYONE ACCEPT AUTHORITY HIS-rt. COME-ON1 SAY, AMEN.

PRAY WE CONTINUE PRAISE HIM-rt FROM-NOW-ON, FOREVER-AND-EVER.

WE THANK, PRAISE, RECOGNIZE BEAUTY ADVANCED2, LIFT-UP SPLENDOR3, SING HIS-rt NAME HOLY AND SUPREME. BOW-DOWN-TO HIM-rt. WE REALIZE THANK, SING, PRAISE, AND COMFORT WE SPEAK HERE WORLD, NOT ENOUGH. COME-ON SAY AMEN.

PRAY HEAVEN SEND (<) PEACE, (>) LIFE, FOR US, PLUS JEWISH PEOPLE GENERAL. COME-ON SAY AMEN.

LIKE GOD MAKE PEACE FAR-AWAY HEAVEN, PRAY HE-rt MAKE PEACE FOR US HERE AND FOR (2h)#ALL JEWISH PEOPLE COME-ON SAY AMEN.


KADDISH SHALEM (Full Kaddish)

HIS-rt GLORY, HOLY. PRAISE HIS-rt NAME. WE MUST ANNOUNCE HIS-rt WORTH. SPREAD WORLD THEREABOUTS HE-rt HIMSELF MAKE. HOPE DURING YOUR(plural) LIFE TIME-PERIOD EVERYONE ACCEPT AUTHORITY HIS-rt. COME-ON1 SAY, AMEN.

PRAY WE CONTINUE PRAISE HIM-rt FROM-NOW-ON, FOREVER-AND-EVER.

WE THANK, PRAISE, RECOGNIZE BEAUTY ADVANCED2, LIFT-UP SPLENDOR3, SING HIS-rt NAME HOLY AND SUPREME. BOW-DOWN-TO HIM-rt. WE REALIZE THANK, SING, PRAISE, AND COMFORT WE SPEAK HERE WORLD, NOT ENOUGH. COME-ON SAY AMEN.

PRAY HEAVEN SEND (<) PEACE, (>) LIFE, FOR US, PLUS JEWISH PEOPLE GENERAL. COME-ON SAY AMEN.

LIKE GOD MAKE PEACE FAR-AWAY HEAVEN, PRAY HE-rt MAKE PEACE FOR US HERE AND FOR (2h)#ALL JEWISH PEOPLE COME-ON SAY AMEN.


CHATZI KADDISH (Half-Kaddish)

HIS-rt GLORY, HOLY. PRAISE HIS-rt NAME. WE MUST ANNOUNCE HIS-rt WORTH. SPREAD WORLD THEREABOUTS HE-rt HIMSELF MAKE. HOPE DURING YOUR(plural) LIFE TIME-PERIOD EVERYONE ACCEPT AUTHORITY HIS-rt. COME-ON1 SAY, AMEN.

PRAY WE CONTINUE PRAISE HIM-rt FROM-NOW-ON, FOREVER-AND-EVER.

WE THANK, PRAISE, RECOGNIZE BEAUTY ADVANCED2, LIFT-UP SPLENDOR3, SING HIS-rt NAME HOLY AND SUPREME. BOW-DOWN-TO HIM-rt. WE REALIZE THANK, SING, PRAISE, AND COMFORT WE SPEAK HERE WORLD, NOT ENOUGH. COME-ON SAY AMEN.


Footnotes

    All glosses marked with a footnote are described below. For an explanation of other glossing symbols used, see Explanation of glossing used.

  1. COME-ON - (2h)[B^] move in circles pivoting at the wrists to beckon someone to do something.

    • ADVANCED - (2h)[B^], POs ><, FOs up, move upwards arcing towards the signer.

    • SPLENDOR - starts like the sign NAME, the NDH is left in place while the DH touches it with the [open 8] (as in the sign FEEL), then moves upwards while twisting the wrist.

    • RABBI - (2h)[R], POs > signer, fingertips touch the top of the chest at each side and descend straight down the chest while touching it.

    • PASS-OUT-TO"all" - (2h)[O^], POs up, FOs away, hands are together, then separate while opening to (2h)[5].

    • GRACE - [O^], held high and PO > Heaven, supinates and opens to [5] while being brought towards head while wg.

    • HEAVENLY-FATHER - (2h)[A], FOs up, DH is held against forehead, NDH close to head but lower, both hands open to (2h)[5] while moving upwards.

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