Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Met a new baby on the anniversary of my father's death

Never Done: Met baby Sophie
Tshuve: My father's yortsayt

There is nothing like meeting a healthy and beautiful 3-week old baby for the first time to remind you (me) that the life cycle is a healthy and beautiful thing. Even more so if it happens on the anniversary of your (my) father's death.

Baruch ata Adonai Elohenu, melekh ha’olam, shehekhianu, v’kimanu, v’higianu, lazman hazeh.
Praised be you, Adonai, king of the universe, who has kept us alive, and has preserved us, and enabled us to reach this day.

Yisgedal veyiskadash shemey rabo
Be'olmo di'vero chir'usey
Veyamlich malchusey
Bechayeychon u'veyomeychon
Ba'agolo u'vizman koriv ve'imru omeyn

Yehey sh'mey rabo mevorach le'olam u'le'olmey olmayo
Yisborach ve'yishtabach ve'yispo'ar ve' yisromam ve'yisnasey
Ve'yis'hadar ve'yis'aleh ve'yis'halol
She'mey dikudsho b'rich hu
Le'eylo min kol birchoso ve'shiroso tushbechoso ve'nechemoso
Da'a,orpm be'olmo ve'imru omeyn

Yehey sh'lomo rabo min shemayo ve'chayim
Oleynu ve'al kol yisroel ve'imru omeyn
O'seh shalom bimromov
Hu ya'aseh sholom oleynu ve'al kol yisroel
Ve'imru omeyn

May the Eternal's illustrious name become increasingly great and holy
In the world that was created according to the Eternal's will,
and may the holy one's kingdom be established
in your lifetime and in your days
and in the lifetime of all the house of Israel
Speedily and soon. And let us say omeyn.

May the holy one's illustrious name be blessed always and forever.
Blessed, praised, glorified, exalted, extolled
Honoured, raised up, and acclaimed
be the name of the holy one blessed be the eternal
beyond every blessing, hymn, praise, and consolation
that is uttered in the world. And let us say omeyn.
May abundant peace from heaven, and life
Be upon us and upon all Israel. And let us say omeyn.

May the eternal who makes peaces in the highest places
Make peace upon us and upon all Israel,
And let us say omeyn.

Wow. I am always struck with how the blessings for the brand new and the blessings for those who have passed are quite beautiful and interchangeable. And really not about the newborn baby or the deceased, but about praising God, or g-d, or the holy, or whatever it is you (I) believe in.

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