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What (who) is kaddish - definition
Kaddish
JEWISH PRAYER
Qaddish; Qadish; Chatzi Kaddish; Kaddisch; Ḳaddish; Mourner's Kaddish; Half Kaddish; Full Kaddish; Mourners' Kaddish
Kaddish or Qaddish or Qadish ( "holy") is a hymn praising God that is recited during Jewish prayer services. The central theme of the Kaddish is the magnification and sanctification of God's name.
Kaddish
JEWISH PRAYER
Qaddish; Qadish; Chatzi Kaddish; Kaddisch; Ḳaddish; Mourner's Kaddish; Half Kaddish; Full Kaddish; Mourners' Kaddish
['kad??]
¦ noun an ancient Jewish prayer sequence recited in the synagogue service.
?a form of the Kaddish recited for the dead.
Origin
from Aramaic qaddis 'holy'.
Kaddish (poem)
POEM BY ALLEN GINSBERG
"Kaddish" also known as "Kaddish for Naomi Ginsberg (1894–1956)" is a poem by Beat writer Allen Ginsberg about his mother Naomi and her death on June 9, 1956.
Examples of use of kaddish
1. Olmert and Barak comforted the relatives and recited the Mourner‘s Kaddish as well as selected Psalms.
2. At the burial, Dror said kaddish and then Zalman gave a eulogy.
3. "Ater having said kaddish [the Jewish mourner‘s prayer] for him for 60 years on the general kaddish day on the fast of Asara B‘Tevet, now I have a specific yahrtzeit," said Bar–Yoda.
4. "He would come to say kaddish for his mother," he said.
5. Later, an Israeli military rabbi recited the Kaddish, the Jewish prayer of mourning.