The Ancient, Aramaic Kaddish Sung and Played to a Melody

This melody came to me one night before I was going to sing at a funeral years ago.
When I had learned of this ancient Jewish prayer I felt deeply connected to it, because it was mainly considered a mourner's prayer but the words were all of praise to God.
How amazing is it that the first thing this prayer recognizes in the midst of a tragedy is that God is good!
That's how Job prayed, that even when everything he cared for had been destroyed he said, "the LORD gives, the LORD takes away, praised be the name of the LORD".
We all know to praise during the good times but may we also learn to praise during the hard times.
So that at all times, we may learn to praise...
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The English text reads:
"Glorified and sanctified be his 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 whole House of Israel, even swiftly and soon; and say, Amen.
May His great name be praised forever and to all eternity. Blessed, praised, glorified and exalted, extolled, honored, adored and lauded be the name of the Holy One, blessed is He.
Though He be beyond all the blessings and hymns, praises and consolations which are ever uttered in the world and say; Amen.
May He who makes peace in his high holy places, may He bring peace upon us, and upon all Israel; and say Amen."

[@queenlotto]

My daughter Francesca Elaine Walker. She passed at 17 weeks old. She will FOREVER be loved and remembered.

[@thephilosopherfromdixie7466]

May she be entrusted to the love and mercy of God.

[@PatrickElbaz-uo9uh]

BD"H 😢

[@leebaker2588]

My father's 60th yahrzeit is tomorrow. I go to synagogue to say kaddish . . . I am an ordained christian pastor. This is where I found peace. B'ezrat hashem YHVH

[@nancyhalpern5530]

my father also died a month ago, and I'm not an observant jew. but i do feel the longing for a ritual to mourn him - this was beautiful and so badly needed. thank you for its comfort

[@artmadison1248]

My condolences to you and your family in the Christ YESHUA ... May the YAH!/ABBA/Father God watch over, comfort and Save all your family

[@dianel.2857]

Perhaps you need to return to prayer.

[@dianel.2857]

Back to G-d

[@noemiserra3366]

El meu pare va morir el 24 de gener. Vaig recitar-li un kaddish...

[@marcusschweizer5669]

My Mom recently died. You have helped me so much. Toda Raba

[@CherishedbyGod]

This is absolutely beautiful. It brought tears to me eyes. I was looking for a Kaddish song to listen to because my father died this week. Yours was the most beautiful and moving one I found. God has blessed you with a gift.

[@HerMeggido]

Lost along the way, but the memory remains.

[@Terrapindreamr]

Thank you... today marks 3 yrs that my beloved, complicated, and loving mother Myrna passed. I lit the yarzeit candle and said the mourners kaddish...but not until i found your beautiful song did this feel more complete.

[@graysonbr]

In losing my brother years back I really had a hard time moving forward. I came across the The Mourner's Kaddish and it really helped.

[@DTSilva]

G-D is present with us and the angel singing this . 🙏🏻

[@AyDotHam]

I am American and raised Catholic. Right now I am agnostic, but still spiritual. I am reading "Night" in the English class I am taking. Today's assignment was to read chapter 3 independently. They mentioned speaking the Kaddish in their times of terror. I almost instinctually closed my eyes and perked up....or rather pricked up(perked feels like it has too positive of a connotation) my ears and closes my eyes as if waiting to hear the prayer. So with that I slightly smiled bc I thought myself foolish for forgetting that I was only reading a book and next thanked God almighty that I was not there...meeting & witnessing others meet such a cruel fate. Then I thought to myself, hmm, perhaps this is a sign that I should look up and listen to the Kaddish. Even if not a sign, I think it right that I listen as an act of rememberence to all those whose blood was split in the Holocaust in a way perhaps many of them would feel right or fitting. So here I am. Beautiful singing and bittersweet words. It has touched me more than I could have imagined. May God bless you. 🙏🕊💜

[@user-qj7uq4ec2o]

RIP 😪... More than ever, in these sad times.

[@glennlariva6896]

How beautiful. I thank HaShem for your gift of music.

[@clair9167]

🙏🏽 Toda Raba.

[@erinvaughn3739]

My Sister Just Passed Away 🙏🏽💜🙏🏽💜🙏🏽 This Is So Beautiful 💝💝💝💝

[@AyDotHam]

I am so very sorry for your loss🙏💔

[@idaevans8800]

Amen and Amen

[@clair9167]

Thank you for this beautiful sung prayer. 🙏🏽

[@patriciadeleon6246]

So very beautiful! What a blessing!

[@eduariz9676]

In memory of my mom....see you son.....

[@gordontough]

Thank you for this. We have just used it for our theological college prayers after we have spent a week at Auschwitz. It helped a lot of people

[@tombae757]

God is good all the time, all the time God is good. He's always in control, all is planned according to His will.

[@sunsetaquatics1204]

lovely. may ISHEM bless you and keep you

[@pearlroses3697]

Kaddish prayers something nice

[@oselkhandro4416]

for you, Mom. ❤ rest in peace eternally.

[@mayncameron1169]

Praise God for his mercies are new every morning beautifully sung Ash bless you :)

[@thedylanshow1]

Wow amazing!

[@r.j.g.9301]

I'm not a ..., I'm not off anything. ;) But this brought tears to my eyes. Bless you!

[@simonebouskela6553]

Pour mon frère ✨✨✨❤🙏

[@mortonfriedman3162]

My wonderful and soulmate wife died recently and I miss her with all my heart Nd soul. This version expresses all my feelings for her. Thank you.

[@AyDotHam]

I am so sorry for your loss. 🙏

[@kalania14]

Haunting and beautiful. I’ve followed and loved you since that world famous Santana Video years ago. “Victory surely is Won”

[@hardeehodges326]

A song that created peace in the mind and heart. Well done. Thanks.

[@obadijahparks]

Man I love Hebrew! Your praise,and worship, and prayer songs are the best!

[@josefmelech617]

its not Hebrew, its Aramaic

[@cyzswil6968]

Thanks...

[@kristjan8015]

Wonderful the ninth in my every morn listen

[@gildog]

Beautiful

[@PaulBerson]

Amazing Amen 🙏💕🎶💕🎶🥇🥂💞🕎

[@M.-fy8gj]

Incredible

[@gregglubritz4205]

That is so beautiful. Thank you.

[@MazePage]

All is well with my soul! 💕❤💕

[@amandawilliams5436]

Very beautiful

[@ningzhang6683]

awesome

[@keithbarnes608]

Beautiful! Thanks

[@kimb4613]

Beautiful! Thank you for sharing!

[@tps607]

Beautiful , and yet mournful

[@bowlmeoverva]

Thanks for sharing. Blessings.

[@AlindaFaye2000]

Beautiful!

[@cyrilculton1181]

Thank you Ash. Absolutely beautiful.

[@ladyturnip8573]

STUNNING!

[@songmaster9308]

What a beautiful song.

[@joeyvigil5097]

Wow !!!! This is so beautiful ....

[@belaghoulashi]

Beautiful.

[@gazoontight]

Lovely.

[@williamdirksen5860]

Enlightening 🕊

[@elitecombatfitnesscentral6170]

Amazing

[@Vic-Cal]

Amazing.

[@yonacohen3539]

Thank you! Beautiful and so uplifting.

[@tybvx.1505]

This was a beautiful song

[@Vern_Levine]

Fantastic!

[@darynsax]

WOW beautiful voice

[@sizwetshabangu4090]

I'm watching from South Afriuka. You have a beautiful voice I'm blessed .

[@messiahcomplex1126]

AMEN! Todah sister! ❤️ we are the REMNANT ❤️ Hallelu Yah ❤️ שלום

[@obadijahparks]

Love!

[@krissweaver9712]

You have the most beautiful voice I’ve ever ever heard❤😢

[@erica3336]

I'm a Jewish soul singer...you got it.

[@LumBo7166]

LUMBO July 5th, 2023 made it across the 🌎

[@GruntTV1776]

Kaddish!

[@user-qu8sj3qx7q]

Amen

[@cia7746]

WOW. What a voice. She sounds like Ofra Haza.

[@emanonymous]

impressive! aramaic is a tough language

[@lonhaber]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@ammiruhamah4474]

Baruch haba Shem

[@paulfeery5221]

That song is as beautiful as you are and thank you for the English translation praise Yeshua

[@bobschoenberg8196]

Beautiful! Who is the singe. Very talented. A pleasure to hear

[@dladdin9482]

Ameen❤️ Maranatha Y'shua

[@farnazparhami]

Beautiful thank you. Do you have your sheet music for me to purchase?

[@jenkarpileup]

Great melody! Do you have a chord sheet that you could share?

[@domfitou95]

👍

[@NavDDG54]

There are 4 different kaddish prayers, two are said by mourners two are said by the, chazzan, every prayer service The version she sung is not any of those. She skipped portions, that are part of kaddish

[@restgalaxy4285]

Omg

[@restgalaxy4285]

Wow

[@pearlroses3697]

Trying to find a prayer to post for him the prayer for the dead

[@user-fv1he2gi3j]

שירעס ניישים

[@oscarjosefsson9300]

The only thing I can say to this prayer is: Amen! 🇸🇪✝️🙏🇮🇱

[@aymarafan7669]

Ofra Haza is happy

[@73jaydub]

Ooooooh! 😀 I like! ... nobody I know has died recently! But I guess I could make it happen! 🤔

[@lionofjudah9226]

TOV

[@joesalaman3503]

"There is a house in New Orleans"... Sorry, couldn't help but notice the similarity.

[@seekandfind5005]

Would you help me with a slightly different version? You voice is the closest I've heard to ofra haza

[@pearlroses3697]

My best friend committed suicide on Saturday vet ptsd 🙏

[@solomonk77]

sorry to hear that brother, may his soul find rest

[@nakedhombre]

This is not a melody that is sung in the temple or that I am familiar with in seven decades of Jewish involvement

[@critterkarma]

Lovely heartfelt rendition. Thank you. Just as an aside, as an English speaker, it always bugged me that translations always use masculine pronouns, the Divine has no gender.

[@studiosorek1432]

In Hebrew it does!

[@critterkarma]

@@studiosorek1432 The Divine, “that which is” is neither male nor female, it isn’t binary. It is only human language which has mistakenly given it a gender.

[@kristjan8015]

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[@dansanders9121]

This is incredibly disrespectful. You don't get to take our liturgy and our deeply held spiritual belief and set it to music, put it on youtube, monetise it, and use it to spread your name. This is INCREDIBLY disrespectful to Jewish people. How dare you.

[@sbmusicandmussar]

She awakened my pintele yid. I'm fine with it.