s"xc SYDNEY CHEVRA KADISHA hbshx t"ajd tahse vrcj dlitz xcq davn znwdl SERVICE AT THE SETTING OF A TOMBSTONE ASHKENAZ PLEASE RETURN THIS BOOK TO CHEVRA KADISHA STAFF AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE SERVICE. OR TO THE SYDNEY CHEVRA KADISHA 172 OXFORD STREET, WOOLLAHRA, NSW 2025 PHONE: (02) 9363 2248 Email: [email protected] Website: www.chevrakadishasydney.com s"xc vcmn ,nevk vkp, rsx SERVICE AT THE SETTING OF A TOMBSTONE This booklet was compiled in March 2004 by Rabbi Chaim Ingram for the Sydney Chevra Kadisha for use for the Consecration of a Tombstone. In August 2005, the booklet was further reviewed by Rabbi S. Cohen. In December 2005 the Hebrew text was further reviewed by Mr. Sam Benjamin. In May 2011, the translation of Psalm 119 was added. Translations have been edited by Rabbi Ingram and the service is in accordance with Ashkenazi Minhag. May the Merciful One speedily bring us the days of the Messiah and the rebuilding of the Temple. 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Blessed are You, Lord our G-d, King of the universe, Who, with judgment, formed you, nourished and sustained you, has taken your lives in judgment, knows the measure of you all and, in the future, will restore you to life. Blessed are You, G-d, who revives the dead. When standing at the grave recite the following: Peace be with you, (my masters and teachers/Father/Mother, as appropriate). May your souls be bound up in the bond of life with the Lord our G-d. Peace be with you and may your rest be perfect and peaceful. Happy are you who were able to walk in the path of our Creator, who have prepared yourselves for the life to come. You dwell in the exalted places of the righteous together with the angels above. May G-d hasten your resurrection and cause us to be worthy of seeing your faces resplendent as the radiance of Heaven.