Half Kaddish for the Sabbath Morning

Unknown

1083–1112

May His great Name be magnifed and sanctifed in the world He created by His will. May He establish His kingdom, bring forth His redemption and hasten the coming of His Messiah, in your lifetime, our master Evyatar ha-Kohen, head of the academy of the Pride of Jacob, and in the lifetime of our master Solomon ha-Kohen, av ha-yeshivah, and in the lifetime of our master Zadok, the “third” in the havurah, and in your lifetime and in your days, and in the lifetime of all the house of Israel, speedily and soon, and say: Amen.

Forever and for all time, may it be blessed, praised, glorifed, exalted, lauded, raised and honored, the name of the King, the King of kings, blessed be He, above and beyond all blessings, songs, praises, and consolations uttered in the world in accordance with His will, and say: Amen.

May He who makes peace in His high place make peace for us and for you and for all His people Israel, and say: Amen.

Translated by Avi Steinhart.

Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 3: Encountering Christianity and Islam.

This unusual version of the half Kaddish comes from a small codex that a cantor wrote out for use during the Sabbath morning prayers. The wording of the Kaddish prayer itself is not attested in the talmudic period. Once it migrated into the daily prayers, the text was still not fxed, as seen in this version, which mentions numerous eleventh-century leaders. Evyatar, for example, served as gaon of the Palestinian academy from 1083 to 1112. Mentioning leading rabbis in the Kaddish was common in the medieval Middle East.

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Half Kaddish for the Sabbath Morning

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