El Malei Rachamim

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El Malei Rachamim is a traditional Jewish memorial prayer asking God to grant rest and mercy to the souls of the deceased.

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El Malei Rachamim canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jewish prayer
Yizkor prayer
memorial prayer
addressedTo God
associatedWith Ashkenazi tradition
Jewish cemetery rituals
Jewish mourning customs
memorial plaques and dedications
culturalRole central element of Jewish memorial culture
customization can be adapted for individuals or groups
often includes the name of the deceased
genre liturgical poetry
language Hebrew
liturgicalCategory prayer for the departed
liturgicalFunction memorial for the dead
memorialScope can be recited for many people collectively
can be recited for one person
mentionsConcept Eden
surface form: Gan Eden

divine mercy
eternal rest
soul of the deceased
purpose to ask God to grant rest to the souls of the deceased
to ask God to show mercy to the souls of the deceased
recitationMode often chanted in a plaintive melody
recitedBy cantor
mourners
rabbi
religiousTradition Judaism
scriptUsed Hebrew alphabet
structure invocation of God followed by petition for the soul
textOpening "El malei rachamim, shokhen bamromim"
theologicalTheme God’s compassion on the departed
hope for the soul’s elevation
intercession for the dead
timeOfUse after the reading of names of the deceased
during communal days of remembrance
translationOfOpening "God, full of mercy, who dwells on high"
usedFor Holocaust remembrance ceremonies
Yahrzeit commemorations
Yizkor services on Jewish festivals
Yom HaShoah
surface form: Yom HaShoah ceremonies

funeral services
unveilings of tombstones
variant version for individual deceased
version for martyrs of the Holocaust
version for soldiers who died in defense of Israel

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Yizkor memorial service includesPrayer El Malei Rachamim