Minchah during Avelut (mourning)

This page describes the Minchah service during Avelut, the week of mourning. 

If Minchah is followed directly by Arvit, the boxed part at the end is omitted and said (only once) after Arvit.

On a תענית ציבור (public fast) Parashah (Torah reading) is added after אשרי and Selichot after the Amidah, but without Techinot. See the Taanit book for this.

Chazzan doesn’t wear a Tallit.
All are standing during Kaddish.

Recordings: NN2A, LAV, JBS

Grayed areas indicate parts which are added on specific days. Follow hyperlinks for recordings.

Printable version (pdf) of this page

All prayers can be found in the ומחה דמעה prayer book on pages 12-42

Remarks

Green tefilloth

תפילה

Chazzan is sitting, melody of workdays

83

למנצח על הגתית… ניחח לה‘

 Chazzan 

18

אתה הוא…. מפני הכבוד

All, at תהלת ה’ the Chazzan raises

84

וערבה… אשרי…

Chazzan, standing

85

תיכן תפילתי

Chazzan 

4

קדיש לעילא

Without Chazara. The Chazzan starts aloud till מחיה המתים, then קדושה. From אתה חונן silently till חננו ועננו. From there aloud till the end. (Even) on a public fast theברכת כהנים  is not read. After המברך את עמו ישראל בשלום the Kahal says אמן  slowly, to finish together with the Chazzan.

On Rosh Chodesh
On Chanukah & Purim

49-58

54
56

עמידה

יעלה ויבא
על הנסים

In the ten  ימי תשובה

59

אבינו מלכנו

Chazzan

4

קדיש תתקבל

Regular day

Friday
Chanukah
Purim

85

35
25

32

למנצח בנגינת

ה’ מלך
מזמור שיר חנוכת הבית לדוד
שיר המעלות לדוד לולי 

Only one Aveel

4

קדיש יהא שלמא

 All

82

עלינו

This grayed area is only said if Michah is not immediately followed by Arvit.

All Avelim, including ladies, come forward. Recited, unless the deceased has a title, then it is sung.

Tziduk haDin is also said on days without תחינות, even on Friday afternoon.

214

צדיק אתה

Short, long (for Chacham + for Parnaas etc. + any man) or woman,
not for small children.

215

השכבה

Chazzan, Avelim sit down on a low chair or, if in Snoge, on the low bench behind the Tebah

217

בלע המות

Chazzan

144

כל ישראל … ידי להתפאר

Rabbi or replacement

משנה

Chazzan

144

רבי חנניא

All Avelim together, standing

4

קדיש דרבנן

[1] תפלת כל פה 5688-1928, page 243; according to BC (SH part 2 page 11), “small” is under Bar/Bat Mitzvah