Kaddish Service for your loved one, at every prayer
Rabbi Shimon Zaafran, rosh kollel of Or Rashbi, adds your loved one's name to the list he reads every day. Kaddish is said at Shacharit, Mincha and Maariv with a fixed minyan in Israel, through the whole year of mourning.
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In short
What is a kaddish service?
A kaddish service means appointing a God-fearing Torah scholar to say the Mourner's Kaddish for the deceased in your place, at every prayer with a minyan. Halacha allows it, since a person's agent is like himself, and the payment itself is tzedakah for the soul.
Asking someone to “say kaddish for me” means saying kaddish for someone else as their agent. Hiring someone to say kaddish this way is permitted by the poskim, and you can order kaddish online here from anywhere in the world.
Who
Rabbi Shimon Zaafran and the regular avrechim of the Or Rashbi beit midrash. Not occasional volunteers.
When
Shacharit, Mincha and Maariv every day, four prayers on Shabbat and Yom Tov, for 11 or 12 months by your family's custom.
Cost
$260 for the full year, less than $1 a day. Or any amount you wish.
Permitted?
Yes. Igrot Moshe, Gesher HaChaim and Kaf HaChaim permit it, and see a special merit in paying for it.
This is for you if
There is no son to say kaddish
You cannot reach a minyan three times a day
You are a daughter who wants kaddish said for a parent
You live far away, or your health makes it hard
Order kaddish
Arrange kaddish in three short steps
Choose the kaddish, tell us about your loved one, and finish on PayPal's secure page.
Your kaddish order
Kaddish for
Your loved one
Kaddish
Full year of mourning
Said at
3 prayers a day, fixed minyan
Total$260
You finish on PayPal's secure page, by card or PayPal account. PayPal emails you a receipt.
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Rabbi Shimon Zaafran, rosh kollel of Or Rashbi
Who says the kaddish
Rabbi Shimon Zaafran and the Or Rashbi beit midrash
Most people reach this page in the middle of a hard time. The Or Rashbi institutions have supported Torah scholars and families in need for over 30 years, and Rabbi Shimon Zaafran runs the kaddish service personally.
Kaddish at three prayers a day with a fixed minyan in the beit midrash, never by occasional volunteers.
Your loved one's name is mentioned before every prayer.
Every dollar goes to supporting Torah scholars and tzedakah for families in need, so the merit counts twice: the kaddish and the tzedakah.
How it works
From your order to kaddish every day
Send the details
The name of the deceased with the father's or mother's name, and the date of passing or the yahrzeit. The form takes about two minutes.
The name joins the daily list
Rabbi Shimon Zaafran adds the name to the list he reads every day, and kaddish is said for the whole period you chose.
Kaddish at every prayer
Shacharit, Mincha and Maariv with a minyan, and four prayers on Shabbat and Yom Tov. The name is mentioned before the prayer.
Confirmation
You receive a confirmation that the kaddish is being said, and PayPal emails you a receipt for the payment.
Halacha
How long is kaddish said for a parent?
Ashkenazim say kaddish for 11 months (Rema, Yoreh De'ah 376:4). The judgment of the wicked lasts twelve months (Eduyot 2:10), and saying kaddish for a full year could look as if the child counts the parent among them, so a month is taken off.
Sephardim say kaddish for about a full year, and some for 12 months less a week. The Kaf HaChaim (55) brings a custom of saying it in the twelfth month only on Shabbat and on the yahrzeit.
After the year of mourning, kaddish is said every year on the Hebrew yahrzeit (Gesher HaChaim II, ch. 32). Kaddish is said only with a minyan of ten Jewish men (Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim 55:1), which is why a fixed minyan matters.
12 mo.Sephardi customSome say it 12 months less a week
YearlyOn the Hebrew yahrzeitGesher HaChaim II, ch. 32
Halachic sources
Is it permitted to hire someone to say kaddish?
Yes. Appointing a God-fearing agent to say kaddish is accepted from generation to generation, and the poskim see a special merit in paying for it, since the payment is tzedakah for the soul.
Igrot Moshe, Yoreh De'ah I, 254. Rav Moshe Feinstein rules that one may hire a person to say kaddish, and that paying for it carries merit.
Gesher HaChaim I, 30:8. A God-fearing agent may be appointed, on the principle that a person's agent is like himself (Kiddushin 41b).
Kaf HaChaim, Orach Chaim 55. Paying for the kaddish creates a bond between the one who pays and the elevation of the soul.
The children still keep all the laws of mourning, even when someone else says kaddish for them.
When the son stood before the congregation and said "Yitgadal veyitkadash shemei rabba", his father was released from his suffering at once.
The story of Rabbi Akiva, Kallah Rabbati ch. 2
Rabbi Akiva met a man carrying a heavy load of wood, who told him he had died and was suffering, and that his son knew neither Torah nor prayer. Rabbi Akiva found the son, taught him, and stood him before the congregation. This story is the root of the custom of saying kaddish for the departed.
Before you order
How to choose kaddish services you can trust
Kaddish services differ in who says the kaddish, how often and for how long. These are the points worth checking, and how Or Rashbi answers each one.
A named person who commits to it. Rabbi Shimon Zaafran and the regular avrechim of the Or Rashbi beit midrash, not a different volunteer each day.
All three prayers, with a fixed minyan. Shacharit, Mincha and Maariv every day, and four prayers on Shabbat and Yom Tov.
The whole period of mourning. 11 or 12 months by your family's custom.
The name mentioned before every prayer. The name of the deceased, with the father's or mother's name, is mentioned before the prayer.
A clear price and a receipt. $260 for the full year, paid in US dollars through PayPal, which emails you a receipt.
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Answers from the halachic sources above, and how the service works at Or Rashbi.
How much does the kaddish service cost?
$260 for the full year of mourning, which is less than $1 a day. You can also choose to give any amount you wish. All the funds go to supporting Torah scholars and tzedakah for families in need.
What do your kaddish services include?
The Mourner's Kaddish at Shacharit, Mincha and Maariv every day, and at four prayers on Shabbat and Yom Tov, for 11 or 12 months by your family's custom. Rabbi Shimon Zaafran and the regular avrechim of Or Rashbi say it with a fixed minyan in Israel, and you can order online from anywhere in the world.
Who says the kaddish?
Rabbi Shimon Zaafran, rosh kollel of Or Rashbi, and the regular avrechim of the beit midrash: God-fearing men who commit personally to say kaddish at all three daily prayers for the whole period. Not occasional volunteers.
Where is the kaddish said?
Usually at the Or HaRashbi synagogue in Hadera, Israel, which holds a fixed minyan three times a day.
How long do you say kaddish for a parent?
Ashkenazim say kaddish for 11 months (Rema, Yoreh De'ah 376:4), and Sephardim for about a full year, some 12 months less a week. After that, kaddish is said every year on the Hebrew yahrzeit.
Can a woman say kaddish?
According to most poskim, saying kaddish in public belongs to men. The accepted way is for a woman to appoint a God-fearing agent who says kaddish on her behalf, at all three prayers with a minyan.
Can you say kaddish without a minyan?
No. Kaddish is said only with a minyan of ten Jewish men (Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim 55:1). That is why a service with a fixed minyan keeps the kaddish going every day.
Is it permitted to pay someone to say kaddish?
Yes. Rav Moshe Feinstein rules that one may hire a person to say kaddish, and that paying for it carries merit as tzedakah for the soul (Igrot Moshe, Yoreh De'ah I, 254). Gesher HaChaim bases it on the law of agency: a person's agent is like himself.
What details do you need for the order?
The name of the deceased, the Hebrew name with the father's or mother's name if you know it, and the date of passing or the yahrzeit. Tell us if the passing was after sunset, since the Hebrew day begins at nightfall.
Can kaddish be said for a grandparent?
Yes. Grandchildren are counted as children (Yevamot 62b), so a grandchild may say kaddish for a grandparent, or appoint a God-fearing agent to say it.
What if kaddish was not said during the year?
Kaddish benefits the soul at any time, and especially on the yahrzeit (Gesher HaChaim I, ch. 30). It is never too late to have kaddish said for a loved one.
Can I arrange kaddish from the USA or anywhere abroad?
Yes. You order online from anywhere in the world and pay in US dollars through PayPal. The kaddish is said in Israel, so you do not need to be in Israel or find a minyan yourself.
Does a virtual kaddish over video count?
No. The ten men of a minyan must be together in one place (Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim 55:13), so someone joining by video or phone is not counted. A kaddish service with a real minyan is the way to have kaddish said properly when you cannot attend.
Will I get a receipt?
PayPal emails you a receipt for the payment as soon as it goes through.
Your loved one's soul deserves kaddish every day
Choose the kaddish, fill in the details, and the name joins the list Rabbi Shimon Zaafran reads every day.
