Met a new baby on the anniversary of my father's death

Never Done: Met baby Sophie

Tshuve: My father's yortsayt

There is nothing like meeting a healthy and beautiful 3-week old baby for the first time to remind you (me) that the life cycle is a healthy and beautiful thing. Even more so if it happens on the anniversary of your (my) father's death.

Baruch ata Adonai Elohenu, melekh ha’olam, shehekhianu, v’kimanu, v’higianu, lazman hazeh.

Praised be you, Adonai, king of the universe, who has kept us alive, and has preserved us, and enabled us to reach this day.

Yisgedal veyiskadash shemey rabo

Be'olmo di'vero chir'usey

Veyamlich malchusey

Bechayeychon u'veyomeychon

Ba'agolo u'vizman koriv ve'imru omeyn

Yehey sh'mey rabo mevorach le'olam u'le'olmey olmayo

Yisborach ve'yishtabach ve'yispo'ar ve' yisromam ve'yisnasey

Ve'yis'hadar ve'yis'aleh ve'yis'halol

She'mey dikudsho b'rich hu

Le'eylo min kol birchoso ve'shiroso tushbechoso ve'nechemoso

Da'a,orpm be'olmo ve'imru omeyn

Yehey sh'lomo rabo min shemayo ve'chayim

Oleynu ve'al kol yisroel ve'imru omeyn

O'seh shalom bimromov

Hu ya'aseh sholom oleynu ve'al kol yisroel

Ve'imru omeyn

May the Eternal's illustrious name become increasingly great and holy

In the world that was created according to the Eternal's will,

and may the holy one's kingdom be established

in your lifetime and in your days

and in the lifetime of all the house of Israel

Speedily and soon. And let us say omeyn.

May the holy one's illustrious name be blessed always and forever.

Blessed, praised, glorified, exalted, extolled

Honoured, raised up, and acclaimed

be the name of the holy one blessed be the eternal

beyond every blessing, hymn, praise, and consolation

that is uttered in the world. And let us say omeyn.

May abundant peace from heaven, and life

Be upon us and upon all Israel. And let us say omeyn.

May the eternal who makes peaces in the highest places

Make peace upon us and upon all Israel,

And let us say omeyn.

Wow. I am always struck with how the blessings for the brand new and the blessings for those who have passed are quite beautiful and interchangeable. And really not about the newborn baby or the deceased, but about praising God, or g-d, or the holy, or whatever it is you (I) believe in.