Ask the Rabbi
- Family and Society
- Death and Mourning
- General Questions
Question
How do you say Rest In Peace or its equivalent in Hebrew and write it in Hebrew?
Answer
ב"ה
Shalom
Although, it is not a translation of "rest in peace", the custom is to say "alav Hashalom" .עליו השלום after the deceased.
All the best
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