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
Shabbat Shalom and Chag Shavuot Same'ach
buried in grave
Rabbi Yoel Lieberman | Av 7, 5779
Psalm 119 at kvar, spelling out name
Rabbi Yoel Lieberman | Iyyar 28, 5781
shloshim during Pesach
Various Rabbis | Nisan 16, 5768
