Unveiling Ceremony for David Winer --
June 3, 2001
Background
There is no prescribed format for an unveiling
(sometimes called “dedication”) ceremony which may,
according to Jewish law, be performed by the family. The typical
ceremony consists of reading selections from Psalms, prayer,
personal reflections, el malay rachameem, and the kaddish.
(In the Hebrew transliteration used in
this ceremony, “ch” = chet)
Service
1. Sh’ma
Sh’ma Yisrael, adonai elohenu, adonai e’chad
Ba’ruch shem k’vod mal’chu’to l’olam
va’ed.
Hear O’ Israel, the Lord our God,
the Lord is one.
Blessed be his glorious name forever and ever
2. Read:
David Winer died on May 31, 2000 (26 Iyar
5760). He was buried at Zion Cemetery in Bedford, Ohio on June
2, 2000. He was the beloved husband of Gert. He was the father
of Norton, Nina, and Robert. He was the brother of Gertrude,
Lil, and Elaine. He was the father-in-law of Lauren, Dennis,
and Tara. He was the grandfather of Jamie, Scott, Stephanie,
Alexis, and Jennifer.
We note that David’s father, Jacob,
Uncle Abel, and Aunt Anna Sulzer, are also buried here. Today
we gather to remember him and to dedicate a monument in his memory.
3. Reading from the Psalms (said together)
Ashray - Ps. 1:1-6
Blessed is the man who walks not in the
counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor
sits in the seat of the scornful; But his delight is in the law
of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day and night. He shall
be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth
its fruit in its season, whose leaf also shall not wither; and
whatever he does shall prosper. The ungodly are not so, but are
like the chaff which the wind drives away. Therefore the ungodly
shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation
of the righteous. For the Lord knows the way of the righteous,
but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
Mee Ya’ah’leh - Ps. 24:1-5 -
Who May Ascend
The earth is the Lord’s, and all its
fullness, the world and those who dwell therein. For He has founded
it upon the seas, and established it upon the waters. Who may
ascend into the hill of the Lord Or who may stand in His holy
place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not lifted
up his soul to an idol, nor sworn deceitfully. He shall receive
blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his
salvation.
4. Personal Sharing
5. Reading from the Psalms (said together)
Ps. 23
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He makes me to lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside
the still waters. He restores my soul; he leads me in the paths
of righteousness for His name's sake. Yea, though I walk through
the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for You
are with me; your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. You prepare
a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my
head with oil; my cup runs over. Surely goodness and mercy shall
follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house
of the Lord forever.
Eh’nosh keh’cha’tzeer -
Ps. 103:15-17
As for man, his days are like grass; as
a flower of the field, so he flourishes. For the wind passes
over it, and it is gone, and its place remembers it no more.
But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting
on those who fear Him, and His righteousness to children's children.
6. Kaddish
Mourners (say together):
Yit’ga’dal v’yit’kadash
sh’may ra’ba
B’alma deev’ra chirutay v’yamleech mal’chu’tay
b’cha’yah’chone uv-yo’may’chone uv’cha’yay
d’chol bayt Yisrael b’a’ga’la u’veez’mahn
ka’reev, v’eemru . Amein.
Assembled:
Y’hay sh’may raba m’vah’rach
l’alam ool’al’may al’ma’ya.
Mourners:
Yeet’ba’rach v’yeesh’ta’bach
v’yeet’pa’ra v’yeet’ro’mam v’yeet’na’say,
v’veet’ha’dar v’yeet’ah’leh v’yeet’ha’lal
sh’may d’kood’sha b’reech hu.
L’ay’lah meen kol beer’cha’ta v’sheer’a’ta,
toosh’b’cha’ta v’neh’cheh’mata,
dah’a’meer’an b’alma. V’imru Amein.
Y’hay sh’lama raba meen sh’maya v’chah’yeem
aleinu v’al kol Yisrael, v’imru. Amein
7. El Maley Rachameem
El maley rachameem shochain bam’romeem,
Hamtzey menucha nechona tachat kanfey hash’china
B’maalote k’doshim oot’horim k’zohar
Ha’ra’kee’ah maz’hee’reem, et neesh’mat
Da’veed, ben Y’cheel
Sheh’halach l’olamo ba’avoor
sheh’nad’voo tzedaka
B’ad haz’kar’aht neeshmato
B’gan ayden t’hay m’nu’cha’to
La’chayn ba’al ha’rach’ameem
Yas’tee’ rayhu b’say’tehr k’nah’fav
l’olameem
V’yeetz’ror beetz’ror ha’cha’yeem et
neesh’ma’to
Adonai hu nacha’la’to v’yanu’ach b’shalom
Al meesh’kavo v’no’mar, Amein.
O God, exalted and full of compassion,
grant perfect peace in Your sheltering presence, among the holy
and pure, to the soul of Dah’veed, ben Y’cheel (David,
son of Jacob), who has gone to his eternal home. Master of mercy,
we beseech You. Remember all worthy and righteous deeds that
he performed in the land of the living. May his soul be bound
up in the bond of life. The Lord is his portion. May he rest
in peace. Let us say, Amen
8. Unveiling and Dedication (remove the
cloth from the stone and read from the stone’s inscription)
Loving Husband, Father, & Grandfather
David J. Winer
Da’veed ben Y’cheel
1917 -- 2000
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