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The main Jewish prayers for the dead are Yizkor and Hashkava (also known as El Malei Rahamim). Kaddish is not a prayer for the dead (though laypersons often call it that). It is a praise of God, said by mourners as a good deed for the deceased person's merit.

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the mourners kaddish

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