Upon arrival at the cemetery, the funeral continues with interment, kevurah, during which we return the dead to the nourishing and living earth from which Adam, the first man, was formed. It is considered an honor to participate in the burial by taking a turn to shovel soil onto the coffin. You will notice that it is customary not to pass the shovel. Rather, when one person is finished, he will stick the shovel into the dirt, and the next person will take it from there. Perhaps the most famous prayer in Judaism is the Kaddish recited by mourners. The surviving relatives bring solace to the soul of their loved one when they publicly praise G‑d. In this age-old Aramaic prayer, we express our wish for the manifestation of G‑d’s sovereignty on earth. (The version said at the funeral has a few added lines which express anticipation of the arrival of Moshiach and the Resurrection of the Dead.) After we have honored the departed, we now turn our attention to the mourners, performing the mitzvah of nichum avelim, comforting the bereaved. Those who are assembled form a line, and as the mourners pass by, we say, “Hamakom yenachem etchem betoch shaar avelay tziyon veerushalayim,” “May the Omnipresent comfort you among the other mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.”