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(DAI-yahn ha-E-met) n. The Righteous Judge, referring to the LORD as the Sovereign over the lives and fortunes of all people. Baruch Dayan HaEmet is an blessing of submission said at a time of bereavement for the Jew.
The Talmud (Tractate Berachot 59b) states that you should say a blessing for sad news, ascribing to the LORD the glory due His Name even in personal loss.
Barukh attah Adonai Eloheinu melekh ha-olam, dayan ha-emet.
“Blessed art Thou, LORD our God, Master of the Universe, the Judge of the truth.”
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