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Yahrzeit is the anniversary of a death in Judaism. It is traditionally commemorated by reciting the Mourner's Kaddish during Jewish prayer services and by lighting a 24-hour Yahrzeit candle in the syn
This drawing by Alphonse Lévy [fr] (1843-1918) shows a man marking his wife's yahrzeit at her grave.
This drawing by Alphonse Lévy [fr] (1843-1918) shows a man marking his wife's yahrzeit at her grave.
Yahrzeit candles for sale at a Jewish grocery store
Yahrzeit candles for sale at a Jewish grocery store
Memorial plaques on a synagogue Yahrzeit board
Memorial plaques on a synagogue Yahrzeit board
Early 20th-century Yahrzeit table, in the collection of the Jewish Museum of Switzerland
Early 20th-century Yahrzeit table, in the collection of the Jewish Museum of Switzerland
Hebrew calendar
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The Hebrew calendar, also called the Jewish calendar, is a lunisolar calendar used today for Jewish religious observance and as an official calendar of Israel. It determines the dates of Jewish holida
Yahrzeit
…the Jewish communities of medieval Germany, later being adopted by Sephardic Jews. Yahrzeit is typically observed on the anniversary according to the Hebrew calendar of the date of death of an immediate family member or outstanding individual. Some authorities hold that when an individual was not buried within two…
Jewish calendar, showing Adar II between 1927 and 1948
Jewish calendar, showing Adar II between 1927 and 1948
A shofar made from a ram's horn is traditionally blown in observance of Rosh Hashanah, the beginning of the Jewish civic year.
A shofar made from a ram's horn is traditionally blown in observance of Rosh Hashanah, the beginning of the Jewish civic year.
Calendar for the year 1840/41. Printed by I. Lehrberger u. Comp., Rödelheim. In the collection of the Jewish Museum of Switzerland.
Calendar for the year 1840/41. Printed by I. Lehrberger u. Comp., Rödelheim. In the collection of the Jewish Museum of Switzerland.
The Trumpeting Place inscription, a stone (2.43×1 m) with Hebrew inscription "To the Trumpeting Place" is believed to be a part of the Second Temple.
The Trumpeting Place inscription, a stone (2.43×1 m) with Hebrew inscription "To the Trumpeting Place" is believed to be a part of the Second Temple.