A yahrzeit typically consists of lighting a special 24-hour candle and saying the Kaddish prayer. The candles lit Friday are expected to burn into Saturday, June 24, the day last year that the U.S ...

Light a candle for Mame Rochel's yahrzeit and pray for their safe return. Many songs have been written about Rachel, her weeping for her people, and the promise she was given. One of them ...

Biden and the first lady, Jill Biden, participated in the lighting of a yahrzeit memorial candle at a White House ceremony where Rabbi Aaron Alexander of Adas Israel Congregation recited the El ...

President Joe Biden lit a yahrzeit candle at the White House on Monday morning, commemorating the first anniversary of the attacks of October 7, 2023. The president was joined by First Lady Jill ...