I want to light this candle in honor of Rabbi Wichnin’s yahrzeit.” In the midst of her prayers, she silently motioned to a square aluminum box on the ground. I opened the box, and inside was a ...

an ancient Jewish tradition marking the anniversary of a death of a loved one. A yahrzeit typically consists of lighting a special 24-hour candle and saying the Kaddish prayer. The candles lit ...

Why does Rachel Imenu have such a unique place in the Jewish People’s collective ... we can light a candle in her memory on the night of her yahrzeit and pray for their safety.

Biden and the first lady, Jill Biden, participated in the lighting of a yahrzeit memorial candle at a White House ceremony where ... Multiple swing states are also home to large Jewish communities ...

A week later a similar initiative encouraged Jewish households to take that remembrance and recognition of the fallen one step further, by lighting yahrzeit, or memorial, candles alongside the ...

and lighting a Yahrzeit candle. …And if you happen to live close enough to Plaza Jewish Community Chapel, you can use the directions in the app to visit Plaza, where we will be happy to provide you ...

Lighting a Yahrzeit candle is not mentioned in Jewish law, or halakha, but has been part of Jewish tradition for centuries. Some people attribute the practice to a comparison of flames to human ...