There are 4 times a year when Jews light a special candle, called a Yahrzeit Candle, in memory of loved ones who have died.
Yizkor is a memorial service which is recited on Yom Kippur as well as the last days of Passover, Shavuot, and Sukkot. Yizkor, which is the Hebrew word for "remember", asks G-d to remember those we mourn and to grant them proper rest.
A Yahrzeit Candle is lit at sundown on...
1. The first night of Yom Kippur
2. The night of Shemini Atzeret (the 8th night of Sukkot)
3. The second night of Shavuot
4. The last night of Passover
Congregation Or Shalom, like many conservative synagogues and synagogues in Israel have decided not to have services on the second days of the holidays except Rosh Hashanah.
Yizkor services at Or Shalom will be held on:
- Yom Kippur
- Simchat Torah
- The first night of Shavuot
- The last night of Passover