Yahrtzeit
Sign in to saveAlso known as yortzite, yortseit, yortsayt, yartzeit, yartseit, yahrzeit, jahrzeit, johrzeit
thumb|This drawing by Alphonse Lévy (1843-1918) shows a man marking his wife's yahrzeit at her grave.
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thumb|This drawing by Alphonse Lévy (1843-1918) shows a man marking his wife's yahrzeit at her grave.
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 synagogue and/or at home.
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