Meaning Of The Word Yahrzeit
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Yahrzeit Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Yahrzeit?
yahrzeit in American English
the anniversary of the death of a parent or other member of the immediate family, commemorated by the lighting of a 24- hour candle (yahrzeit candle), the saying of kaddish, etc. noun: the anniversary of the death of a parent, sibling, child, or spouse, observed by lighting a memorial lamp or candle the night before and reciting the Kaddish at the evening service of the day before and at the morning and afternoon services of the day its Yahrzeit in British English noun: the anniversary of the death of a close relative, on which it is customary to kindle a light and recite the Kaddish and also, in some communities, to observe a fast |
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