Yahrzeit

Yahrzeit (Yiddish: יאָרצײַט, romanized: yortsayt, lit. 'year-time', plural יאָרצײַטן, yortsaytn) is the anniversary of a death in Judaism. It is traditionally commemorated by reciting the Kaddish in synagogue and by lighting a long-burning candle.

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