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  2. Yahrzeit candle - Wikipedia

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    Memorial candle that burns up to 26 hours A yahrzeit candle lit in memory of a loved one on the anniversary (the "yahrtzeit") of the death Special yellow Yizkor candle for Yom HaShoah An electrical memorial candle with a Hebrew inscription reading נר זכרון “Ner Zikaron” (light of remembrance) A yahrzeit candle beside a grave, in a box to protect it from the wind A yahrzeit candle on ...

  3. Ohel (grave) - Wikipedia

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    In the case of a Hasidic Rebbe, the ohel is a place for visitors to pray, meditate, write kvitelekh (petitionary prayer notes) and light candles in honor of the deceased. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] Ohelim of Hasidic Rebbes, as well as the tombs of tzadikim venerated by Moroccan Jews, serve as year-round pilgrimage sites, with the biggest influx of ...

  4. Ohel (Chabad-Lubavitch) - Wikipedia

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    The cemetery is a vestige of the large Jewish community that once inhabited Cambria Heights; the area is now largely African American. [ 2 ] The Ohel is situated at the northern edge of the cemetery, near the corner of Francis Lewis Boulevard and 121st Avenue, in a section designated for prominent Lubavitcher men and their wives.

  5. Ceremonial use of lights - Wikipedia

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    A memorial candle is also lit on Yom HaShoah, a day of remembrance for all those murdered in The Holocaust. [46] A seven-day memorial candle is lit following the funeral of a spouse, parent, sibling or child. Candles are also lit prior to the onset of the Three Festivals (Sukkot, Passover and Shavuot) and the eve of Yom Kippur, and Rosh Hashana ...

  6. Yizkor - Wikipedia

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    Yahrzeit candles are commonly lit on the days when Yizkor is recited. Hazkarat Neshamot (Hebrew: הַזְכָּרַת נְשָׁמוֹת, lit. 'recalling of the souls'), [note 1] commonly known by its opening word Yizkor (Hebrew: יִזְכּוֹר, lit. 'may [God] remember'), is an Ashkenazi Jewish memorial prayer

  7. Best Hanukkah Blessings and Chanukah Prayers to Honor the ...

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    The shammash candle is the only one lit with a lighter or match, and its light is used to set the rest of the candles aglow throughout the eight evenings. Candles should ideally burn for at least ...