What is Yahrzeit?
'''Yahrzeit''' ([[Yiddish language|Yiddish]], from [[German language|German]], ''yahr,'' year, plus ''zeit,'' time)<ref>[[Jew#Jewish ethnic groups|Sephardic Jews]] usually use the Hebrew word ''nakhala,'' [[inheritance]].</ref> in [[Judaism]] is the yearly [[wikt:observe|observance]] of the death of a close family member. There are a number of common customs for Jews observing a yahrzeit. These include remembering the relative, lighting [[memorial]] [[candle]]s, saying special prayers, giving money to [[Charity (practice)|charity]], and visiting the [[grave]] of the relative. The date of the yahrzeit is fixed by the [[Hebrew calendar]]. == References == {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commons|cat=Bereavement in Judaism}} * {{cite book|last=Lamm|first=Rabbi Maurice|title=The Jewish Way in Death and Mourning|url=http://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/281636/jewish/Yahrzeit-Memorial-Anniversary.htm|access-date=9 May 2016}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Judaism]] [[Category:Death customs]] {{religion-stub}}