Yizkor memorial service
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Yizkor memorial service is a Jewish liturgical remembrance ceremony in which mourners recite prayers for the souls of deceased relatives on specific holy days.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish liturgical rite
ⓘ
Jewish memorial prayer service ⓘ |
| associatedCommunity | Ashkenazi Jews ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
kaddish for the dead
ⓘ
tzedakah on behalf of the deceased ⓘ |
| calendarContext | linked to major Jewish festivals ⓘ |
| emotionalTone |
reflective
ⓘ
solemn ⓘ |
| frequency | four times a year in most Ashkenazi communities ⓘ |
| geographicPrevalence | widespread in Ashkenazi diaspora communities ⓘ |
| halachicStatus | custom rather than biblical commandment ⓘ |
| hasHebrewName |
Kaddish
ⓘ
surface form:
Yizkor
|
| includesElement |
charity pledge on behalf of the deceased
ⓘ
communal memorial for victims of persecution ⓘ personal remembrance of deceased parents ⓘ |
| includesPrayer | El Malei Rachamim ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| liturgicalGenre | memorial prayers ⓘ |
| memorialScope |
deceased parents
ⓘ
martyrs of the Jewish people ⓘ other deceased relatives ⓘ |
| memorialType |
collective remembrance
ⓘ
individual remembrance ⓘ |
| observanceVariation | practices vary among different Jewish communities ⓘ |
| occasion |
Shemini Atzeret
ⓘ
Yom Kippur ⓘ last day of Passover ⓘ second day of Shavuot ⓘ |
| originPeriod | medieval Ashkenazic communities ⓘ |
| participantCustom |
those with deceased parents remain to recite Yizkor
ⓘ
those without living parents traditionally leave the sanctuary ⓘ |
| performedBy |
Jewish mourners
ⓘ
members of the Jewish community ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
prayer for the souls of the dead
ⓘ
remembrance of deceased relatives ⓘ |
| purpose |
to elevate the souls of the deceased
ⓘ
to offer comfort to mourners ⓘ to provide spiritual merit to the dead through the living ⓘ |
| relatedPractice |
Yahrzeit commemoration
ⓘ
unveiling of a tombstone ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| requiresMinyan | yes, when recited as part of public worship ⓘ |
| setting | synagogue service ⓘ |
| textualForm | fixed liturgical text with space for inserting names ⓘ |
| theologicalBelief | the living can benefit the souls of the dead through prayer and charity ⓘ |
| timingWithinService | usually recited after the Torah reading ⓘ |
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