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Jewish memorial prayer Yahrzeit candles are commonly lit on the days when Yizkor is recited. Hazkarat Neshamot ( Hebrew : הַזְכָּרַת נְשָׁמוֹת , lit. ' recalling of the souls ' ), commonly known by its opening word Yizkor ( Hebrew : יִזְכּוֹר , lit. ' may [God] remember ' ), is an Ashkenazi Jewish memorial prayer service for the dead. It is an important occasion for many Jews, even those who do not attend synagogue regularly. In most Ashkenazi communities, it is held after the Torah reading four times a year: on Yom Kippur , on the final day of Passover , on the second day of Shavuot , and on Shemini Atzeret . In Sephardic custom there is no Yizkor prayer, but the hashkavot serve a similar role in the service. There are <ref group=note> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a template (see the help page ).
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Jewish memorial prayer Yahrzeit candles are commonly lit on the days when Yizkor is recited. Hazkarat Neshamot ( ), commonly known by its opening word Yizkor ( ), is an Ashkenazi Jewish memorial prayer service for the dead. It is important occasion for many Jews, even those who do not attend synagogue regularly. In most Ashkenazi communities, it is held after the Torah reading four times a year: on Yom Kippur , on the final day of Passover , on the second day of Shavuot , and on Shemini Atzeret . In Sephardic custom there is no Yizkor prayer, but the hashkavot serve a similar role in the service. There are <ref group=note> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a template (see the help page ).
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