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yahrzeit candle
A yahrzeit candle also spelled yahrtzeit candle or called a memorial candle ((ヘブライ語:נר נשמה), ''ner neshama'',〔(Chana and Her Seven Sons ), The Jewish Press, Chana Katz, December 8, 2004〕〔(Ner Neshama ), Morfix Dictionary 〕 meaning "soul candle"; (イディッシュ語:יאָרצײַט ליכט) ''yortsayt likht'', meaning "anniversary candle") is a type of candle that is lit in memory of the dead in Judaism.〔(Memorial honors Yitzchak Rabin ), The Daily Pennsylvanian, Brennan Quinn, December 6, 2000〕
This kind of candle, that burns up to 26 hours, is also lit during the day of Yom Kippur or during Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony (Yom HaShoah).
==History==
The use of a yahrzeit candle is a widely practiced custom, where mourners light a yahrzeit candle that burns for 24 hours, on the anniversary of the death on the Hebrew calendar.〔 The word "''yahrzeit''" ((イディッシュ語:יאָרצײַט) ''yortsayt '') itself means "anniversary" (or more specifically "anniversary (a person's death )") in Yiddish, originating from German ''Jahr'', year, and ''Zeit'', time. It is customary to light the candle inside one's home, or near the grave of the deceased. The candle is also lit on Yom Kippur and there are also customs to light a yahrzeit candle on the dates when yizkor is said (Yom Kippur, Shemini Atzeret, final day of Pesach, and Shavuot). It is also customary to light the candle during the shiva, usually a larger one that lasts the entire seven days. The custom of lighting a yahrzeit candle comes from the Book of Proverbs 20:27 "The soul of man is a candle of the Lord."〔(The Jewish Religion ), Louis Jacobs, Oxford University Press, 1995〕
The custom of lighting a yahrzeit candle for the deceased is very widespread and deeply ingrained in Jewish life. Many Jews who are otherwise unobservant follow this custom.〔 Today, some people use an electric yahrzeit candle that plugs into the wall instead of an actual candle for safety reasons.
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