[yahr-tsahyt, yawr-] 
| the anniversary of the death of a parent, sibling, child, or spouse, observed by lighting a memorial lamp or candle the night before and reciting the Kaddish at the evening service of the day before and at the morning and afternoon services of the day itself. |
| Yahr·zeit (yär'tsīt', -zīt') n. Judaism The anniversary of the death of a relative, observed with mourning and the recitation of religious texts. [Yiddish, anniversary, from Middle High German jārzīt : jār, year (from Old High German; see yēr- in Indo-European roots) + zīt, time (from Old High German; see dā- in Indo-European roots).] |
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