Yahrzeit candles should be lit the evening before the date specified. This is because the Jewish day actually begins at sundown on the previous night.

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Stephen Needel’s 5th Yahrzeit
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Stephen Needel’s 7th Yahrzeit
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Stephen Needel’s 8th Yahrzeit
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Stephen Needel’s 9th Yahrzeit
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Stephen Needel’s 11th Yahrzeit
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Stephen Needel’s 15th Yahrzeit
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Stephen Needel’s 19th Yahrzeit
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Stephen Needel’s 20th Yahrzeit
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Stephen Needel’s 21st Yahrzeit
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Stephen Needel’s 22nd Yahrzeit
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Generate a list of Yahrzeit dates, Hebrew Birthdays, and Hebrew Anniversaries.

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In the form below, enter the date of death (or birth or anniversary). Use the Add another name button at the bottom of the page to add additional names. Use 4-digit years (e.g. 2015 instead of 15).

1.
Please enter a valid day of month.
Please enter a valid Gregorian year.

 
 
 

Import a Comma Separated Values (CSV) file with names and dates.

CSV file format

The CSV file may contain 1-4 columns. Column names and types are as follows:

  1. Date: mm/dd/yyyy. Gregorian date of death (or birth), USA date format with 4-digit year.
  2. Name: If blank, defaults to Person1, Person2, ...
  3. After sunset: true or TRUE for after sunset; false, FALSE, or (blank) for before sunset. If blank, defaults to false.
  4. Type: Yahrzeit, Birthday, Anniversary, or Other. If blank, defaults to Yahrzeit.

The CSV file may optionally contain a header line.

Example file: yahrzeit-example.csv

Yahrzeit refers to the anniversary, according to the Hebrew calendar, of the day of death of a loved one. Alternative spellings include yahrtzeit, yortsayt, and yartzeit. On the anniversary of a death, it is the custom to light a candle to commemorate the departure of a loved one. [1]

If you know the Hebrew but not the Gregorian date, use the Hebrew Date Converter to get the Gregorian date and then come back to this page.

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