Yizkor

[ Sephardic Hebrew yeez-kawr; Ashkenazic Hebrew yis-kuhr, yiz-; English yis-ker ]

nounHebrew.
  1. the Jewish service for commemorating the dead, held on Yom Kippur, Shemini Atzereth, the second day of Shavuoth, and the last day of Passover.

Origin of Yizkor

1
yizkōr may He be mindful

Words Nearby Yizkor

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British Dictionary definitions for Yizkor

Yizkor

/ (ˈjizkor) /


noun
  1. Judaism a memorial prayer included in the liturgy for certain festivals

Origin of Yizkor

1
from Hebrew, literally: let him remember

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