Yizkor

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

noun

, Hebrew.

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.

Yizkor

/ ˈjizkor /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Yizkor¹

yizkōr may He be mindful

Word History and Origins

Origin of Yizkor¹

from Hebrew, literally: let him remember