Atlantic City Jewish Funerals in partnership with shiva.com provides tools, and guidance to help you recognize and honor loved ones. Find prayers, information, products and services to commemorate the lives of family and friends.
Yahrzeit, which means "a year’s time" in Yiddish, is the anniversary of the death of a loved one based on the Hebrew calendar.
Yizkor is a memorial service and prayer recited four times a year. At Yizkor and during Yahrzeit, a Yahrzeit candle is lit.
Kaddish is a prayer whose recitation, over time, has become a strongly-held custom for mourners.
Placing a stone on a grave enables visitors to partake in the mitzvah tradition of commemorating the deceased. Stones are fitting symbols of the lasting presence of the deceased’s life and memory.
It is a long-standing tradition to commemorate a loved one by adding his or her name to a Yahrzeit wall that honors the individual by lighting up on Yahrzeit and Yizkor dates in a synagogue or in Israel.
Set a complimentary Yahrzeit Reminder as an easy way to remember both the English and Hebrew Yahrzeit dates of your loved ones.
Below are products and services that can help you to honor and commemorate the Yahrzeit of your loved one.