What is Yizkor
Yizkor means "remembrance" in Hebrew and most commonly refers to memorial prayer services held four times a year during Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Passover and Shavuot. Jewish people believe in the eternity of the soul. It is common belief that by saying Yizkor, remembering a loved one and giving charity in a loved one's name helps his or her soul gain merit from our good deeds. Reciting Yizkor may also serve as a very important and reflective time for individuals honoring and commemorating loved ones.
Synagogues hold Yizkor services four times a year: Yom Kippur, the last (8th) day of Sukkos, the last (8th) day of Passover, the last (2nd) day of Shavuos.
Yizkor prayer
The following prayer is recited on the day of Yizkor
Father
Mother
Male
For Female
List of names
Last Name | Hebrew Name |
Arensky | Arkady ben Vladimir |
Babitsky | Gennady ben Isaac |
Berkman | Yakov ben Isaak |
Berman | Yakov ben Haim-Leyb |
Berman | Frida bas Yakov |
Blank | Iva bas Yuliy |
Chernobelskaya | Bella bas Samual |
Chernobylskaya | Nadezhda bas Mark |
Chernyavskaya | Anna bas Mikhaylovna |
Chernyavsky | Mark ben Davidovich |
Chumina | Nina bas Lev |
Davydova | Nina bas Vasily |
Davydova | Nina bas Vasily |
Dimarsky | Dovid ben Eliezer |
Feldman | Maria bas Moshe |
Gvozdev | Moisey ben Israel |
Gvozdeva | Faina bas Naum |
Kantor | Matvey ben Aaron |
Kantor | Esfir bas Nohim |
Karachunskaya | Elena bas Moshe |
Katz | Inna bas Abram |
Kazhdan | Alex ben Michail |
Kisin | Rifal ben Leyba |
Komarovskiy | David ben Isaac |
Komskaya | Mayya bas Yakov |
Komskaya | Mayya bas Yakov |
Kraizman | Vera bas Boruh |
krasner | Ilya ben Lev |
Krasner | Khana bas Lev |
Krasner | Khaya bas Abram |
Kravetz | Boris ben Simchah |
Lagun | Gershel ben Lazar |
Lagunov | Leonid ben Gershel |
Lantsberg | Fridrikh ben Abram |
Leshchinskaya | Sonya bas Michael |
Levit | Tsilya bas Berel |
Linetskaya | Zhanna bas Isaac |
Linetskaya | Zhanna bas Isaac |
Linetskiy | Gregory ben Israil |
Livshots | Yuri ben Leonid |
Logovinsky | Lilya bas Aron |
Madjebovskaya | Zisl Rivka bas Israel |
Maziya | Grigoriy ben Petr |
Maziya | Petr ben Girsha |
Maziya | Tsilya bas Michael |
Milikhiker | Isaac ben Laizer |
Milikhiker | Leizer ben Marc |
Morozova | Fruma bas David |
Naiskin | Lev ben Nathan |
Nikolaeva | Maria bas Lev |
Ostrovski | Ida bas Leib |
Rabkina | Susanna bas Moishe |
Rabovitser | Chaim Leib ben Iosif |
Rabovitser | Aron ben Chaim Leib |
Rayskina | Maya bas Zalman |
Reshko | Etya bas Efim |
Ryaboy | Zoya bas Eliezer |
Ryaboy | Aron ben Boruh |
Sapozhnikova | Svetlana bas Isaac |
Shydvasel | Natan ben Ihel |
Shydvasel | Nesya bas Avram |
Tartakover | Milia bas Mordk |
Tartakover | Isay ben Girsh |
Tsatskina | Ester bas Yankel |
Tulchinskiy | Moishe bas Chaim |
Turovskaya | Berta bas Aron |
Varshavskiy | Michail ben Kopel |
Vinokur | Vladimir ben Ilya |
Volfson | Valentina bas Alexander |
Volfson | Valentina bas Wolf |
Volfson | Klavdia bas Wolf |
Vulihsher | Avram ben Simon |
Zaharova | Elena bas Vasil |
Zevelev | Abram ben Israel |
Zilbershteyn | Mariam bas Chaim |
Zilbershteyn | Solomon ben Iosif |
Zilbershteyn | Rashel bas Solomon |
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