In Jewish tradition, after someone dies, the anniversary of their death is marked by lighting a yahrzeit candle.

(RNS and NPR) — Using candles to mark the yahrzeit, the anniversary of a death, is mentioned in Jewish tradition as far back as the Middle Ages. But the mass-produced glass holders came later.

In Jewish tradition, after someone dies, the anniversary of their death is marked by lighting a yahrzeit candle. It comes in ...

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