1.0Jewish Telegraphic Agencyhttps://www.jta.orgDanihttps://www.jta.org/author/dani-sWhen Yizkor Is Complicated - Jewish Telegraphic Agencyrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="S2C6dUDMa2"><a href="https://www.jta.org/2019/05/30/ny/when-yizkor-is-complicated">When Yizkor Is Complicated</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.jta.org/2019/05/30/ny/when-yizkor-is-complicated/embed#?secret=S2C6dUDMa2" width="600" height="338" title="“When Yizkor Is Complicated” — Jewish Telegraphic Agency" data-secret="S2C6dUDMa2" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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In the moments just before Yizkor, an eerie mood comes over the sanctuary. A number of regular congregants hurry out. Despite some rabbis’ pleas that worshippers stay in the room to commemorate Jewish martyrs and heroes, superstition prevails. Children and adult congregants whose parents are alive exit for fear that their presence during the memorial […]https://www.jta.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/jta-long-logo-bw.jpg600315