yizkor

noun

yiz·​kor

ˈyizkə(r)

plural -s

often capitalized

: a Jewish memorial service or prayer for the dead recited usually in the synagogue on Yom Kippur, on the last day of Passover, on Shemini Atzereth, and on the second day of Shavuot

Word History

Etymology

Hebrew yizkōr remember; from the first word of the prayer

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