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Structure of the Yizkor Service

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The Laws and Customs of the Memorial Prayers

The "Yizkor Jew"

Yizkor - The Background

The "Yizkor" Service, better named the "Memorial Prayers" service, consists of three main components:

1. The Preface

2. "Yizkor" ("May the L-rd Remember")

3. "E-l Malei Rachamim" ("G-d, Full of Mercy")

The Preface

Hashem, What is Man?

Who Sits in the Refuge of the Most High

"Yizkor" Component

For One's Father

For One's Mother

For a Male Relative

For a Female Relative

For Martyrs

For Martyrs of the Israel Defense Forces

"E-l Malei Rachamim Component"

For a Man

For a Woman

For Martyrs

For Israel Defense Force Martyrs

Prayer for the Welfare of the Government

IDF Memorial Day - Yom HaZikaron

The Kaddish Prayer

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