{"id":47975,"date":"2019-10-03T12:33:39","date_gmt":"2019-10-03T12:33:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/?p=47975"},"modified":"2020-09-08T16:13:40","modified_gmt":"2020-09-08T16:13:40","slug":"yizkor-in-halacha-and-hashkafa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/yizkor-in-halacha-and-hashkafa\/","title":{"rendered":"Yizkor in Halacha and Hashkafa"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-51843\" class=\"post post-51843 machshava type-machshava status-publish format-video hentry machshava-series-halacha-hashkafa-contemporary-society\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>For many people, including many who are otherwise not observant, Yizkor has become an indispensable part of their shul experience. Indeed, although Yizkor can halachically be said privately and without a minyan, it has become a major draw to the synagogue, especially on Yom Kippur.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How is it permitted to conduct an ostensibly sad ceremony on Yom Tov, including (in Israel) on Simchat Torah?<\/li>\n<li>Why is there no Yizkor on Rosh Hashana?<\/li>\n<li>Why do (in most cases) people whose parents are still alive leave the shul during Yizkor?<\/li>\n<li>Should a person say Yizkor in the first year after a relative passes away? If not, why not?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Delivered at the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ouisrael.org\/?webSyncID=346d6382-d143-ebe4-8404-105ccd896891&amp;sessionGUID=31c1aa55-b875-6887-d1a5-15bc80c0012d&amp;spMailingID=29314766&amp;spUserID=MjY5MDA0NTc3NzMyS0&amp;spJobID=1544439148&amp;spReportId=MTU0NDQzOTE0OAS2\">OU Israel Center<\/a>, October 2, 2019, Tzom Gedalia 5780<br \/>\n<\/em><em>This shiur is sponsored by Miriam Marcus in Loving memory of her dear father \u05de\u05e8\u05d3\u05db\u05d9 \u05d1\u05df \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05e9\u05e2 \u05e6\u05d1\u05d9 \u05d6\u201d\u05dc who\u2019s 55th Yahrzeit is 11 Tishrei.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/torah\/files\/r-manning-yizkor.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download PDF<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For many people, including many who are otherwise not observant, Yizkor has become an indispensable part of their shul experience. Indeed, although Yizkor can halachically be said privately and without a minyan, it has become a major draw to the synagogue, especially on Yom Kippur. 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