How do Jewish people commemorate Yom HaShoah? As the sun sets, they start by lighting yahrzeit candles, which are memorial candles that burn for twenty-four hours. The Yellow Candle project ...

(KOAA) — Wednesday was Yom Hashoah, known in English as Holocaust Remembrance Day. It's a day when Jewish Communities around the world gather in prayer and light a yellow candle to remember the ...

It marks the beginning of the High Holy Days ('Days of Awe'), a 10-day period which ends with the holiday of Yom Kippur, and is usually celebrated with prayers, candle lighting and delicious food.