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Yarzheits

Check here for the Yahrzeits observed this week.

Coming to this page soon: Practices and traditions of observing Yahrzeit.

Unveilings

A Jewish unveiling ceremony is a ritual held at the cemetery to dedicate a headstone to a deceased individual. 

Unveilings typically take place within the first year of mourning, often around the end of the shloshim (30-day mourning period) or near the first yahrzeit (anniversary of the death). The ceremony involves the removal of a cloth covering the headstone, followed by prayers, readings, and sometimes personal reflections about the deceased.
The service should go as follows:

Choose one or more selections from psalms 1, 2 or 3:

Psalm 1

Psalm 2

Psalm 3

Invite participants to share short vignette about the deceased.

Choose an unveiling format:

Unveiling 1

Unveiling 2

After the stone is uncovered:

El Ma'aleh Rachamim

Mourner's Kaddish (only if a minyan is present)

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