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Yahrzeit

A Jewish tradition and ceremony of lighting memorial lamps or candles while reciting the Kaddish to commemorate the anniversary of the death of a close relative.

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YAHWEH

The holy name of the LORD God which is also rendered JEHOVAH. His name should be held in utmost reverence and not called upon in a casual way.

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Yahwism

A specific religious system based on the worship of YAHWEH.

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Yahwist

The writer of the earliest major source of the Hexateuch, in which the LORD God is characteristically referred to as YAHWEH rather than Elohim.

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Yarmulke

A Jewish skullcap worn during prayer and religious study by conservative and orthodox males.

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Year of Confusion

The year of 445 days in ancient Rome in 46 B.C. of the Julian calendar which was lengthened to compensate for cumulative errors of the Roman calendar.

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Year's Mind

A Requiem Mass said one year after a person's death or burial.

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Yeshiva

An orthodox Jewish school for the religious and secular education of elementary and higher instructions in learning.

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Yiddish

A combined vocabulary of Hebrew and Slavic (German dialects), written in Hebrew letters and spoken mainly by Jews in countries E. of Germany and by Jewish emigrants from that region.

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Yigdal

A liturgical prayer sung responsively by the Jewish cantor and congregation at the close of the evening service on the Sabbath.

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