Yom HaShoah Meditation

yellow star

Place the Yom HaShoah Yellow Candle in your window
on the evening of
Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 26 Nisan
and recite the following as you light it.

As I light this Yellow Candle, I vow never to forget
the lives of the Jewish men, women, and children who
are symbolized by this flame. They were tortured and
brutalized like beasts; their lives were taken in cruelty.
May we be inspired to learn more about our six million
brothers and sisters as individuals and as communities,
to recall their memory throughout the year, so that
they will not suffer a double death. May we recall not
only the terror of their deaths, but also the splendor of
their lives. May the memory of their lives inspire us to
hallow our own lives and to live meaningful Jewish
lives so that we may help ensure that part of who they
were shall endure always.
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