What is Yizkor?

Yizkor is the main prayer of the Yom Kippur memorial service, and the memorial service is also called the “Yizkor” service. The Yizkor prayer asks the Eternal God to remember our departed loved ones, and this serves as a symbol that even when human memory fades, the impact of a person’s life lives on forever. All are welcome at the memorial service, though some have a custom to start attending Yizkor only after a parent or other close relative passes away.