Holocaust Remembrance Day
Yom HaShoah * יום השואה
Jour de l'Holocauste * Holocaust Day
Yom HaShoah * יום השואה
Jour de l'Holocauste * Holocaust Day
Yom HaShoah, also known as Holocaust Remembrance Day, occurs on the 27th of Nisan. Shoah, which means catastrophe or utter destruction in Hebrew, refers to the atrocities that were committed against the Jewish people during World War II.
This is a memorial day for those who died in the Shoah. The Shoah is also known as the Holocaust, from a Greek word meaning "sacrifice by fire."
The internationally recognized date for Holocaust Remembrance Day marks the anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.
This is a memorial day for those who died in the Shoah. The Shoah is also known as the Holocaust, from a Greek word meaning "sacrifice by fire."
The internationally recognized date for Holocaust Remembrance Day marks the anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.
In Hebrew, Holocaust Remembrance Day is called Yom Hashoah. When the
actual date of Yom Hashoah falls on a Friday, the state of Israel
observes Yom Hashoah on the preceding Thursday. When it falls on a
Sunday, Yom Hashoah is observed on the following Monday.
2019 Thursday, May 2
2020 Tuesday, April 21
2021 Thursday, April 8
2022 Thursday, April 28
2023 Tuesday, April 18
2024 Monday, May 6
2025 Thursday, April 24
2026 Tuesday, April 14
2027 Tuesday, May 4
2028 Monday, April 24
2029 Thursday, April 12
2030 Tuesday, April 30
El Male Rachamim (God full of compassion) is a prayer for the departed that is recited at funeral services which asks for comfort and everlasting care of the deceased. Different versions exist for different moments, and the one for the Shoah, is chanted below and can be found on p. 530 of Mishkan Tefilah. It is translated beautifully as:
Fully Compassionate God on high:
To our six million brothers and sisters
murdered because they were Jews,
grant clear and certain rest with You
in the lofty heights of the sacred and pure
whose brightness shines like the very glow of heaven.
Source of mercy:
Forever enfold them in the embrace of Your wings;
secure their souls in eternity.
Adonai: they are Yours.
They will rest in peace.
Amen.
Fully Compassionate God on high:
To our six million brothers and sisters
murdered because they were Jews,
grant clear and certain rest with You
in the lofty heights of the sacred and pure
whose brightness shines like the very glow of heaven.
Source of mercy:
Forever enfold them in the embrace of Your wings;
secure their souls in eternity.
Adonai: they are Yours.
They will rest in peace.
Amen.
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