Yom Hashoah

[pax 0]

Today and tomorrow is the 27th day of Nissan on the Hebrew calendar, which is the Day of Remembrance of the victims of the Holocaust. A Jewish friend of mine just sent me an e-mail about it.

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

Never forget.

[pax 0]

http://www.aish.com/holocaust/issues/The_R...to_Neunburg.asp

[frednat05 0]

http://www.aish.com/holocaust/issues/The_R...to_Neunburg.asp

Thank you for posting this. I just lit a candle.

[crashandcari 0]

its both days?

[almaty 19]

also, thank you....a prayer for the victims that they have peace...

Edited April 24, 2006 by almaty2004

[pax 0]

In the Hebrew calendar, days begin and end at subsequent sunsets. The 27th day of Nissan begins at sunset today and ends at sunset tomorrow.

[crashandcari 0]

I didn't think it was two days... I found this on about.com:

"This year, the Yom Hashoah will be on April 25, 2006.

How is it observed?

Since Yom Hashoah is a relatively new holiday, there are no set rules or rituals. What kind of ritual could represent the Holocaust?

There are various beliefs about what is and is not appropriate on this day - and many of them are conflicting. In general, Yom Hashoah has been observed with candlelighting, speakers, poems, prayers, and singing. Often, six candles are lighted to represent the six million. Holocaust survivors speak about their experiences or share in the readings. Some ceremonies have people read from the Book of Names for certain lengths of time in an effort to remember those that died and to give an understanding of the huge number of victims. Sometimes these ceremonies are held in a cemetery or near a Holocaust memorial.

In Israel, the Knesset made Yom Hashoah a national public holiday in 1959 and in 1961 a law was passed that closed all public entertainment on Yom Hashoah. At ten in the morning, a siren is sounded where everyone stops what they are doing, pull over in their cars, and stand in remembrance.

In whatever form you observe Yom Hashoah, the memory of the Jewish victims will live on."

I think because Jewish holidays and the like begin the evening before thats what confused me when Pax said it was two days..