Yizkor

YIZKOR The Yizkor service is said on the last day of Pesah, the second day of Shavuot (first day in Israel), Yom Kippur and Shemini Atzeret. In some communities, those who have not been bereaved of a parent or close relative do not participate in the service, but leave the synagogue and return at the end of Yizkor. m7? LorD, what is man that You care for him, a mortal that You notice him? _ Ps. 144 Man is like a fleeting breath, his days like a passing shadow. In the morning he flourishes and grows; Ps. 90 in the evening he withers and dries up. Teach us to number our days, that we may get a heart of wisdom. Mark the blameless, note the upright, for the end of sucha person is peace. —P.37 God will redeem my soul from the grave, for He will receive me, Selah. Ps. 49 My flesh and my heart may fail, Ps. 73 but God is the strength of my heart and my portion for ever. The dust returns to the earth as it was, Eccl. 12 but the spirit returns to God who gave it. 3 He who lives in the shelter of the Most High dwells in the shadow of the Ps. 91 Almighty. I say of the LORD, my Refuge and Stronghold, my God in whom I trust, that He will save you from the fowler’s snare and the deadly pestilence. With His pinions He will cover you, and beneath His wings you will find shelter; His faithfulness is an encircling shield. You need not fear terror by night, nor the arrow that flies by day; not the pestilence that stalks in darkness, nor the plague that ravages at noon. A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you. You will only look with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked. Because you said, “the LORD is my Refuge,” taking the Most High as your shelter, no harm will befall you, no plague will come near your tent, for He will command His angels about you, to guard you in all your ways. They will lift you in their hands, lest your foot stumble ona stone. You will tread on lions and vipers; you will trample on young lions and snakes. [God says: ] “Because he loves Me, I will rescue him; I will protect him, because he acknowledges My name. When he calls on Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in distress, I will deliver him and bring him honor. With long life I will satisfy him and show him My salvation. With long life I will satisfy him and show him My salvation.