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Nov 11, 2009
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Yiz•kor



Pronunciation: ( Seph.yēz-kôr'; Ashk. yis'kur, yiz'-; Eng. yis'kur), [key]
n. Hebrew.
the Jewish service for commemorating the dead, held on Yom Kippur, Shemini Atzereth, the second day of Shavuoth, and the last day of Passover.

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