Our shul’s Sisterhood and Men’s Club are co-sponsoring the Yellow Candle Project to commemorate Yom HaShoah. Each family in our congregation will receive a yellow candle to light at home on Wednesday, April 27, 2022. Knowing that Jews worldwide are lighting candles at the same time can be a moving experience of remembrance.

The Yom HaShoah Yellow Candle Project was initiated in North America in 1980 by the Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs in cooperation with the Reform and Conservative movements of Judaism. Participation has increased each year to its now global reach. We are hoping the participation of Congregation Tifereth Israel will become an annual event.

Candles will be delivered to members who live locally, and mailed to all others, early in April so that we can light our candles together, perhaps on Zoom. The candle packages will include a prayer to recite, a letter from Rabbi Gadi, a letter from the Sisterhood and Men’s Club, and the name of a Holocaust survivor. There is no charge for the candle; all voluntary contributions will be donated to The Blue Card organization that supports Holocaust survivors, many who struggle to afford adequate food and healthcare.

We invite all shul members to join us in this meaningful project of togetherness and remembrance.

 

—Adrianne Greenberg, president of the Sisterhood

—Tom Byrne, president of the Men’s Club