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The glass left from yahrzeit candles can be another way to memorialize a loved one

NPR | By Deena Prichep
Published February 9, 2026 at 4:37 PM CST

In Jewish tradition, after someone dies, the anniversary of their death is marked by lighting a yahrzeit candle. It comes in a stubby glass holder. In some families, that old glass found a new use.

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