Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day)
Israel's official Holocaust Remembrance Day—observed with silence, ceremonies, and prayers for the six million murdered.
The 27 Nisan Israeli memorial day for the Holocaust (1953). Practiced primarily in Israel (siren, public ceremonies) and by religious Zionist diaspora communities. Charedi communities generally observe Holocaust memorial on Tisha B'Av or 10 Tevet. Conservative and Reform movements have developed specific liturgies; Religious Zionist authorities (R. Goren, R. Soloveitchik) gave halachic guidance.
Key passages(3)
Igrot Moshe · Moshe Feinstein
In Igrot Moshe Orach Chaim 4:99, R. Moshe Feinstein addresses the permissibility of public commemorations on Yom HaShoah, reflecting his cautious approach to innovations in Jewish practice; he general
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Yabia Omer · Ovadia Yosef
In Yabia Omer Orach Chaim 5:43, R. Ovadia Yosef addresses the permissibility of observing Yom HaShoah on 27 Nisan, likely discussing whether commemorating the Holocaust on this date conflicts with hal
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Yechaveh Daat · Ovadia Yosef
In Yechaveh Daat 1:43, R. Ovadia Yosef addresses the permissibility of observing Yom HaShoah on 27 Nisan, likely examining whether a custom of remembrance on this date can be accommodated within halak
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