The night before, many Jews light a candle in remembrance of the dead. The candle is kept burning for 24 hours. The Kaddish is said on this day. Often, people will fast and make charitable ...

Students tell us -- if you light a candle in remembrance -- don’t blow it out, let it burn out on its own. “I think students need a community now more than ever. Particularly on this day when ...

Burning candles can impair brain function, a study suggests. People are worse at focusing and spotting changes to someone’s emotions after sitting in an unventilated room with a candle burning.

Auschwitz survivors have warned of the rising antisemitism and hatred in the modern world as they gathered with world leaders and European royalty on the 80th anniversary of the death camp’s ...