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History of the Yom HaShoah Yellow Candle™ Program Yom HaShoah - Holocaust Re  membrance Day is observed internationally on the 27th day of Nissan, the date in the Hebrew calendar that marks the anniversary of the Warsaw ghetto uprising. When the actual date of Yom HaShoah falls on a Friday, the State of Israel observes Yom HaShoah on the preceding Thursday. When it falls on a Sunday (as it does in 2010), Yom HaShoah is observed on the following Monday. Thus, we will observe Yom HaShoah on April 11-12, 2010; 27-28 Nissan 5770.
The Yom HaShoah Yellow Candle is modeled after the traditional Jewish memorial candle that burns for 24 hours during periods of mourning and on the anniversary of the death of a family member. The program has expanded well beyond FJMC to Men of Reform Judaism (MRJ), Women's League of Conservative Judaism (WLCJ), United Synagogue (USCJ), United Synagogue Youth (USY); Reform, Reconstructionist, and Orthodox congregations; Jewish Community Centers, Holocaust Memorial Centers; church groups, and others. It continues to grow as a central component of community-wide Holocaust commemoration programs that memorialize the victims of the Shoah.
USY "From Darkness Into Light" Scholarship
In 1998, FJMC created the "From Darkness into Light" scholarship program whereby USY (United Synagogue Youth) members can receive scholarships for USY's Eastern Europe/Israel Pilgrimage and Israel Pilgrimage/Poland Seminar programs. READ MORE
Yom HaShoah Programming
For the past 22 years, the Yom HaShoah Yellow Candle™ Program has built an awareness of the Holocaust and fostered observance of Yom HaShoah through the distribution of the candles. But the Yom HaShoah Yellow Candle™ Program is not just a matter of an organization buying lots of candles and giving them out. It is within the context of a broad Holocaust commemoration program wherein yellow candles are distributed as a central component that education about the Shoah and memorialization of the six million Jews slaughtered by the Nazis and their allies resonates.
The Yom HaShoah Yellow Candle™ Program reaches out to unaffiliated Jews who by definition are connected to the Shoah. They are connected through their ancestors and families who perished and/or by their broader association as members of the Jewish people. Yet they have no easy way of expressing that connection. The Nazis and their allies made no distinction between affiliated and non-affiliated Jews.
The Yom HaShoah Yellow Candle™ Program reaches out to all peoples, encompassing a message of hope and meaning. The Nazis and their allies killed millions of non-Jews for, among other reasons, their nationalities, their physical disabilities, their sexual orientation, and for simply aiding Jews. National tragedies and genocides continue today and afflict many communities. As expressed by Rabbi Harold M. Schulweis of Valley Beth Shalom, Encino, California, "Genocide is not private property. It is and it belongs to the public domain."
The Yom HaShoah Yellow Candle™ Program reaches out to the present and the future. Through the mitzvah of Tikun Olam - Repairing the World - we remember the past and the victims of the Holocaust to ensure, Never Again!
Yellow Candles are available for pick up from the synagogue office beginning Wednesday April 7th - Sunday April 11th. If you are unable to pick up your Yellow Candle - delivery can be arranged by calling the office - and leave a message with Beverley by noon, Friday April 9th. Candles will be delivered on Sunday, April 11th. April 11-12 , 2010 ; 27-28 Nissan 5770 Yom HaShoah Yellow Candle™ Program NEVER AGAIN! "To forget would be not only dangerous but offensive; to forget the dead would be akin to killing them a second time." "For the dead and the living we must bear witness." If you would like to get involved or have any suggestions for programmes that you would like Brotherhood to consider, please contact me at bebybrotherhood@hotmail.com Michael Zeldin All men who are Synagogue members in good standing are Brotherhood members.
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