Prepare family remembrance records before Yizkor

When to begin

Begin 8–10 weeks before Yom Kippur, leaving time for family and rabbinic clarification.

Use the date observed by your own family and community. Work backward from that date; the project can stay small.

Your project

• Collect the names relatives use in remembrance, preserving original spellings.
• Keep a source beside every date and flag uncertainty rather than guessing.
• Distinguish the family's individual yahrzeit dates from communal Yizkor observances.
• Ask who wants reminders and keep the resulting list private.

Start with one useful resource

Keep the result together

Store the original, the source and the sharing permission with the finished record. Ask one relative to review it before inviting a wider audience.