Although this year's Men's Club Yellow Candle Program has been disrupted by current events, those who did not get their candles physically delivered this year can still take part in a digital Yom HaShoah remembrance. Please feel free to download one of the Yellow Candle images below so you can "light" your candle on the evening of April 20 and share your digital candle image on April 21 on social media with the hashtag #YellowCandle.

Meditation to recite when lighting your candle on April 20. Modify as needed.

In these memorable days, as I light this Yellow Candle, I vow never to forget the lives of the Jewish men, women, and children who are symbolized by this flame.  They were tortured and brutalized by human beings who acted like beasts; their lives were taken in cruelty.  May we be inspired to learn more about our six million brothers and sisters as individuals and as communities, to recall their memory throughout the year, so that they will not suffer a double death.   To that end, I now memorialize the name and life of (insert name or modify generally) who as a child was denied an entire lifetime of dreams and hope. May I embody the beauty and goodness of what could have been had s/he lived.  May we recall not only the terror of their deaths, but also the splendor of their lives.  May the memory of their lives inspire us to hallow our own lives and to live meaningful Jewish lives so that we may help to ensure that part of who they were shall endure always.

Men's Club continues to collect contributions in support of our Yellow Candle program. To donate, complete the form below. Net proceeds help raise money for JSSA's Holocaust Survivor Program and OT youth programming.