A name read aloud. A plaque with a light beside it. A prayer book opened every morning by someone who never knew them. These are the quiet, lasting ways a soul is remembered and elevated at Chabad of Venice — and any of them can be arranged in a few minutes.
The memorial wall · Chabad House
Each of these stands on its own — you do not need to do all three, and there is no expectation either way.
Kaddish recited for someone who has no one to say it, or alongside a family that cannot be here to say it themselves. A tremendous merit and a source of elevation for the soul.
A plaque on the memorial wall at the Chabad House bearing your loved one's name and date of passing. A yahrzeit reminder card is mailed to you each year, and the memorial bulb beside the name is lit through the yahrzeit month and on every Yizkor day.
A prayer book or Chumash inscribed with your beloved's name, placed on the shelves and used every day by the people who come to Chabad to pray and to learn. The blessing doubles each time it is opened.
Nobody has to remember to do any of it. That is rather the point.
Tell us the Hebrew or English name and the date of passing — we'll take it from there. If you're not sure of the Hebrew name or the Hebrew date, leave it blank and we'll work it out with you.
The name as it should be engraved, the date of passing, and whether you'd like yearly Kaddish or inscribed books alongside it.
If you don't know the Hebrew name, the Hebrew date, or which of these would have meant the most to them — call. This is a conversation we have often, and there is no wrong way to start it.
Have your loved one's name printed in the memorial book read during the Yizkor services on Yom Kippur.
The consecrated Jewish burial section cared for by Chabad of Venice, and the Venice Chevrah Kadisha behind it.
A plain, unhurried explanation of what Judaism actually teaches, with no pressure either way.
For the living: submit a name to be prayed for at services, for as long as it is needed.
