Grandparent's yartzheit

Posted: Thu, Dec 08 2011, 4:37 pm Post subject: Grandparent's yartzheit

What would be an appropriate way to commemorate the yartzheit of a grandparent? Are we mechuyav to do anything? Is there any nice idea taht someone can recommend?

THanks!
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Have a siyum.
A small kiddush in shul on the morning of.
say tehillim liluy nishmat
Yartzeit seuda.

Posted: Fri, Dec 09 2011, 3:17 am Post subject: re: Grandparent's yartzheit

Thank you Mommy3.5. I was actually thinking of something on a much smaller scale - just for me to do. The tehillim is along those lines.

Has anyone heard of lighting a yartzheit candle for a grandparent?
Is there any specific tehillim or tefillos that can/should be said?

Posted: Fri, Dec 09 2011, 5:42 am Post subject:

You can use the tehillim in 119 (118?) that spell out the name. You can say a generic El Malei Rachamim. You can light a candle. (If you think any of these will offend your living parent, ask first. I know mine are fine with it.)
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Posted: Fri, Dec 09 2011, 6:17 am Post subject:

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It is quite common to light a candle for a grandparent on their yahrtzeit (makes no differents if your parents are living -- though it is more important if they're not as they won't be doing so) -- even for other relatives as well especially if no one else is doing I.
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