Setting Up Yahrzeit Letters

Setting up your Yahrzeit Letters

There likely are people in your community that observe multiple yahrzeits within the same week/month. This one time Yahrzeit letter set-up insures that these letters are formatted properly.

1. Go to: Mailings>Message Templates

Click Add New Template.

2. Create a Template called Yahrzeit Reminder. The reminder should look something like this:

{dates.today___hebrew}

Dear {contact.first_name},

{yahrzeit.all_template} (MUST USE THIS TOKEN FOR PROPER MULTIPLE YAHRZEIT FORMATTING)

Your loved one’s name will be read on {yahrzeit.rev_shabbat_after}.

May your loved one’s memory be for a blessing.

L’Shalom,

Congregation of Bedrock

Please consider a memorial donation by clicking here or by calling the synagogue office.

Save your template.

3. Create another template. Call it something like "Yahrzeit Observance Details".

This template should contain one paragraph that looks something like this:

Your dearly departed {yahrzeit.relationship_name}, {yahrzeit.deceased_name} who passed away on {yahrzeit.dec_death_english_date}, which fell on the Hebrew date of {yahrzeit.hebrew_date} has a yahrzeit approaching.

You will want to edit the language to reflect your congregation’s normal wording.
You can use the appropriate mail merge tokens to merge information from the yahrzeit search.
- Tokens can be inserted by clicking on the blue word "Tokens" at the far right of the editor.
Save your template.