Take the 2-minute tour ×  If a Jewish man's wife died, he would
naturally observe the Yahrzeit on the anniversary of her death.
Would he continue to do so if he remarried?  My question comes
from reading about the Yahrezeit today for the first time (I am
not Jewish). It sounds like a beautiful custom that acknowledges
the deceased's impact on a person's life.  While thinking about
the custom, I began to wonder if a remarried man would continue
the tradition as his new wife might be angered and see him as
holding onto the past. On the other hand, his continued
observance might encourage his new wife with his loyalty and she
would know that their life together will not be swept aside
should she die before he does.  share|improve this question I
don't know, but this source says a remarried widower's not
should not attend a memorial for his first wife. –  Eliyahu Jan
10 at 1:28 @Eliyahu, that source pretty definitively says no to
this question as well. –  Yishai Jan 15 at 16:00 @Yishai I got
that feeling as well