That time of the year

The rear wall of the Maghain Aboth Synagogue holds two memorial boards on which the names of departed members of the community are inscribed. Beside each plaque is a small power socket in which an electric light can be plugged. I am told these are modern versions of Yahrzeit candles, which are lit every year on the day when death overtook a life long lived. Three short of a dozen were ablaze on one board, and it's likely that the light never fully fades over each cycle of seasons, for no fire, holy or hellish, can fully quench the pain of every mourning.