Patent ID: 8230345

Claim:
A method of providing an electronic Yahrzeit display corresponding to the current date, the method comprising: determining a current date, wherein the current date is determined in a first calendar; performing a search in a database storing a plurality of Yahrzeit entries to identify all the Yahrzeit entries having an anniversary of the death date corresponding to the current date; calculating a conversion date for the current date in a second calendar, wherein performing the search includes identifying all the Yahrzeit entries having an anniversary of the death date corresponding to the current date in the first calendar and the conversion date in the second calendar; presenting all the identified Yahrzeit entries in a rotating manner, wherein each of the identified Yahrzeit entries are displayed for a predetermined amount of time; and providing a link at a user interface with further information for at least one selected from a group consisting of general Yahrzeit information, great days in history, related links, and information related to mourning, wherein the first and second calendars are selected from a group consisting of the Gregorian calendar, the Hebrew calendar, the Chinese calendar, the Hindu calendar, the Julian calendar, and the Muslim calendar, and wherein presenting a Yahrzeit entry comprises displaying information selected from a group consisting of a birth date, a death date, a next of kin, a surviving relative, a sponsor, information on military service, information on membership in a group, a photograph, and biography information.