It can refer to a

• Yad, a pointer used for Torah reading in Jewish synagogues
• Yad Hachazakah, an alternate name for the Mishneh Torah, the code of Maimonides

Yad can also refer to a monument or memorial. In this usage, it forms a part of several place names:

• Yad Vashem, the Holocaust memorial museum in Jerusalem
• Yad Mordechai, a kibbutz near Ashkelon
• Yad Avshalom, an ancient tomb in Jerusalem
• Yad Kennedy, a memorial for John F. Kennedy in Jerusalem
• Yad La-Shiryon, a memorial for the Israeli armed forces near Latrun
• Yad Natan, a moshav near Kiryat Gat
• Yad Sarah, an Israeli volunteer organization