On the eve of the anniversary of a person’s death, the Kaddish is said and candles are lit. Often, people will fast and make charitable donations to mark the anniversary of their loved one’s ...

Upon death, the body is washed and prepared for burial. In the days before the funeral, the body is not left alone. Shiva is the first seven days of mourning after the burial. Some Jews ...

For Senior Rabbi Jason Nevarez at Beth Israel, the largest Jewish congregation in San Diego and oldest in Southern California ...

The idea is simple: that Jews should learn about and prepare for death long before it happens. Because of fears and taboos ...

In Jewish tradition, this recognition of personal grief is supported by rituals that provide comfort and connection at every ...

(JTA) — The Jewish Theological Seminary community is in mourning after three revered ... his approaches to the ethics of death and dying, and a devotion to improving hospice care.

In the Jewish tradition, when someone dies, there is a period between death and burial ... And so the steps of grief are tossed upside down. These mourners are stuck in limbo.

(JTA) — Rabbi Maurice Lamm, the author of “The Jewish Way in Death and Mourning” and several other notable Jewish books, has died. Lamm died Wednesday night “surrounded by his wife ...