Pronounced: SHI-vuh (short i), Origin: Hebrew, seven days of mourning after a funeral, when the mourner stays at home and observes various rituals.
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Shiva: What You Need to Know
Questions and answers about traditions for the seven-day Jewish mourning period.
How To Sit Shiva
During this Jewish mourning custom, the entire physical environment of the mourner is transformed to acknowledge the immediacy of death.
