Articles By Judith Hauptman

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Judith Hauptman is a professor of Talmud at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. A popular lecturer on Judaism and feminism, she is the author of Rereading the Rabbis: A Woman's Voice.

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  The Graveside Service

  Mourners, friends, and relatives accompany the deceased to the grave and help with the burial.

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  A Year of Mourning for Parents

  Jews are commanded to honor their parents while they are alive and to continue to show respect when they die--by mourning for nearly a year.

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  Special Issues in Mourning

  The Jewish tradition explains how converts are to mourn, whether a wedding should be postponed, and the kohen's delimited relationship to the dead.

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  Yalta

  The role of the wife of Rabbi Nahman in the Babylonian Talmud.

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  Themes in Death and Mourning

  Though traditional sources on the laws of mourning are quite detailed and specific, an acquaintance with this legal literature reveals a number of overarching themes and principles.

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  Special Issues in Kaddish

  Study in honor of dead; women reciting Kaddish; Kaddish integrating mourners into communities; and hiring someone to say Kaddish.

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  Who Mourns for Whom?

  Jewish law details which family relationships require traditional mourning practices.

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  Sheloshim, the First 30 Days of Mourning

  Following shiva, the sheloshim period of less intensive mourning lasts until the 30th day after the funeral.




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