My Jewish Learning: Jewish Ceremonies For Newborns

El Maleh Rahamim

A prayer of remembrance.
The Unending Conversation

Yizkor is part of an ongoing conversation with the dead, but what we don't realize is that we constantly converse with the dead in daily life.
On Saying Kaddish: A Story

A story illustrates the power of reciting Kaddish for a parent.
Text of the Kaddish

The following is the text of the Mourners' Kaddish, in Hebrew, English transliteration, and English translation.
Kaddish is a Mystery

The essence of Kaddish may be less in the meaning of the words than in the experience of reciting it with other Jews.

Anti-Hasidic Comments Still Count As Anti-Semitic Comments

MyJewishLearning prides itself on being a "a trans-denominational website of Jewish information and education geared toward learners of all ages and educational backgrounds." For the most part, I thin...
Books, Books, and More Books

For one day at the Israeli newspaper Ha'aretz, writers, and poets take the place of journalists in covering the news and providing commentary.
Candlelighting Time by Zip Code

If you look carefully on our homepage, you'll catch a new feature.
Israel & the Arts

A talk with Hanoch Rosenne, Israel's most famous pantomime artist (Ha'aretz) A look at the considerable success of the
Best of the Rest- Women's Edition

There is a certain theme to the articles you might have missed this week.