RELATIONSHIPS: Family, Friends, & Strangers

Respect, education, and holiness are at the core of most Jewish laws regarding dealing with others. But Judaism recognizes that relationships are complex and difficult, so it gives guidance for approaching disobedient children, aging parents, unfaithful spouses, and other tricky situations.

LATEST ARTICLES: LIFE

  • 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.

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