This prayer asking God to grant rest to departed souls is often recited at funerals.
El Maleh Rahamim is a prayer for those who have died. It is traditionally chanted mournfully at funeral services and during the recitation of Yizkor, the memorial prayer said on major Jewish holidays.
In this video, Sarah Wolf demonstrates how to chant El Maleh Rahamim.
Tisha B'Av, the saddest day on the Jewish calendar, is testament to the failure of prayer to avert national catastrophe.
The pursuit of proper kavanah, the Hebrew term for directed attention, has long concerned Jewish thinkers.
Why does the holiest day of the Jewish year begin with a dry legal formula renouncing vows?