Mourn

Jewish in the South, Sikh in the Midwest, Americans Everywhere

Along with the nation, we mourn for the loss of life at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin. We mourn, too, ...

The eldest son was chosen by his father to recite the Kaddish in his memory.Standing at the gravesite where his ...

The important thing is not how many separate injunctions are obeyed but how and in what spirit we obey them. ...

Two weeks ago I wrote about the tragic loss of little Ayelet Galena z”l. I discussed how one young life ...

This week has been a heavy one for the Jewish people and an indescribably difficult one for the parents of ...

On January 9, 2011, a sweet singer of Israel, Debbie Friedman, passed away. While her Hebrew yahrzeit is at the ...

Yesterday, I put out a Twitter call: What should I write about? The always-dependable dlevy asked, in reply, “have you ...

As a glutton for torture (and as a recent parent, which is kind of the same thing), I’ve been taking ...

Your father is dead and my pot roast is ruined.

Sometimes the chaplain is the only one who can mourn.

Jewish text offers glimpses into the time of the Messiah.

What's the appropriate post-mortem care for a Jewish person?