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Parashat Tetzaveh: Carrying Our Loved Ones in Our Hearts
The priestly garments provide a guide on how we can remember.
Five Yiddish Films You Can Stream Right Now for Free
A sampler of Yiddish films (with English subtitles) on the Internet.
Proximity and Repair
Even if we are unable to fully fix what's broken, we can begin to make a difference by stepping forward.
Beliefs & Practices, Health & Wellness, Jewish Bioethics, Jewish Ethics, Live, Mourning Rituals, Study
Jewish Views on Organ Donation
Jewish views on organ donation are overridden by a single halakhic (legal) concept: pikuach nefesh—the Jewish obligation to save lives.
Finding Balance Between Mourning and Living
There is deep wisdom in the way the biblical figure Aaron mourns the loss of his sons.
A Megillah for Hanukkah?
The case for reviving a tradition of reading the Scroll of Antiochus.
End of Life, Mourn, Mourning Rituals, Sitting Shiva
How to Plan a Jewish Funeral
A practical guide to preparations for Jewish burial and mourning.
Mourn, Mourning Rituals, Sitting Shiva
Shiva: What You Need to Know
Questions and answers about traditions for the seven-day Jewish mourning period.
Afterlife, Beliefs & Practices, Mourn, Study
Heaven and Hell in Jewish Tradition
Jewish sources are conflicted about what happens after we die.
Soloveitchik on Aninut
During aninut, the phase between death and burial, the despairing mourner is freed of ritual obligations.