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Yizkor: 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 Mourner’s Kaddish

The prayer traditionally recited for the dead, in Aramaic, 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.

Kaddish Initiates Aveilut

After burial Jewish law requires the mourner to turn from despair in the face of death to the affirmation of life.

Jewish American Heritage Month

Celebrating our heritage and history.

The Burial and the Image of God

Prompt burial of the deceased helps to preserve the dignity of the human being, who is made in the image of God, even in death.

Her Broken Vessels Will Be Mended

Rabbi Kook on nationalism and religion.

The Shroud

Simple white shrouds democratize death and protect the poor from embarrassment.

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