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From Pastor’s Daughter to Rabbi

Raised in the Lutheran church in Pennsylvania, Heidi Hoover embraced Judaism -- and then the rabbinate.

Every Tuesday for a year, we came together — for a memorial service, yes, but also to experience Jewish community in a new way.

At shiva, the mourner gets to decide whether or not to initiate conversation.

These are among Judaism’s most comforting words.

The ritual of shiva is well known. Why do we mark 30 days of mourning, too?

The prayer does not praise (or even name) God. Here’s why.

Rabbi Sharon Brous offered this prayer at the 2018 opening of a memorial to African-American victims of slavery and racial segregation.

What Jewish mourners can expect at each stage of the bereavement process.

Our favorite Jewish poems, quotes and other texts for times of loss.

This blessing is traditionally recited upon doing something for the first time.