While Judaism places great emphasis on our lives in this world, death is an inevitable end for all of us. Often Jews who have been distant from traditional Jewish practice for their whole lives seek the comfort of traditional Judaism in the face of death. For mourners, whose lives are often turned upside down by death, the traditional practices of mourning can provide structure and comfort. Here you will find resources that address each aspect of the process of navigating death and mourning—from the moment of death, to the burial of the body, the tearing of clothes, the weeklong practice of shiva, and the recitation of kaddish.
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In the midst of wailing…a pause for creating
I am never alone
“When I feel most broken / pulled apart / when every door unhinged / is opened / but feels closed”
A poem for the end of a difficult time
The El Maley Rakhamim prayer reconstructed to honor the lives lost to racial violence
Applying the Jewish ethical system of Mussar to the grieving process
“It just became your life, your house always lit up like / Paris at night because you were afraid of the darkness splicing / time ever again”
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