There is no moving on. There is only this new life Hamas has declared for us. There is only remembering. There is only ...

With the bodies of hostages set to return home, Jewish law raises complex questions—when to mourn, how to bury, and what to ...

The parameters of the shiva mourning ritual seem daunting. Judaism guides us to sit in our homes for seven days. Of course, we have exceptions like attending synagogue on Shabbat or traveling from ...

But food isn’t only used for celebratory occasions — it’s also consumed in times of mourning, like the shiva. In Judaism, when someone dies, the family traditionally partakes in a seven ...

“Death to Jews,” “I’ll explode,” “Sieg Heil” and “dirty Jews” were also part of the attack during the shiva session ... in threatening Jewish community members and institutions.

Shiva is the first seven days of mourning after ... mark the anniversary of their loved one’s death. Making sure that a Jewish person has a proper burial is not only an act of kindness, it ...