Mourning

Opinion

Zoom shiva shouldn’t end once the pandemic does

The ability to sit with our mourners when they most need our support should not be limited by physical proximity.

By Sharrona Pearl June 4, 2020 9:46 am

Jerusalem chief rabbi visits mourning tent of killed autistic Palestinian man

Meanwhile, Israel’s public security minister said he would advance a requirement that police officers be trained to recognize a person with a disability.

June 3, 2020 1:34 pm

Opinion

What it’s like to officiate a funeral in the time of social distancing

I was alone, next to an open grave, with a whole family on Zoom.

April 21, 2020 4:38 pm

Opinion

Grieving my husband prepared me for this pandemic

By Sari Kahn March 27, 2020 2:17 pm

‘Modern Loss’ authors want to change the way we talk about mourning

By Lori Silberman Brauner February 1, 2018 10:09 am

First Person

Serving up shalom at a post-election Thanksgiving

By Edmon J. Rodman November 15, 2016 4:48 pm

First Person

In Jerusalem, a chance encounter with my deceased mother

By Jennifer Richler October 14, 2016 12:49 pm

British chief rabbi: Comfort, support women who want to say Mourner’s Kaddish

January 21, 2016 7:13 am

First Person

Should we pray for healing when death is imminent?

By Jennifer Richler October 8, 2015 5:23 pm

Family of slain Palestinian refuses to receive Peres

July 8, 2014 9:15 am

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Mourning

Zoom shiva shouldn’t end once the pandemic does

Jerusalem chief rabbi visits mourning tent of killed autistic Palestinian man

What it’s like to officiate a funeral in the time of social distancing

Grieving my husband prepared me for this pandemic

‘Modern Loss’ authors want to change the way we talk about mourning

Serving up shalom at a post-election Thanksgiving

In Jerusalem, a chance encounter with my deceased mother

British chief rabbi: Comfort, support women who want to say Mourner’s Kaddish

Should we pray for healing when death is imminent?

Family of slain Palestinian refuses to receive Peres

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