Evergreen

Jewish communal institutions address the problems of the poor, but individual efforts still make a crucial difference to many in need.

A profile of the Israeli poet Yehuda Amichai (1924-2000)

The Kaddish originated as an expression of praise to God following a learned discourse.

The Jewish tradition explains how converts are to mourn, whether a wedding should be postponed and the kohen's delimited relationship to the dead.

The daily prayer services in the mourner's home offer community and connection to those facing devastating loss.

During this Jewish mourning custom, the entire physical environment of the mourner is transformed to acknowledge the immediacy of death.

Selections from traditional sources

Reconciling the experience of repeatedly praying from an established text with the need for prayer to come from the heart.

From biblical law, through classic rabbinic debate and medieval law codes, and continuing in the modern period, Jewish law has undergone constant development.

An attempt to reconcile two opposing views of nature.