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Rav Kook & Vegetarianism

This major 20th-century Jewish thinker saw vegetarianism as the biblical ideal to which humankind should work to return.

The rabbis of the Talmud had a lot to say on the World to Come, but little about what it actually is.

The ancient practice of tearing clothes is a tangible expression of grief and anger in the face of death.

What happens at the Jewish cemetery.

At death, several gestures indicate respect for the deceased as well as acceptance of the reality of death.

Common questions about Jewish death and burial customs.

Mourners, friends, and relatives accompany the deceased to the grave and help with the burial.

This speech honoring the deceased is an important ancient Jewish custom.

What you need to know about this Jewish prayer recited in memory of the dead.

The rabbis mandated a simple wooden coffin to equalize people in death and to enable the return to dust.