Mourn

The Text of Final Confessional Prayer: Viddui

Translated by Rabbi Amy Eilberg

The ritual meal after a Jewish funeral.

Jewish mourning practices center more on the deceased than on concern for the living.

An overview of Jewish death and mourning practices.

All denominations of Judaism prohibit assisted suicide and euthanasia, but there is some room for nuance.

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.

Although the custom of placing them on a grave probably draws upon pagan customs, the stones also symbolize the permanence of memory.

Judaism isn't entirely clear on what happens after we die.

What happens at the Jewish cemetery.

Following shiva, the sheloshim period of less intensive mourning lasts until the 30th day after the funeral.

Judaism is famously ambiguous about what happens when we die.