Naming a child can reflect ancestry, associations with the baby's arrival, and hopes and dreams for his or her future.

The specific prohibitions on mourners during the shiva period reflect the mourner's sense of estrangement from the life force.

About Death and Mourning in the Jewish community.

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There's more to this classic Ashkenazi comfort food than meets the eye.

A thief and a liar.