Jewish Lifecycle
Writing and Reading Ethical Wills
On the Jewish custom of leaving a written spiritual legacy for one's children.
Social Action Aspects of Death and Mourning
Giving charity, time, and effort is a traditional and significant way of honoring the memory of one who has died.
Mourning Non-Jewish Loved Ones: A Reform Perspective
Death and burial issues for interfaith families and Jews by choice.
Jewish Attitudes Toward Death
A brief summary of traditional Jewish views of death--including its tragedy and its inevitability.
Confronting Death Before Death Confronts Us
Why we are afraid to think about death--and why we must.
The Ethics of Burial and Mourning
The Jewish approach to death and mourning reflects a two-part ethic: the equal treatment of rich and poor in death, and the importance of channeling, and then limiting, our mourning.
Burial and Mourning: A Liberal Approach
The questions that a liberal Jew asks when a loved one dies often go beyond the strict requirements of Jewish law.
What Do Lifecycle Celebrations Do?
Jewish lifecycle ceremonies celebrate change, and sanctify the ordinary.
Traditionalism Confronts Lifecycle Innovation
Traditionalist Jews have many objections to new, or renewed, lifecycle ceremonies.