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Shivah & Mourning

Kaddish & Memorial

The Jewish Way in Death and Mourning

By Maurice Lamm

The Year-Long Mourning Observances


		The Twelve Months Counting the Twelve Months... A Summary of the Basic Observances...



		The Kaddish Text of the Kaddish... The History of Kaddish... The Function of the Kaddish... The Kaddish as Education... The Significance of Kaddish... 4 Comments



		Kaddish Observances The Time for Kaddish... The Requirement of a Minyan... Who Recites the Kaddish? ... Is the Kaddish Obligation Transferable? ... For Whom Is Kaddish Said? ... When Kaddish Is Said At Services... Posture of Kaddish Recitation... If Parent Requests Kaddish Be Not Said... When the Mourner Cannot Attend Services...



		Joyous Occasions During Mourning Participating In Parties and Festivities during the 12-Month Mourning Period.... Playing and Enjoying Music... Religious Celebrations: Brit, Bar-Mitzvah, Weddings... When the Bride or Groom are in Mourning... 1 Comment

The Jewish Way in Death and Mourning

The Jewish Way in Death and Mourning


	From the Moment of Death to the Funeral Service


	The Funeral Service and the Interment


	Mourning Observances of Shiva and Sheloshim


	The Year-Long Mourning Observances


	Post-Mourning Practices and Procedures


	The World Beyond the Grave

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	A thorough elucidation of the Jewish laws and customs relating to death and mourning, from the moment of death to post-mourning practices and procedures.