Death & Mourning

Rabbi Zohn presents the Jewish view on death, burial and the afterlife, and how to pragmatically prepare for it in the Jewish tradition.

What is Kaddish? Why do we say Kaddish and the connection between the living and the dead.

The importance of saying Kaddish. The reason a soul comes down here to this world. The relationship between G-d, the soul and the body. What happens when the soul passes on.

Learn how to answer the Kaddish with greater understanding of its meaning.

The Torah's view on organ donation, cremation and the right to die.

A close look at Talmudic sources and the Code of Jewish Law on the subject of euthanasia, the criteria in establishing death and its application to contemporary situations.

In-depth classes on the halochos associated with the recital of kaddish.

Audio recordings of the ‘Mourner’s Kaddish’ and the ‘Rabbi’s Kaddish’ in three available versions: Chabad, Sefardic, and Ashkenaz.

Death is a subject most painful to discuss, yet it is critically important that we seek guidance and wisdom from the Torah concerning the many questions that arise during this most difficult period of time. This class is the first of a three-part series titled ‘With Honor & Dignity.”

Death is a subject most painful to discuss, yet it is critically important that we seek guidance and wisdom from the Torah. This second class of a three-part series titled ‘With Honor & Dignity” addresses the funeral traditions and the mourning process.