First 12 Months, Yahrtzeit & Yizkor

Some Customs and Practices

Between Shiva and Shloshim... The Mourning Observances of the Sheloshim Period... The Thirtieth Day... When the Shloshim is Interrupted by a Festival...

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The Twelve Months of Mourning

Between Shloshim and Yartzeit... Mourning Observances for the First Year... Additional Observances...

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The Yahrzeit Anniversary

The Significance of the Yahrtzeit... Feelings Associated with the Day... Calculating the Date of the Yartzeit... Some Yartzeit Customs... Being Called to the Torah... The Yahrtzeit Candle... Kaddish... Leading the Prayers... L'Chayim... Study of Mishnah... Visiting the Grave...

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Yizkor - The Memorial Prayer

Yizkor, a memorial prayer for the departed, is recited in the synagogue four times a year: Passover, Shavuot, Shemini Atzeret, and Yom Kippur.

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Visiting the Gravesite in Judaism

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Readings and Meditations

Pearls from Our Sages

Complete in the World Above

An Enduring Legacy

Meditation at a Gravesite

Prayer at a Gravesite

14 Jewish Ways to Honor the Soul of a Deceased Loved One

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The Jewish Mourner's Companion »

By Zalman Goldstein

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A source of comfort and practical guidance for family and friends, this book will guide you through the difficult times of illness and death, presenting Jewish tradition in a way that is both sensitive and instructive.

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