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 Zalman Goldstein is the founder of The Jewish Learning Group, publisher of the popular Shabbat Table Companion, Going Kosher in 30 days, and nearly a dozen outreach books used by Chabad Houses around the world. He is also the man behind the iconic Chabad Classics music series. He can be reached here.
What Does Shiva Mean? Shiva, in Hebrew, means "seven." "Sitting Shiva" refers to the observance of the first seven days of mourning following the burial. For Whom Does One Sit Shiva? Shiva is observed following the passing of one's father, mother, spouse,...
Peace be onto you, may you have peace from now until eternity. May you lie in peace on your resting places without being pained at the distress of those who are close to you. May you dwell in the holy cloud, and may you rest in the shelter of the Most hig...
To what can life be compared? To a bucket that is dropped in a pond. When it first enters the water, it is empty. But when it is drawn back up to the owner, it returns full. So too, when we enter the world, we have no mitzvot to our name. But when we retu...
Once after World War II, a Chassid visited his Rebbe and began crying bitterly. The chassid had lost everything during the war: his wife, his children, his home, and his hope. He felt incapable of going on. In desperation, he begged the Rebbe for a Bracha...
The main connection between one person and another whom he loves is not a connection of the physical body, but one involving the qualities of the soul, which is the essential element of the person and indeed his essence. However, this connection between h...
I beseech You, Lord of the worlds, Merciful One Who is full of compassion: If I have erred, sinned, transgressed, or committed iniquity, performing this or that forbidden deed, G-d, hear; G-d, forgive; G-d, listen and act, do not delay. Do not see me shun...
Visiting the gravesite expresses respect for the departed, shows that their memory has not been forgotten, and reinforces one's connection to them. It is considered a great merit to pray at the gravesite of a loved one and that of a great Torah sage, for ...
Ensure that the deceased receives a proper Jewish burial, consisting of a Tahara (purification of the body), a Shomer (a Jewish person to stay with the deceased until burial), Tachrichim (traditional shrouds), a "traditional kosher" casket, and proper bur...
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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