A Jewish family traditionally sits shiva for the death of loved ones after their funeral. But what happens when a loved one goes missing for five years? What if they’re assumed to be dead, but not ...

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At first glance, shiva and psychoanalysis might not seem to have a whole lot in common. One is an ancient Jewish mourning ritual lasting seven days; the other is a secular, talk-based method to ...

I cried silently and profoundly. No one saw me cry. Outwardly, my day was ordinary—a beautiful afternoon with my grandchild, laughing in the park, watching them practice jiu-jitsu. But inside, my ...

A new children’s book from a celebrated Valley author weaves a gentle story of friendship to explain the traditions of shiva, the Jewish seven-day mourning period, through the eyes of a young girl and ...