I will never forget the most meaningful idea I embraced while sitting shiva for my mother, of blessed memory, who died suddenly more than 35 years ago. I had a notebook with me at almost all times.

Contrasting this experience with the one he had when sitting shiva for his father 20 years ago, Nemoy commented, “It’s amazing how technology has made the world a smaller place,” offering ...

Sitting shiva is a sacred 7-day mourning practice for Jews . Published: Jul. 28, 2011, 7:00 a.m. By . Rev. Alexander Santora/For the Jersey Journal; ...

For Lando, sitting shiva provided closure for the family members who chose to do so. “We understood that he’s not coming back, that he’s not alive,” she said.

The word “shiva” means seven in Hebrew, and it refers to the seven days of mourning that people observe after a loved one dies. In normal times, friends and family gather at someone’s house.

The Whole World Is Sitting Shiva. Alone. And some day, we must all rush back to one another and rebuild our communities. By David Wolpe. Thomas Dworzak / Magnum. May 20, 2020. Share. Save.

First of all, I don’t think that just because you sit shiva means that you access any of this. After Oct. 7, I went to a nameless shul, not mine, in which the rabbi got up and did a teaching on ...

On Sunday, my dad did one of the toughest things he'll ever have to do—he gave a eulogy for his mother. But he also did something equally tough, if not tougher. He told his closest friends and ...

I sat shiva for my brother in 2010, for my father in 2012, for my sister in 2014, and now, am preparing to get up from sitting shiva for my mother.. As those who have been through the experience ...

While halacha requires an in-person minyan for those sitting shiva to recite the Mourner’s Kaddish (when there’s not a pandemic going on), ...

Goldberg is the author of the forthcoming story collection "Other Resort Cities." There’s nothing like the death of a parent to open familial wounds anew, particularly if you happen to be in a ...