But food isn’t only used for celebratory occasions — it’s also consumed in times of mourning, like the shiva. In Judaism, when someone dies, the family traditionally partakes in a seven ...

The parameters of the shiva mourning ritual seem daunting. Judaism guides us to sit in our homes for seven days. Of course, we have exceptions like attending synagogue on Shabbat or traveling from ...

Here we explore the answers to key questions, such as whether autopsies are permitted under Jewish law, when to sit the shiva mourning period and how to calculate a yahrzeit if the date of death ...

“Death to Jews,” “I’ll explode,” “Sieg Heil” and “dirty Jews” were also part of the attack during the shiva session ... in threatening Jewish community members and institutions.

and in Judaism, Christianity and Islam that monotheistic god is not just single but has, by long tradition, been male. In the Hindu tradition, by contrast, Shiva needs Parvati. Here's Karen ...

Shiva is the first seven days of mourning after ... mark the anniversary of their loved one’s death. Making sure that a Jewish person has a proper burial is not only an act of kindness, it ...