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Bereavement in Judaism
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Bereavement in Judaism is shaped and governed by a combination of Jewish custom, observations of figures in the Hebrew Bible, and mitzvot derived therefrom in Judaism's Rabbinic literature. Chazal—the
Jewish funeral in Vilnius (1824), National Museum in Warsaw
Jewish funeral in Vilnius (1824), National Museum in Warsaw
Yiskor for Herzl, by Boris Schatz.
Yiskor for Herzl, by Boris Schatz.
De treurdagen ("The mourning days") by Jan Voerman, ca 1884
De treurdagen ("The mourning days") by Jan Voerman, ca 1884
Headstones in the Hebrew Lot, Rose Hill Cemetery, Macon, Bibb County, GA, c.1877.
Headstones in the Hebrew Lot, Rose Hill Cemetery, Macon, Bibb County, GA, c.1877.
Yahrzeit
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Yahrzeit is the anniversary of a death in Judaism. It is traditionally commemorated by reciting the Mourner's Kaddish during Jewish prayer services and by lighting a 24-hour Yahrzeit candle in the syn
Bereavement in Judaism
…Tahara – purification (by water) of the body Yahrzeit – Yiddish for anniversary of the (Hebrew/Jewish) date of passing The chevra kadisha (Hebrew: חברה קדישא "sacred society") is a Jewish burial society…
This drawing by Alphonse Lévy [fr] (1843-1918) shows a man marking his wife's yahrzeit at her grave.
This drawing by Alphonse Lévy [fr] (1843-1918) shows a man marking his wife's yahrzeit at her grave.
Yahrzeit candles for sale at a Jewish grocery store
Yahrzeit candles for sale at a Jewish grocery store
Memorial plaques on a synagogue Yahrzeit board
Memorial plaques on a synagogue Yahrzeit board
Early 20th-century Yahrzeit table, in the collection of the Jewish Museum of Switzerland
Early 20th-century Yahrzeit table, in the collection of the Jewish Museum of Switzerland