The original practice in Ashkenazi communities was that each mourners’ Kaddish in the prayer service is recited by one person only. Rabbi Akiva Eger (1761-1837) was a great Talmudic mind, famous for ...

Kaddish – The origins of this most famous Jewish prayer are shrouded in history. Most agree that it began with the central words, “Y’hei Sh’mei Rabbah Mevorach L’Olam u’l’Almei Almaya,” or “May God’s ...

Sholem Aleichim has a wonderful story about Kaddish related in his “Railroad Stories.” (Tales that examine human nature and modernity as seen by men and women riding the trains from town to town.) A ...

If I’m being honest, it’s easier to read and write about kaddish than it is to bethink myself of memories, even privately. At first, I thought I would study the kaddish in my father’s memory to ...

In late August, The Sisterhood launched a series examining the role of women in Jewish mourning traditions. Grieving for a loved one is fiercely personal; doing so as a woman, guided by Jewish laws ...

Funeral services are being held Tuesday for Dr. Jerry Rabinowitz and brothers Cecil and David Rosenthal, all victims of Saturday's shooting rampage at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. Among ...

Since the brutal terrorist attack on October 7, Chesed Chaim Ve'Emet, an organization that regularly supports mourners throughout the country, has accompanied more than 700 families of civilians, ...