Defines terms including "shomerim" and "chevra kaddishah." Read the traditional expression of comfort, and review tombstone traditions.

Burial Society offers traditional burial products and services for the Jewish community. Get contact details and browse the FAQs page.

Tells visitors what to do before the funeral, how the principle mourners should behave and how to prepare for the burial and explains Shivah.

Records prayers that should be said at the time of death, in the home, at the cemetery and a year after the death. Read a story from a rabbi.

JewishFunerals.com presents a detailed guide to traditional Jewish funeral, burial, and mourning practices.

Review the traditional ways to care for the dead and the Jewish attitudes towards death. Read the full text of the mourners' Kaddish.

Article describes the psychological healing process of religious customs and rites. Analyzes each ritual and discusses its importance.

Learn about the tradition of tearing the garments worn by members of the immediate family. Research the obligations during the year or mourning.

Teaches readers that mourners remove their shoes while in the Shiva house and light a candle to burn for the seven days. Review other practices.

Read this article about sitting Shiva, the period of Aninut, purification rites, burial shrouds, prayers and preparing the body.