Shiva
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Culture ‘No one’s going to be perfect:’ Your children grieve too — here’s how to help them
Erin Silver, author of the award-winning childrens' book 'Sitting Shiva' talks about including children in rituals of grief and mourning
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Culture Is it time to mourn the passengers aboard the lost submersible?
What does Jewish tradition tell us about grieving missing persons?
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FIRST PERSON As a rabbi, he helped others mourn. So why wouldn’t his daughter say kaddish for him?
On Father's Day, the daughter of an abusive man finds comfort in one happy memory: cholent for Shabbat
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BINTEL BRIEF I sat shiva for my sister because she hates Israel. Should I bother reconciling?
Bintel says boundaries might help mend this ‘Sister Split’ — but it won’t be easy
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Culture Overwhelmed planning a shiva? Here’s how to ask for help
‘If anyone asks you what they can do, don’t feel you’re being polite by saying ‘Oh, nothing’’
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Opinion The Israeli Dee family lost three members during Passover. Why won’t they sit shiva until after the holiday?
In Jewish law, mourning and festivals do not mix
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Film & TV What would a ‘Succession’ shiva look like?
After a major character’s death on the hit HBO show, we imagined the scene at a Roy family shiva
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BINTEL BRIEF My sister cut me out of her life after our father died. How do I fix this?
Bintel says you can open the door — but you can’t make her walk through
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