The court ruled that the woman was not competent to make decisions regarding her body or inheritance, invalidating the will ...

A rabbi who has performed hundreds of funeral writes that the answer speaks not only to how we honor the dead, but to what we ...

Jewish burial is a mitzvah ... who "sit shiva," a process that involves several customs. This, however, raises questions of how the process of shiva works if the date of death is unknown or ...

Siliki also highlights a burial ... to Muslim customs. “In our religion, burials in water are strictly forbidden. In the past, at the Haskoy Cemetery, one of Istanbul’s first Jewish cemeteries ...

According to Jewish law, mourning begins only after burial. Judaism allows full expression of pain through mourning customs but ultimately demands a gradual return to life. In the current case ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: On sunny days, head to the cleverly named Six Feet Under Pub & Fish House and sit on the upper patio, which overlooks the cemetery. – Elizabeth Von Tersch, Senior Editor ...

Simple rites marked the funeral today of Henrietta ... She organized classes where Russian Jewish immigrants were taught the language, customs and the ideals of America. In 1909 Miss Szold went ...

As recently as last year, Freedom Party members attending the funeral of a long-time party ... in Austria put their religion above our customs and laws. And I do not accept that." ...

Tribulation isn’t just a biblical concept—it’s a process, a refining, a moment of truth that has been understood for ...