Jewish families mourning a loved one who is missing, but not confirmed dead, face an agonizing choice: Sit shiva, or keep waiting?

Judaism has many laws for grievers, including the length of the formal mourning period known as shiva. The usual proscribed length is seven days.

Navigating Jewish burial and mourning rituals can prove complicated for American Jews with non-Jewish relatives. The Jewish custom of shiva — the name of which comes from the Hebrew word ...

Social distancing is at odds with Jewish rules about burial and grieving, including the ritual of sitting shiva. Rabbis and families are getting creative.

Traditional Jewish mourning rituals entail the instant creation of a social cocoon, as the bereaved typically retreat to their homes for the shiva period and friends and families swarm them with ...

(RNS) As beautiful and meaningful as it might be, almost no one sits shiva for seven days anymore. Perhaps it's time for modern Jews to simply own up to the changed nature of modern life, and ...

The Shiva Sisters help people with Jewish ritual, which can mean washing one’s hands before entering the home, covering mirrors (done for several reasons, including the avoidance of vanity ...

While mourning the death of a loved one, many may find themselves at a loss when trying to incorporate their family's beliefs and traditions. That's when the Shiva Sisters step in. Their event ...

Between the Temples; Uncut Gems; Armageddon Time; You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah; The Fabelmans; Beau is Afraid, and Shiva Baby reflect a new, unencumbered attitude toward Jewish ...

In a Shiva house, the focus is to give consolation, it’s not to answer questions, not to debate philosophies and certainly not to answer why would this happen.