You’re not religious, and you’re in mourning. Here’s how to make Jewish rituals work for you.
Sit shiva for seven days. Spend another 30 in sheloshim — a secondary mourning period — and say the Mourner’s Kaddish for a year. Between all of its mourning rituals, Judaism offers plenty of structure to mourners, which can offer comfort and a structured space in which to grieve. But as many rituals as there…