Shiva
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Culture 4 must-see documentaries to help you understand the process of shiva
Jewish mourning rituals are complex and deeply personal. These films can help you begin to understand them
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FIRST PERSON On sitting shiva and watching ‘Back to the Future’
After my mom died, all I wanted was to hop in a time machine
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First Person My boyfriend died in May. It showed me how meaningful Jewish mourning rituals can be — and how flawed
Jewish mourning is all about community. That made the process more extraordinary, and more painful
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Culture Six things to read to really understand shiva
Wondering how to move forward after experiencing a loss? These books and stories can help
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Culture Sitting shiva and los nueve días: the parallels between Jewish and Latino Catholic mourning
Jews are far from the only group to practice consecutive days of prayer and mourning following a death
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Opinion My fellow white Jews: This is not our shiva
While Black Jews began to mourn, Jewish media fixated on the fact that the gunman’s screed was explicitly antisemitic.
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News You’re not religious, and you’re in mourning. Here’s how to make Jewish rituals work for you.
Some advice: "Find the memory you'd like to bring to the occasion."
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Film & TV Did he just say ‘shiva?’ ‘Moon Knight’ delivers its most Jewish episode yet
Spoilers ahead for the Disney+ show's fifth episode
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