The first stage of a Jewish funeral is taharah (Purification). Here, the body is cleansed and purified by the Chevra Kadisha, a process that involves washing the body, purifying it with water ...

At one of these funerals, a large color slide of the deceased was projected onto the wall facing the mourners, while in both ...

It’s so clear what Dubois meant: at Jewish funerals, there is no talk of heaven or angels, of what a great place heaven is. People gather on the streets of Rishon Lezion during the beginning of ...

Herbert Max Fraenkel was slated to be buried in a shared grave at a pauper’s funeral, but a non-Jewish municipal employee fought to have the man buried in accordance with his faith. (JTA ...

I heard these words years ago from the late Marcel-Jacques Dubois, a French Dominican priest who taught philosophy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and I thought of them again this morning ...

The Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine says it has assisted in the funerals of 47 Jewish soldiers but believes the toll has been higher. KYIV, Ukraine — Dozens of Jewish soldiers and ...

Rabbi Wayne Dosick, 77, was eulogized by a succession of fellow clergy members Tuesday, March 18, in the chapel of ...

Hundreds of thousands of heartbroken terrorists from across the Middle East and beyond have gathered in Beirut for the funeral of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah’s longtime leader ...

Thousands of Israelis lined the streets as Shiri, Kfir and Ariel Bibas, who were killed in Hamas captivity, were buried.