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My Son’s First Shiva

Seeing his teacher mourn for her murdered brother chipped away at my boy’s innocence, but it also carved open a window

By Ruth Ebenstein · February 23, 2018

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Sitting Shiva at the Home Depot

Ours was never the traditional Jewish family. When my father passed away, a strange new question arose: How does one mourn?

By Kelsey Liebenson-Morse · February 21, 2018

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Losing My Daughter

A father’s story

By Adam Burnat · June 26, 2017

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A Time To Mourn Without a Place to Pray

When I wanted to say kaddish for my mother, I found that my options as a woman were limited—and less than welcoming

By Talia Bloch · November 9, 2016

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Nothing Like a Mother

Growing up, I always wished I had someone else for a mom. But after my mother died, I finally came to appreciate what she’d taught me.

By Morr Mazal Barton · October 21, 2015

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Mourning the Mother Who Left Me Behind

I sat ‘shiva.’ I said ‘Kaddish.’ Then I saw a Broadway musical.

By Andrew Belinfante · July 15, 2015

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When Our Parents Die, What Should We Do With Their Possessions?

Bob Morris, author of the new memoir Bobby Wonderful: An Imperfect Son Buries His Parents, has created an online museum for your parents’ things—and he wants your submissions.

By Elissa Goldstein · June 26, 2015

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‘Mad Men’ Sits Shiva

The final seven episodes of the AMC series begin on a very Jewish note

By Rachel Shukert · April 6, 2015

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On the Book of Jonah, and My Mother

Trying to understand this baffling story, which we read on Yom Kippur, gave me insights into my mother’s death

By Ilana Bet-El · October 2, 2014

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Larry David Writes Broadway Play About Shiva

Don’t think about mourning, this is something to celebrate!

By Rachel Shukert · August 7, 2014

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A Mother’s Kaddish: Mourning for My Son, From the Women’s Section

After my child died, I reconnected with God through prayer—which is the point of Kaddish, on both sides of the mechitza

By Shelley Richman Cohen · January 21, 2014

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A Younger Generation Finds a New Place To Talk About Mourning

Two Jewish women launched Modern Loss to help twenty- and thirtysomethings start a new conversation about struggling with grief

By Saul Austerlitz · January 8, 2014

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The Last Kaddish

Mourning for my mother saw me through anger, doubt, and numbness—and brought me closer to her

By Simon Yisrael Feuerman · December 10, 2012

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The Unofficial Mourner

I thought Jewish law left no role for me to grieve when my fiancé’s brother died. Now, I finally can.

By Anya Manning · May 25, 2012

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My Mother’s Loving Silence

A Holocaust survivor, she nurtured me with silence. This Mother’s Day, I’ll mourn for her—quietly.

By Chaim Steinmetz · May 11, 2012

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Mourning My Mother, Finally

For years, I tried to forget my mother’s suicide. Then a yahrzeit notice made me face the past.

By C. A. Blomquist · May 8, 2012

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Mourning Glory

When a mother succumbs to cancer in old age, and a father faces his own mortality, a son is reminded of the blessings of a good shiva

By Simon Yisrael Feuerman · January 27, 2012