A son must face the daunting task of writing the epitaph for his father’s headstone

How an unlikely business meeting on 9/11 grew into a brotherhood, forged by Torah and the practice of Judaism

A slew of new picture books will help parents explain the hardest subject of all

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.

Amending the Jewish take on organ and whole body donation

During my first shift sitting shmira with a body awaiting burial, I felt sad, guilty, anxious—and grateful

Returning our deceased to the soil honors the injunction for a proper burial—and keeps us mindful of the life cycle of which we’re a part

The Talmud imagines the world as organized for the benefit of Torah sages, even in matters of sex and death

When celebrities die, tributes flood social media—and I can’t help but ‘dislike’

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

Kids’ fascination with the undead goes far beyond one holiday, but it’s a perfect time to talk about Jewish traditions around death

After my brother died, I was frozen with grief—until author Harold Kushner helped me rediscover community

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

Diagnosed with cancer, my father decided to have his tongue removed. It’s an extreme treatment, but he’s always known how to make things work out.

Without ritual and prayer, grief for a lost loved one has no place to go. But can a convert to Judaism observe yahrzeit for a non-Jewish parent?