Matriarch Rachel’s yahrzeit is on the 11th of the Hebrew month of Cheshvan, which falls on Saturday night and Sunday, November 2nd this year and large crowds of worshipers, especially girls and women, ...

Judaism provides several rituals to guide families through the difficult days and months after a loved one’s death. During shiva, the first seven days after a funeral, mourners gather in their homes ...

Cheshvan 11, which falls on Octobr 26 this year, is the yahrzeit of Rachel Imenu, Rachel the Matriarch, or as she is called in Yiddish, Mame Rochel. One that day, many thousands are accustomed to ...

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Please note that the posts on The Blogs are contributed by third parties. The opinions, facts and any media content in them are presented solely by the authors, and neither The Times of Israel nor its ...

I’m a cantor, and I lead a small congregation in Arlington, Texas; I’m also a hospice chaplain. So given my credentials, I’m supposed to be good in crisis situations. But I have to be completely ...

(RNS) — American Jews lit a candle made to burn for 24 hours to remember the souls of people who have died in forced births. (RNS) — U.S. Jews gathered in online forums across the country before ...

Jews around the world are marking a grim date on Tuesday: the first anniversary on the Jewish calendar of when six hostages were murdered by Hamas in captivity, shortly after the collapse of ...

On Monday, March 3, 2025, corresponding to 3 Adar 5785, I observed the 81st Yahrzeit of Sgt. Jack Gilbert. That morning, I attended services at Beth Israel Congregation in Miami Beach, Florida. I got ...

On his 30th Yahrzeit, remembering the leader of leaders who knew how to influence people Judaism On his 30th Yahrzeit, remembering the leader of leaders who knew how to influence people The Seventh ...

Though Leonard Cohen passed away early last November, the corresponding Hebrew date makes this week the first anniversary (yahrzeit) of his receiving an exemption from life, as the Hebrew word ...