Living Torah: Mourning Practices in Judaism The “closest relatives” for the purpose of Jewish mourning laws are: father, mother, son, daughter, sister, brother, wife, husband.
The Jewish Way in Death and Mourning: Preparing the Body A look at Judaism's approach to death, bereavement, and the mourning process.
The Jewish Way in Death and Mourning Part II: Bereavement in Judaism In part two of our series "The Jewish Way in Death and Mourning," we focus on the funeral and the mourning process in the week following death.