funeral

Haredi women launch site allowing people to send condolences to bereaved Israelis

The website includes most of the names of the more than 1,400 Israelis who were killed, with a few sentences of information, the date of the funeral, and the date of the shloshim.

06/11/2023

Israel is the only place we should want to be

From the moment I stepped off the plane from London to make this my permanent home, there was no going back.

By ASHLEY PERRY
06/11/2023

Anglo-Israeli woman helps prepare victims of Hamas massacre for burial

Avigail Gimpel is now one of just a handful of women in Israel trained to do this kind of heart-wrenching work with terror victims.

Family of east Jerusalem resident who was killed on October 7 talk about his death

In a conversation with KAN News, A'abed shared his distress over what he described as dismissive treatment from the authorities when he tried to locate his brother.

An Israeli author was excited for his best friend’s wedding. After Oct. 7, it became a funeral

Since Golan’s wedding would instead be a funeral — which Jews traditionally hold as soon as possible after a person’s death — Gefen showed up at the airport on October 8, without a ticket in hand.

By GABE FRIEDMAN/JTA
28/10/2023

How to conduct a Jewish wedding when Israel is still burying its dead?

If a funeral procession and wedding procession meet at a crossroads, which one has the right of way? The talmud says the wedding should lead. We must lead with life.

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL / JTA
26/10/2023

Facing death up close: A man buries himself alive in a unique experience

Víctor Amela, a man in his 60s, lived through a mock funeral for an hour to gain a unique perspective on death, finding it to be a challenging and transformative experience.

'I grieved at a funeral in Israel this week. But not for too long — another was about to start'

The funeral of Yosef Malachi Guedalia, a ­­­22-year-old sergeant-major from the Israeli Defense Forces’ elite Duvdevan combat unit, was interrupted by air raid sirens.

By URIEL HEILMAN/JTA
13/10/2023

10,000 attend funeral of Brazilian olah after online call to action

10,000 people attended the funeral of Brazilian-Israeli lone soldier Bruna Valeanu, who was murdered by Hamas terrorists at a music festival.

By BROOKE SARAH BORDEN
12/10/2023

Over 100 bodies found improperly stored in Colorado funeral home

The Fremont County sheriff described the scene at the funeral home as “horrific.”

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