Learn about expressing condolences, funeral services, traditions, customs, and guidance on grief, mourning and loss.
The Yahrzeit and Kaddish Center contains tools, resources and guidance to help you remember and honor loved ones. Find prayers, information, products and services to commemorate the lives of family and friends.
Learn the customs of Yahrzeit, lighting Yahrzeit candles and reciting prayers to honor your loved ones. Also, find out about Yarhzeit date converters and reminders.
Complimentary and personal funeral catering services help families with the planning and coordinating of funeral meals. We help plan, organize and coordinate the details of a funeral meals at no charge.
Complimentary and personal planning services to answer questions and assist families with the planning and coordinating of shiva, free of charge.
Learn about the customs and traditions of Shiva and Jewish mourning. Read about making a shiva call, visiting a shiva, sitting shiva, what to bring or send to a shiva, and preparing for a shiva.
The Academic Resource Center is a free resource that answers student and educator questions regarding loss in an academic setting.
Within the Grief Support Center, find resources on bereavement and coping strategies after a loss, and guidance for providing comfort to mourners.
It has become more common for some people to share news about the passing of a loved one on social media. For many, this may be the first place they learn this information, and they wonder what the most appropriate response is. When so much commun...
Finding the right words or what feels like the proper way to offer expressions of deepest sympathy to a family member, friend or colleague after the loss of a loved one can be challenging. There are many considerations to take into account when ex...
Sympathy gifts for colleagues can be a wonderful way to show support and comfort. Sweets and chocolates, sympathy plants, and planting a tree to honor a loved one are all appropriate options. Keep in mind the recipient’s religious and cultur...
Description: When selecting a sympathy gift to express your condolences, consider the timing, personal meaning, practicality, respect, and thoughtfulness of the gesture.
Finding ways to express your condolences for someone who has lost a loved one can be a challenge. Sympathy Plants are a lovely way to show your support for family members, friends, and colleagues.
There are many ways to offer condolences to someone who has lost a loved one including sending a sympathy gift. Sympathy flowers and sympathy plants are two of the most frequently given condolence gifts. Which one is right for your occasion?
In many faiths and cultures, sending flowers to the funeral home or the home of those who have lost a loved one is a kind gesture and an appropriate sympathy gift.
As we endured the COVID-19 pandemic a new grief emerged including the loss of connection and traditional grieving together. Explore the evolution and how technology and resources can help.
When misfortune strikes and we remain unscathed and grateful, some may feel a sense of guilt, and ask, “Why not me?” This is called survivor’s guilt.
As the social distancing and gathering rules become less stringent, there will be more opportunities to be in a group setting whether at a dinner party, at work, a wedding, or attending a funeral or memorial service. However it is important to keep i...
Choosing a Grief Center. Researching and selecting the right grief center after the loss of a loved one can be a difficult and frustrating process. There are many considerations to make when searching for a grief center, including location, the type ...
Many of the Jewish festivals or holidays use a significant Hebrew word to serve as a name or designation for the event. The festival of Shavuot comes from the Hebrew word meaning “weeks” and celebrates the giving of the Law (Torah) to Mos...
Passover, or Pesach in Hebrew, is a major Jewish festival, held each spring to commemorate Israel’s deliverance from slavery in Egypt over 3000 years ago. The strict observance of this festival centers around a home celebration called the seder...
The celebration of Tu B'Shevat (alternative spellings include Tu BiShvat or Tu B'Shvat) is the New Year of Trees which is one of the four New Years referenced in the Mishnah or Mishna.
Shabbat is the first and most sacred institution of the Jewish people. It is a holiday, though it differs from common thought, as it is a holiday that occurs every week rather than annually. Henry Ward Beecher said, “A world without a Sabbath w...