Based on the model of creation, this seven-part ritual focuses our intention and then consecrates the final resting place for our loved ones [more]
Traditional memorial prayer in which God is asked to shelter the soul of the departed for eternal life [more]
A contemporary Jewish poem for mourning and sorrow [more]
Selecting verses from Psalms on the basis of the Hebrew name of the deceased [more]
This traditional prayer for the dead, with its mournful, rhythmic incantation, actually makes no mention of death but rather affirms God's presence in life. It is recited daily by mourners throughout the period of mourning. [more]
Traditional memorial prayer recited at funerals in which God is asked to gather up the soul of the departed for eternal life [more]
This beautiful psalm is often read at funerals or memorial services [more]
"In the rising of the sun and in its going down, we remember them." [more]
A feminist interpretation of Psalm 23 [more]