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A “Simpsons” episode features more than enough Jewish characters to make a minyan. The death ended a nearly year-long macabre mystery, when executive producer Al Jean announced in October 2013 ...

Many friends offered their condolences not only on the passing of my amazing Hubby, but also for the time which I would need to wait before the mourning period officially would begin.

So much of Jewish community is built around being together ... While halacha requires an in-person minyan for those sitting shiva to recite the Mourner’s Kaddish (when there’s not a pandemic ...

Here we explore the answers to key questions, such as whether autopsies are permitted under Jewish law, when to sit the shiva mourning period and how to calculate a yahrzeit if the date of death ...