What to know, before you need to.

The customs, the reasons behind them, and the decision itself — written by people who sit with families, shared here with their permission and their names. Read them, print them, pass them on.

End of life: Jewish customs and traditionsEverJewish · 12 pages
What to do when a death occurs, the funeral, shiva, kaddish, the unveiling, yahrzeit and Yizkor — the customs in plain language, for a family meeting them for the first time.
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Life after Life — why Jewish burialRabbi Lazer Gurkow · 24 pages · PDF
The soul, the body as its garment, and why Judaism treats the body with such reverence at the end — the reasons behind the customs, warmly told.
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It's a very personal decision — the Last Kindness guideLast Kindness · lastkindness.org · 13 pages · PDF
A frank, modern guide to choosing Jewish burial, with reflections from real families and answers to the questions people actually ask.
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