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Episode 7: A Good Burial

Learn more about Jewish burial customs as members of the Queens Chevra Kadisha - an organization of Jewish men and women who prepare the bodies of deceased Jews for burial according to Jewish tradition - prepare a body for burial in a local funeral home. Then visit Ed Bixby's green burial cemetery …

David Zinner - Kavod v'Nichum

David Zinner, executive director of Kavod v'Nichum, a Maryland-based organization training Jewish communities and organizations in traditional Jewish funeral practices, is the guest on the March 17 Jewish Sacred Aging Podcast. Zinner describes the educational seminars and conferences held by the gr…

The Hardest Interview I Have Ever Done about the Massacre that Launched the War

In between shifts, I just conducted one of the hardest Pulse of Israel interviews in my life.Meet Avigail Gimpel who volunteers for the Gush Etzion chevra kadisha. THe chevra kadisha was tasked with preparing the massacred and mutilated bodies, from down South, for a proper Jewish burial.Her testim…

Lost tribes and messianic restoration: Jeremiah’s message of hope to Rachel (Genesis 24; Matthew 2; Jeremiah 31)

Covenants and contracts: A Biblical perspective on property rights In Torah reading חַיֵּי שָׂרָה Chayei Sarah (“Sarah’s life,” Gen. 23:1–25:18), we read how Abraham buried the Matriarch Sarah in a cave in Hebron (Genesis 24). She was the first person buried in the cave that is now called…

“Honor and Comfort” — Giving Space to End-of-Life Ritual and Practice

End-of-life conversations and practices are increasingly emergent in the Jewish community, as communal entities bring attention to the value and beauty of deeply rooted Jewish thought and tradition surrounding death. Kavod v’Nichum (Hebrew for “Honor and Comfort”) is creating and empowering Chevra …

58. Jewish Ceremonies with Sara Kleinman Blau

READ THIS TO FIND OUT HOW TO GET YOUR CERTIFIED FUNERAL SERVICE PROFESSIONAL EXTRA CREDIT!!!  There’s something special about this episode, it's the first time the Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice has approved a podcast episode for continuing education!  To receive the continuing e…

Death Rituals Series: Chevra Kadisha with Gail Rubin

Chevra Kadisha is On the Table Today.  For the final episode of our Death Rituals series, we’re joined by death educator Gail Rubin. Gail Rubin is an American author, speaker, and Certified Thanatologist known for helping people have more open, less intimidating conversations about death and end-of…

The Jewish Journey Through Loss: Rituals, Grief, and Healing with Batya Ludman and Gina Junger

Send us Fan Mail Death doula and funeral celebrant Jill McClennen hosts clinical psychologist Batya Ludman and Jewish educator Gina Junger to discuss their book, The Jewish Journey Through Loss: From Death to Healing, and how Jewish mourning traditions support grief and healing.  They explain acti…

Episode 32: Schmooze with Michael Switzer, Chevra Kadisha of Calgary | Let's Talk About Jewish Funerals

What happens at a Jewish funeral? Why are Jewish burials held so quickly? Can someone with tattoos still receive a traditional Jewish burial? Why do mourners shovel dirt onto the casket? And why has bringing home the remains of fallen soldiers and hostages always been so important in Jewish traditi…

Always Sacred, Never Secret: Honoring Jewish Death Rituals With Sarit Wishnevski

Shalom friends! If you’ve seen #JewishLoreReactions, you may have noticed the character I appear as most often is Death. There’s a reason for that (other than personifications of Death are fascinating and cathartic to play.) In my life, I have been both mourner. But also I’ve served in a #chevrak…