Tablet has a collection of stories about death and mourning, exploring Jewish rituals and personal experiences of loss.

Lana, a 5-year-old tabby cat, lives at Lombard Funeral Home in Sacramento, providing comfort to grieving families during Jewish mourning rituals.

In considering the question of whether one's remains can be buried in more than one cemetery, an Orthodox perspective emphasizes the importance of complete and expeditious burial according to Jewish law, reflecting respect for the dead and the belief in future resurrection.

This text discusses the topic of guns in synagogues.

In this excerpt from "One Hundred Autobiographies: A Memoir" by David Lehman, the narrator recounts seeking advice from a wise man in the synagogue on how to avoid the draft during the Vietnam War.

Holly Blue Hawkins, head of a chevra kadisha in California, offers insights gleaned from her 20 years in this burial society, emphasizing lessons on living learned from caring for the dead.

The text discusses the author's personal commitment to caring for the dead by singing to them as part of their involvement in a chevra kadisha, a sacred burial fellowship.

A member of a chevra kadisha, a burial society, recounts her experience preparing the body of a 17-year-old girl for burial in an Israeli village.