A period of time spent remembering a family member, or some one close who has died
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What is a Shiva
An intense 7 day period of mourning
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What is Kaddish?
A prayer said by Jewish mourners that praises God and asks for peace
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How long after death is the body normally buried?
24 hours
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Where do Jewish funerals take place?
In a cemetery
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What happens at a Jewish funeral?
Psalms are said, scriptures are read and a few words are said about the person
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What Jewish people do when they hear of some one's death?
They make a small tear in their cloths
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How long after some one's death does the morning start?
30 days
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What happens during Shiva?
People sit on low stools, don't wear make up or shave, cover all the mirrors in the house, wear the cloths they tore, pray 3 times a day, have people round to their house to pray with them
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When people gather to prayer during Shiva, what prayer do they say?
Kaddish
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What do Jewish families place on the love one's head stones to show they were there?
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