From Wikipedia: In Judaism, shiv’ah or shiva (Hebrew: שבעה ; “seven”) is the week-long period of grief and mourning for the seven first-degree relatives: father, mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, and spouse. (Grandparents and grandchildren are not included). As most regular activity is interrupted, the process of following the shiv’ah ritual is referred to as […]

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Our five year old nearly cried himself to sleep tonight. The facts were these: Tuesday evening we, as a family, went to our synagogue to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah. It’s a happy holiday which celebrates the completion of the reading of the Torah. You can read more about it in yesterday’s “List […]

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