" Last week 11 people died when a Russian rocket hit an apartment building. Candles, in memory of the deceased, should be kindled and kept burning for the entire seven-day period of shiva. Upon death, the body is Candles, in memory of the deceased, should be kindled and kept burning for the entire seven Jewish Traditions & Practice Relating to Death and Mourning. The deceased is buried wearing a simple white shroud (tachrichim). ![]() The Talmud only hints at this in Moed Katan 26b, where we are told that Rabbi Hamnuna was visiting a town - and was surprised to see that after a death was announced, the townspeople went on working, rather than tending to the burial. ![]() When mourning parents, the mourning continues for a full twelve months, until the first Yartzeit.
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