Chevra Kadisha, Death, Doula, Dying, Funeral, Grief, Mourning
What is the Gamliel Institute? The Gamliel Institute was Kavod v’Nichum’s original and much-respected Chevra Kadisha leadership training program. Gamliel first accepted students in 2010, educated hundreds, and graduated 52 students over the years. Its final ten...
Chevra Kadisha, Death, Doula, Dying
By: Heidi Katz While just a decade ago, only a smattering of end-of-life doulas were practicing throughout the United States, by 2024, thousands of trained end-of-life doulas were working nationwide. Awareness of end-of-life doulas is increasing, as evidenced by...
Bikkur Cholim, Cemetery, Chevra Kadisha, Death, Dying, Funeral, Illness, Shmirah, Taharah
While Jewish tradition has offered much guidance around burial, respecting the deceased, and caring for those in mourning, Chevra Kadisha, as we know it, is relatively modern. Step back in time with us to experience 19 incredible paintings created in Prague in the...
Chevra Kadisha, Death, Ritual, Taharah
From the Community Hevra Kadisha of Greater Boston: The Community Hevra Kadisha of Greater Boston performed its first tahara in December 2013. Since that time we have grown into a hevra comprised of 150 volunteers. Our mission statement includes the following...
Death, Dying, Funeral, Mourning, Ritual
This is an excerpt from a resource that was written for the International End of Life Doula Association (INELDA) by Karina Totah and Sarit Wishnevski and is designed to be a guide for Doulas who are seeking wisdom about Jewish end-of-life rituals. Click here to read...
