Death and mourning

Question 1

Mourning #1 Shiva

Answer 1

• Lasts for one week
• Don’t leave home unless for shabbat
• Kaddish prayer daily
• no entertainment

Question 2

Mourning #2 Shelashim

Answer 2

• Rest of month
• Return to work
• Kaddish prayer
• no entertainment

Question 3

Mourning #3 one year of Kaddish prayer

Answer 3

• whole year
• kaddish still recited
• no events for entertainment

Question 4

Death #1 Aninut

Answer 4

• Between death and burial

Question 5

Death #2 Teharah

Answer 5

• Ritual cleansing
• White clothes
• wood coffin

Question 6

Death #3 Shomer

Answer 6

• Legal guardian present with the body until the funeral