Posts tagged mourning
How Mourning Rituals Transform Loss Into Social Bonding
How Mourning Rituals Transform Loss Into Social Bonding

(ANALYSIS) Spectators reported intense grief and a connection with fellow mourners when they viewed the ceremony. On average, they described their sadness as intense. Most also said they felt a strong sense of unity – not only with people standing alongside them, but even with strangers across the nation who shared in the moment.

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Analysis, Culture, News, Religion, Society, Partner ContentClaire WhiteClaire White, mourning, rituals, mourning rituals, news, analysis, religion, grief, funerals, Secondary featureComment
For America’s Reckoning, The Wisdom Of Tisha B’Av And Jewish Mourning
For America’s Reckoning, The Wisdom Of Tisha B’Av And Jewish Mourning

(OPINION) Tisha b’Av is a Jewish day of mourning to remember the destruction of Judaism’s First Temple in Jerusalem in 586 BCE and the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem in 70 CE. The way this mourning is completed provides valuable insight on how to handle the problems of our country today.

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Middle East, North America, OpinionNoah LawrenceNoah Lawrence, Jewish, Jew, Jewish holidays, Tisha b'Av, mourning, pandemic, politics, Donald Trump, chuppah, COVID-19, CoronavirusComment