The Gamliel Institute Core Course 5:

Chevrah Kadisha Ritual, Practice, and Liturgy

This Course Meets Every Tuesday from October 20 – December 27, 2022 (first class is on Thursday)

Our tradition has a broad and rich liturgy and practice around end-of-life issues. This course examines the liturgy and related practice in detail, focusing on funeral and burial prayers, local minhagim, and the role of the rabbi.

Read more course details here.

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The Gamliel Institute is a center for study, training, and advocacy concerning Jewish end-of-life practices. The Institute is a project of Kavod v’Nichum (Honor and Comfort), a North American organization that provides assistance, training, and resources about Jewish death and bereavement practice for Chevrah Kadisha groups and bereavement committees in synagogues and communities throughout the U.S. and Canada.

The Institute offers full-semester Core Curriculum Courses as well as the Taste of Gamliel Lecture Series of one to four evening lectures exploring a wide range of topics related to Jewish practices near the end of life. All lectures and core courses are presented online using Zoom.