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A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

Shaky on shiva etiquette? Keep the mourners first in mind

Shaky on shiva etiquette? Keep the mourners first in mind

SUZANNE EPSTEIN-LANG, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHTPublished August 17, 2022

As a child, everything I knew about shiva came from “The Facts of Life” (“TFOL” for those in the know). In case your recall for 1980s television shows is not as ridiculous as mine, I will set the scene: Natalie Green’s father has unexpectedly...

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