A discussion of traditional versus current trends regarding burial is presented.

T'fillin, or phylacteries, are square black boxes traditionally worn on the head and arm.

Shabbat (Sabbath) at the western wall in Jerusalem.

Shiva is a weeklong mourning period following the burial of an immediate relative in a Jewish family

הפטרה (Haftarah), the name given to the reading from the Prophetic books which follows the Torah reading.

This is part of a short series on personal conduct at a Jewish funeral.