Mourning

l. The selection and placing of a stone is usually done from three months to a year after the burial, as is the unveiling, though sometimes people take longer. Here is information on what is traditionally asked to be engraved on a headstone. 

We begin with a short mitzvah story about yizkor and yarzeit, the Jewish memorial spiritual practices for a loved one that take place annually on the anniversary of the person's death, as well as on specific holidays. This article will then continue with how to enter into yartzeit and yizkor as spiritual practices for both home and synagogue.