Funeral services took place here today for Isadore Freed, a composer and teacher in the field of Jewish sacred music, who died here Saturday at the age of 60. Born in Russia, he came to this country ...

For the first time in American Jewish history, a joint committee representing both Jewish religious organizations and funeral directors has been established to deal with any complaints of failure to ...

When Jews talk about a person who has died, they commonly use the phrase: "May his [her/their] memory be a blessing." Compared to Christianity or Islam, Judaism places little focus on an afterlife.