When someone Jewish dies, the family has sheva. what is it?
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From the time of death until the conclusion of the funeral, the primary focus and concern is on the care of the deceased and the burial preparations. The care for the departed before burial, the eulogy, the actual burial -- all are done to honor the one who has died, and not to comfort the mourners. \n\nHowever, once shiva begins, the focus shifts to the mourners. The mourners experience a week of intense grief, and the community is there to love and comfort and provide for their needs. This is a critical point, for if one must feel the heart-wrenching pain of grief and loss, it should be done at a time when all those around are there to help and comfort.\n\nThe laws of mourning have the purpose of focusing a person on their own spirituality. We experience an overall feeling of physical discomfort as we totally focus on the soul of the one who has departed. We de-emphasize our own physicality by not pampering our bodies, so we remember that what we are missing at this time is not the physical person who is gone, but the essence of who that person was, which of course is their soul.
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Shem (Hebrew: Shin + Mem), Ham (or Cham Hebrew: Chem + Mem), and Japheth (or Yepheth Hebrew: Yod + Pe + He)  \n\nAccording the Bible genealogy and tradition Shem became the patriarch of the Hebrews (Jews) which is where the term Semite or anti-Semite/anti-Semitism comes from.  Ham's son was cursed by Noah and some traditions say that his line died out.  Japheth is attributed in the Bible as being the patriarch of people who inhabited the coast lands in the ancient world but his line is barely dealt with in the Bible compared to Shem.\n\nI would guess that your friend is referring to Shem (Seed) and Ham (Haam), but that is why I included the Hebrew spellings so that you can confirm that if he can tell you the Hebrew names that his were translated from.
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Go here, it might help.\n\nhttp://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Holocaust/cc.html
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I'm Jewish and there's nothing wrong with attending a funeral (despite what religion it maybe.) Part of being Jewish or of anything faith is showing compassion and support to your loved ones. The cousin was a loved member of your husband, show him the support he needs. Your not there to take practice in any religious rituals.
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my wife has this gift from people that she loved whom died.  they speak to her or sends her signs all the time.  the hard part is dicephering what they are trying to tell her.  its very powerful.
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Bat Mitzvah--when a Jewish girl becomes responsible for fulfilling her religious obligations to Judaism, at the age of 12.\nBar Mitzvah--when a Jewish boy becomes reponsible for fulfilling his religious obligations to Judaism, at the age of 13.  It involved laying tefillin and reading from the Torah.
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go to your local temple and talk to the rabbi he should be able to tell you.restrant ass.  also as experts to help
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http://www.behindthename.com/\n\nAKIVA  \nGender: Masculine \n\nUsage: Jewish \n\nOther Scripts: עֲקִיבָא (Hebrew) \n\nPronounced: ah-KEE-vah   [key] \n \nVariant of YAKOV. This was the name of a 1st-century Jewish sage
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Grandmother and Grandfather's religion, passed on to mother on to us.
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look up world war 2 you will get the facts.also if you know any jewish people who had relatives in germany poland and other countries ask them and their parents and if possible their grandparents.
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lieberal?\n\nLiberal.\n\nAnd ALL Jewish people aren't anything.  Jewish people are individuals.  If you want to know about all of them, ask ALL of them and don't ask us for broad generalizations.
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The world of kosher encompasses the history of a people and enriches countless Jewish homes around the globe. The mitzvah of kosher transforms food into a vehicle for holiness, making the kitchen the spiritual hub of the home.\n\nThe laws of kosher detail the permitted and forbidden animals, fish, and fowl, and describe the separation of dairy and meat. A significant part of Jewish observance is associated with food, from the dietary laws to the saying of blessings before and after eating, from the celebration of holidays to the agricultural laws governing food from Israel. Kosher is an all-encompassing way of life, whether at home, on the job, or eating out. Through kosher observance, every activity associated with food becomes an opportunity for spiritual refinement.\n\nNot too long ago, nearly all Jews adhered to the dietary laws without ever asking, “Why keep kosher?” It was the Jewish thing to do. Only those who deliberately rebelled against the ways of their parents and grandparents would have eaten traif, non-kosher food. Today the situation has largely reversed, in that Jews who have no thought of rebellion and even identify proudly as Jews eat every kind of non-kosher food. It requires thought and effort to keep kosher.\n\nOur thinking has changed to the extent that we no longer know why Judaism places such emphasis on eating and drinking, basic necessities shared not only by all mankind but by animals as well. We ask, “Does G-d really care what I eat?” Without a satisfactory explanation for kosher and without the simple faith based on Torah values that characterized former generations, many Jews conclude that keeping kosher is simply obsolete – that it is based upon ancient health precautions which no longer apply to modern life.\n\nWe therefore offer some of the insights into the mitzvah of kosher provided by Jewish tradition. These insights satisfy our need for understanding and motivate us to keep the mitzvoth of the Torah in the face of opposing values from contemporary culture. Nevertheless, it should be understood that the commandments are Divine in origin and can never be fully comprehended by human intellect. We keep the mitzvoth because they are G-d’s gift to the Jewish people.\n\n“Religion,” as everyone knows, deals with prayer, meditation, charity, ethics and sometimes various forms of self-denial. Judaism, however, encompasses every aspect of life. Our most ordinary daily activities become imbued with holiness when we follow the Torah dictum to “know Him in all your ways.” (Proverbs 3:6)\n\nKosher represents the meeting of body and soul. The Torah tells us not to reject the physical but rather to sanctify it. We sanctify the act of eating with kosher food and blessings before and after eating. Kosher food is the diet of spiritual nutrition for the Jewish neshamah, (soul). It is designed to bring refinement and purification to the Jewish people.\n\nWhat does this mean? Modern nutritional science recognizes what Judaism has always taught that to a large extent we are what we eat. We know that the food we eat is absorbed into our flesh and blood. Forbidden foods are referred to in the Torah as abominations to the G-dly soul, elements that detract from our spiritual sensitivity. Birds of prey and carnivorous animals, having the power to influence the eater with aggressive attributes, are among the foods that are forbidden. For a Jew, all non-kosher food diminishes one’s spiritual sensitivity, reducing the ability to absorb concepts of Torah and mitzvoth. Both mind and heart are affected.\n\nIt is easy to see why kosher is often considered the most far-reaching of all the mitzvoth. History demonstrates that when kosher observance is strong, Jewish identity remains strong.\n\nTo explain the power of kosher food, we must turn to Chassidic teachings based upon the mysticism of the Ari-Zal (Rabbi Yitzchak Luria). The Ari-Zal gave a literal interpretation of the verse, “Man does not live by
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it seems Jewish people were
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I suggest you go to www.asktherabbi.org\nThey have a team of wonderful Rabbis.
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Do you mean Purim? In short.\nThe Jewish people was in Persia.\nHaman wanted to kill all Jews.\nQueen Esther and het uncle Mordechai saved most of them\nHaman ended at his own gallows.\nEvery year everybody happy.\nMazzaltov!
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There's a bunch here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Jewish_surnames
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yep. Im jewish, and thats how it was spelled on my  bat mitzvah cards!!! Oh, Mazel Tov on the bat mitzvah even if its not yours. cheers!!!!!