In Traditional Judaism, generally no, but it depends on the situation. In Reform and liberal Judaism, absolutely yes.
He died peacefully at the age of 137.
There is no information on the Jewish Gehenna Tradition. However the Gehenna is a fiery place where the wicked and evil people are punished after death on judgement day, it has a similar description to that of hell.
There are many translations to the Jewish tradition of using a handkerchief at death. The most commonly accepted translation of the handkerchief used at death is the importance of coming back from the deceased state.
In Jewish tradition, immediate family members sit shiva after the death of a loved one.
Jewish tradition (Oral Torah) stresses that an effort be made to bury the dead on the day of his/her death, or as early as possible.
According to Jewish tradition, the Torah was given in 1312 BCE. Joseph died in 1451 BCE.
Each religious tradition has its own prayer rituals surrounding death. For example, last rights is a Catholic ritual, while the Vidui (confession) is a Jewish ritual. There are also memorial prayers in each religious tradition.
Jewish death is NOT celebrated, but you can share happy memories of the deceased.
The traditional Jewish penalty for a cheating wife was death during the more patriarchal days. Divorce is now a common way of handling adultery instead.
In Jewish tradition, the "Angel of Death" refers to a spiritual being who is responsible for collecting the souls of the deceased. Elie Wiesel, a Holocaust survivor and author, likely references this figure metaphorically in his writing to convey the overwhelming presence of death and suffering during the Holocaust.
There were several people with that name, but (according to Jewish tradition) none of them were prophets. The most well-known was El'azar the son of Aaron (Exodus ch.6), who was the Kohen Gadol after Aaron's death.
How do polish react when the death of their partner occurs