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What is the Jewish color of mourning?
Black
What is the Jewish period of mourning called?
Shiva
What is the difintion of shiva?
The 7 days of Jewish mourning.
Is the Jewish mourning period for 11 months or 12 months?
Following the loss of a spouse, sibling or child, the Jewish mourning period is 30 days. Following the loss of a parent, the Jewish mourning period is 12 months, but the ritual functions that distinguish the mourner during the synagogue service are suspended after 11 months.
Jewish mourning rituals helpful to the mourner?
Jews in mourning are not required to go about their usual daily chores - friends help out instead.
What is the purpose of Shiva?
It's the initial 7 days of the Jewish process of mourning.
What is the color of mourning in Judaism?
The only color associated with Jewish funerals is black.
What is the relevance of the 'Shloshim' observance 30 days after a Jewish death?
Judaism has a very structured process of mourning the deceased. After the initial 7 day period of intense mourning, the mourners then progress into a 30 day period of mourning that has fewer restrictions on activities the mourners are allowed to participate in. This is to insure that the mourners are allowed the time to work through their grief over the death of a loved one. For a more detailed explanation of the mourning process in Judaism, please visit the related link.
How long is the intense mourning period (shiva) for Orthodox Jews?
The question actually answers itself, since Shiva means seven in Hebrew. The intense mourning lasts seven days. This is a Jewish law applicable to all Jews, though some might ignore it or dilute it.
Do jews celebrate stuff you do?
This entirely depends on what "stuff" you celebrate.Here are the major Jewish festivals: http://judaism.answers.com/jewish-holidays/the-jewish-holidaysAnd a few other occasions:http://judaism.answers.com/jewish-philosophy/jewish-life-cycle-brit-bar-mitzvah-wedding-death-and-mourning
What happens is non-religious Jews and non-Jews visit an Orthodox Jewish home?
Boys and men are given skullcaps for their heads and they learn the Jewish traditions and they eat kosher food.
What is a Jewish place that people worship called?
Jews congregate in synagogues for prayer, study, celebration and mourning.
