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Har HaZeitim — the Mount of Olives — is the oldest continuously used Jewish cemetery in the world, and the most sought-after burial and pilgrimage site in Jewish tradition. Rising on the ridge east of Jerusalem’s Old City, directly facing the Temple Mount, it has held Jewish burials for roughly 3,000 years. A Cemetery Older…

For Jewish families living outside Israel, one of the most painful challenges of mourning is the inability to be present at the grave of a loved one on the Yahrzeit. Kaddish requires a Minyan of ten Jewish men — without a Minyan, Kaddish cannot be said. This guide explains how families from Borough Park, Crown…