The Jewish Press LAKEWOOD, New Jersey The Society for Mishnah Study commissions scholars to study the oral law for people who have recently lost a loved one. According to Jewish practice, studying the Mishnah can be a tremendous gift for the departed soul. The institute works with families when suddenly [...]

American Jewish Spirit Jewish tradition has always taught the eternity of the soul. We have also always believed that there is much that we can do for the benefit of those souls no longer in this world (see the book Remember My Soul by Lori Palatnik). Among the deeply meaningful activities most widely [...]

Yated Learning Mishnayos in memory of a loved one is universally acclaimed as a great zechus for that person’s neshama. Indeed, seforim write that the wordsmishnah and neshamah share the same letters, indicated the symmetry between the two. Yet a familiar pattern arises when a family tries to get people to take mishnayos. People shy away [...]