When someone you know has lost a loved one, what can you do to offer them comfort and support in a sensitive and effective way? You want to show that you care, validate their pain, assist them and encourage them, all without adding to their pain.
Chevrah Lomdei Mishnah is here to help.
Our services include Mishnah and Gemara study, Kaddish and Yizkor recital, as well as many other specialized options to benefit the niftar and provide comfort and connection for the aveilim.
Our collection of books and audiovisual materials; Relief from Grief podcast; Comfort, Courage and Clarity blog; Mishnah charts; condolence cards; and more are tangible resources you can utilize in gently helping your relative, friend or colleague on their journey toward hope and healing. Many of these materials will also guide you in how to sensitively support your loved ones.
Offering comfort to a loved is a great challenge and a great responsibility. Chevrah Lomdei Mishnah is dedicated to providing support and encouragement to help you do so in the best way possible.
Books & Videos
Comfort, Courage, and Clarity Blog
Comfort and Inspiration with Author and Educator Mrs. Miriam Ribiat
I Have a Lot
The New Bubby I just went to drop my baby off at the babysitter. A woman I didn’t recognize was conversing with the babysitter, who introduced her to me [...]
A Letter to a Friend
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I Have a Dream
A Heartfelt Dream I have a dream. It changes from time to time. Sometimes it’s a dream of doing something massive l’iluy nishmas my parents and siblings, such as [...]
A Letter to Bubby
My Bubby Dear Bubby, Last week I walked into a wedding and was immediately greeted with excitement by some fellow Detroiters. “We saw the video of your grandmother. It [...]
Don’t Trample on Me
Dancing Off the Plane I felt like dancing off that plane after sitting in cramped quarters on a six-hour flight to Los Angeles. But after exiting the airport into [...]
A Minute at The Bus Stop
A Minute at the Bus Stop My son Moishy, who is in mesivta, missed his very early morning bus to yeshivah. He came home, ordered a taxi for himself, [...]
“Chevrah Lomdei Mishnah (is) a group of Torah scholars who learn Mishnah or Gemara for those who want to arrange a siyum (completion of a Torah portion)… The greatest honor for a departed individual is to study Torah in his honor, and specifically through this organization, which in addition to Torah study, supports Torah scholars.”
“It is a great matter to participate in this important endeavor.”
“I am delighted to endorse the work of Chevrah Lomdei Mishnah/The Society for Mishnah Study in general, and especially in memory of a deceased righteous person. Mishnah… articulates the nitzchiyut (eternity) of every Jewish soul, and the recognition that such study is inspired by the passing of a precious soul can only bring merit to that individual and serve as a source of comfort to all who knew him.”
“There are few acts that are more comforting to the mourner than learning Mishnayot for their loved one. With brilliant insight, our sages understood that Mishnah and neshamah are deeply intertwined.”
“Anyone who commissions this Society to study Mishnayos in the merit of a departed relative, beyond the actual Mishnah study which is very good for the soul of the departed, is conferring additional merit upon the soul, since through this they are upholding Torah scholars.”
“There are many families that would like to have mishnayos learned as a zechus for the neshamah but do not have the ability to get fifty to sixty people to take on the responsibility. Your service, for these people especially, is a valued option during a very difficult time.”
“…Thank you so much for providing this incredibly kind and thoughtful service for bereaved families… Your organization is doing a true chesed shel emes (the highest form of kindness) for the departed.”
“This service is handled with professionalism, and I have tremendous confidence in the fact that talmidei chachamim (Torah scholars) and yirei Shamayim (G-d-fearing individuals) are my shlichim (messengers) to Hakadosh Boruch Hu.”
“It was about a week before the shloshim of my grandfather, and we wanted to make a siyum for the merit of his neshamah, but we were still missing some tractates. All I had to do was call Chevrah Lomdei Mishnah, and with no hassle, it was taken care of within the week.”
“Chevrah Lomdei Mishnah was extremely comforting and helpful. Knowing that the entire mishnayos was completed on time with your personal help was a tremendous comfort.”
“I had no idea what to do for the shloshim for my Abba, of blessed memory. You were so understanding, patient and kind and arranged for a rabbi to learn mishnayot. Then, the last day of shloshim, I had the zechut to learn together with the wonderful rabbi on the phone!”
“We would like to express our hakaras hatov for completing the mishnayos on the yartzeit of our beloved father, Mr. Arnold Mailman (z”l). The prompt, efficient, and professional service, coupled with expertise and compassion, added greater meaning to the yartzeit day. Much hatzlachah for this wonderful opportunity that unites Klal Yisrael in limud Torah.”
“May Hashem shower you and Rabbi Abrahamson with blessings. I am crying. I am so happy
to have connected with you to provide this extraordinary mitzvah to my first cousin and to his father, of blessed memory.”
“Chevrah Lomdei Mishnah provides an invaluable service for those who have difficulty finding a meaningful yet manageable way to memorialize and bring merit to someone whom they’ve recently lost. The study brings not only merit to the departed, but inspiration to the mourner.”
“Chevrah Lomdei Mishnah has provided a great service to all Jewish families. They should have much success in their endeavors.”
“The Society for Mishnah Study is to be commended for making this great source of merit accessible as a public service.”
“Often… family members aren’t capable of learning mishnayos at a crucial time, for many reasons. How wonderful it is that an organization was founded solely for this purpose! I envy the merits and rewards of the founder of this program.”
“Chevrah Lomdei Mishnah is to be praised for placing this important merit within the reach of every family. The Torah study that they arrange will bring comfort to the family and precious merit to the soul of the deceased.”
“Chevrah Lomdei Mishnah is to be commended for the great chesed (kindness) they are providing for the departed and their families.”
