Lifecycle Events: Death and Mourning

A Letter from HaRav Volbe
A beautiful letter of consolation from a father (and rabbi) to his children. Anyone who has lost a parent will find value in this letter.

Ahavat Israel's Jewish Mourning Page
Concise and helpful summaries about mourning clothing, burial, cemetary, shiva and yarzheit.

International Burial Society
Comprehensive and detailed content on the Jewish views of death and mourning. Information about cremation, autopsy, shipping remains, and more. FAQ and Ask the Rabbi.

Jewish Family & Life - Kaddish.org
Articles about death and mourning, even of a family pet, from Jewish Family & Life magazine.

Life, Death and Mourning
Typical Judaism 101 article in terms of its concise and clear explanations. Contains information about death, care for the death, mourning, and kaddish.

Mourners' Kaddish
Judaism 101 has published online the full text of the Mourners' Kaddish in Hebrew, transliterated, and English.

The Mourners' Kaddish
The Orthodox Union has published the kaddish in Hebrew with an English translation and interpretation of the prayer's meaning. Real audio file of the prayer.