Mount Sinai Memorial Parks and Mortuaries: the largest jewish cemeteries and mortuaries in Los Angeles and Simi Valley
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The personal grief of those who mourn the death of their loved ones is addressed very specifically by centuries-long Jewish laws, customs and traditions.

Since such events occur rarely in a lifetime, many Jews are either unaware of, or are distant from, such matters, and tend to interpret them in accordance with their own feelings.

The delicacy of these issues requires the interpretation of and counseling by a rabbi. Also, personal practices of Jews differ, depending on national origin, ranging from the most liberal to very traditional, and each puts a different emphasis on how to respond.