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GCSE Religious Studies · key term
Jewish mourning, including periods and practices through which bereaved people express grief and gradually return to ordinary life.
Used by Edexcel
Specification 2.5 · Paper 2
Revise: RitualsAvelut means mourning. Its stages provide time for grief and a gradual return to ordinary life. Shiva, meaning ‘seven’, is the initial seven-day period following burial.
Specification 3.5 · Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3
Jewish mourning observance, including stages through which mourners gradually return to everyday life.
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Avelut means mourning observance. Shiva, meaning ‘seven’, is its first seven-day period following burial. Traditionally, close mourners remain at home, sit on low seats, cover mirrors and light a memorial candle.
