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TEAM Shabbos is a national movement that takes place every Shabbos Parshas Vayechi, using the themes of the parsha to create awareness of the Jewish approach to end-of-life issues.
REGISTER for TEAM Shabbos and receive a wealth of resources to educate and guide your community on the issues most pertinent to them.
Over 500 communities across North America participated in TEAM Shabbos last year.
A few of the ways in which shuls are spreading the message of TEAM Shabbos:
Other NASCK programs and services
Halachic Living Wills & EMES Cards
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Jewish Cemetery
NASCK'S most ambitious project:
A cemetery that allows Jews to choose burial over cremation, regardless of their means.
To Comfort and be Comforted / Nichum v'Nechamah
Resources that offer comfort to mourners and guidance to those who wish to comfort them.
A must for all shivah house visitors.
Here and Hereafter: Conversations for Mortals
Because of a Rainbow Eucalyptus
Affordable Burial, Cremation, Jewish Burial, Personal Effects, Shrouds, South Florida Jewish Cemetery, Tahara, BlogPERSONAL EFFECTS I received an email a few weeks ago from someone who was on our website. It said something to the effect of, “My brother requested to be buried naked under a mango tree. Can you accommodate that?” Rabbi Zohn and I di...
The Club No One Wants to Join
Comfortable Conversations about Uncomfortable Topics, BlogCOMFORTABLE CONVERSATIONS A famous Jewish comedian once quipped that he wouldn’t want to join any club that would have him as a member. The great Jewish sage, Rav Yisroel Meir Kagan, ztz”l, better known as the Chofetz Chaim, spoke ab...
Guess Who Needs a Living Will
Comfortable Conversations about Uncomfortable Topics, EMES card, halachic living will, halachic medical directive, HIPAA, BlogCOMFORTABLE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT UNCOMFORTABLE TOPICS September. The weather is still warm, but for parents and children everywhere the crispness of a brand new school year has already replaced the languor of summer. Eighteen-year-olds, i...