shloshim

/ ˈʃlɑʊʃim, ˈʃləʃim /

noun

1. Judaism the period of thirty days' deep mourning following a death

Word History and Origins

Origin of shloshim¹

from Hebrew, literally: thirty (days)

Example Sentences

The month of shiva and shloshim is a liminal time, said Anita Diamant, the author of “Saying Kaddish: How to Comfort the Dying, Bury the Dead, and Mourn as a Jew.”

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After shiva comes shloshim, a period of less intense mourning in which observant Jews leave the home but continue to observe some restrictions, like avoiding music and dancing.

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Now, in a glass-walled conference room, everyone gathered again for shloshim, the traditional Jewish ritual marking the end of 30 days of mourning.

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“It felt like this disease was slowly taking away everything he loved,” she said in an empty hotel lobby before the shloshim ceremony.

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The Menorah lighting comes less than a week after the end of Shloshim, a 30-day mourning period observed by Jews following a death.

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