Editing Shiva (Judaism) (section)

==Stages of bereavement==
The process of mourning begins with the first stage, otherwise known as ''[[Aninut]]''. During this time, individuals experience the initial shock of their loss. Often emotions associated with the period of ''Aninut'' include anger, denial, and disbelief. During this period, which technically precedes the official mourning, the mourner is exempt from performing most positive commandments. The [[keriah]] (the rending of the garments) is performed during this period. Aninut begins the moment the individual dies and lasts until the end of the funeral service. Following ''Aninut'' is ''shiva'', in which the mourners dedicate seven days to remembrance of the deceased person. Throughout ''shiva'', individuals are instructed to take a break from their routines in order to focus on their loss.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Stages of Mourning in Judaism |url=https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/282506/jewish/The-Stages-of-Mourning-in-Judaism.htm |website=Chabad.org |access-date=November 30, 2019}}</ref> For these seven days the mourners' home is generally an open house for friends and family to come to offer comfort. The stage of mourning known as ''[[sheloshim]]'' (literally "thirty") lasts until thirty days after the burial. The first seven days of ''sheloshim'' is the period of ''shiva''; ''sheloshim'' continues after ''shiva'' has ended. After the intense period of ''shiva'', which is mainly contained to the home, during the remainder of ''sheloshim'' the bereaved leave their residences and begin to interact with others again. ''Sheloshim'' encourages individuals to participate in social relations in order to slowly ease back into normal daily activities. The final stage, ''shenat aveilut'', is a twelve-month period of mourning, during which limitations are placed on mourners in the realms of wearing newly bought clothing, attending social gatherings and receiving gifts. During the first eleven months [[Kaddish]] is said. After the year's conclusion, yearly remembrance ceremonies, known as [[yahrzeit]] or hilula (on the date of passing) and [[yizkor]] (on major holidays) are held for the individual who died.<ref name="Lamm" />