Flowers or Gift Baskets for Jewish Mourning

Flowers or Gift Baskets for Sitting Shiva

Many of you are wondering how to express condolence to a Jewish friend or client and what types of sympathy gifts or items are appropriate to send.
Your first thought would be to send a floral arrangement, however, flowers are typically not a part of the Jewish mourning tradition and should not be sent when someone has passed.

Food and Condolence Baskets

During the shiva, mourners are required to abstain from participating in some of the most basic functions of everyday life, including cooking and preparing meals.
For this reason, sending a Shiva Gift Basket is a customary condolence gift. Shiva Gift Baskets contain a variety of food items that is sent to the home and are intended to provide nourishment for those in mourning throughout the weeklong duration of the Shiva. Appropriate food items found within a Shiva basket include baked goods and desserts, fruit, dried fruit & nuts, and assorted chocolates.

When to Send a Shiva Basket

Shiva begins immediately after burial, with the day of the funeral counted as the first day of a Shiva. Families are grateful to receive food and condolence items at any point during the seven-day mourning period. Shiva baskets are sent to the home where the family is sitting Shiva.

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