Rabbi Avi Weiss (right) visiting Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C., July 1, 2015. (Courtesy of Avi Weiss)

CHARLESTON, S.C. (JTA) – My father died a few weeks ago. The hardest part of the shiva was when it ended. Friends and family were, by and large, no longer visiting. I was alone in pain and agony. [Read more…]