Amid war, Israel expands military bereavement policy to include same-sex partners JERUSALEM (RNS) — Lawmakers voted to expand the Families of Fallen Soldiers Law to include common-law partners of LGBTQ members of the Israel Defense Forces. The post Amid war, Israel expands military bereavement policy to include same-sex partners appeared first on Religion News Service.

LPT: If a friend/loved one is going through a bereavement, send them £5/$/whatever to get a drink. It might sound like a dumb one, but when I was going through the death of a close relative, I was really struggling. A friend of mine sent me £5 and said to have a drink on him to show support and it really helped to show that their thoughts were with me. Today my best friend faced the death of his mother and I sent him £5 and told him to get a…