Pollack, AvivaThis paper analyzes the current scholarly discussion with regard to the supposed practice of feeding the dead in ancient Israel and brings to light ancient evidence from prophetic, Midrashic, Talmudic, and rabbinic sources.en-USIsraelitebiblical archaeologybiblical scholarshipfeeding the deadFeeding the Disenfranchised, the Orphan, the Widow, and the DeadResearch paper