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Burial and Mourning |
| | | | | What is burial?
Based on the verse in the Torah, ‘For you are dust, and to dust shall you return’ (Genesis 3:19), Jewish tradition prescribes interment of the deceased. The entire family, friends, and acquaintances all participate in the burial ceremony, in order to escort the deceased to his final resting place... | |  |
| | | | | | In the short time (often no longer than a day or even a few hours) between notification of death and the actual burial there... | | |
| | | | | | This ceremony, performed to show respect for the deceased, includes washing the deceased's body, dressing him, and preparing him for burial... | | |
| | | | | | What follows is a general description of the burial ceremony. The precise customs may vary from locale to locale and from one chevra kadisha to another... | | |
| | | | | | After the eulogies, the male mourners (father, husband, brother, son) and in some communities, also the female mourners... | | |
| | | | | | Approximately two weeks after death, the Interior Ministry's records will be updated, and the death certificate can be issued... | | |
| | | | | | Jewish tradition divides the period of mourning into four basic periods, during which different customs are observed... | | |
| | | | | | Non-Jewish Burial, Infant Mortality
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| | | | | | When visiting a person's grave- whether at the end of the 'Shiva', the 'Shloshim', the year, or on the anniversary of the person's death... | | |
| | | | | | How Much Will It Cost, Death Benefit Payment, Closed Cemeteries, Non-Jewish Burial, Chevra Kadishas Telephone Numbers, Bringing a body from overseas... | | |
| | | | | | What is Kadish, Historical Background, Legal Perspectives, Psychological Aspects, Comtemporary Statistics...
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