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Jewish practices of funeral and burial are constructed around a few key ideas: Death is to be confronted, not denied. The dead body is to be accorded the utmost respect. Mourners are to be comforted. We are equal in the face of death. The burial and decay of a body is a natural process which should not be impeded or interrupted.
A poem for tearing keriah (rending garments upon hearing of the death of a loved one or at the beginning of a funeral service).
A prayer to comfort the mourners and acknowledge the divine image in all those who suffer
Including eggs in your seder meal to remind us of the circle of life, and that endings often mark beginnings
Reflection on the death of a child
Traditional memorial prayer in which God is asked to shelter the soul of the departed for eternal life
Traditional memorial prayer in which God is asked to shelter the soul of the departed for eternal life
A contemporary Jewish poem for mourning and sorrow
Selecting verses from Psalms on the basis of the Hebrew name of the deceased
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