Honoring Our Animal Companions

Pets provide companionship and bring pleasure to our lives. For many of us, these are valuable relationships that add richness and texture to our days. These rituals recognize this special connection and instill holiness into the unique bond between us and our animal companions.

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Rituals for burial, with suggestions for additional ways of memorializing and remembering

An article about ways of dealing with the loss of a pet in a Jewish way
Based on the NACAC (North American Council on Adoptable Children) candle-lighting ceremony
A guide for creating one’s own ritual for saying goodbye to a companion animal

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