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In Detail

Immediate issues and concerns following a death

Note: The laws and observances below are from The Jewish Way in Death and Mourning by Rabbi Maurice Lamm. You may also wish to refer to The Jewish Mourner's Companion by Rabbi Zalman Goldstein by clicking here

Initial Care of the Deceased
Staying with a dying person... Lighting a candle... Asking forgiveness... Covering the mirrors... According the proper honor... Notifying the Chevra Kadisha... Death on Shabbat... In a hospital...
Autopsy and Embalming
One may not do violence to the human form even when the breath of life has expired; for man was created in the image of G-d, and in death his body still retains the unity of that image...
Timing the Funeral Service
The Torah, in its mature wisdom, required burial to take place as soon as possible following death...
Between Death and Interment
The Laws of the Onen
The State of Mind of the Onen... Who is an Onen... Laws and Practices...
Viewing the Remains
The viewing of the corpse is justified by the funeral industry with the high-sounding phrase, "paying your last respects." In truth, it does the very opposite...
The Night Before the Funeral Service
The deceased may not be left alone before burial...

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