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Videos: Death and Mourning
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Making the Proper Preparations for Loved Ones
Rabbi Zohn presents the Jewish view on death, burial and the afterlife, and how to pragmatically prepare for it in the Jewish tradition.
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Jewish Burial
One of the most important elements of a proper Jewish burial is the Taharah; preparing the body for its final rest by the Chevra Kaddisha or Jewish Burial Society.
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A Jewish funeral is distinguished by its simplicity, humility and solemnity. It emphasizes the spiritual and sublime over the physical and material.
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Prayer for the Deceased
Children recite Kaddish for their loved ones’ departed soul. What is the meaning of Kaddish and how, when and why is Kaddish recited?
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22 Adar 5748 · March 10, 1988
The Baal Shem Tov teaches that with everything a Jew experiences, he must contemplate
what he must learn from it. How much more so when a person loses a loved one, when the
verse itself instructs, “The living shall take to heart.“
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Practical Parshah—Chayei Sarah
Abraham’s response to the loss of his wife, Sarah, teaches us how to properly honor those who have passed on.
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The Jewish Approach to Death, Burial & Mourning
A three-part lecture series on the painful, yet important subject of death, burial, and mourning in the Jewish tradition.
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A Jewish View
Author Doron Kornbluth, who spent over three years studying the subject, talks about the reasons some people choose cremation, and explains why throughout history Judaism and Jews have insisted on burial.
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