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From the Moment of Death to the Funeral Service
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Life is a day that lies between two nights: the night of "not yet," before birth, and the night of "no more," after death; Death is a night that lies between two days--the day of life on earth and the day of eternal life in the world to come...
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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...
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The Taharah (Purification)... Dressing the Body... The Casket... Earth from the Holy Land... Flowers...
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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...
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The Torah, in its mature wisdom, required burial to take place as soon as possible following death...
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The Laws of the Onen
The State of Mind of the Onen... Who is an Onen... Laws and Practices...
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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...
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The deceased may not be left alone before burial...
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