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As dying, Jews try say the
Shena
showing their belief in one God - Hear,
O Israel
: The Lord God is one Lord. Deuteronomy 6:4
Jews say
Kaddish
for the dead, which is a prayer of mourning - praising
God.
Burial
must take place as
quickly
as possible after death - Body is washed and dressed in tachrichim (simple white shroud)
Men also wrapped in their
tallith
( prayer shawl) - fringes are cut off man’s
tallith
showing he is free of religious laws.
Body put into
plain wooden coffin
which is
sealed
, from death to burial, body never left alone .
Before
burial
, mourners make a tear in their garments - act of
keriah
- to show their grief.
No flowers are given at Jewish
funeral
and service is
short
and simple.
ORTHODOX
JEWS don’t usually allow cremation, but
PROGRESSIVE
JEWS sometimes create the dead.
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