Jewish

• 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.