http://www.hymnlyric.com/death-what-is-the-jewish-way-of-celebrating-and-commemorating-your-precious-loved-ones-death/ all your favorite gospel song lyrics Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:02:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.hymnlyric.com/death-what-is-the-jewish-way-of-celebrating-and-commemorating-your-precious-loved-ones-death/comment-page-1/#comment-1410 SUE Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:39:54 +0000 http://www.hymnlyric.com/death-what-is-the-jewish-way-of-celebrating-and-commemorating-your-precious-loved-ones-death/#comment-1410 it is Yom Kippur. it is Yom Kippur.

]]> http://www.hymnlyric.com/death-what-is-the-jewish-way-of-celebrating-and-commemorating-your-precious-loved-ones-death/comment-page-1/#comment-1409 SUE Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:08:40 +0000 http://www.hymnlyric.com/death-what-is-the-jewish-way-of-celebrating-and-commemorating-your-precious-loved-ones-death/#comment-1409 The traditional prayer is called the Kaddish, and it speaks, not of death, or sadness, or what is to come for the deceased, but of the glory of Gd. The deceased is wrapped in a plain white cloth, a shroud, and placed in a simple pine box, and buried. The shroud signifies that we are all equal in death, and the pine box does not prohibit or slow down the deterioration, the putting back to the earth, a recycling of sorts. The Kaddish is said by those directly related to the deceased in a group of ten or more adults, for seven days, and the family remains in mourning for 30 days, and then in a state of less mourning for a full year. During those seven days, the family is not allowed to be comfortable, and are not allowed to look in a mirror nor primp in any way, and are supposed to wear a torn piece of black cloth, often attached to a little black pin or button, as a sign of mourning. (this represents the ashes and sackcloth described in the Bible, and also takes the place of wearing all black). To be honest, I can't remember how long that is worn. The Kaddish is repeated (and one must have 10 adults to, at any time, say Kaddish) every year on the anniversary of the death, according to the Jewish Calendar, not the Gregorian, so most people need their Schuls to send out reminder cards, which is part of the dues that one pays annually to the temple. Of course, one wonders what this has to do with travel in Israel? The traditional prayer is called the Kaddish, and it speaks, not of death, or sadness, or what is to come for the deceased, but of the glory of Gd.
The deceased is wrapped in a plain white cloth, a shroud, and placed in a simple pine box, and buried. The shroud signifies that we are all equal in death, and the pine box does not prohibit or slow down the deterioration, the putting back to the earth, a recycling of sorts.
The Kaddish is said by those directly related to the deceased in a group of ten or more adults, for seven days, and the family remains in mourning for 30 days, and then in a state of less mourning for a full year. During those seven days, the family is not allowed to be comfortable, and are not allowed to look in a mirror nor primp in any way, and are supposed to wear a torn piece of black cloth, often attached to a little black pin or button, as a sign of mourning. (this represents the ashes and sackcloth described in the Bible, and also takes the place of wearing all black). To be honest, I can’t remember how long that is worn.
The Kaddish is repeated (and one must have 10 adults to, at any time, say Kaddish) every year on the anniversary of the death, according to the Jewish Calendar, not the Gregorian, so most people need their Schuls to send out reminder cards, which is part of the dues that one pays annually to the temple.
Of course, one wonders what this has to do with travel in Israel?

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