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Flashcards by Malachy Moran-Tun, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Malachy Moran-Tun
over 3 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| What should the Person do if they know they're Dying? | Recite the Shema |
| What should the Grieving do on Hearing that someone has Died? | > Tear Clothes (Keriah) > 7 Days of Intense Mourning Begin (Shiva) > Mirrors covered, no leather, makeup or haircuts > Prayers for the Dead happen 3 Times a Day |
| How is the Body of the Deceased Prepared for Burial? | > Treated by the Chevra Kadisha > Wash the body > Put the body in a plain white shroud and the Tallid (Prayer Shawl) > Candles are lit around the body > Never left alone, until the burial > Those who sit with the body are called Shomerim |
| What happens at the Burial? | > As quickly as possible > (Almost always) Burial over cremation > Simple funeral: psalms often read > Coffin is unpolished with no brass handles to show that all are alike in death > Mourners pray - Kaddish recited > Those who are closest keep Avelut for 12 months > Main mourner is no longer an onan |
| What happens during Shiva? | > Represent that life cannot immediately carry on after a loved one has died > First week after the burial > Male mourners recite Kaddish > Some sit on low stools > Mirrors often covered, no music > Candle kept burning day and night > Shabbat: no mourning should take place |
| What are common features of Jewish Burial Practices? | > Tombstone before the end of the first year after the death > Important to visit the grave > Marked with stones - not flowers as it is permanent, also Abraham thought to have used a pebble to mark where his wife was buried > Yahrzeit Ceremony - held each year to mark the death |
| Define Onan Define Shomerim Define Chevra Kadisha | Chief Mourner exempt from Mitzvot People who sit with the body until burial Jewish Funeral Society |
| Define Shiva Define Avelut | 7 Days of Intense Mourning after the Funeral 12 Month Period of Mourning for the Closest Mourners |
| Define Yahrzeit | A prayer (usually with a ceremony) for the dead |
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