I have written several posts about funeral etiquette in the past. One area that is always confusing is what to say to the mourners. In Jewish tradition we are not supposed to greet the mourners. This means the primary mourners which are the immediate family (spouse/partner, children, siblings, parents). We are not supposed to go…Read more »
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More on Funeral Etiquette
I have had a lot of comments and messages regarding my ongoing series on Funeral and synagogue etiquette. Seems like a lot of people really need to know how to navigate that which many of us in the “Jewish” business have assumed. So in an effort to educate and to help today we will explore…Read more »
The Funerals are a changin’
I have been writing lately an occasional series about the changing funeral and burial customs in Judaism. I had planned to write several posts last week only to be interrupted in that by two funerals. Of course the death of Debbie Friedman last Sunday and her funeral last Tuesday and then the death of a…Read more »