Read an excerpt of Dignity Beyond Death: The Jewish Preparation for Burial by Rochel U. Berman.
Posted: Aug 13th, 2004 Comments: 0 Views: 724
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August 13, 2004: Dignity Beyond Death: The Jewish Preparation for Burial
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February 6, 2004: Jewish Burial Practices
The Jewish tradition of tahara, the washing and purifying of a dead body, which is considered one of the greatest of all good deeds -- mitzvot. Those who perform taharas are volunteer members of the burial society, chevra kadisha. Women attend to deceased women, men to men.
Posted: Feb 6th, 2004 Comments: 0 Views: 2,617
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BELIEF & PRACTICE . Jewish High Holidays
We talked with Rabbi Alan Lew of Congregation Beth Shalom in San Francisco, who has written about the High Holidays in his new book, THIS IS REAL AND YOU ARE COMPLETELY UNPREPARED.
Posted: Sep 26th, 2003 Comments: 0 Views: 1,908
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Muslims, Jews, and Christians all tell the Abraham story, with its chilling account of God's command to Abraham to kill his own son. Today, scholars for the three faiths are examining their common and different understandings, hoping that will help bring Middle East peace.
Posted: Oct 4th, 2002 Comments: 0 Views: 2,144
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