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Do your volunteers or paid persons light a candle when doing shmirah?

Shalom to All: It's that time of year again. Here are two seasonal resources for community

Thank you all for your very helpful and kind responses to this advice about burying a daughter next

Thanks for sharing this very interesting article. Different customs, yet same universal feelings of

http://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2018/10/27/Pittsburgh-Squirrel-Hill-mass-shooting-

Baruch dayan ha'emet. What a heavy burden to bear. On the practical side, I have heard some

This has been an interesting, informative and wonderful conversation about the role of the chevra

I'm going to respond to both Susans. First, Susan Schwirck: In my comments, I was mostly focusing

Ilene's points are well taken, but I think the actions she suggests are not part of the

Shalom Hevrah, I am seeking help proofreading a translation, transliteration and feminization (

Ilene, The shmira unit of our CK recently pulled together readings that will be bound into a shmira

Ilene, Not quite an answer, but an idea: this is both the topic of one of the weeks of the Gamliel

Dear Adrianna Please see excerpts of a talk I gave last week to Rabbinical students What I want to

Since this list has warmed up again, I wanted to be sure that all were aware of the recent posts on

For a change of mood, and in anticipation of Passover Haggadot, I am sharing this book review, which

Shalom to All: It's that time of year again. Here's a seasonal resource for Jewish family and

Simple answer . . . There is no confidentiality in Judaism. If you see signs of abuse you should

Our practice in Eugene, Oregon is the same as Joel Etra describes. Add any names wanted, including

I'd like to update the jewish funerals web page with information on tachrichim suppliers - http:/

These issues are so tough. Not only is there a question about how the met was treated before her

hi judith, welcome to the list. our chevra kadisha in pittsburgh (The New Community Chevra Kadisha)is

This topic of transgendered Jews was a discussion this past Shabbos - during the Kiddush repast.

Dear Regina, Thanks for pointing this out to me. I'll do my best to be more attentive to the

About a year or two ago, we had the honor of burying an ash cake from the Dachau concentration camp.

The chevrah that I belong to provides shmira and tahara. We find that many potential volunteers who

We buy ribbons from Rose Solomon. See the photo attached for size. Contact is Solomon at Work: 718-

As some of you know, my congregation was inspired by one of the early NavodvNichum conferences to

Dear All, The just-published essay below was inspired in part by our exchanges on this list. May we

Friends, Why did I stay up way past midnight? I got taken in by the humanity, drama, and comedy of

Funeral mavens may be interested in reading Fabrangener Lucy Steinitz's report on the changing