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A 5 page paper that begins with how Judaism views death. Beliefs regarding autopsy and embalming are explained. The writer discusses the various stages of the mourning process within this faith and culture. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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of the dead, and kvod he-chai, the honored treatment of the living (the surviving relatives) (Bigman, 2000). For example, it is considered disrespectful to leave a body unburied for any
length of time, therefore, kvod ha-met mandates that burial occurs as quickly after death as possible, within 24 hours, if possible (Bigman, 2000). This same principle mandates the body of
the deceased is never left alone (Bigman, 2000). A guardian, who is called a shomer, recites words from the Book of Psalms throughout the vigil (Bigman, 2000). Each Psalm is
intended to thank God for the gift of live (Bigman, 2000). This responsibility may be fulfilled by more than one person (Chabad.org, 2005). When people are present at the time
of death, they must recite the True Judge blessing, the Baruch Dayan Haemet (Chabad.org, 2005). According to Jewish spiritual traditions, as found in the Talmud and Kabbalah, the soul does
not leave earth until after the burial (Chabad.org, 2005). During the intervening days, the soul is believed to be in a state of confusion and having someone sit and pray
with the body is comforting to the soul (Chabad.org, 2005). The soul is treated as a real person who is aware of what is going on around him/her (Chabad.org, 2005).
This also explains why autopsies of Jewish people are not allowed (Chabad.org, 2005). Besides the fact that this type of procedure is disrespectful, the soul is still present (Chabad.org, 2005).
The body may not be embalmed or cremated because these practices are viewed as being desecrations of the bodys sanctity (Chabad.org, 2005). The privacy, dignity and integrity of the deceaseds
body are vigilantly protected by many different Jewish laws (Chabad.org, 2005). Mourners are defined as having one of eight types of relationships with the deceased: "father, mother, sister, brother,
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