Mourning For The Dead Flashcards
When a Jew is Nearing Death, their Family Visits them, Making Sure their Not _________. Just Before they Die, the Person Makes a Final Confession and Recites the _________.
Alone…Shema…
When Jews Hear of a Death, they Make a Tear in their ___________ Following Jacob. For a Parent, they make a Tear over their __________ and for a Close Relative, they make a Tear on the Right Side of their _________.
Clothes…Heart…Chest…
When Jews Hear of a Death, they Say a Blessing that Refers to God as the True ________, Showing that they Accept God’s Taking of the Person’s _______.
Judge…Life…
Jews Believe that the _______ Doesn’t Fully Leave the Person Until the __________ Takes Place.
Soul…Burial…
What is Shiva?
Seven Days of Intense Mourning.
Shiva Begins on the Day of Burial. Mourners Stay at Home and Sit on _____ Stools or on the Floor Rather Than on Chairs. They don’t Wear Leather _______, Shave or Cut Hair, Wear Make-Up or Do Work. Mirrors are ___________ and Clothes are _______. Relatives and Friends Make Up the ___________.
Low…Shoes…Covered…Torn…Minyan…
In Shiva, Mourners Recite the ___________ to Praise God and Pray for the Coming Age of Eternal Peace.
Kaddish.
After ____ Days of Shiva Finishing, Mourners don’t Listen to Music, Go To Parties or Cut Their Hair.
30.
The Final Period of Mourning Lasts for ____ Months. Mourners don’t Attend Parties and Children Continue to Say ____________ for a Parent that has Died.
11…Kaddish…
Some Reform Jews Accept ______________, but Most Jews are Buried as Soon after Death as Possible. The Body is Prepared for Burial by Being Carefully ___________.
Cremation…Washed…
Funerals Don’t Usually Take Place in the _______________.
Synagogue.
At the Funeral, Psalms are ___________, Prayers are Said, Scriptures are Read and the Rabbi says a Few Words about the ____________.
Recited…Person…
In Jewish Law, a Tombstone must be Placed on the Grave so that the Person is _______________. Jews don’t Use Flowers to Remember the ________ but Visitors Often Place a Small Stone to Show they’ve Visited the _________.
Remembered…Dead…Grave…
