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Sandra M. Newman

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Graveside service at P...

Lillian Rachel Ship

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Graveside service at P...

Nicolle Braun

Tue, Jun 06 2:00 PM

Graveside Service

Daniel Mazor

Tue, Jun 06 12:00 PM

Graveside Service

Seymour Pollack

Mon, Jun 05 11:00 AM

Chapel service at Stee...

Gregori Kilchtok

Sun, Jun 04 3:00 PM

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Raissa Rishis

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Dwora Pilc

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Maya Gershon

Sun, Jun 04 11:00 AM

Steeles Memorial Chapel

Eliav Atzmony

Thu, Jun 01 10:00 AM

Steeles Memorial Chape...

Raisa Tenenbaum

Tue, May 30 11:00 AM

Graveside service at P...

Irena Noer

Mon, May 29 10:00 AM

Steeles Memorial Chape...

Eliav Atzmony

Thu, Jun 01 10:00 AM

74 Sir Modesto Ct., Ma...

Irena Noer

Mon, May 29 10:00 AM

88 Promenade Cir. #180...

Miriam Gangbar

Mon, May 15 10:00 AM

Private

73 Brownstone Circle T...

Victoria Kappari De Kaufmann

Tue, May 09 10:00 AM

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53 Confederation Way, ...

Zel Gutzin

Tue, Apr 18 10:00 AM

7 Purdon Dr. Toronto

Marilyn Cohen

Sun, Apr 16 10:00 AM

130 Worth Blvd., Thorn...

Esther (Yvette) Abitbol Benarroch

Tue, Apr 04 10:00 AM

Private

 

Ellen Lewkowicz

Mon, Mar 27 10:00 AM

Private

 

Albert Wasserman

Sun, Mar 26 10:00 AM

Private

 

Doris Rosenberg

Fri, Mar 24 10:00 AM

4 Beaverhall Dr. Toronto

Tikva Amoyal

Sun, Mar 19 10:00 AM

110 Promenade Cir. Par...

Beverley Greenspoon

Fri, Mar 17 10:00 AM

Private

 

Clara Fuchs

Sun, Jun 11 11:00 AM

Pardes Chaim Cemeter...

Jewish Rites

jewish funeral

Judaism views life as the co-existence of body and soul. At death they separate. When a person dies, the soul or neshama stays close to the body that once housed it. It refuses to leave it until it is buried. Only then will the neshama begin to make its way into the realm of the spirits. For this reason a Jewish funeral is always performed as close as possible to the death. In the vicinity of a body one behaves with utmost respect, as if one were standing before a living person. For in a very real way, Judaism still sees the presence of both.

SHMIRAH – GUARD OF HONOUR
Until the body has been interred and covered by earth, a shomer or watchperson remains with it from the time of death. All the while, the shomer will continually recite tehilim. This is a great comfort to the deceased while awaiting burial of its physical form and prior to the spirit’s ascent to eternity.

TAHARA – PHYSICAL PURITY
The physical body is immaculately washed and cleaned and dressed in shrouds of hand-sewn, crisp white natural fabric before its return to earth. This sacred task is performed exclusively by the chevra kadisha, the sacred burial society. Everything is done according to Jewish law and custom, and the laws of hygiene. No unnatural beautification, cosmetics or artificial creation of a life-like appearance is done to the body.

A WOODEN CASKET
Wood, a natural, biodegradable material is the only material permitted for an outer container. Metal caskets are not allowed. Judaism teaches that the body must return to the elements: “For dust you are and to dust you shall return”

EARTH BURIAL
“The dust returns to the earth from where it came, but the spirit onto G-d who gave it.” Judaism teaches that the body must be returned to the earth where it can naturally continue its physical journey. Family and friends are encouraged to complete, if not at least take part in, the covering of the grave with earth. Cremation has no place in Judaism; in fact it is seen as an indignity to the body that housed the soul.

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