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Judaism-Sitting Shiva

Judaism-Sitting Shiva

When a loved one dies, it is common for the mourners to immerse themselves in their particular religious traditions.  From Buddhism to Christianity to Hinduism, dealing with death and the existence or nonexistence of an afterlife is a fundamental issue that ties people to their faiths.  Often the rituals and traditions surrounding death offer insight into other parts of the religion.  Blu Greenberg writes in How to Run a Traditional Jewish Household,  “No matter what, each one of us will die, and just as there is a way to live as a Jew, there is a way to die and be buried as a Jew.” (287)  The custom of sitting Shiva is one part of dying and being buried as a Jew.
	Judaism considers two basic principles when the laws of death and mourning apply (Kolatch 49).  The first consideration is the principle of kevod hamet, which instructs people to treat the deceased with reverence and respect (Kolatch 49).  A second principle places concern on the welfare of the living. This principle is called kevod hechai (Kolatch 49).  Included in the Jewish laws of burial is a look of disfavor upon embalming and

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