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Here and Hereafter: Conversations for Mortals
Because of a Rainbow Eucalyptus
Affordable Burial, Cremation, Jewish Burial, Personal Effects, Shrouds, South Florida Jewish Cemetery, Tahara, BlogPERSONAL EFFECTS I received an email a few weeks ago from someone who was on our website. It said something to the effect of, “My brother requested to be buried naked under a mango tree. Can you accommodate that?” Rabbi Zohn and I di...
The Club No One Wants to Join
Comfortable Conversations about Uncomfortable Topics, BlogCOMFORTABLE CONVERSATIONS A famous Jewish comedian once quipped that he wouldn’t want to join any club that would have him as a member. The great Jewish sage, Rav Yisroel Meir Kagan, ztz”l, better known as the Chofetz Chaim, spoke ab...
Guess Who Needs a Living Will
Comfortable Conversations about Uncomfortable Topics, EMES card, halachic living will, halachic medical directive, HIPAA, BlogCOMFORTABLE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT UNCOMFORTABLE TOPICS September. The weather is still warm, but for parents and children everywhere the crispness of a brand new school year has already replaced the languor of summer. Eighteen-year-olds, i...