The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-26
JEWISH FUNERAL CUSTOMS.
Many OF Their Most Ancient Elites stun
Observed-reculisr Ceremonies

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still rend the upper garments in token Of
bereavement as Jacob did when in
formed OF the death Of his favorite son:
they still, seat Themselves for seven d9vs
on the ground in sign Of mourning. a.
Job and his friends are represented in tho
Scripture 10 have done. They eth cat
the m0urncrs' meal, as their ancestor,
did in Palestine; they kindia the mono
rial light TO comfort the departed soul
as they did, in all likelihood, arc hogons
Judaism was known; and they s..U Pr.
cite in public the mourners' PRAYER. cyr-v
repetition OF which-accoruiug g. rlN.
binical notions-helns the deceased ,
step further out Of purgatory. In the
Yves; as in the east these customs are
practically the same-we mean among
the great bulk Of obscrvant jews. Tho
very wealthy and the more highly cul-
turod members OF the synagogue are IN
these things. as in many Others. a law
unto themselves
The Jews rigidly exclude all relatives
from the chamber of dying co-religion-
ISL Only strangers should be prcscns
when the soul leaves the body. As soon
as death occurs all the vessels in the
house containing water are emp,ic1.
On The continent, in places where Jews
reside the omptying Of the water vessels
in the public roadway is the usual mode
of notifying that a death ua, occurred.
Tic practice had los origin, We gather
from Che rIbbnicai book. I'm nm Old
World superstition that standing water
in suc. circumstances became tie ahid
iuC place ot certain evil spirits whose
presence in the house was rriu. .ll
both ,o the dead aud To thc living ln
the interval between death and W-ar-
mcnt the Jews lly tlc corpse upon Tine
bare ground with the fec toward tlo
door The body is covered but mo-, re
saving occa- onaAya little 'aw -uay
bc ,ac.l under IT, Then tha TWO be
tee are icd together on hlc.hs IS
net however permitted ., remove a
body OBJ Co tho floor, % would 10 work
Eul a5 it is sometimes pieces my that ths
should nevertheless ,, tonc mui.nical
ingenuity has coutrircI 80 means of ac.
comn.ishing it without violating the
sanctity eft Che dag. a al, of bread is
placed upon the CORPSE, and tine two
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Two or three hours before the inter-
mmt takes place the ceremonial muica-
ton cf tho body known m the taha-a
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T,c mour~ar L.rrsoif tbon rouj, the oar.
r,o,t ~cc~~l,,r to The rr.,o,, If tto
c,nnf,r IN tbe e,s, IN, low toars The
Te-tr,r,, cl,an acroes. i, rnolard il Is
only torn n coup!e of nnecrs breadth.
The rent must not he seam up for q
month and the mourning garment must
be worn for a parent fully eleven months.
The Snaui,b and Portuguese Jews rond
tbeir nudergarments ms well. Rxcept
omono the German .Jews-as they are
rollad-,n mi, country. the lest Offices Of
the dead are performed by thc members
Of What are termed och 1vraA Eadishawn
or "Holv Brotherhood. " an organization
formed la every orshcloX congregation
only for tbs purpose.
Just as near relative arc excluded