Assertion: mourner | /r/CapableOf | sit on low stools
Facets:
value: during the period of shiva
type: TEMPORAL
value: as a means
type: MANNER
value: before leaving the cemetery
type: TEMPORAL
value: traditionally
type: OTHER
value: on pillows
type: LOCATION
value: sometimes
type: TEMPORAL
value: following the services
type: OTHER
value: on the floors
type: LOCATION
value: in ashkenazi tradition
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: Traditionally, mourners cover all the mirrors in the house and sit either on low stools (in Ashkenazi tradition) or on the floors or on pillows (Sephardic tradition).
text: The mourner sits on a low stool.
text: Mourners may also be sitting on low stools or boxes as a means of expressing grief.
text: It is customary for the mourners to sit on low stools or even the floor, symbolic of the emotional reality of being "brought low" by the grief.
text: Mourners sit on low stools or the floor instead of chairs, do not wear leather shoes, do not shave or cut their hair, do not wear cosmetics, do not work, and do not do things for comfort or pleasure, such as bathe, have sex, put on fresh clothing, or study Torah (including Torah related to mourning and grief, despite the custom to the contrary!).
text: Following the services, the mourners sit on low stools or crates while members of the Minyan or visitors console them.
text: Before you leave a shiva house of mourning, face the mourners (who should be sitting on low stools) and say:
text: Mourners may be sitting on low stools or boxes as a means of expressing grief.
text: Mourners sit on low stools or the floor instead of chairs, do not wear leather shoes, do not shave or cut their hair, do not wear cosmetics, do not work, and do not do things for comfort or pleasure, such as bathe, have sex, put on fresh clothing, or study Torah (except Torah related to mourning and grief).
text: Mourners sit on low stools or the floor instead of chairs, do not wear leather shoes, shave or cut their hair, wear cosmetics, work, bathe, have sex, put on fresh clothing, or study Torah (except Torah related to mourning and grief).
text: During the period of shiva, mourners sometimes sit on low stools or boxes while they receive condolence calls.
text: During the period of shiva, mourners traditionally sit on low stools or boxes while they receive condolence calls.
text: The mourner should sit on a low stool or crate.
text: The mourners sit on a low stool or crate when receiving the condolence and respond with "Amen.
text: He may, however, sit on a low stool or crate, but it should not be higher than three tefachim (approximately 9.5 inches) from the ground.
text: It is advisable that before leaving the cemetery, the mourners sit on a low stool or bench, formally initiating the Shiva mourning process.