One of the pillars of a traditional Jewish community is the caring for the dead. It’s considered the highest mitzvah one can perform – chesed shel emet, a true act of kindness, since the beneficiary cannot express thanks. A Chevra Kadisha – Sacred Society – is formed by a group of specially trained volunteers whose […]
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