Mystical ideas on Yom Kippur and the Jewish view of the Afterlife
Sun, Oct 06
|296 Taber Ave
Please join us for a conversation about Jewish burial practices , rituals around death and Jewish wisdom on the world to come: "Where are we going? The Jewish view of the Afterlife"
Time & Location
Oct 06, 2019, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
296 Taber Ave, 296 Taber Ave, Providence, RI 02906, USA
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About the Event
Preparing the bodies of the deceased should not be hidden from view. It is a holy and a magnificent act of love. The bathing, the prayers, the dressing in shrouds are done in silence and reverence. The confrontation with death is life affirming.
For years I have been an active member of our local Chevra kadisha . My experiences have profoundly and positively affected the way I view literally everything. I have had the honor of washing hundreds of women, some of whom I knew in life. I’ve washed the mothers and daughters of my friends and my own very dear friends. It is done with love for them and for their journey which one day we will all take. We all want to be taken care of.
Jewish wisdom teaches us that this world is just a corridor, a vestibule leading to the next world. It is hidden from…