Thoughts on being Jewish: My Father-In-Law's passing

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Thursday, February 26, 2009

My Father-In-Law's passing

My father-in-law, Gerald, 88, passed away today. As is customary in the Jewish tradition, we bury the dead within a day after the last breath, but the Sabbath is an exception. Because Gerald died late today, he can't be buried on Saturday, so we must wait until Sunday. He lived in Murfreesboro, TN, so Jacob and I will fly down this weekend, meeting Jeff who was there during his Dad's last moments and was able to hold his hand as he passed. As typical in these mobile times, most of our friends... Sign in to see full entry.

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