26 Friday, November 11, 1918
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Jewish Mourning Rituals
By RABBI SAMUEL FOX
(Copyright 1978, JTA, Inc.)
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Some people put their
hand over their eyes when
reciting the first verse of the
"Sh'ma."
The Talmud (Jerusalem
Talmud, Berakoth 12) says
its purpose is to shield the
worshipper from looking at
anything that might dis-
tract him and prevent him
from full concentration on
this verse which pronounces
his ultimate faith in the
Almighty.
The first meal that is
eaten by the mourners after
the burial of a loved one,
must be prepared and
brought in by an outsider.
This is traced to a pas-
sage in the Bible (Ezekiel,
Chap. 24) where the text
enjoins the Prophet from
practicing the customs of
mourning and includes a
statement saying "Thou
shalt not eat the bread (or
food) of (other) people."
Several reasons are ad-
vancedifor this practice.
Some claim that eating
food prepared by an outsider
is a sign of helplessness. A
mourner who has just re-
turned home after the bu-
rial of his loved one is in a
state of helplessness. This
indicates that man is help-
less in his eventual en-
counter with death.
Gthers claim that a
mourner is deeply depre-
ssed upon returning home_
after the burial and has lit-
tle interest in eating be-
cause he is less concerned
than usual about his own
survival. Therefore, it is in-
cumbent upon others to
bring -him his first meal to
ensure his eventual _survi-
val.
It is customary to serve
eggs at this first meal for
the mourners.
Some claim that the egg,
though a source of living,
seems to have no mouth and
a mourner finds it difficult
to open his mouth because of
his shock. Others say that
the roundness of the egg
symbolizes eternal life (in
the next world). Still others
claim that the egg is a sym-
bol of birth and death, to be
considered as an act of birth
into another world.
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