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Caring Means Always Being Accessible!

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Visitors to our Web site, www.iralcaufman.com are now able to sign up for yarhrzeit notices on line and receive

the most recent funeral information. Our Web site offers guidance, comfort and support worldwide.

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his is a story about a family
10,000 miles away, a computer
and The Ira Kaufman Chapel.
It is an example of what it means to be
accessible at all times, even for people
you've never met before, especially if your
only link is through technology.

In Perth, Australia, a mother was at the
end stage of her life with terminal cancer.
Her husband and three children— a son
and daughter in college and a son in high
school— came together to make her
comfortable in her final moments.
Although her condition was known,
death was not imminent.

However, on a Saturday, the woman took
a drastic turn for the worse. The
husband wanted the appropriate prayers
to be said and sought emotional support
and guidance. Because of the Sabbath,
they couldn't reach their Rabbi.

Instead, the family turned to the Internet,
not knowing what to expect, or even if
anything was available on-line to be of
use to them.

What they found was our Web site
vvww.iraltaufman.com and within the site
they found our section of prayers, the

Viddui, which is recited as one is dying;
the 23rd Psalm; Kaddish; and others.
They read the passages as a family and
were grateful that in their time of extreme
need, the moment was expressed in a
loving and spiritual service.

From his experience, Ira Kaufman
Chapel Funeral Director David Techner
sent the family his book, 'A Candle for
Grandpa," and a copy of the video
"Generation to Generation," as a gesture of
compassion.

This is the primary function of The
Ira Kaufman Chapel Web site— to
educate, provide important information
and serve the community, whenever
and wherever, and to enhance our
accessibility 24 hours a day, 365 days
of the year.

Even when it is expected, when a loved
one dies, along with the grief come
countless questions to ask and details to
handle. Amidst the tears and the turmoil,
you seek guidance.

respectfully explains how families and
friends can honor their loved ones in the
Jewish manner.

For Detroit area Jewish family members,
the Web site contains several innovative
and practical interactive features that let
you honor the memory of your loved
ones.

It begins with a listing of current and
recent funerals officiated by The Ira
Kaufman Chapel.

Information on the funeral is posted as
soon as final arrangements are confirmed
with the family, including time and date
of the chapel service, interment at which
cemetery and directions to the cemetery.

Out-of-town when a service is
conducted? Then wwvv.iralcaufman.com
will give you the details on the funeral.
There is even a search tool to help you.

A first of its kind in the country, if not
the world, yahrzeit notices are now
available on line, if you desire. You can
sign up for a friendly annual e-mail
reminder of the yahrzeit of your close
family member's death.

Each year, The Ira Kaufman Chapel
mails more than 65,000 yahrzeit notices
throughout the country and around the
world. Yahrzeit, the anniversary of the
death, is commemorated each year. At
The Ira Kaufman Chapel, because we
want remembrance to be easier, lists of
the next 10 years of yahrzeits are posted
online.

Even though you may only know an
individual's name and are unsure of the
date of death, you can search our
database to find and locate the yahrzeit
information.

Where should you turn first to find the
answers you need? Through technology
and The Ira Kaufman Chapel, the answer
is, "Right at home."

Visit us online at wwwirakaufinan.com
and we will provide you with an
interactive and user-friendly format that
will educate, clarify, comfort and give
you hope.

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Our Web site, www.irakaufman.com ,
allows you to learn about Jewish funeral
customs and traditions and the response
to death as a celebration of life. It

THE IRA KAUFMAN CHAPEL

Bringing Together Family, Faith & Community

2002

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