Stayed in their dorm for one night. The room had no ventilation, it smelt of BO and one couldn’t fully sit up on bed without head touching ceiling. Common toilets and bathroom doesn’t have windows, are tiny and grungy. The main guy did not explain the rules when checking in. Came ...
A guest bookis placed for visitors to sign. The Jewish culture has also adapted this tradition and a condolence book is set out. This book is an invitation for people to write a note of hope and support to mourners. Immediate family does not work or engage in entertainment.This reflective ...
For the duration of the wake a "shivah planner" is hired by the relatives of the diceased to make sure that his secularized family follows the rules of mourning. Among other obligations, they are required to remain inside their home during the shivah, receive guests, feed them, and ...
Based on the many rabbinical rules that require the mourner to spend a period of several days being uncomfortable and putting it on display, many Jews actively contrive to avoid shiva. Some refer to shiva as torture. Visitors to a shiva do not care, as the desire in humans to get free ...