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Question
Can you outline the service for burying sacred Jewish documents? How different is the service to a graveside service for a person?
Answer
The service for burying Jewish sacred documents is best arranged with the Rabbi
of your congregation.
I've conducted several such services, using a grave in the synagogue area in
the cemetery. The service was similar to that of burying a person - psalms,
readings, even a eulogy, etc. The service was an opportunity for students to
come to the cemetery to perform the service and thereafter to visit their own
family plots, read the monuments, remember relationships, etc. It was a positive
experience and eased the potential trauma for young people when they would have
to ultimately perform the mitzvah of burial of family and friends.
Best Wishes,
Rabbi Barry Dov Lerner
Foundation for Family Education (FFFE)
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