Right now, my husband’s sitting with the deceased. Wow, that sounds pretty morbid, but he is doing a great favor to a family. I know that sounds weird, but it really is a mitzvah. A mitzvah is a good deed. I got a call from one of our congregants who is in charge of death in our community. Though it sounds like a morbid job, it is a very important one. A local dentist in our community died on Saturday and does not have a lot of family here. In Jewish tradition, when someone dies, they are not supposed to … Continue reading →