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The Impact of Ethics and Practices on the Lives of Jewish Adherents

The Impact of Ethics and Practices on the Lives of Jewish Adherents. Death and Mourning. Key Aspects: Nihum Avelim – Comforting those that miss the deceased Kavod Ha-met – Respecting the deceased. APS College of Counseling Psychologists. Nihum Avelim. How is this achieved? Community

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The Impact of Ethics and Practices on the Lives of Jewish Adherents

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  1. The Impact of Ethics and Practices on the Lives of Jewish Adherents

  2. Death and Mourning Key Aspects: • NihumAvelim – Comforting those that miss the deceased • Kavod Ha-met – Respecting the deceased APS College of Counseling Psychologists

  3. NihumAvelim How is this achieved? • Community • Acknowledgement of one’s suffering • Celebrating G_d’s wisdom and judgment • Individual • Reflection – Theodicy (Why does G_d let bad things happen?) • Prayer What is its purpose? To console the mourner and lessen their suffering. Integrating the mourner as an active member of society.

  4. Variants In Practice • Orthodox • More stringent in every aspect of the practice following tradition closely. • E.g. Adherents tear garments upon hearing the death • Conservative • More flexible and symbolic in the representation of beliefs within the practice • E.g. Adherents may slightly rip clothes or pin ripped cloth to their clothes upon hearing the death • Progressive • Very similar interpretations to Conservative variant

  5. Continual Impact • Passing down of tradition to other generations • Yizkor – A memorial service of communal prayer for the deceased • Yahrzeit – The anniversary of thedeath

  6. Ethics Key Principles: • Human life has intrinsic value • Preservation of life is most important • All human lives are equal • Our lives are not ours- all life belongs to G_d • The Sacredness of human life • My actions towards others are a manifestation of my imitation of G_d

  7. Contradiction? • Prolonging life vs Prolonging death • As G_d owns life and predetermines one’s death, should adherents use life support to preserve life or let natural death occur?

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