The Charlotte Jewish News -May 2007 - Page 8
Hebrew Cemetery Association
By Lorrie Klemons, Publicity
In Judaism, burying the dead is
an important ritual surrounded by
requirements and customs that are
designed to honor the dead, kavod
ha-meit. The funeral is a supreme
apt of loving kindness. The
deceased cannot repay you.
The first thing you should do
immediately when somebody dies
is to notify your synagogue. If you
do not belong to one, any
Charlotte rabbi will guide you
through the process. You will most
likely meet with the rabbi or can
tor and he or she will explain the
ritual steps in Jewish funerals and
the reasons for them. At that meet
ing, he or she will also ask you
what rituals you would like to fol
low. Different clergy may demand
the following of certain rituals that
Life changes. Your
insurance should keep up.
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they deem to be halachic, or
according to Jewish law, and
therefore, not negotiable. You will
need to be prepared to give the
rabbi/cantor information about the
deceased, a brief family history,
and any anecdotes that you care to
share that will enable the officiat
ing clergy to adequately eulogize
your loved one.
Soon after meeting with the
clergy, the mourning family will
need to meet with the funeral
home staff to arrange for the
funeral. Funeral services may be
held at the synagogue, the funeral
home, or graveside. The services
provided by the funeral home may
include retrieving the body from
the deathbed; offering a choice of
casket; transporting the body, and
sometimes the family, to the place
of funeral service; organizing the
logistics of the burial; and assist
ing in the conduct of the funeral
itself.
The Jewish community of
Charlotte has developed a close
working relationship with the
Harry and Bryant Funeral Home
on Providence Rd which gracious
ly accommodates our Jewish ritu
als of Tahara and Shomer. Tahara
is the ritual cleansing or purifica
tion of the body, and includes
dressing the body in traditional
burial shrouds and placing the
body in the kosher casket. Shomer
is the tradition of guarding the
body until the time of burial.
Judaism considers the body to
be the abode of the soul. As such,
it is respected and guarded even
after the soul has departed. For
those readers who are unaware,
there is a dedicated group of
Jewish volunteers from Temple
Israel here in Charlotte who regu
larly perform Tahara and Shomer
for any Jew who dies in our city.
In quiet and humble anonymity
they perform these acts of loving
kindness.
Join your Hebrew Cemetery
Association today. For more infor
mation about membership bene
fits, graves, interfaith or cremata
areas, prepaid funeral costs, or
endowment donations, call
Cemetery Director Joe Kodsi at
704-364-4112 or 704-576-1859.
Visit the website of the Hebrew
Cemetery Association of
Charlotte at www.hebrewceme-
tery.org.
I can help you with your changing
insurance or financial needs.
(704) 846 9700
HOWARD EPSTEIN. MBA
10618-A PROVIDENCE RD
CHARLOTTE
howardepstein@aUstate.com
Foundation for the Charlotte Jewish Community
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years, the assets increased to more
than $12 million. Two years later
there was an increase to $22 mil
lion and as of the end of the 2006
fiscal year total assets under man
agement were in excess of $32
million.
I know that Don Bernstein and
others realize that the community
continues to grow and with it the
needs to provide for future gener
ations. The FCJC’s mission to
advance philanthropy through
education and to raise permanent
charitable resources to improve
and strengthen the quality of
Jewish life is as important now as
it was ten years ago. A wonderful
Jewish community prospers here
in Charlotte but it will require
continued investment in the future
to sustain it. 4*
Phil Warshauer is the Director
for Planned Giving for the
Foundation for the Charlotte
Jewish Community. For more
information or any questions, con
tact Phil at 704-973-4544 or
pwarshauer@Jftc. org.
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