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December 29, 2020 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
“It’s all about the Soul: Understanding and Explaining Jewish After-Life Traditions”
- · Parshat Vayechi: A Primer on the Torah’s View of End-of-Life.
- · Yaakov requests that Yosef provide kindness and truth. Where does truth fit in?
- · Understanding our traditions of burial – tahara, tachrichim, Shmira – and explaining it to others
- · The Cremation Explosion: What can we do, what must we do and how do we do it
Rabbi Elchonon Zohn
Director, Chevra Kadisha, Vaad Harabonim of Queens
Founding President, NASCK: The National Association of Chevra Kadisha
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| Partnering Synagogues: | |
| Anshei Chesed Congregation, Boynton Beach (FL) | Anshei Emuna Congregation, Delray Beach (FL) |
| Beth David Synagogue, West Hartford (CT) | Bialystoker Synagogue, New York (NY) |
| B’nai Israel-Ohev Zedek, Philadelphia (PA) | Congregation Agudath Sholom, Stamford (CT) |
| Congregation Ahavas Sholom, Columbus (OH) | Congregation Aitz Chaim, West Palm Beach (FL) |
| Congregation Anshe Sfard, New Orleans (LA) | Congregation Anshe Sfard Kehillat Torah, Glendale (WI) |
| Congregation Beth Hamedrosh, Wynnewood (PA) | Congregation Beth Ora, Montreal (QUE) |
| Congregation Beth Sholom, Providence (RI) | Congregation Etz Chaim of Kew Gardens Hills (NY) |
| Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun, New York (NY) | Congregation Ohav Zedek, Wilkes-Barre (PA) |
| Congregation Tiferet Israel, Austin (TX) | Congregation Torah Ohr, Boca Raton (FL) |
| Congregation Zvi Jacob, Utica (NY) | Darchei Noam, Minneapolis (MN) |
| East Denver Orthodox Synagogue (EDOS), Denver (CO) | Fleetwood Synagogue, Fleetwood (NY) |
| Jewish Center of Atlantic Beach (NY) | Kehillat New Hempstead (NY) |
| Kehillat Shaarei Torah of Toronto (ONT) | Keneseth Beth Israel, Richmond (VA) |
| Ner Tamid Greenspring Valley Synagogue, Baltimore (MD) | Suburban Torah, Livingston (NJ) |
| United Orthodox Synagogues, Houston (TX) | Young Israel of Bal Harbour, Surfside (FL) |
| Young Israel of Brookline (MA) | Young Israel of Deerfield Beach (FL) |
| Young Israel of East Brunswick (NJ) | Young Israel of Elkins Park (PA) |
| Young Israel of Fort Lee (NJ) | Young Israel of Hillcrest (NY) |
| Young Israel of Hollywood/Ft. Lauderdale (FL) | Young Israel of Kew Gardens Hills (NY) |
| Young Israel of New Hyde Park (NY) | Young Israel of Plainview (NY) |
| Young Israel of Queens Valley (NY) | Young Israel of Southfield (MI) |
| Young Israel of Stamford (CT) | Young Israel of West Hartford (CT) |
For all questions or to become a Partnering Synagogue, please contact Rebbetzin Judi Steinig, steinigj@ou.org