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Jewish law requires bodies to be buried promptly, preferably no later than the day after death. [[Cremation]] is not permitted. There are prescribed stages of [[mourning]] for the first year after the death of a close relative (parent, sibling, spouse of child). The anniversary of such a death is observed with gifts to [[charity]] and the recitation of a prayer, ''[[Kaddish]],'' praising God's name.
Jewish law requires bodies to be buried promptly, preferably no later than the day after death. [[Cremation]] is not permitted. There are prescribed stages of [[mourning]] for the first year after the death of a close relative (parent, sibling, spouse of child). The anniversary of such a death is observed with gifts to [[charity]] and the recitation of a prayer, ''[[Kaddish]],'' praising God's name.
==Jewish Humor==
Jewish humor is first of all not jokes about Jews made be non-Jews, nor is it jokes about Jews made to ridicule, making parody of characteristics considered Jewish traits. Jewish humor is humor made by Jews sometimes using material from the Jewish life and experience to highlite Jewish fallibilies to show them either as means of overcoming or defense, or to show them as universals shared by all peoples. Jewish humor is appreciated by Jews and non Jews, thereby showing the truth of the commonality of Jews with all peoples.
ex. 1. A man comes into the office of the Rabbi, while his wife waits her turn outside. Sitting next to the Rabbi is the "rebbinitzer"- his wife. The man comes in seats himself, and begins his tirade against his wife. She doesn't cook good, always complains, talks too loud, hours on the phone with the girls, on and on.
The rabbi listens carefully, and finally, slams his palm on the desk and says "You' re right!". The man goes out and in comes the wife, seats herself, and then begins on her husband, never at home, when he comes, takes of shoes and and his shirt leaves them on the floor, burps in public, on and on. Rabbi, listens, gets illuminated, slams his palm on the table and says, "You're right!" The wife leaves, and the rabbinitzer explodes and turning to him says, How can they both be right, what kind of a counsel is that to say, Are you crazy? Rabbi, sqints at her, slams his palm on the table and says, "You're right!"
ex. 2. Moses Mendelson was the father of reform Judaism and a favorite at the court of Fredrick the Second. Fredrick would often make fun of the helpless Moses before the nobles of the Court. This day. Fredrick wrote a note which read "Moses Mendelson is the First Ass of the Kingdom", and passed it around for all to see and snicker at. When it got to Moses, he read it, went into exstasy with delight, holding it to his breast, finally saying to Fredrick, "O my lord, I have been so touched and honored by your note mentioning my name and I humbly ask of you that your sign it for my continual reverence." Fredrick nodded, signed it handing it back to Moses, who immediately rose from his knees, held out the note, and read it in loud and emotion packed tone, "Moses Mendelson is the Fist Ass of the Kingdom, Fredrick the Second."
ex. 3. The visual comedy of Sid Caesar http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybqVRYCXFPM
==See also==
==See also==