Imagine You Are Watching the Mourning Ritual of a Group

question 92

Multiple Choice

Imagine you are watching the mourning ritual of a group of Orthodox Jews. Which of the following would you expect to see?

• A) Elders would be uniquely responsible for shoveling dirt onto the casket at the grave.
• B) Children would remove their shoes at the graveside as a way of honoring the deceased.
• C) The men would slash their own neckties as a symbol of their own loss.
• D) The women would cut off locks of their hair on the left and right sides of their heads.

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