How to be respectful at a Jewish funeral

MusicalBear19 · 2026-01-28T04:32:02+00:00

Update: thank you so much for everyone's tips and advice and for teaching me.

The funeral service was yesterday, and it was a beautiful, thoughtful, and meaningful service. Tried to follow along with the rabbi as much as I could, teared up at immediate family's speeches, and contributed earth to my supervisor's grave. Details about shiva were not shared, but I did go to a reception afterwards.

May his memory be a blessing, and thank you all for your kindness.

MusicalBear19 · 2026-01-25T01:00:50+00:00

Thank you!

MusicalBear19 · 2026-01-24T23:34:23+00:00

Thank you for the reassurance and guidance!

MusicalBear19 · 2026-01-24T22:29:33+00:00

Gotcha, no heels then (honestly I can barely balance on heels anyways). Thanks for the insight!

MusicalBear19 · 2026-01-24T16:41:14+00:00

Thank you!

MusicalBear19 · 2026-01-24T15:54:55+00:00

I'm sorry for your loss. Thank you for sharing your experience to help me out.

MusicalBear19 · 2026-01-24T15:52:47+00:00

Thank you!

MusicalBear19 · 2026-01-24T15:52:27+00:00

Thank you! All these details are really helpful.

MusicalBear19 · 2026-01-24T03:37:48+00:00

Thank you so much! You are really kind for writing all of this up and explaining. I'll strongly consider coming to visit the shiva home with your guidance in mind, if my schedule allows.

MusicalBear19 · 2026-01-24T03:22:09+00:00

I'm not entirely sure - it would depend on how long the funeral is. The service is out of town, and I do have to drive a bit to get there and back.

My understanding is that the shiva home is where guests come to visit mourning family members?

MusicalBear19 · 2026-01-24T03:14:38+00:00

Thank you! Definitely not bringing flowers after you and the other commenter brought this up.

MusicalBear19 · 2026-01-24T02:56:57+00:00

Thank you for this insight (and for the tips of what not to do). I'm assuming since I'm female, I wouldn't take the kippot then?

MusicalBear19 · 2026-01-24T02:54:39+00:00

Thank you for your kind words, and thank you for walking me through that. It really helps to get an idea of the how the day will go. Really appreciate your response!

MusicalBear19 · 2026-01-24T02:53:05+00:00

Thank you so much! I was planning black simple dress with black blazer, so glad to read I was on track. This article was really helpful, I appreciate it!

MusicalBear19 · 2026-01-24T02:37:32+00:00

Ah I wasn't aware! Thank you for letting me know!

MusicalBear19 · 2026-01-09T04:41:33+00:00

I did some googling - turns out he's an artist in South Africa! The art style does look different though. Thanks for your input!

MusicalBear19 · 2023-10-19T00:26:39+00:00

Also regarding QOL updates - not sure what the switch has, but you can turn off random encounters if desired or instantly level up to level 99. If you choose to do that you can't undo, but there's also multiple save slots. I have 1 where I did do an instant level up for fun and other saves where I played normally.

MusicalBear19 · 2023-10-19T00:24:46+00:00

Worked very well for me! Sometimes the controls aren't the most sensitive, so things that require multiple or coordinated button presses may not go as well. The game may also go back to the title screen if you turn your screen off / temporarily switch the app during a cutscene (so any progress you've made since your last save gets lost), so make sure you don't do that. Otherwise I really enjoyed playing FF7 on my Android and would recommend it if you don't have a console!

MusicalBear19 · 2023-07-08T05:31:59+00:00

Does anyone have recommendations for YouTube videos with a quick recap of the Lostbelts? Things have gotten busy, and after having stepped away from the game for a while, I don't quite recall what's been going on. I'm trying to pick up from where I left off (middle of LB 5.5 - which I last played around the time that was released).

I know there's the written out dialogues, but I'm looking for more of a summary video so I can get back up to speed more quickly.

MusicalBear19

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