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chris605
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JEWISH RELIGION
HI - I NEED SOME HELP - A CO-WORKERS FIL PASSED AWAY AND THEY ARE JEWISH - I KNOW I CANT SEND FLOWERS TO THE FUNERAL HOME BUT WHAT CAN I DO ??
CAN I MAYBE SEND FOOD OR SOMETHING AND WHAT WOULD BE APPROPIATE...
THANKS FOR ANY HELP....
PS - THEY ARE LOCATED IN NJ SO I CAN EVEN ATTEND.
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Re: JEWISH RELIGION
send food
a nut or fruit tray is always good
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| Posted 1/22/08 10:53 AM |
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EckoRed81504
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Re: JEWISH RELIGION
you can send food for when they sit
Edible Arrangements are all over the place. Those are great!
Message edited 1/22/2008 10:54:24 AM.
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Shelly
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Re: JEWISH RELIGION
Send food.
As someone who has hosted 5 shivas, food is always the appropriate thing to send. The best thing is a deli platter where the family in mourning can eat a meal (cold cuts, pasta, etc...). My father passed away 11 years ago, and I still remember who sent the platter from Bens. But many people send fruit platters and cookies and that is completely appropriate and very thoughtful.
Also, the family usually sits shiva. What that means is that you are welcome into the home of the mourner (wherever its hosted) to express your condolences.
ETA: Definitely send something kosher, especially if its more meal food, and not cookies or fruit.
Message edited 1/22/2008 10:59:08 AM.
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Bxgell2
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Re: JEWISH RELIGION
Make sure whatever you send is kosher.
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JenniferEver
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Re: JEWISH RELIGION
No flowers. Send food to the shiva house. make sure it's kosher.
You can also make a donation to the charity they have designated or plant a tree in Israel
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HillandRon
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Re: JEWISH RELIGION
I actually had a shiva I needed to attend this past week..
I sent an edible arrangement..but you have to make sure they are kosher, some of them are not....
You can also send cookies, rugalah, a meal from a kosher deli....
NO FLOWERS!!!
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| Posted 1/22/08 11:34 AM |
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chris605
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Re: JEWISH RELIGION - NJ AREA
I THINK I AM GOING TO DO A DELI PLATTER FROM KOSHER DELI - THANK YOU ALL FOR HELP...
ANYONE LIVE IN NJ - THEY ARE IN MANALAPAN, NJ - ANYONE KNOW OF ANY KOSHER DELI'S IN THAT AREA THAT ARE GOOD...
THANKS AGAIN....
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| Posted 1/22/08 11:47 AM |
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Re: JEWISH RELIGION
If you send food, I would send perhaps a dairy platter. You can't put milk and meat products out together, so dairy or parve (neither dairy or meat), is a safe way to go IMO. Perhaps a nice bagel platter with lox and cream cheese or something.
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| Posted 1/22/08 11:52 AM |
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Re: JEWISH RELIGION
Food is definitely appropriate. Do you know if they keep kosher?
It's not always necessary for it to be kosher.
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