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WHEN A DEATH OCCURS IN AN ORTHODOX JEWISH FAMILY, THE
DECEASED MUST BE BURIED BEFORE SUNDOWN OF FRIDAY OF
THE SAME WEEK, SO THAT BUSINESS WILL NOT INTERFERE
WITH THE SABBATH.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 10-15-1967
