Weil Funeral Home - Jewish Funeral Practices

Levity may bring you relief - but it is inappropriate for the mourners. However, humorous anecdotes of the deceased spoken respectfully are quite in place.
Do not dwell on your own mourning experiences as it may appear to belittle the grief of the newly-bereaved.
Do not offer gratuitous psychological advice.
Conclude your words of consolation with hope - that the values of the departed will be incorporated by his relatives and friends; that the sunlight of health and happiness will shine once again on the family members; that this tragedy will turn into an experience of personal growth; and that the behavior of his survivors will reflect on the worth of the departed.

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