Do Jews and Christians use the same Last Rites for their dying?

Question

If not, do the Jews have their own equivalent of Last Rites? If so, what's it called?

Answer 1

It is not exactly the same, but similar. for Christians, this is a confession of sorts. For Jews, the first and last prayer in their lives is that which is most sacred to Judaism, the Shema. Summed up it is a call to "Hear" the oneness of the universe. It is believed that this is the first and last breath. The last prayer that the dying might ask the rabbi to go through with them is "Vidui", and it allows them time to confess, this is similar to the prayer on Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement. The bereavement process is quite different however and should not be confused at all. After death the person is constantly guarded, for it is believed that the soul has not completely parted with the body. The body has a guard until the time of interment (burial). Rpior to burial the body is carefully washed, making sure that the deads face is always pointed upward. The body is not embalmed this retards the process of decomposition. Traditionally, the casket is made of plain pine, so that it may decompose quickly, there are no bells and whistles here...because in death we are the same and cannot be distinguished by social status from another. We wash our hands when leaving or returning from the cemetery to remove the death so to speak. And we physically bury our own until the casket is covered.

There is a 7 day mourning period immediatly following this burial, this is called shiva. It takes place in the home of the dead. At this time people visit with the bereaved and eat round foods to symbolize the cycle of life. and they also hold prayers in the home. After the week the family takes a walk around the neighborhood to begin to reintegrate themselves back into the world of the living. The immediate family continues to mourn for a period of time called sheloshim, meaning 30, this begins at the time of interment and includes the shiva period. After this time, all of the mourners who didn't lose a parent may cease their ritual mourning, although it is still an emotional time for them they are no longer required to be mourning ritually. The children of the deceased however, mourn for 11 more months (avelut) until the marker is put upon the grave and the unveiling of that marker occurs in a ritual ceremony. The site I have listed below, the second one, details these rituals more clearly.

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Answer 2

There will be a confession (Vidui) and the recitation of the standard Jewish prayer the Shma ("Hear, Oh Israel, The Lord is God...) with people who are still alert and can speak and are lucid when dying. But it's a comforting prayer sort of thing, it isn't necessary and the person isn't in some sort of danger if last rites aren't said.
Jews are less concerned with the afterlife and don't have a lot of rules and regulations about what you need to do to get a good seat after you die.

Answer 3

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No. The Bible & Torah came before the Quran. 1. Teachings on truth Biblical / Jewish God encourages His followers to tell the truth to all including God Himself. Islamic god teaches that lying and deceiving people in certain circumstances is okay to get what you want called taqqiya and kitman. 2. Teachings on salvation Biblical God teaches salvation is a free gift through faith in Jesus Christ then do good works, if you live to do so. So if you spend 30 years doing wrong things, you turn 31 deciding you want to do right and believe in Jesus, suddenly you die you're saved because you believe. Read Ephesians 2:8-9; Romans 4:1-3; Titus 3:5-7; 1 Corinthians 1:29. Islamic god teaches that if your good works are adequate, you get to heaven read Sura 23:103. However allah can let anyone in he chooses read Sura 9:15, 27. So if you spend 30 years doing wrong things or good things and you want to be a Muslim the allah god can say actually you go to hell whether you do good or bad. Unfair. 3. Teachings on women Two books of the Old Testament are named for and are about women. Women play an even more venerated and prominent role in the New Testament, especially in view of the low status afforded women in the culture in which Jesus lived read Matthew 5:32; 1 Corinthians 11:11-12; Galatians 3:28; Ephesians 5:25-33. There are 21 notable women mentioned favorably in the New Testament. While the Bible teaches different roles for women than for men, the New Testament elevates women in many ways. A man should treat his wife well, he shall not beat her, the same way a man loves God and the Church read Ephesians 5:25. In Islam men are superior to women in Islamic teaching. Read Suras 2:228, 4:34. a man is given the right to beat his disobedient wife until she obeys read Sura 4:34 and Hadith Bukhari 8:68. An example of Muhammad himself beating his wife is documented in the Sahih Muslim Hadith, number 2127. The Arabic word for beat is the same word as how you would treat a slave or a camel. In Islam women are only entitled to inherit half of what men do read Sura 4:11. Conclusions: Logic. Only one book holds the truth. You decide. Two sources cannot be the same it's evident they are not the same God whatever name you wish to give them. The teachings help to indentify what a god is like and which is truer than the other. Additionally to say I believe in Abraham does not mean I follow the same true teachings and the same God. Anyone can agree with Abraham and go off and worship an idol. Logic.

Answer 4

Jewish Last Rites

Answer 5

Last Rites is a purely Catholic ritual