1.0המסורת היהודיתhttps://yahadut.org/en/Dmitry Kaganhttps://yahadut.org/en/author/dk/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="ExdeiH4Bhd"><a href="https://yahadut.org/en/family/mourning/eulogies-and-other-funeral-customs/">Eulogies and Other Funeral Customs</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://yahadut.org/en/family/mourning/eulogies-and-other-funeral-customs/embed/#?secret=ExdeiH4Bhd" width="600" height="338" title="“Eulogies and Other Funeral Customs” — המסורת היהודית" data-secret="ExdeiH4Bhd" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://yahadut.org/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://yahadut.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/03-14-07-scaled.jpeg25601707There is a mitzva to eulogize the deceased. The purpose of eulogies is to acknowledge the value of the deceased’s life, positive traits, and good deeds, so that people will emulate the person and keep his or her legacy alive. Eulogies are also meant to move people to cry and grieve. The Sages tell us that “All who cry over a good person are forgiven for all their sins” (Shabbat 105b). Since mourning a good person demonstrates what one considers to be important, it has tremendous corrective power that can atone for sin. It is difficult to craft eulogies that precisely capture a person’s positives; it is better to err on the side of overstating rather than understating. Nevertheless, one may not overdo this and lie when praising the deceased. If a person did not have any outstanding virtues, but did suffer in the course of his or her life ...