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Burial should be within the first 24 hours after death, but can occur up to 72 hours with reason, such as sabbath, or waiting for mourners to arive from out of town. Traditionaly, no form of mutilation of the body was allowed out of respect for the deceased, and this includes enbalming. Since no enbalming takes place, the time before burial should be kept as short as possible. The body is prepared for burial by first cleaning the body, then wraping it in a burial shroud. No other form of clothing is used. At the funeral, the mourners stay until the casket is lowered into the ground, and then the mourners take a shovel and drop a scoop of soil into the grave. The shovel is then stuck into the ground for the next mourner to use, and is not handed directly from person to person. Although no mutilation is allowed, an autopsy may be performed if is is necesarry for a criminal investigation, or if the information will save a life. The commandment to preserve life (pikuak nefesh) takes precidence over almost all other Jewish law, including burial ritual. This has led to recent decisions not only allowing but encouraging organ donation in all branches of Judaism.

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Name : Larry-Hill22946, Gender : M, Religion : Jewish, City : Huntington Beach, State : CA, Country : United States, 

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