With the death of the late Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, who lived in simplicity and great modesty and spent his whole life studying the Torah he loved so much, the whole country stops and organizes for the giant funeral. Such preparation requires many resources and attention to detail It is estimated that about a million people are expected to attend the mass funeral.
The funeral of the dead and a final tribute to the deceased is an important mitzvah in Judaism and is defined as the grace of truth.
This is because unlike your participation in weddings and other happy events to which you have been invited, for which reason the happy owner will probably reward you in your future events according to your investment and degree of participation in his joy, then at the funeral of the deceased .
In the distant past, in the villages, everyone knew everyone and every time a person died the trade was curtailed and participation in its final journey was collective.
Later, with the increase in population, it was customary for only a small group of acquaintances and loved ones of the deceased to attend the funeral.
The public had a duty to ensure that at least ten people would accompany the deceased and pay him last respects even in the event of a loss of a day of work or a day of Torah study.
Rabbi Kanievsky, Photo: David Cohen - Ginny
When it comes to a unique figure of leadership and Torah magnitude among the believers and listeners, as Rabbi Kanievsky ztl. Yoreh De'a, a sign that SA, a) defines his passing as a national loss and a collective sorrow manifested in the cancellation of craft, trade and Torah study at the time of the funeral and on the other hand there is a unique mitzvah to arrive and walk the funeral procession at least a few meters, for anyone who can do so.
The value of human life is more important than the mitzvah of the funeral of the dead and even constitutes a central part of the considerations in the distribution of the last honor to the deceased himself and therefore caution must be exercised lest our wages come out in our losses.
May his soul be bundled in the bundle of life and recommend well for the whole house of Israel.
The author is Rabbi Shraga Natan Dahan, an officer in the Res., Who has a master's degree in management and technology and is certified as a rabbi and judge. Serves as a consultant and lecturer in public, security, educational and scientific bodies on issues of halakhah, technology, medicine, science and space.
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