Author: JT Smith
Chicago Tribune: “In a cemetery outside Tel Aviv, Rabbi David Eliezrie chanted the
traditional prayer that begins a reinterment service. “Oh, God, full of
compassion …” he sang out in Hebrew in a service that was the final
wish of an Orange County, Calif., couple who wanted to be buried
together in the Holy Land.
traditional prayer that begins a reinterment service. “Oh, God, full of
compassion …” he sang out in Hebrew in a service that was the final
wish of an Orange County, Calif., couple who wanted to be buried
together in the Holy Land.
Just then: Brrrrrrrrnnnngg.
A cell phone. An Israeli, who with one hand clutched a corner of the cot
that held the dead man, reached into his pocket with the other hand,
withdrew his cell phone, flipped it open and launched into conversation.”
