11 More “Wax Faces”
A couple days ago I posted “21 Spectacular Examples of what Mortuary Students do in Mortuary School”. There were a few honorably mentions that showed up late to the party. Here’s 11:
21 Spectacular Examples of What Mortuary Students Do in Mortuary School
Most of us who attend mortuary school were required to take a class called “Restorative Art”. The Restorative Art and Science textbook states, “Restorative art is defined as the care of the deceased to recreate natural form and color. In our attempt as funeral service practitioners to restore the deceased human remains to its most […]
The Break that Binds: The Central Paradox of Death Rituals
Today’s guest post is written by Isaac Pollak, head of a Jewish Chevrah Kadisha (Chevrah Kadisha is the “Holy Society” or organization of Jewish men and women who see to it that the bodies of Jews are prepared for burial according to Jewish tradition and are protected from desecration, willful or not, until burial) Central to religious […]