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The work explores the idea of dismantling various traditions within the Jewish burial ritual, such as the requirement of a quorum of ten men at the burial, the recitation of the Kaddish, and wrapping the deceased in a burial shroud. In dismantling these traditions, I reflect on questioning the Jewish burial process, drawing from my experience of growing up in a traditional Jewish household. This questioning also stems from the ongoing disagreement between my parents, who experienced the burial ritual in different ways and from different perspectives.
 
During my adolescence, I experienced the fear of loss through my friends and the deaths in their families. I noticed recurring thoughts that arose within me: “What if this happens to me too?”, “How will I cope?”, “How are they coping?”, and “Is it even possible to continue living after such a loss?” These thoughts led me to consider slowing down and altering the burial process, out of a desire to delay the moment when death becomes real.