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What is the Best Thing to Say to a Mourner?

Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis
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Perhaps the best thing is to say nothing, just be there.

Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis recounts some possible bloopers to avoid saying to a mourner, and suggests some phrases that could be comforting or at least not distressing at this sensitive moment.

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Scholars: Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis
Provider: United Synagogue
Video title: What is the Best Thing to Say to a Mourner?
Category: Other Mitzvot, Q & A
Views: 1293
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