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Can someone explain the significance of this? I'm watching an Israeli series where a Jewish man is at his wife's funeral*. There's a shot of his face/ -- (edited)

Posted by prayformojo (aka mayhem) Aug 6 '21, 08:37

neck when someone leans in and cuts/tears off a piece of his shirt/jacket. You see the person with a pair of scissors, but it's photographed so it's not really clear what the other person is doing. The man's not reacting at all.

What was going on here?

*more accurately, it's at her burial

Responses:

People tore their clothes to represent the tear in their heart from the loss of their loved one. -- nm - Krusty Aug 6, 08:43 2
- This might explain why so many tailors are Jewish -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 6, 11:11
- I never knew this. good info -- nm - Pippy Aug 6, 09:39
Keriah, according to Wikipedia -- nm - Beryllium Aug 6, 08:43 2
- Yup. -- (link) - Krusty Aug 6, 08:44
- cool, thanks! -- nm - prayformojo Aug 6, 08:44
Can't answer your question, but is the show Shtisel? -- nm - Dano Aug 6, 08:41 1
- Hit & Run -- nm - prayformojo Aug 6, 08:42

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Can someone explain the significance of this? I'm watching an Israeli series where a Jewish man is at his wife's funeral*. There's a shot of his face/ -- (edited)

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