Are you going to be buried with your jewellery? Poll.

[loriken214]

So I actually had a discussion about this not long ago with my DH.

As a Jewish person, we do not believe in being cremated, the body is not ours so we shouldn't damage it. It is the same reasoning why Jewish people don't do tatoos. So burial is my only option.

As far as jewelry goes I want to just be buried with 1 piece, I want to have a simple gold band with my DH, DD and DS's names in it placed on the pointer finger. When we got married, tradition dictates the groom puts the ring on the pointer finger because the vein flows to the heart from that finger. You later on after the ceremony switch to your ring finger. As corny as it sounds it's important to me.

All my other jewelry will go mostly to my DD with a few pieces to go to my DS. I also have a bracelet that has been sautered on my wrist since I was 16. It is nothing fancy but I told my DH to cut it off and perhaps try recreating it or at least using the gold for something else. No point in getting buried with it.

SB, I have a question about Jewish people and tattoos. Adam Levine, of Maroon Five, says he is Jewish, but he is covered in tattoos. Just wondering what the difference in belief might be. I'm curious about all religions.

As for me, ashes to ashes...dust to dust. I will be cremated and my ashes will be mixed with my furbabies who have passed before me. Right this very minute, I'm planning my cremation and will soon have it paid for. Most of my fine jewelry has been sold and what is left is being liquidated as we speak. DH and I do not have children and I will leave anything of value to my sweet nephew.

Crap I just typed out this long response and then I closed my window out

Anyhow I would think that Adam Levine is either non practicing or a form of Reform Jew since he has tattoos and is marrying someone who isn't Jewish. Just like any religion you have people who practice at different levels of observance. I would assume that tattoos and marrying a Non Jew are OK for him, but other Jewish customs he may or may not incorporate into his life.

If you have a tattoo you can't get buried in a Jewish cemetary. Perhaps he doesn't care? I believe now if you do have a tattoo and still want to be buried they can remove a few layers of skinned that are inked. For Adam that would be a lot of skin Also if you are a Holocaust survivor an exception was made. I might be making a generalization here but from my experience regardless of how a Jewish person practices the majority aren't inked and I do think, at least for my generation, that is a direct effect of the Holocaust. I know my Grandparents would never forgive anyone in my family for getting a tattoo, but other stuff they would let slide.

Sorry for the novel and I hope that answered some of your question.

Thank you for educating me!

Lori

 

[loriken214]

So I actually had a discussion about this not long ago with my DH.

As a Jewish person, we do not believe in being cremated, the body is not ours so we shouldn't damage it. It is the same reasoning why Jewish people don't do tatoos. So burial is my only option.

As far as jewelry goes I want to just be buried with 1 piece, I want to have a simple gold band with my DH, DD and DS's names in it placed on the pointer finger. When we got married, tradition dictates the groom puts the ring on the pointer finger because the vein flows to the heart from that finger. You later on after the ceremony switch to your ring finger. As corny as it sounds it's important to me.

All my other jewelry will go mostly to my DD with a few pieces to go to my DS. I also have a bracelet that has been sautered on my wrist since I was 16. It is nothing fancy but I told my DH to cut it off and perhaps try recreating it or at least using the gold for something else. No point in getting buried with it.

SB, I have a question about Jewish people and tattoos. Adam Levine, of Maroon Five, says he is Jewish, but he is covered in tattoos. Just wondering what the difference in belief might be. I'm curious about all religions.

As for me, ashes to ashes...dust to dust. I will be cremated and my ashes will be mixed with my furbabies who have passed before me. Right this very minute, I'm planning my cremation and will soon have it paid for. Most of my fine jewelry has been sold and what is left is being liquidated as we speak. DH and I do not have children and I will leave anything of value to my sweet nephew.

Lori -- Feel free to not answer or say you'd rather not share. I don't want to be intrusive...

Are you okay? I hope you are just planning for the distant future.

I have SLE Lupus and have had several near death experiences already....one episode where I actually stopped breathing and had to go on life support. My rheumy told me to be prepared at all times, as soon as I was diagnosed over 10 years ago, since an infection could take me out at any time. He was right. My immune system is shot and I can't fight anything off. I end up in the ER over and over. Anyway, I'm getting my affairs in order and know that I will be cremated. There are so many options out there. They can send me up in space, explode me in fireworks, add me to a coral reef, put me in jewely! I just know that I will be put with my furbabies if they go before me. Our precious Clyde is in a little box and I will go with him if I pass away before our other furbabies.

Lori

 

[TooPatient]

So I actually had a discussion about this not long ago with my DH.

As a Jewish person, we do not believe in being cremated, the body is not ours so we shouldn't damage it. It is the same reasoning why Jewish people don't do tatoos. So burial is my only option.

As far as jewelry goes I want to just be buried with 1 piece, I want to have a simple gold band with my DH, DD and DS's names in it placed on the pointer finger. When we got married, tradition dictates the groom puts the ring on the pointer finger because the vein flows to the heart from that finger. You later on after the ceremony switch to your ring finger. As corny as it sounds it's important to me.

All my other jewelry will go mostly to my DD with a few pieces to go to my DS. I also have a bracelet that has been sautered on my wrist since I was 16. It is nothing fancy but I told my DH to cut it off and perhaps try recreating it or at least using the gold for something else. No point in getting buried with it.

SB, I have a question about Jewish people and tattoos. Adam Levine, of Maroon Five, says he is Jewish, but he is covered in tattoos. Just wondering what the difference in belief might be. I'm curious about all religions.

As for me, ashes to ashes...dust to dust. I will be cremated and my ashes will be mixed with my furbabies who have passed before me. Right this very minute, I'm planning my cremation and will soon have it paid for. Most of my fine jewelry has been sold and what is left is being liquidated as we speak. DH and I do not have children and I will leave anything of value to my sweet nephew.

Lori -- Feel free to not answer or say you'd rather not share. I don't want to be intrusive...

Are you okay? I hope you are just planning for the distant future.

I have SLE Lupus and have had several near death experiences already....one episode where I actually stopped breathing and had to go on life support. My rheumy told me to be prepared at all times, as soon as I was diagnosed over 10 years ago, since an infection could take me out at any time. He was right. My immune system is shot and I can't fight anything off. I end up in the ER over and over. Anyway, I'm getting my affairs in order and know that I will be cremated. There are so many options out there. They can send me up in space, explode me in fireworks, add me to a coral reef, put me in jewely! I just know that I will be put with my furbabies if they go before me. Our precious Clyde is in a little box and I will go with him if I pass away before our other furbabies.

Lori

Sorry to hear you are going through this.

 

[MonkeysInk]

I chose no, but I did promise my best girlfriend that when she is cremated, I will mix some sparkly mineral makeup in with her ashes.

 

[orbaya]

I voted one or two things. I have a Swarovski tennis bracelet that my 4 year old picked out for me as a Christmas present last year that I'd like to have with me.

Other than that, my jewelry will be given to someone. We don't have a daughter so everything would probably be split between our three nieces. Our son would get some as well to give a future wife/children something if he chooses.

 

[diamondseeker2006]

All my jewelry will go to my daughters and granddaughters. I cannot see any reason whatsoever to bury jewelry on a dead body!!!!

 

[psproot12]

I want to be cryogenically frozen and then thawed so I can enjoy my jewels for eternity!

 

[mrs taylor]

I may have one or two things on me, but most of it will be left to my kids.

I very recently lost my mother, and though she was cremated, we cremated her with a swarovski bracelet her best friend had given her (they both wanted it that way) and a tiara.