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<DIV>"I don't think it's a Jewish thing to daven for the death of someone who
is <BR>suffering. In fact, this suggestion is shocking to me."</DIV>
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<DIV>When my family was confronted with this type of terrible situation for a
very close personal friend, our teffilot were that God should treat him
mercifully, and left the implementation of that mercy to God's
judgment.</DIV>
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<DIV>Joseph Kaplan </DIV></BODY></HTML>