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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>My thought when I read R' Akiva's post about the
young man who lost his wife is that he was undoubtedly in total shock at the
levaya. No one expects to lose a wife in childbirth today. His
apparent calm may well have reflected numbness. It is certainly a stretch
to assume that he was relatively indifferent.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Kol tuv,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Simi Peters</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>