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Why did Ruchel Dwarja Zylska’s parents say Kaddish and sit Shiva for her?

Why did Ruchel Dwarja Zylska’s parents say Kaddish and sit Shiva for her?-example-1
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Answer:

They saw her as dead.

Step-by-step explanation:

In Judaism it was a religious obligation for relatives to sit shiva and say Kaddish over the death of a daughter or son. This occurred when Ruchel visited her parents after a long time and so they treated her as though she had died.

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