Sitting Shiva :(

october010bride · January 2010

Fi's uncle died early this morning

Funeral and Shiva begin on Tuesday. Should we send a basket of food now or wait til Tuesday to bring something homemade?

They are Reform and kosher does not matter.

LBRM_NJ · January 2010

I would wait until they are actually sitting shiva. However, if they are planning on sitting for the full 7 days (many reform only sit for 3 days now), I might wait until later in the week. You tend to get a lot early in the week and it can sometimes dwindle toward the end of the week.

october010bride · January 2010

Thanks for the info. The family is planning to sit for the full 7 days. I'll wait a few days to send something.

Rachiemoo · January 2010

sorry for your/fi's loss. i'd opt with something homemade.

october010bride · January 2010

Thanks Rach, I appreciate it.

tenofcups4me · January 2010

Have you considered getting together with other cousins and/or family to send in a meal for one of those days?

With someone fairly distant, I'll bring a basket of some sort of food. But it seems in my experience that those who are closer take care of the meals. When my aunt died a couple of years ago, I contacted my cousins who weren't her children and the group of us went in together to have a meal delivered for the second night.

Sitting Shiva :(

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