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Gail Rubin, The Doyenne of Death®, A Good Goodbye

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Gail Rubin, CT, pioneering death educator, The Doyenne of Death®, speaker, author, and Before I Die Festival coordinator, putting the "fun" in funeral planning.

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This Mortality Movies clip from My Mexican Shivah focuses on Jewish funeral traditions, including the tearing of clothing prior to the start of the funeral. youtu.be/6E5Umc1iX3I?si… via YouTube

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This Mortality Movies clip from Nora's Will on suicide burials shows how families used to be punished for their loved one's choices. youtu.be/ghVU7ASrlBw?si… via YouTube

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This Mortality Movies film clip from Nora's Will illustrates a Jewish burial tradition of avoiding passing the shovel to the next person, so that "Pain must not pass from hand to hand." youtu.be/SEmso6jc_hw?si… via YouTube

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In this Mortality Movies film clip from My Mexican Shivah, we learn details on setting up the house of mourning and the list of things mourners are not supposed to do for 7 days. youtu.be/AdVaTelCqXI?si… via YouTube

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In this Mortality Movies film clip, we see why hand washing after the burial is a Jewish funeral tradition. The film was The Cemetery Club from 1993. youtu.be/5zIuSlT4YJM?si… via YouTube

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In this Mortality Movies clip from My Mexican Shivah, it shows the lighting of the shivah candle and eating a hard boiled egg - representing the cycle of life. youtu.be/3ZvUQxkBq9U?si… via YouTube

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This clip from My Mexican Shivah shows very traditional prayer services at home - only the men get to pray, and you need to have 10. Part of an upcoming episode of the Mortality Movies TV series I host. youtu.be/Q8uSOR9Fjcg?si… via YouTube

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This scene shows how Shabbat evening is observed in the house of mourning in the film, My Mexican Shivah. Many of the observances are suspended for the day of rest. youtu.be/5YoYGwXYeF8?si… via YouTube

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"Throw away your mourning clothes and don't look back." This Mortality Movies clip from My Mexican Shivah shows the family leaving the house at the end of shivah. youtu.be/7i-HG5x2P8Q?si… via YouTube

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This Mortality Movies clip from the film Bonneville shows the importance of updating wills with major life cycle events like second marriages. youtu.be/VQ7m_4hUliA?si… via YouTube

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In this scene from The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, we get a message about the importance of having a will, especially when you don't plan to die. youtu.be/tfxz_a6I96A?si… via YouTube

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This scene from Grand Theft Parsons shows the challenges of inheriting assets based on a hand written will. To be discussed in an upcoming episode of Mortality Movies on estate planning! youtu.be/NYna26RfX0Q?si… via YouTube

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Can you guess all of the film clip sources in this Mortality Movies Season Two opening collection? Win a T-shirt from A Good Goodbye! youtu.be/6XUbSPuRAMs?si… via YouTube

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Can you identify the source of these film clips in the closing credit reels for the second season of Mortality Movies? Identify all and win a "Talking about sex won't make you pregnant, talking about funerals won't make you dead" T-shirt youtu.be/aqtKa7-6GSk?si…