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Or else I have a really warped sense of humour or maybe it was just a bit of dark this morning. I had arrived at the Navy Memorial/National Archives Metro station, and was walking through the plaza with the statue for the Grand Army. On one of the park benches was the usual riff-raff, but on one was a white sheet.
Only thing is, on first sight my reaction was "Gee looks like a shroud. I wonder if he is Jewish." Now before y'all jump on me for that, let me finish the description.
The person on the bench was entirely wrapped in this sheet, from head to foot, and it did look like a burial shroud. And as some here might know, when Jewish people die, they are to be wrapped in natural fibre materials only. This was a typical cotton bed sheet. Hence the initial reaction.
I suspect the image came about from the other thread that relates to body removal etc. Add to that I used to work for a private company that did body pick ups for the funeral homes in the area.
The short end of this is I was not brave enough to shake the individual to check for a heartbeat.... around here you never know what situation you might find yourself in by doing stuff like that.
Only thing is, on first sight my reaction was "Gee looks like a shroud. I wonder if he is Jewish." Now before y'all jump on me for that, let me finish the description.
The person on the bench was entirely wrapped in this sheet, from head to foot, and it did look like a burial shroud. And as some here might know, when Jewish people die, they are to be wrapped in natural fibre materials only. This was a typical cotton bed sheet. Hence the initial reaction.
I suspect the image came about from the other thread that relates to body removal etc. Add to that I used to work for a private company that did body pick ups for the funeral homes in the area.
The short end of this is I was not brave enough to shake the individual to check for a heartbeat.... around here you never know what situation you might find yourself in by doing stuff like that.
(Me)
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