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Susan Esther Barnes is on the board of directors of Kavod v'Nichum, which assists in the formation and education of chevra kadisha groups throughout the United States and Canada. She is a founding member of the chevra kadisha at Congregation Rodef Sholom in San Rafael, CA, where she trains new members regarding taharah (pre-burial purification), and where she participates in taharah and shmirah (sitting with the body pre-burial), as well as visiting people who are ill or elderly. Susan has taught about Jewish traditions regarding death and dying at Limmud Bay Area, Vacaville State Prison, and the Bay Area Jewish Healing Center. You can read her blog at www.jewishjournal.com/religiousandreform.