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Not Quite Six Feet Under

Seeing the need to prepare for death

In our continuing series about estate planning, we're talking to people who deal with death on a regular basis. In this installment, we hear from someone who provides spiritual counseling to families, Rabbi Gary Oren.

Rabbi Gary Oren of Temple Aliyah in Woodland Hills, Calif. (Temple Aliyah)

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