I recently had a situation where a Cantor from one Temple came into the hospital to pray with/for a person in a coma. Don't know who called the Cantor, person in coma had not been affiliated (or in) a Temple for over 20 years.
There was heavy, heavy criticism for allowing the Cantor to pray/chant/sing because the Cantor was not from a Temple the unconscious person had ever belonged to/attended.
I am not Jewish but I thought one Clergyman is pretty much the same as another as long as the religion is the same - is this not the case with Judaism?
Also lots and lots of questions about Hebrew name of unconscious person - told prayers would not be as "effective" without the Hebrew name because the Hebrew name contains the mother's Hebrew name and the mother would be considered the caretaker.
I don't understand this.
Can anyone explain?