A nurse leading a discussion group of Jewish long-term care facility residents to discuss dietary laws and other religious practices anticipates that the most prominent need of these patients would be:
1. fasting every Friday night from sunset until sunset on the following Saturday, so they should not be taken to the dining room.
2. having a quiet time for prayer provided before and after all meals.
3. serving meat and milk products at the same time, but on separate plates.
4. allowing Jewish men to shave before their Sabbath.
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The Jewish religion observes a prayer ritual before and after meals. Fasting is usually only for Yom Kippur. Jewish men retain their facial hair, only cutting it with scissors, not shaving.
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