For information about the wide variety of Jewish views on what happens after death, see Simcha Paull Raphael's book, Jewish Views of the Afterlife. Raphael, a Reconstructionist rabbi, takes a historical approach to life-after-death theories, exploring the views that predominated in each era of Jewish history.
Preauricular sinus and cyst. A preauricular sinus (also known as a congenital auricular fistula, a congenital preauricular fistula, a Geswein hole, an ear pit, or a preauricular cyst) is a common congenital malformation characterized by a nodule, dent or dimple located anywhere adjacent to the external ear.
In a setting where many older patients or patients with osteoarthritis are seen, osteoarthritic cysts in periarticular bones will be commonly seen. Patients often have pain in the affected joint because of the osteoarthritis, and the radiographs reveal what may seem to be a destructive bone lesion.