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.