The Forward4d
Why are Jews buried in a plain pine coffin?
A rabbi who has performed hundreds of funeral writes that the answer speaks not only to how we honor the dead, but to what we ...
Rabbinical Court denies woman's cremation request, orders Jewish burial
The court ruled that the woman was not competent to make decisions regarding her body or inheritance, invalidating the will ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs22d
Jewish burial amid tragedy: Halachic questions surrounding the return of hostage bodies
Jewish burial is a mitzvah ... who "sit shiva," a process that involves several customs. This, however, raises questions of how the process of shiva works if the date of death is unknown or ...
BBC1y
Death and mourning rituals
hospitals and families to ensure that the person's death and burial fits with Jewish teachings and customs. Their work often starts with visits to a dying person. When the person dies they will ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency4y
London city worker secures Jewish funeral for 95-year-old man who died alone
The rabbi who officiated at the funeral, which was paid for ... and burying people according to their customs and rituals.” JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century.
standardmedia.co.ke3y
Explainer: The Cohen burial and what we know about the Jewish community in Kenya
The burial is expected to take place today afternoon once the quorum is attained. According to Jewish customs, a quorum of ten priests Jews is required to assemble to recite the Kaddish — the ...