Funeral
This Rabbi Would Prefer That You Compost His Body, Not Bury It
“I’m just trying to apply the principle of returning dust to dust,” he said.
She Entered What She Thought Was An Uber. Then She Was Found Dead.
Funeral services will be at Congregation Beth Chaim in Princeton, New Jersey, where the victim, Samantha Josephson, grew up.
An Etiquette Guide To Paying A Shiva Call
How to act, what to say, what to wear.
Jewish Death And Mourning? There’s An App For That
What happens to one’s email and Facebook passwords, after death?
Married For 61 Years, Husband And Wife Slain In Synagogue Are Laid To Rest
The only couple to die in the Pittsburgh synagogue bloodbath were laid to rest Thursday.
Jewish Death Maven Hosts ‘FUN-eral’ Parties, Celebrating Death
We are just as intrigued as you are.
London Coroner Under Fire For Delaying Jewish Burials
The coroner is delaying one funeral by at least two weeks and mandating an autopsy, both of which contravene Jewish law.
I Was A Pregnant Military Widow. I Feel Myeshia Johnson’s Pain — And Her Need For Space.
I was 23 and pregnant when I lost my husband in the Six Day War. Jewish mourning rites gave me the space I needed.
Botched Funeral Traumatized Mourners, Lawsuit Claims
The casket allegedly plummeted suddenly and unexpectedly into the grave, causing the shrouded body to be visible.
11-Year-Old Jewish Camper With ‘Bright Smile’ Mourned After Mystery Death
Daniel Beer, an 11-year-old Jewish boy, died at summer camp in Pennsylvania on Monday and was mourned at a Wednesday funeral in New Jersey.
