For Jewish burial societies, Surfside building collapse presents a grim and complex task “Once there is retrieval of the body they can proceed to go on the mourner’s path,” said one rabbi who ran a support group for families of 9/11 victims. By Shira Hanau June 25, 2021 7:15 pm
Ideas Ruth Bader Ginsburg balanced being American and Jewish — her delayed funeral is no exception The venerated justice cherished two identities — being an American and being a Jew — even when they failed to easily harmonize. September 29, 2020 11:55 am
Zoom Kaddish and virtual ‘guarding’: How Jews are adapting burial rituals to mourn Ruth Bader Ginsburg Jews who are grieving for Ginsburg are adapting Jewish mourning and burial rituals for the moment. September 22, 2020 10:44 am
London city worker secures Jewish funeral for 95-year-old man who died alone By Cnaan Liphshiz May 8, 2020 10:59 am
Ideas Burial societies and funeral homes are overwhelmed. Cremation isn’t the solution. By Rabbi Shlomo Brody April 24, 2020 3:08 pm
Ideas What it’s like to officiate a funeral in the time of social distancing By Rabbi Jonah Geffen April 21, 2020 4:38 pm
Squeezed for burial space, Jerusalem prepares to open an underground city of the dead By Sam Sokol October 24, 2019 2:31 pm
Why some American Jews pay more than $20,000 to get buried in Israel By Josefin Dolsten June 7, 2019 12:34 pm
Orthodox-run cemetery OKs area for cremated remains, burial of non-Jewish family members By Eric Berger March 19, 2019 12:55 pm