NY family brings body of matriarch to Israel for burial, violating several Health Ministry rules Dozens of Jews who died abroad have been buried in Israel since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. By Marcy Oster May 19, 2020 11:58 am
London city worker secures Jewish funeral for 95-year-old man who died alone Herbert Max Fraenkel was slated to be buried in a shared grave at a pauper’s funeral, but a non-Jewish municipal employee fought to have the man buried in accordance with his faith. May 8, 2020 10:59 am
Ideas What preparing a Jewish body for burial is really like A member of a chevra kadisha feels a calling to do the ritual work. June 26, 2019 3:44 pm
Holocaust survivor Eddie Ford had no family. Dozens of strangers showed up for his funeral. By Marcy Oster February 4, 2019 12:49 pm
Botched burial traumatized mourners, says Chicago lawsuit By Ellen Braunstein August 29, 2017 4:39 pm
Tzohar bereavement program helps secular Israeli families navigate halachic burial February 5, 2017 12:58 pm
Israeli couple’s big day saved by crowdsourced wedding crashers By Marcy Oster August 4, 2015 2:30 pm