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.
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.
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.