When the Hebrew Free Burial Association put out a call for prayer shawls to use for burials, donations poured in With the spike in demand for the society’s services caused by the coronavirus, the supply of the traditional wrapping ran low. By Shira Hanau April 28, 2020 5:48 pm
Ideas Burial societies and funeral homes are overwhelmed. Cremation isn’t the solution. There are increasing calls for the cremation of those who died during the coronavirus crisis, but the practice is antithetical to Jewish values. April 24, 2020 3:08 pm
Ideas What it’s like to officiate a funeral in the time of social distancing I was alone, next to an open grave, with a whole family on Zoom. April 21, 2020 4:38 pm