1.0Jewish Telegraphic Agencyhttps://www.jta.orgadminhttps://www.jta.org/author/adminJewish Religious Groups Protest Plans to Eliminate Sunday Burials - Jewish Telegraphic Agencyrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="7Ky1ZAF5Xa"><a href="https://www.jta.org/archive/jewish-religious-groups-protest-plans-to-eliminate-sunday-burials">Jewish Religious Groups Protest Plans to Eliminate Sunday Burials</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.jta.org/archive/jewish-religious-groups-protest-plans-to-eliminate-sunday-burials/embed#?secret=7Ky1ZAF5Xa" width="600" height="338" title="“Jewish Religious Groups Protest Plans to Eliminate Sunday Burials” — Jewish Telegraphic Agency" data-secret="7Ky1ZAF5Xa" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Plans of cemeteries in the Greater New York area to curtail or eliminate weekend burials evoked vigorous protests today from Jewish religious groups. They pointed out that Jewish burials are frequently made on Sundays because of the religious ban on burials on the Sabbath. The proposed move stemmed from a labor contract clause which became […]https://www.jta.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/jta-long-logo-bw.jpg600315