Burial

Saved from cremation:

Legal battle over deceased Jewish author

French court rules to respect Jewish writer's wish to be buried according to Jewish law, despite objections of his eldest daughter, who planned to cremate him.

Jewish Ambassador in Namibia given a Jewish burial

A Jewish resident of Namibia passed away on Tuesday and with the help of the Chabad emissary and local residents, he was given a Jewish burial.

Lesson in the parasha about Israel: Burial in the Holy Land

Why was it so important for Yaakov to be buried specifically within Eretz Yisrael?

How not to honor the dead

Death is the last mitzva; the last rite. It should never be a profit-making business. Op-ed.

ZAKA: Will decades of holy work come to a halt?

Israel Police demands volunteers be subordinate to police regulations rather than Jewish Law in ongoing impasse.

Ruling: Restrict Jewish burial rights to pressure Get denier

Man who refused to grant his wife a divorce is prohibited from burying relatives in Jewish cemetery, court rules.

The modern innovative burial halls in Jerusalem

Hananya Shachor, Initiature and founder of "Underground burial halls" in Jerusalem, explains about the reason for underground graves.

Burial of German neo-Nazi in Jewish singer's plot sparks outrage

Burial described as a "terrible mistake" leads Berlin anti-Semitism official to file criminal report with department of justice.

'G-d, give us strength to withstand this terrible challenge'

Yedidya Chaim & Elyashiv Yungreis, killed in traffic accident on Friday, brought to burial in Jerusalem.

Jewish poet given Christian reburial in Belarus

Remains of poet who wrote against anti-Semitism and died in Kazakhstan in 1941 exhumed, reburied in a Christian ceremony.

Rabbi Israel Weiss:

'We've always granted everyone a dignified burial'

Former Chief IDF Rabbi Brigadier General (res) Yisrael Weiss: Burial of non-Jewish IDF KIA is no shame G-d forbid, originates in Halacha

Even in pandemic, Jews flown to Jerusalem for burial

Jews in the Diaspora spending 'huge sums' to transport loved ones' remains to Israel for burial during coronavirus pandemic.

Argentina: Cremation of Jewish COVID-19 victim stirs controversy

First Jewish victim of COVID-19 in Argentina cremated by local authorities, who claim cremation is best practice to avoid spread of virus.

The new underground cemetery in Jerusalem

'Minharot Olam' seeks to solve problem of lack of burial space in Jerusalem with underground tunnels for burial.

Jewish woman's cremation prevented at the last second

Inter-continental lobbying prevents cremation of Florida woman on way to be cremated. Body flown to Israel for burial.

Save the planet, don’t cremate, says Jewish cemetery

These Jewish cemeteries are trying to combat pollution by offering low-cost, natural burials.

Body of Pilot Yakir Nave located after 56 years

After decades of searching, remains of the body of Air Force pilot Yakir Mordechai Nave Lieper Z"L are found

Groom killed in NY accident laid to rest

Man killed together with his fiancee in New York car crash shortly before they were to be married buried in Beit Shemesh.

Jewish burial society: Remove London coroner delaying burials

Society calls to remove coroner over delayed Jewish burials. Coroner: 'No death will be prioritized over any other because of religion.'

London coroner under fire for delaying Jewish burials

Senior London coroner says she won't allow Jewish bodies to be held at Jewish funeral home, shows 'gross disregard' for Jews' legal rights.

Mother, 3 children killed in fire flown to Israel for burial

Israeli-American family killed in house fire started by Hanukkah menorah on their way to be laid to rest in Israel.

IDF to allow secular burial in military ceremony

Following petition filed with High Court, military order dealing with burial ceremonies changed; petitioners not satisfied.

'To refuse to bury homosexuals is to show contempt for the dead'

Head of Tzohar organization slams report alleging that a burial society is refusing to bury homosexual individuals.

Body of Jewish man dug up, replaced with other body in Brazil

The family of a Jewish man in Brazil who passed away seven years ago were shocked to find the body of lying out of his grave.

Dead man's heartbeat stuns funeral worker

Worker preparing body for burial shocked when he feels heartbeat, warmth emanating from dead man's body.

Israel hands over terrorist's body to PA

In accordance with agreements about burying terrorists quickly, and after receiving guarantee from family, Israel returns terrorist's body

Paris Supermarket Victims to Be Buried at 12:00 Tuesday

The four Jews murdered in Friday's rampage at HyperCasher will be buried in Jerusalem, major dignitaries to be present.

Watch: ZAKA Transfers Paris Attack Victims from France to Israel

ZAKA volunteers in Paris prepare bodies of four victims in Friday's shootout for burial; funerals to be held Tuesday.

Israel Returns Bodies of Har Nof Murderers

Ghassan and Uday Abu al Jamal silently buried overnight in Jerusalem, reversing precedent-setting deterrent.

Rabbi Seeks to Bring Back Cave Burial

Head of Etzion Bloc Religious Council seeks to bring back Talmudic era custom of exhumation and use of ossuaries.

Funeral for Unknown Soldier - 66 Years Later

19 year-old soldier Yehoshua Haver died in the War of Independence, but his burial place was unknown - until now.

Report: Israel Refuses to Return Har Nof Terrorists' Bodies

State allegedly holding on to bodies to deter future attacks; even if they are buried, families to be banned from holding funeral.

National Burial Society Conference Convening in November

Israel's Chevra Kadisha organizing the first conference of its kind, which will deal with all aspects of Jewish burial in Israel and abroad.

Burial of Missing Student Aharon Soffer z''l

US yeshiva student who went missing last Friday in Jerusalem Forest brought for burial, after search ends tragically.

Jewish Woman Saved From Muslim Burial

Arab who had relationship and daughter with Jewish woman asked to bury her in Muslim cemetery after her death, ZAKA intervened.

Tragedy: Israeli Family Killed in Russia Gas Leak

Mardi family's surviving son struggles to bring his family back to Israel for burial. 'My world has been destroyed'.

Chabad Emissaries Succeed in Preventing Jewish Woman's Cremation

Body of Jewish Australian woman killed in tragic accident in Nepal set to receive a traditional Jewish burial.

Race Against the Clock to Prevent Jewish Woman's Cremation

Emissaries of the Chabad movement in Nepal mount an urgent campaign after Jewish tourist dies in tragic accident.

MK Lipman Condemns Beit Shemesh 'Extremism'

MK slams violence by hareidi extremists: "We can't allow concern for the dead to come at the expense of the welfare of those who are alive."

Hareidim Riot over Ramat Beit Shemesh Building Project

Extremist hareidi group says construction site in Ramat Beit Shemesh violated ancient burial caves.

Agreement on Jewish, Non-Jewish Burial in IDF

MKs, ministers come to an agreement regarding the controversial subject of Judaism and burial in the IDF.

MKs: Bury Jewish, Non-Jewish Soldiers in the Same Cemetery

MKs Shai and Stern are promoting legislation that would eliminate separate burial areas for Jewish and non-Jewish soldiers

'Demand for Burial Plots Next to Rav Elyashiv'

Secular and religious people want to be buried next to the Torah great, but only rabbis will have the honor.

Australia Needs more Burial Plots for Muslims

A growing Muslim population has led Sydney, Australia to set aside 6,000 more burial plots whose dead will be out of room in six months.