The body is not a discarded shell; it is a sanctified partner, refined through every mitzvah performed in life. The body and soul are not accidental companions; they are covenantal partners in a process that extends beyond a single lifetime.
On the subject of cremation in Jewish Law, part II.
A practice once unthinkable for a Jew is now often accepted casually by secular Jews, without serious thought about its spiritual, scientific, and moral dimensions. It is the difference between a melody gently fading into silence and an instrument smashed to pieces mid-song.
Free Shabbos Vayechi workshops reveal what Rabbis won't tell you about burial planning and how one conversation can save a soul from cremation.
With Ukraine's military standardizing cremation, the two rabbis discussed emergency protocols, including Shabbat exceptions, to ensure Jewish war casualties receive burial in line with halakha.
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.
