Jewish funerals
In death, as in life, Ruth Bader Ginsburg balanced being American and Jewish
By Jonathan D. Sarna — September 26, 2020
(RNS) — If Justice Ginsburg’s family did not follow Jewish tradition by delaying her burial, in other respects they honored that tradition to the hilt.
Why I’ll forgo the big-time funeral and donate my remains to science
By Jeffrey Weiss — April 4, 2017
(RNS) My decision is a bit in keeping with Jewish traditional teachings about what to do with bodies. And some not in such keeping. Which, given my basic attitude as a Jewish agnostic, probably is consistent.
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