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    Honoring the Body in Death

    Jewish laws and traditions have much to say about what happens after we die. But there is still a lot for us to consider.

    byMary Lane Potter
  • The final resting place of Rose Mallinger, 97, lays ready for her casket in the Tree of Life Memorial Park on Oct. 31, 2018, in Pittsburgh. Mallinger, a mother of three, grandmother to five, and great-grandmother of one, was among the 11 victims killed in the mass shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue on Oct. 27, 2018.
    The final resting place of Rose Mallinger, 97, lays ready for her casket in the Tree of Life Memorial Park on Oct. 31, 2018, in Pittsburgh. Mallinger, a mother of three, grandmother to five, and great-grandmother of one, was among the 11 victims killed in the mass shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue on Oct. 27, 2018.
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    Their Bloods Cry Out From the Ground

    The team tasked with the ritual preparation of the bodies of the victims of the Pittsburgh massacre lean on thousands of years of Jewish martyrdom

    byShira Telushkin
  • A general view of St Pancras Coroner's court in London, 13 July 2005.
    A general view of St Pancras Coroner's court in London, 13 July 2005.
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    Delayed Jewish Burials Are Causing Rage In London

    New policies at the St. Pancras coroner’s office make it much more difficult to follow traditional Jewish burial laws

    byJesse Bernstein
  • Har Herzl in Jerusalem.(Flickr)
    Har Herzl in Jerusalem.(Flickr)
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    Israel Debates How to Bury Non-Jewish Soldiers

    A bill aims to allow Jews and non-Jewish IDF members to be buried together

    byRomy Zipken
  • From left, on May 5, 2013, Lisa Taurasi, Lucy Rodriguez and Luis Barbosa, all of Worcester, Mass., protest across the street from Graham Putnam & Mahoney Funeral Parlors in Worcester, Mass., where the body of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev was being held.(Betty Jenewin/Worcester Telegram & Gazette/AP)
    From left, on May 5, 2013, Lisa Taurasi, Lucy Rodriguez and Luis Barbosa, all of Worcester, Mass., protest across the street from Graham Putnam & Mahoney Funeral Parlors in Worcester, Mass., where the body of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev was being held.(Betty Jenewin/Worcester Telegram & Gazette/AP)
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    Even Criminals Rest in Peace

    What would Jewish law have to say about alleged Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s burial?

    byShlomo M. Brody
  •  Rabbi Daniel Wasserman (AP)
     Rabbi Daniel Wasserman (AP)
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    Orthodox Rabbi Triumphs in Funerals Dispute

    Out-of-Court Agreement Vindicates Rabbi Daniel Wasserman

    byBen Cohen
  • Rabbi Daniel Wasserman with a casket at the temple on Aug. 6, 2012.(Justin Merriman/Tribune Review)
    Rabbi Daniel Wasserman with a casket at the temple on Aug. 6, 2012.(Justin Merriman/Tribune Review)
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    Fighting for Jewish Funerals

    A Pennsylvania rabbi, backed by a local imam, engages in a battle for full control over religious burials

    byBen Cohen
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