Top Document: soc.culture.jewish FAQ: Worship, Conversion, Intermarriage (5/12) Previous Document: Question 11.6.12: Death and Burial: Can Jews and Non-Jews be buried together? Next Document: Question 11.6.14: Death and Burial: How have burial customs changed over time? See reader questions & answers on this topic! - Help others by sharing your knowledge Answer: The burial society ("Chevrah Kadisha" is literally "Holy Friends") is never the deceased's family. Rather, they are a group of volunteers who know the laws, customs, and the simple pragmatics of preparing the deceased for burial, and who organize cemetary space, the pragmatics of the funeral, etc. They need to be people who have experience, and really can't be a different group for each deceased. User Contributions:Top Document: soc.culture.jewish FAQ: Worship, Conversion, Intermarriage (5/12) Previous Document: Question 11.6.12: Death and Burial: Can Jews and Non-Jews be buried together? Next Document: Question 11.6.14: Death and Burial: How have burial customs changed over time? Single Page [ Usenet FAQs | Web FAQs | Documents | RFC Index ] Send corrections/additions to the FAQ Maintainer: SCJ FAQ Maintainer <maintainer@scjfaq.org>
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