As a literary device, the chevra kadisha, or burial society, has little precedent. The words mean, literally, holy society. The chevra kadisha is the group of people that performs, among other duties, ...

In the Jewish vernacular, caring for the dead is called chesed shel emet (“true kindness”) because bestowing honor upon the dead is a favor that cannot be returned by the beneficiary. When members of ...

BOROUGH PARK, Brooklyn (WABC) -- The demolition of a historic synagogue in Brooklyn surprised many in the community -- especially a group of activists who have been working for years to save it.

Before the coronavirus pandemic, Deborah Drillman, 54, was one of 55 women volunteering with the Chevra Kadisha of Queens and Long Island, an organization that prepares deceased people for burial ...

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I first joined a Jewish burial society, known as a chevra kadisha, as a college student. At the time, I had recently converted to Judaism, and the work — preparing the dead for burial according to ...

The facility where bodies of soldiers are housed while in the identification process, at the IDF SHURA base in Ramla. (IDF Spokesman’s Office) A person who has passed away can never personally repay ...

A few short years ago I was afraid of death. It’s not that I was afraid I was going to die any time soon; it’s just that I was afraid of anything having to do with death. I avoided people who’d had a ...

Discussions around the creation of the burial society helped spark growing interest among Reform Jews in Jewish ritual burial and other end-of-life issues. When members of the year-old Reform Communal ...