A new nondenominational Jewish burial society has replaced an Orthodox one at a Boston-area Jewish funeral home. Community Hevra Kadisha of Greater Boston, which launched this fall and is part of a ...

Not all funerals are the same, even within Judaism. Here are the Jewish funeral etiquette guidelines you need to know to pay your respects properly. I’ve long been fascinated by the differences in ...

NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea said Wednesday that large gatherings like an Orthodox funeral held in Brooklyn Tuesday night were endangering his police officers — as the mayor claimed he has a “long, ...

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men gather for the funeral ceremony of prominent rabbi Chaim Kanievsky who died at 94, in Bnei Brak, near Tel Aviv BNEI BRAK, Israel (Reuters) - The funeral of a revered ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The Catholic Charities Indigent Burial Program in Louisville, with the help of dozens of people, will provide a Canadian World War Two veteran with a proper burial, despite ...

Israeli police faced unexpected challenges this week following the death of a revered ultra-Orthodox Rabbi from COVID-19. Despite attempts to coordinate a small funeral that would comply with public ...

BNEI BRAK, Israel, March 20 (Reuters) - The funeral of a revered Israeli rabbi on Sunday drew half a million mourners clad in traditional ultra-Orthodox garb, turning the streets of a religious suburb ...