About three weeks ago I was asked to participate in a Taharah for a 42 year old whose family has been long term members of Congregation Shearith Israel, often called The Spanish Portuguese Synagogue on the West Side of Manhattan, the first synagogue in the US established in 1654 in New Amsterdam. (before it was called New York). They call me from time to time when they need help. They do their Taharahs a bit differently (I told the Rabbi …
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[Ed. Note: This article by Makena Mezistrano is originally appeared in Jewish in Seattle Magazine on April 15, 2019. The link to the original article is https://mag.jewishinseattle.org/articles/2019/4/15/when-a-homeless-jewish-man-died-alone-a-community-stepped-up-to-help. Our thanks to Jewish In Seattle Magazine for granting us permission. — JB] When a Homeless Jewish Man Died Alone, a Community Stepped Up to Help High school students helped perform the ultimate mitzvah. By Makena Mezistrano 4/15/2019 at 2:25pm Published in the April 2019 issue of Jewish in Seattle Magazine IMAGE: KIERSTEN ESSENPREIS Rabbi Berry Farkash sighs on the other side …
An article appeared in the British press regarding the Banwell cemetery in Somerset which after a long existence is running out of space. The possible solution: Coffins to be stacked four deep just inches from the churchyard surface ; bodies would be dug up and reburied in deeper ground and the names of the newly buried person would be added to the headstone.( 1) The Church of England, the Roman Catholic Church and the Muslim Council of Britain have all …