What happens at a Jewish funeral?

Judaism offers rules and guidance about how to bury the dead, how to mourn and how to support families through their grief.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Jewish funerals can't wait for the pandemic to end. But mourners find comfort in virtual communities.

Some of the most heartbreaking stories during the coronavirus pandemic have been about families separated from loved ones in their last moments before death. And that's not the end, because ...
The New York Times

In Surfside, Age-Old Jewish Traditions Bring Comfort Amid Grief

After the collapse of the Champlain Towers South condominium in Surfside, Fla., came the painstaking work of recovering the bodies of victims. Many of those killed were Jewish, and their deaths drew ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Rules Are Broken So Man’s Last Wish, a Funeral in Prague, Can Be Fulfilled

A Florida businessman has fulfilled the last wish of his late father by laying his ashes to rest in a Jewish cemetery in Prague. Gary Teplitsky, from Key West, overcame a series of bureaucratic ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

London city worker secures Jewish funeral for 95-year-old man who died alone

Herbert Max Fraenkel was slated to be buried in a shared grave at a pauper’s funeral, but a non-Jewish municipal employee fought to have the man buried in accordance with his faith. (JTA) — After ...