Officials Working Closely With Chesed Shel Emes With Kavod Hames At Surfside Condo Collapse Site
The Mayor of Bal Harbour said Monday that all death-related Jewish customs and laws are being practiced at the site of the Champlain Towers South collapse in Surfside, Florida. “To clarify, all of the Jewish customs and laws related to passing and the way you handle the deceased are being
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For Jewish burial societies, Surfside building collapse presents a grim and complex task
(JTA) — Among Rabbi Mayer Berger’s first thoughts on seeing the 12 stories of the Champlain Tower South pancaked upon themselves: This is like Sept. 11. Then as now, destruction of unimaginable proportions claimed many lives without warning in a manner that rendered traditional practices for burying the Jewish dead
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HORRIFIC TRAGEDY: Two Young Men From Monsey R”L Killed In Fiery Crash
A horrific crash on the NY State Thruway took the lives of two young men from Monsey early Monday morning. The two men, identified as Moshe Herzog Z”L (28), and Dovid Tzvi Schnebalg Z”L (27), were returning from Pennsylvania where they had spent Rosh Hashanah when the accident happened. The
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Cared for, for Eternal Life
Jewish Burial in the Age of COVID-19 #5
Dignity for the dead for members of the Jewish community is something Chesed Shel Emes, a grassroots network of volunteers, has worked toward since the 1980s. No matter the obstacle, they never say “no” to any Jewish person in need of burial. “If you’re a member of AAA, they will
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Chesed in a time of coronavirus
Burial society pulls back the curtain on its efforts Jewish burial societies tend to keep a low profile. Tending to the dead is termed chesed shel emet — a true kindness — because the beneficiary, being dead, cannot reciprocate. It’s not a mitzvah that lends itself to the limelight. So
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