Question: A Yid I know will probably have his leg amputated (from above the knee and down). Does the leg need to be buried in a cemetery or can…
Question: A Yid I know will probably have his leg amputated (from above the knee and down). Does the leg need to be buried in a cemetery or can…
Someone who died in a NY hospital was deemed an apparent indigent person, no family or contacts. The family living in a different state found out a couple weeks later,…
There is a Halachic requirement to bury the deceased in the ground itself. This prohibits burial in a wall, such as in the wall of a crypt or mausoleum.…
The custom is to avoid going, although strictly it’s permitted. When there is need to go (she really wants, etc.), it’s best not to be in the same room…
One who is cremated by their own choice is not mourned nor is Kaddish recited for them. However if it was not by choice or they did not have…
It does not need to be buried. The custom is to bury it anyhow, either due to Tumas Kohanim or as a Minhag. It can be buried anywhere. There is…
There are two issues: 1. Many Poskim forbid the usage of languages other than Lashon Hakodesh on a tombstone. As part of a Zechus for the Neshsmos, one should be…
