A traditional Jewish funeral is simple and not ostentatious — good news for people concerned about the high cost of dying. But while Jewish law doesn\’t require embalming, elaborate floral displays or 16-gauge metal caskets with tufted crepe interiors, it does require Jews to be buried in the ground. And that costs money.
A day before the scheduled opening ceremonies in Beijing, Jewish World Watch (JWW) hosted at the Chinese Consulate in Los Angeles
The largest contingent in Israeli Olympic history is eyeing its biggest medal haul as the Olympics get under way here.
Sadly, his father won\’t be there to see his son compete after an accident at the family\’s Netanya home claimed Costa Mendel\’s life.
There\’s nothing like a heated, intelligent political debate to get Jews\’ social synapses firing. Jewish Journal staff writer, Brad Greenberg, a.k.a. The God Blogger, will be holding the reins of \”The Young Jewish Vote,\” where Republican Jewish Coalition Director Larry Greenfield will face Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Pasadena) in a battle to win the hearts and educated minds of young Jewish professionals between the ages of 21 and 39
If you are offended either by the idea of cremation or humor about the dead, you may want to stop reading. It\’s OK.
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