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Why Judaism Prefers Burial Over Cremation

Speaker:: Rabbi Josh Strulowitz
Date:: January 25 2012

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Venue: San Francisco, CA San Francisco, CA

Halacha:

Aveilut

Description

In part 3 of our series on the Jewish Life Cycle, we discuss the Mitzvah of burial. Why does Judaism require burial and look down so much on cremation?

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Why Judaism Prefers Burial Over Cremation

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