Prior to his death a few weeks ago, Y., an 86-year-old resident of Modi ’in, told his family that he wanted to be buried in a coffin , in the civil section of the municipal cemetery. The city’s Religious Affairs Department and the local hevra kadisha ( religious burial society), which in effect also conducts civil burial , was not enthusiastic about the family ’s request . “It’s important that he be buried as a Jew,” they said. In their difficult moments, the family was forced to absorb critical comments and to reject pressure for a religious burial . It...
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