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Mom’s final resting places—a cremation story

By Ellie Kahn
Published on August 7, 2008

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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An incomplete guide to Jewish funerals and burial

By Jane Ulman
Published on August 6, 2008

While not everyone is jumping on the 'I gotta be me' funeral bandwagon, a funny thing is happening on the way to the mortuary. When it comes to thinking about the end of life, be it in the business of funeral homes or in the minds of Jews everywhere, the world is changing.