tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-480763369736326403.post5751090443185004847..comments2023-06-08T18:12:39.596-04:00Comments on Water Over Rocks: Green-Wood's Bid for Canarsie in TabletAndy Bachmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12793260246107995501noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-480763369736326403.post-72544039874481528082010-07-14T18:44:45.565-04:002010-07-14T18:44:45.565-04:00Cremation is forbidden by Jewish law but not becau...Cremation is forbidden by Jewish law but not because of the Shoah; rather, because it's considered a desecration of ouir bodies AND the Pagans do it. (What are the chances--as I write this I am at a red light in Mt Prospect CHI outside the Cremation Society of Illinois--WEIRD!) Some Jews do it regardless (my policy is to try to dissuade because of my strong belief in Jewish cemeteries as places of vital cohesion) and would like to see Jewish cemeteries show a greater willingness to inter ashes.Andy Bachmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793260246107995501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-480763369736326403.post-31593109910318146752010-07-14T16:22:31.372-04:002010-07-14T16:22:31.372-04:00Andy, is cremation ever ok? All of the Holocaust i...Andy, is cremation ever ok? All of the Holocaust imagery makes it problematic for relatives of victims/survivors I know, but what do the good books say, if anything?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10305149950206094301noreply@blogger.com