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Why Do Some Jewish Cemeteries Not Bury in the Ground? - Ask the Rabbi Live with Rabbi Mintz

Rabbi Chaim Mintz

Rabbi Chaim Mintz answers questions on Jewish burial customs and hashkafa.

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yeah Rabbi uh we were in the cemetery Sunday and I I thought that you're supposed to be bu six foot foot on the right uh there is a cemetery be Israel uh in Woodbridge where they started making you know like in the regular cemeteries the mo the molans are the ones on the walls niches whatever that's called and the people are being buried over there but it's in a Jewish cemetery yeah well that's not according to Jewish

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  1. 0:00yeah Rabbi uh we were in the cemetery Sunday and I I thought that you're supposed
  2. 0:30yeah well that's not according to Jewish law they're supposed to be very in the ground
  3. 1:00the the new generation the picture of the of the daughter and the son coming into
  4. 1:30to be Buri in the ground so that is not a Jewish uh way to bury

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