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- Burial and the Cemetery
Question
I was asked by a friend of mine we why Jews do not embalm the dead.
Can you help answer this question for me?
Answer
Today embalming includes disrespecting the deceased, since nowadays it is done by extracting fluids and parts of the body and replacing them with preservers. Hence, it is forbidden.
Rabbi Ro'i Margalit
Tattoo at burial
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Elul 26, 5768
Reburial After Cremation
Rabbi Chaim Tabasky | 27 Iyyar 5765
Archaeological diggings of cemeteries
Rabbi David Sperling | Sivan 14, 5779
