RE: [jewish-funerals] Digest for jewish-funerals@googlegroups.com - 1 update in 1 topic

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Since the topic of cremation seems to garner quite passionate responses,  I was moved to inquire about some specifics regarding it. 
I was quite surprised at the scope of its impact on the environment...negatively. Rather than enumerate here. ... you can email me and I would be happy to share. 
Laurie


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    Ilene Rubenstein <minim...@yahoo.com> Jun 07 06:48AM -0700  

    Thank you for challenging my knee-jerk reaction to cremation. As important as I feel it is to educate in this area, on an individual level, it would be far more appropriate to start with your simple question: "why cremate?" which recognizes that their views on, and desire for, cremation may be as deeply held and complex as my opposition to it. Which is not to say that further dialogue might not follow, but always, we should start from a position of respect. So, thank you again for reminding me of that.
     
    And yes - this would make for an interesting research topic.
     
     
     
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    From: Me'irah <rabbi...@gmail.com>
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    Shalom
    Laurie you raise a good point: finding out the reason behind someone's choosing cremation. 
    I find that some folks decided to be cremated long ago, then learned about taharah, and decided that want that, too. I don't think we educate as well about burial as we do about taharah. 
    Someone told me once they can't deal with the idea of worms eating them. Some, I think are afraid of cemeteries. I'm guessing that in a way, having an urn of "ashes" may feel like a way someone can hold on to their loved one. I have a friend whose teenage son on a bicycle was killed by an intoxicated driver. She kept his ashes by her bed for a very long time. 
    Let's ask people, simply out of curiosity, "why cremation?" And see what we find out. It would make a good gamliel research project. 
    Blessings rabbi Me'irah
     
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