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This is not new. In the Jewish religion, the dead are buried without any embalming, cremation, or anything else except a plain cotten or linen cloth. Even the
by TedDoesntTalk 5y ago
This is not new. In the Jewish religion, the dead are buried without any embalming, cremation, or anything else except a plain cotten or linen cloth.
Even the casket is unadorned pine wood, without nails, metal, plastic, or paint. Wooden dowels are used to hold it together.
- markdown 5y agoWhat do they have against nails?
- TedDoesntTalk 5y agoNails do not decompose. The idea is to return to the earth nearly the same way you arrived out of it.
- kyleee 5y agoWell of course they do, but maybe not on the timeline the religious adherents would prefer. Especially not if galvanized or coated in something to extend longevity
- Minor49er 5y agoThis is already mentioned in the article: "No wonder embalming is considered desecration in some traditions, including among Muslims and Jews, who bury their dead in shrouds or simple coffins, sometimes without nails or fasteners, to avoid obstructing the decomposition process."
- mauvehaus 5y agoNew England Casket was one of the major suppliers of Jewish coffins until they had an 8 alarm fire in 2019. Sadly, they've folded the tent in the wake of that. There's a good video about the company and their products made before the fire that's worth a watch. https://www.universalhub.com/2015/east-boston-where-jewish-caskets-come https://www.universalhub.com/2015/east-boston-where-jewish-c...
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- huetius 5y agoThere seems to me to be a substantive difference between the monotheistic attitude towards the dead body as an object of reverence, and this, in which the body is an object of use. It may have historical precedent, but I don’t think these things are the same.
- dghughes 5y agoCatholism as well being a close offshoot of Judaism never allowed cremation but recently (~50 years ago?) the Vatican has said it is OK. I grew up Catholic and my parents especially so, although we are Canadian are typical Irish Catholic. My Dad died a few months ago and I have to say cremation was difficult to accept. Not for religious reasons but to me it seems more natural to not be cremated. I know it sounds odd but it seems like a body should be left alone. I would have felt better knowing he was complete. It was unexpected to me to feel that way.
- TedDoesntTalk 5y ago> it sounds odd but it seems like a body should be left alone Nothing odd about it at all to me. Thanks for sharing.
- mise_en_place 5y ago> Not for religious reasons but to me it seems more natural to not be cremated. I think the culture you were raised in will influence your attitude toward cremation. I would personally prefer to be cremated, mainly because I would feel guilty if my corpse took up a lot of space, rather than my compacted ashes being disposed of elsewhere. After performing the death rituals for my mother last year, I felt at peace when I spread her ashes in the ocean. Had I buried her, I am unsure of how I would have felt.
- kyleee 5y agoDo you happen to know if wood glue or any type of adhesive is allowed?
- TedDoesntTalk 5y agoI don’t know the full set of kosher laws (kosher laws do not apply just to foods). But I do know that my parents’ caskets had no glues or adhesives. Only wooden dowels. I would guess the law is all wood.