Thursday 2 January 2014

Boston funeral home drops Orthodox burial society

«After Brezniak-Rodman announced that it would provide space for the new group, which has more than 100 volunteers, Rabbi Naftali Horowitz, who is known as the Bostoner Rebbe, sent a letter stating that the Chevra Kadisha of Greater Boston would continue operating there only "if we are the only one using the facilities." Allowing a nondenominational group to use the funeral home's facilities would "add great confusion regarding the standards which will be administered," the letter said.

Last week, Brezniak-Rodman confirmed that the Chevra Kadisha of Greater Boston had stopped working with the funeral home.»
Boston funeral home drops Orthodox burial society for Jewish alternative | Jewish Telegraphic Agency
http://www.jta.org/2013/12/26/default/nondenominational-burial-society-wins-access-to-jewish-funeral-homes?utm_source=Newsletter+subscribers&utm_campaign=2d7062f28d-JTA_Daily_Briefing_12_26_2013&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_2dce5bc6f8-2d7062f28d-25953737

Kol Tuv,
RRW

1 comment:

Mighty Garnel Ironheart said...

Oh. When I saw the headlines I thought it would be because the chevra kadisha was demanding separate entraces for men and women and a mechitza in the main hallway.