In some funeral parlors, physical casket showrooms could die out and move to a virtual realm — the space instead used for “water cremation” machines that break down a human body into bone fragments ...

The question of cremation versus burial in Judaism is not merely a matter of tradition or preference; it reflects a deeply ...

The Jewish conception of the soul, or Neshama, is not a monolithic “ghost in the machine” but a five-stage spectrum of light (Ohr) interfacing with vessels (Kelim), as described in Kabbalistic ...

When Stephanie Burris drives by graveyards near her home in Boulder County, Colorado, she sees thousands of tiny landfills: Concrete boxes filled with non-biodegradable caskets, which are lined with ...

Jewish law is unequivocal: the dead must be buried in the earth, and cremation is not permitted.

Human composting was developed in Washington state in 2019. In two months, bodies are turned into rich soil. "Water cremation" was also part of the House bill. The bill still must pass through the ...