Jewish burial societies face difficult choices as deaths from coronavirus mount
“Saving lives is more important than doing taharas,” Berger said. “If I’m putting myself really at risk, it’s a different story, but here it’s not the case.”
Members of Chesed Shel Emes, a burial society based in Brooklyn, transport a body for burial at the cemetery it operates in Woodridge, N.Y.(photo credit: COURTESY OF RABBI MAYER BERGER)BySHIRA HANAU/JTA
