Ask the Rabbi: Why does Jewish law prohibit cremation?

Recognizing the divine image found in all human beings, the Torah prohibits leaving a body (or body part) unburied.

A WARRIOR’S cremation urn, 900-850 BCE, Archaeological Museum of Rhodes.

A WARRIOR’S cremation urn, 900-850 BCE, Archaeological Museum of Rhodes.

(photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)

BySHLOMO BRODY

JANUARY 2, 2019 20:43

Updated: JANUARY 6, 2019 03:49

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