Episode 7: A Good Burial A Good End

Learn more about Jewish burial customs as members of the Queens Chevra Kadisha - an organization of Jewish men and women who prepare the bodies of deceased Jews for burial according to Jewish tradition - prepare a body for burial in a local funeral home.  Then visit Ed Bixby’s green burial cemetery and nature preserve and learn more about the growing trend of green funerals and how they cross over with Jewish traditions.
Produced and Edited by Lisa M. Gray
Produced by Jon Kalish
Additional Production by Kevin Huffman and Randy Scott Carroll
Music by Brett Higgins’ Atlas Revolt and Sandcatchers. Courtesy of Chant Records.
Ed Bixby, Director (President), is the owner and operator of Steelmantown Green Burial Preserve in Steelmantown, NJ, as well as Purissima Natural Burial Ground in Half Moon Bay, CA. Director of the Green Burial Council.
 
Additional Information and Resources:
Jewish Death & Mourning 101, Myjewishlearning.com
Jewish Mourning FAQ, Myjewishlearning.com
Video: Why Do Jews Put Stones on Graves?, Myjewishlearning.com
How to Make a Shiva Call, Myjewishlearning.com
How Jewish Burials are Actually Green Burials Too, Reformjudaism.org
Green Burial Council