The only child of parents who fled the Nazis, Herbert Max Fraenkel was going to be buried in a shared grave until Paul Anastasi told authorities about the menorah in his home

Group that provides traditional Jewish burial for those who can't afford expenses performs 134 funerals in last month; call for prayer shawls answered from as far away as Florida

In the last month the Chesed Shel Emes in Brooklyn's work has risen fivefold, as they face hurdles from fears of contagion to mountains of paperwork

Islam and Judaism call for speedy funerals, but health precautions are causing delays and keeping family members at a distance

Head of the Israeli Ohr Torah Stone network Rabbi Kenneth Brander states unequivocally that fighting the virus is more important than Jewish funeral rites

Ronnie Peterson will be laid to rest in a Catholic cemetery in Jaffa after wife of Tel Aviv mayor intervenes; funeral arrangements are underway

After extreme sanction is announced, US-based man agrees to formally end religious marriage after over a decade

For some, the practice is rooted in the Bible and prophecies of the Messiah, for others it is Zionist sentiments; whatever the case, it is often a complex affair