Intermarriage spurs changes to burial rules

Intermarriage spurs changes to burial rules

August 5, 2009 News

The rising tide of intermarriage is forcing Jewish communities across Canada to consider the question of joint burial for interfaith couples. The rule has been that Jewish cemeteries are for Jewish burial only. But that’s beginning to change.

Rabbi Larry Dolgin

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