No lengthy viewing of the body, but no quick burial either.
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The former justice received a Jewish funeral at the Supreme Court. But in other ways, Ginsburg’s burial is breaking with traditional Jewish death rituals.
Jewish law recognises patient choice as decisive in some situations where assisted dying may be an option.
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Under Jewish law the preservation of human life is a cardinal commandment: both suicide and self-endangerment are forbidden.
Should you be digitally fasting this Lent?
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Digital fasting during Lent has become popular. Technology, in fact, can be good for religion.