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samedi 11 janvier 2014

What You Should Know About Jewish Cemeteries In New Jersey

By Marissa Velazquez


Jewish follow their own different way of burying their dead ones according to their own particular religious beliefs. They have to offer a few religious obligations before they can final bury the bodies of their dead loved ones. There are different Jewish cemeteries in New Jersey, some of them are newly established while others have been there since many years.

Apart from old and ancient cemeteries, there are a few new ones as well. The land where cemetery is built is considered a holy place among Jews and in order to cleanse the space, some special religious ceremony is organized. It is a compulsory thing to organize a religious ceremony otherwise the land cannot be used for the purpose of Jewish burials.

Jews are regarded as individuals who live in a very closed type of community. They act very strongly together and try to help each other as much as they can. Jews try to help other members of the community as well. Similarly, they consider it as their own responsibility to establish new cemetery if needed.

During old times, such cemeteries were only located outside of the city, but now it is quite possible to establish one within easy reach of the city centre as people find it more convenient and easy. It can be observed that a few new cemeteries are being established all across New Jersey. Previously, New Jersey had plenty of cemetery places but they were completely destroyed due to wars.

It is a conventional thing to cover the group of a dead individual with his feet toward Jerusalem, which is a quite sacred and sacrosanct put for Jews. Likewise, the headstones put on the graves are generally composed in Hebrew or other provincial dialects. It is not acknowledged as a fitting thing to cover in a non-conventional manner in light of the fact that without legitimate religious practice any entombment is depicted as invalid.

It is considered as a very bad thing if the body is buried without a proper ceremony. The Rabbi should be there and all the loved ones and family members of the dead person should attend the ceremony. Prayers are offered to make the last journey of the dead person smooth and peaceful. It is believed in their faith that once a person dies, you should pray for him till his body is finally buried as it makes his last journey very peaceful.

Apart from New Jersey, there are numerous other establishments old and new all around the United States. A portion of the prominent ones may be names as, Mikveh Israel Cemetery which is established in Philadelphia, Virginia Hebrew cemetery is located in Richmond and other than that, in Cincinnati Old Jewish Cemetery was created to cater the requirements of Jews.

In order to provide convenience and to cater the need of Jews living in the town, there are quite a few Jewish cemeteries in New Jersey. Its a fact that Jews perform their burial ceremony in their own distinctive religious way and they bury their bodies in Jewish cemetery only because they are not allowed to bury in an other ordinary place.




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