The Reform Responsa provide answers to questions about Reform Judaism and Jewish living.
These are selected Responsa related to death, burial, and mourning.
Subject Special Interest Title with Link Index Doc # Year Reference with Link
Cemetery   Building A Chapel On A Cemetery ARR 27 1979 ARR 075-76
Autopsy    Autopsy  ARR 82 1925 ARR 278-283
Organ Donation   Using The Blood Of The Dead ARR 83 1967 ARR 284-287
Funeral   Omission Of Committal Service ARR 87 1976 ARR 296-299
Burial   Burial From The Temple ARR 88 1923 ARR 299-302
Burial Suicide Burial Of A Suicide ARR 89 1959 ARR 299-302
Funeral Suicide A Eulogy For A Suicide ARR 90 1980 ARR 306-307
Funeral Non-Jewish Masonic Service At Funeral ARR 91 1946 ARR 308-309
Funeral Non-Jewish Rabbi officiating at a funeral of Jew in non-Jewish cemetery  ARR 93 1947 ARR 312-314
Funeral Non-Jewish Rabbi Officiating At Christian Scientist's Funeral ARR 94 1909 ARR 314-317
Burial   Burial on a Holy Day (Yom Tov)  ARR 95 1921 ARR 317-320
Burial   Burial Of Jews In Section Of General Cemetery ARR 96 1957 ARR 320-321
Burial Non-Jewish Burial Of Prospective Convert ARR 97 1981 ARR 231-232
Burial Non-Jewish Burial of non-Jewish wives in Jewish cemeteries  ARR 98 1914 ARR 320-341
Cremation Cremation Cremation ARR 100 1891 ARR 341-348
Cemetery   Choice Of A Cemetery ARR 101 1917 ARR 348-349
Burial   Preferred Burial Site ARR 102 1978 ARR 349-350
Cemetery   Direction Of Graves ARR 103 1923 ARR 351-352
Cemetery Non-Jewish Employment Of Non-Jews In a Cemetery ARR 105 1917 ARR 353
Disinterment   Removal Of Dead Body To Another Grave ARR 106 1922 ARR 353-355
Cemetery   Two Coffins In One Grave ARR 107 1975 ARR 355-358
Tombstone   Lapse Of Time Before Setting A Tombstone ARR 108 1932 ARR 358-359
Tombstone   The Setting Of A Tombstone ARR 109 1979 ARR 359-360 
Tombstone   Insignia On A Tombstone ARR 110 1980 ARR 360-361
Tombstone   in absence of body (cenotaph)  ARR 112 1964 ARR 362-365
Tombstone   Exchanging Of A Tombstone ARR 113 1970 ARR 365-367
Tombstone   Mother's Name On Son's Tombstone ARR 114 1976 ARR 367-371
Cemetery   Vandalized Cemetery ARR 115 1974 ARR 371-373
Burial   Burial customs  ARR 116 1923 ARR 373-374
Mourning   Mourning customs  ARR 117 1913 ARR 374-376
Kaddish   Kaddish ARR 118 1980 ARR 377-379
Yahrtzeit   Titles On A Kaddish List ARR 119 1979 ARR 379-380
Kaddish   Standing During Recital Of Kaddish ARR 120 1914 ARR 380-383; 386
Kaddish   Length of Time For Recital of Kaddish ARR 121 1913 ARR 383-385
Kaddish Non-Jewish A Proselyte Reciting Kaddish for Deceased Parents ARR 123 1955 ARR 387-390
Kaddish Non-Jewish Kaddish For A Unitarian Sister ARR 124 1957 ARR 390-392
Yahrtzeit   Educational Value Of Yahrtzeit ARR 126 1914 ARR 392-393
Yahrtzeit   Yahrzeit ARR 127 1980 ARR 393-395
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