Editing Funeral (section)

===Jewish===
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In [[Judaism]], funerals follow fairly specific rites, though they are subject to variation in custom. [[Halakha]] calls for preparatory rituals involving bathing and shrouding the body accompanied by prayers and readings from the [[Hebrew Bible]], and then a funeral service marked by eulogies and brief prayers, and then the lowering of the body into the grave and the filling of the grave. Traditional law and practice forbid cremation of the body; the [[Reform Judaism|Reform]] Jewish movement generally discourages cremation but does not outright forbid it.<ref name=Jewish>{{cite web|title=Jewish Funeral Traditions|url=https://www.everplans.com/tools-and-resources/jewish-funeral-traditions|publisher=Everplans|access-date=17 June 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://reformjudaism.org/practice/ask-rabbi/what-reform-judaisms-position-cremation|title=What is Reform Judaism's position on cremation?|date=2013-07-16|work=ReformJudaism.org|access-date=2018-02-28|language=en}}</ref>

Burial rites should normally take place as soon as possible and include:
* Bathing the dead body.
* Enshrouding the dead body. Men are shrouded with a {{transliteration|he|[[kittel]]}} and then (outside the [[Land of Israel]]) with a {{transliteration|he|[[tallit]]}} (shawl), while women are shrouded in a plain white cloth.
* Keeping watch over the dead body.
* Funeral service, including eulogies and brief prayers.
* Burial of the dead body in a grave.<ref name=Jewish />
* Filling of the grave, traditionally done by family members and other participants at the funeral.
* In many communities, the deceased is positioned so that the feet face the [[Temple Mount]] in [[Jerusalem]] (in anticipation that the deceased will be facing the reconstructed [[Third Temple]] when the [[messiah]] arrives and [[resurrection of the dead|resurrects the dead]]).<ref name=davidson>{{cite web|title=Are Bodies Buried in a Specific Direction?|url=http://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/1672031/jewish/Are-Bodies-Buried-in-a-Specific-Direction.htm|access-date=November 9, 2014 }}</ref>