- Q. A few days ago we were asked a Shailah about a great Tzadik and Talmid Chacham who bought some years ago a few Kevarim (burial places) for himself and family in a section where his rebetzin, and most of his family members were already buried. Since he was a Cohen, the burial place he chose was next to the end of site and close to the entrance of the cemetery.
Recently, after years went by, he lamentably became aware of very significant changes in his dear Holy cemetery. Now, surprise, surprise! The very next section, closest to his chosen burial place, became a real anti-religious section.
Very sadly, he realized that his most precious chosen holy burial site, was now tragically right next to the burial place acquired by a totally anti-religious activist and even Yom Kippur desecrating individual. He was terribly affected and in pain by this undesirable situation. What could be done?
A. Facing such a critically painful situation, one of the options we suggested was to build an underground brick wall between the burial sites, which would not contradict with the funeral accepted laws of the site, and then add some plants and shrubs between the two sites. Yet that seems a poor answer. (see next question).
Rabbi A. Bartfeld as revised by Horav Yaakov Hirschman, Horav Dovid Pam, Horav Aharon Miller, Horav Chanoch Ehrentreu and Horav Kalman Ochs Shlit’a
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