#5313 A Burning Shailah
What is the correct way to deal with a non-religious family member who wants to cremate the grandfather of a Baaeil Teshuva family, when he is in charge of the proceedings?
There are different methods that could be used for convincing the offspring to take good care of the remains of their deceased elders.
One successful argument that I personally used with families of Holocaust survivors, is that we most tragically already had many, many of our forefathers cremated in the Nazis crematoriums, and we should not add more to them in any way.
Rabbi A. Bartfeld as revised by, Horav Yaakov Hirschman, Horav Dovid Pam, Horav Aharon Miller, Horav Chanoch Ehrentreu and Horav Kalman Ochs Shlit’a
Answered by: Hagaon Rav Shlomo Miller Shlit'a
Published: February 21, 2025