Regarding composting the dead: This may have been covered, but traditional Jewish burial practices are quite in keeping with environmental concerns. There's no embalming; a coffin is a plain wood box, which decomposes quite readily; and where it's allowed, some people are buried without a coffin at all--just wrapped in (linen) shrouds. So perhaps we were ahead of our time....
Regarding composting the dead: This may have been covered, but traditional Jewish burial practices are quite in keeping with environmental concerns. There's no embalming; a coffin is a plain wood box, which decomposes quite readily; and where it's allowed, some people are buried without a coffin at all--just wrapped in (linen) shrouds. So perhaps we were ahead of our time....
Regarding composting the dead: This may have been covered, but traditional Jewish burial practices are quite in keeping with environmental concerns. There's no embalming; a coffin is a plain wood box, which decomposes quite readily; and where it's allowed, some people are buried without a coffin at all--just wrapped in (linen) shrouds. So perhaps we were ahead of our time....
My desire to stay ahead of the curve is why I married into your tribe, Josh.