Jewish custom forbids embalming and forbids anything that could retard the return of the body to the earth. A body in Israel is wrapped in a white shroud - no coffin - and is promptly buried within hours after death.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
10 posted on 07/04/2008 11:51:26 PM PDT by goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)