Lawsuit: Embalming violated family's faith

CNN ^ | April 3, 2002 | AP

[the_devils_advocate_666]

MIAMI, Florida (AP) -- A widower filed a lawsuit claiming his wife was embalmed by a university's mortuary science students without his permission or knowledge.

Jeffrey Post claims Lynn University violated his and his wife's Jewish faith because embalming is not allowed under their religion.

[the_devils_advocate_666]

Money, Money, Money! Like god (or should that be God) really gives a s**t whether the body is embalmed, cremated, buried, burnt, whatever...

[wideawake]

LOL!!!

As I can see from your screenname, you must be a truly impartial observer!

[wideawake]

And if the Levitt-Weinstein funeral home tampered with his wife's body without permission, while claiming all the while to be providing service compatible with Jewish law, then they've committed fraud.

[the_devils_advocate_666]

Okay, I must admit that you are obsolutely correct on this point.

[Maceman]

the traditions of Reform Judaism

Based on my early education in Reform Judaism, it seems that the only inviolable tradition they have is voting for Democrats.

[ItisaReligionofPeace]

Actually, under Judaism, a person is not supposed to be embalmed.

[Lazamataz]

You are free to believe in depravity and nihilism, as your screen name indicates, but you have no right to deny another their chosen faith and traditions.

[Britton J Wingfield]

"There will be no closure now," said Post. "If you are embalmed or tattooed, you are denied the privilege of seeing God. My wife will never rest in peace."

I wonder what they think happens to the poor bastards thats were tattooed by the nazis in the camps.

Most even vaguely religious Jews I know will not get tattoos, though quite a few of them seem ok with piercing every available protrusion.

[Lazamataz]

I'm a back-sliding Baptist myself, and I don't want to be embalmed either. I don't want to turn, gradually, to goo. Just let me return to dust and be done with it.

I am, however, okay with being pushed through those PlayDough Fun Factory machines and being made into interesting and educational shapes.

[wideawake]

I wonder what they think happens to the poor bastards thats were tattooed by the nazis in the camps.

The Mizrachim have some interesting theories on this point.

[Deguello]

A Viking funeral will be fine for me. But you will have to bring your own beer.

[laotzu]

"..being made into interesting and educational shapes"

Years later, you still crack me up.

I owe you a couple of drinks.

[FormerLib]

But you will have to bring your own beer.

Yeah, like anyone's coming to such a cheap &@$#@^*'s funeral!

[Lazamataz]

A Viking funeral will be fine for me. But you will have to bring your own beer.

On the other hand, I will be more educational for children. They can fashion my noodle-like corpse into numbers and letters.

[tracer]

Keep the beer away from your Viking funeral. Hint: the departed one must be cremated while being put out to sea......

[tracer]

I guess you could say that the fix is in.....

[tracer]

You could be the new Gumby.....

[Deguello]

I got that worked out. We could use an old boat less the motor and float it in a stock tank.

And if it is during the Fall season, have a Dove shoot before and after.

[tracer]

Sounds great. But let's not forget the traditional Swan Feast.

But, still, the challenge will be to keep the beer-logged "mourners" from peeing on and extinguishing the funeral pyre...