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Home Chinuch (3) Chumash (16) Halacha (948) Hashkafa (21) Miscellaneous (65) Money Matters (43) • Parshas Tzav: Rabbeinu Bachaye - Covering the Shame of Sinners • Parshas Pinchas: Rav Yehonoson Eibshitz - Where did Zimri the Great Tzaddik go Wrong? • Showering the Night Before a Taanis • Ha Lachma Anya: Rav Eliyahu Dessler - Celebrating Freedom With Poor Bread • Rav Yaakov Edelstein - The Two Words He Wanted to Be Able to Speak   Email To a Friend: http://revach.net/ask/article.php?id=1778 Recipient's Email(s) required note:to send to many email addresses, put a comma in-between. Your Name (optional): Your Email Address required: Extra Comments:(optional) Type Image Code Security Code: TAGS:cremation  death  pets Halacha - canine burial Submitted by anonymous  Answered by Rav Peretz Moncharsh Question: Answer: I'm sorry to hear about the passing of your pet and I understand the dilemma you face. It's true that Judaism forbids cremation of human remains. however the primary reason for this is because it demonstrated a lack of belief in the ultimate resurrection. Since even a very loyal animal that has completely fulfilled its purpose in this world is not destined to be resurrected, there is no problem cremating it. Furthermore, cremation is considered disrespectful to the human body which was created in "G-d's image", but this reason too does not apply to man's best friend. posted:2010-03-21 19:20:19 printable version     email to a friend  "Zissen" Pesach Toivel Hot water Urn Bracha for bANANAS sprinkler on Shabbos clock shaving body canine burial Pesach - Plastic Wrap Mah Nistana in Yiddish Touching Packaged raw meat on Shabbos dishes not to be used for Pesach