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# The chevra kaddisha should consist of people who are pious and religious.<Ref>Chazon Ovadia (Aveilut v. 1 p. 300)</ref> | # The chevra kaddisha should consist of people who are pious and religious.<Ref>Chazon Ovadia (Aveilut v. 1 p. 300)</ref> | ||
# The chevra kaddisha should not charge exorbitant amounts for the burial.<ref>Pitchei Teshuva 361:1 citing Chatom Sofer YD 329</ref> | # The chevra kaddisha should not charge exorbitant amounts for the burial.<ref>Pitchei Teshuva 361:1 citing Chatom Sofer YD 329</ref> | ||
# The deceased should be buried in a tallit<ref>Shulchan Aruch 351:2</ref> but the minhag is not to.<ref>Chazon Ovadia (Aveilut v. 1 p. 303), Gesher Hachaim 15:2:1</ref> | |||
==When to do the Burial== | ==When to do the Burial== | ||
# Regarding burials on the second day of Yom Tov see [[Second_Day_of_Yom_Tov#Burials_on_Yom_Tov_Sheni]]. | # Regarding burials on the second day of Yom Tov see [[Second_Day_of_Yom_Tov#Burials_on_Yom_Tov_Sheni]]. | ||
