Sure, why not. The only objection would be if it was Good Friday, which has the churches tied- up with honoring the Death of Christ. as a general rule- any bans on funeral masses are more for traffic-control than any other reason. There are regularily scheduled masses on Sundays, and also on major religious holidays. There is not problem with Fridays unless it is a major religous holiday- such as Good Friday.
Yes the funeral service can take place on Saturday afternoons.
No, you can have a funeral without an obit. However, the Obit and Funeral Notice alerts family and friends of the time and place for viewing and funeral services.
The Torah is read in the afternoon on Sabbath, Yom Kippur, and public fast days. If a Bar Mitzvah is being highlighted at one of those services, then the Torah is read. Technically, a Bar Mitzvah in and of itself would not be a reason to read the Torah at a service where it wouldn't otherwise be read.
A funeral home is a place of business that provides services to a family after the death of a loved one. They typically handle burial services and arrange the viewing service for the deceased.
My Reform synagogue is that way. I think it may have something to do with privacy issues.
A funeral greeter cleans and drive funeral vehicles in a funeral procession. You have to place caskets in parlors or chaples to wake or funeral.
In my experience as a funeral officiant, I have found that most funerals are done Mon-Fri. I have only done weekend services for memorial services where there is no body present.The funerals CAN be done on a Saturday, if the funeral home is in agreement, but most are done during the week.
"Shabbat Shalom" (peaceful sabbath) is an appropriate form of "goodbye" from about late Friday morning until about Saturday afternoon. Between sundown Friday night and sundown Saturday night, it's also good in place of "hello" when meeting in person ... (i.e. not on the telephone).
The funeral was Nov 2, 2005.
The best place to hear Chopin's Funeral March is at an actual funeral, however, as it is not recommended that you crash a funeral, the next best place to hear it would be to go to your local music store and see if they have it on a CD.
The funeral of Hughie Green took place on 9th May 1997.
most scholars seem to think it was for funeral services
Generally it takes place on the last Saturday in March or the first Saturday in April.