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Observant jews bury the dead in a wood casket. Jews do not embalm the dead and the casket is buried directly in a grave. Judaism does not permit burial vaults and believes "ashes tto ashes, dust to dust". In Israel caskets are not used.

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No. Jews only ever bury their dead as cremation is forbidden by Jewish law.

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Jews never burn the dead as cremation is strictly forbidden in Judaism. Judaism requires the bodies of the dead to be buried completely intact.

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