It depends on what other funeral ceremonies you are comparing it to. Even so it is no less distressing nor less respectful.
At a Jewish funeral home or synagogue or at the graveside.
Yes, it was.
At a Jewish funeral home or synagogue or at the graveside.
D. Weinberger has written: 'The funeral and cemetery handbook =' -- subject(s): Burial laws (Jewish law), Handbooks, manuals, Jewish Funeral rites and ceremonies, Jewish mourning customs, Jewish funeral rites and ceremonies
For the first 7 days after the funeral. However, shiva may be cut short due to Shabbat and/or Jewish holidays.
Friends and family of the deceased
Yes, but it is not required.
Shaul Israeli has written: 'Dabar le-dor' -- subject(s): Hebrew Jewish sermons, Jewish funeral sermons, Jewish Funeral sermons 'Sefer Mishpete Shaul'
Virtually all Jews in Israel at the time of Jesus had Jewish funerals, including Jesus. At that time, a Jewish funeral would have NOT included a coffin.However, according to Christian belief, Jesus was never buried.
Sunday
The funeral, which in ideal circumstances, is also the day of death.
The rituals surrounding death and burial in Judaism are very specific. The funeral must be lead by either a rabbi or someone Jewish (in non-Orthodox communities, it can be either a Jewish man or woman). Although it might be acceptable for a non-Jew to speak at a Jewish funeral in some communities, it would never be appropriate for that person to speak on behalf of the family.