Desperate for some help, and knowing no one else to turn to, a Jewish man reached out to New Mexico Shliach Rabbi Bery Schmukler on Wednesday, with whom he used to attend minyan years ago.
His homeless brother had been found deceased in Amarillo, TX, and was transferred to the city morgue. With no other family, no hope and no funds to bury his brother, he was going to leave him to be cremated by the city.
Of course, that was not an option. With accommodations across state lines and quick response, arrangements were made to give a proper and kosher Tahara and Kevurah in the middle of the New Mexico desert at the Jewish section of a Natural Burial site. The shliach’s car was packed with all the necessities like sheets, water, dirt from Eretz Yisroel and tachrichim and the ultimate mitzvah was done.
You can take part in this mitzvah by donating towards the over $5,500 cost of the funeral home, transport, cemetery etc. at www.ChabadLC.org/Donate with comment of Kevuras Yisroel.
Pictures were taken by the driver of the funeral home who was so inspired by the efforts towards a fellow Jew whom they had never even met.
Wow wow wow wow
Keep up your amazing work!!!!
Unbelievable to see! Thank you for sharing this Mitzvah!
Why is he buried in the middle of no where?? No cemetery?
It says at the Jewish section of a natural burial site (cemetery)
The article says, the Jewish section of a Natural Burial site.
Out in the wilderness like that! Wow! The Rebbe’s koichois!!
Incredible of shliach and bochur!
Also, what is a natural buriel site?