Jewish burial customs reflect a fundamental belief: that in death, as in life, all people are equal. That’s why, for centuries, Jews have been buried in simple wooden caskets — most often ...

A group of pallbearers fell into their loved one's grave after a wooden platform collapsed, injuring them and leaving them pinned beneath the casket.

Good Samaritans are looking for four children whose picture during a heartbreaking burial went viral The kids stood beside a wooden coffin as the guests who surrounded them from a distance fixed ...

As they put down the casket, the wood platform above the burial site collapses, sending the pallbearers and the casket tumbling into the grave. Aviles’ stepdaughter Maribelle Rodriguez said she couldn ...