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Tuesday, October 10, 2023
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Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Health Ministry asks for doctors to help with burial certificates
Renee Ghert-Zand is the health reporter and a feature writer for The Times of Israel.
The Health Ministry issues a request for doctors of all specialties to volunteer to issue burial certificates in the field.
When a person dies at home or on the street, and not in a hospital or institution, their family must obtain a burial certificate from the regional health office.
The certificate is required for the ritual burial society, or hevra kadisha, to bury the deceased.
“Because of the dire and extreme circumstances, we are looking for doctors to volunteer to do this. No specific specialty training is required,” said the Health Ministry in its statement.
Physicians interested in volunteering should contact Yael Yisraeli Nevo at 050-6217221
