EDUCATION
The websites below give additional information on the Jewish customs of burial and mourning.
Primer on Death and Mourning in Jewish Tradition
Resources by the Chevra Kadisha of Cleveland for Jews in Mourning
http://clevelandchevrakadisha.com
Below is a sample document from the Chevra Kadisha of Chicago that may be used to specify burial desires to one's family.
http://www.chevrakadishachicago.org/tomychildren.htm
Below is a wonderful website with much information about Jewish burial customs and resources.
http://www.jewish-funerals.org/
Below is an audio recording of a lecture during a visit in 2006 by Rabbi Shapiro on "The Jewish Way in Death in Mourning".
Rabbi Shapiro Lecture on Jewish Burial and Mourning Customs.