Amid the quarantinis, the kids crawling over laptops, and the dog walks, we are losing sight of a picture we don’t want to see. People are still dying. Death is scary. And it happens to other people.
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For anyone, planning a funeral for a loved one who has passed isn't easy. During the COVID-19 pandemic, planning a funeral under shelter-in-place restrictions can make things even harder. "I had ...
That was the question I found myself asking a couple weeks ago, as I prepared to sit on my couch, boot up my laptop and log in to my cousin Skip’s funeral. Should I put on a nice shirt? Or was a ...
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An 18-month investigation led police to charge a North Jersey teen accused of interrupting a Zoom virtual memorial service for a South Brunswick High School student who died in a 2021 car crash and ...
Sign up for Forwarding the News, our essential morning briefing with trusted, nonpartisan news and analysis, curated by Senior Writer Benyamin Cohen. I waited outside ...
Holding a funeral or memorial on a videoconferencing platform like Zoom offers several advantages: It’s easy for distant guests to attend, and you can record it. By Steven J. Birenbaum When my 80-year ...
One heartbreaking reality of COVID-imposed social distancing includes funerals via Zoom. First, you are not mourning alone. Physical distance does not necessarily equate to emotional distance. I have ...
An 18-month investigation led police to charge a North Jersey teen accused of interrupting a Zoom virtual memorial service for a South Brunswick High School student who died in a 2021 car crash and ...
The chapel’s capacity is 85 people. On Friday, it held only a handful of Guadalupe Ortiz-Sandoval’s closest relatives. They gathered with the priest and the camera operator, who broadcast the service ...
I went to my first Zoom funeral a couple of weeks ago. I had no idea what to expect. That phrase—“Zoom funeral”—sounds so tacky and degrading. Who would come? How would it work? What would people wear ...