where can i be buried?
so here is a question for all of you that i am unsure where i stand in the mix of it........
i was born to a christian mother-baptized and all. at the age 3 i was adopted by a jewish reform mother. (no father in the picture in either case) i had a naming ceremony, had a bat mitzvah and even went to hebrew school a year after that. My family that has past away so far (a grandpa and uncle) have been buried in a jewish cemetary. I have been told i have a plot saved for me (my mom wants to be cremated and ashes thrown over the water). the thing is i never had a convertion ceremony -nor do i want one (i know in the orthodox mind i am not jewish)i believe the fact that i believe -truly-in my heart enough for G-d. What are the rules on getting buried in a Jewish cemetary thoguh-would i be allowed-or would i not be considered jewish? Also my current boyfriend is Catholic-if i were to marry him who's to say i may change my mind and be buried someplace else-how hard is it to have a jewish burial outside a jewish cemetary? i know i'm really young to be thinking about these things now but it does affect some of the things i do now-like i've restrained getting a tattoo because i know you can't be buried in a jewish cemetary with one. thanxs for any input.
i was born to a christian mother-baptized and all. at the age 3 i was adopted by a jewish reform mother. (no father in the picture in either case) i had a naming ceremony, had a bat mitzvah and even went to hebrew school a year after that. My family that has past away so far (a grandpa and uncle) have been buried in a jewish cemetary. I have been told i have a plot saved for me (my mom wants to be cremated and ashes thrown over the water). the thing is i never had a convertion ceremony -nor do i want one (i know in the orthodox mind i am not jewish)i believe the fact that i believe -truly-in my heart enough for G-d. What are the rules on getting buried in a Jewish cemetary thoguh-would i be allowed-or would i not be considered jewish? Also my current boyfriend is Catholic-if i were to marry him who's to say i may change my mind and be buried someplace else-how hard is it to have a jewish burial outside a jewish cemetary? i know i'm really young to be thinking about these things now but it does affect some of the things i do now-like i've restrained getting a tattoo because i know you can't be buried in a jewish cemetary with one. thanxs for any input.