Is any work or carrying permitted regarding a corpse on Shabbat or Yom Kippur?
Synopsis
On Shabbat and Yom Kippur, even non-Jews may not deal with the corpse. Only minimal actions like placing it in a pre-made grave-plot are permitted.
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