Overland Park rabbi, frustrated by funeral costs, negotiates a deal for the dead

If you’re a Jew, you just can’t shop around for funerals. According to tradition, cremation is out. To make matters worse, traditional funeral service at one of Kansas City’s few Jewish funeral homes can run over $10,000. That’s ten grand for a box and some spoken Hebrew in a recently vacuumed room with a few jars of potpourri. Maybe a pot of coffee in the corner if you ask. And you still have to pay for the plot.

It’s enough to make your dearly departed spin around in their overpriced

boxes.