Why Do Jewish People Believe Cremation Is Wrong?

For in depth article on "Why do Jews forbid Cremation go to: Chapad.org, look up the article death and morning. Here is a overview of the article:To sum up:Cremation· is a transgression of a Biblical law to bury our dead,· demonstrates a rejection of G‑d's supreme "ownership" over all of Creation,· violates our legal responsibility to return what was loaned to us (our bodies) in as wholesome a state as possible,· constitutes a rejection of the Jewish belief of tzelem Elokim (created in G‑d's image),· constitutes a rejection of the Jewish belief in resurrection of the dead,· (if done voluntarily, knowing fully the responsibilities) will cause the body not to be included among the Jewish People when the time of resurrection arrives,· violates the biblical prohibition of following heathen practices,· upends the soul's natural separation and acclimation process, thus causing it additional untold pain,· deviates from Jewish history and our forebears' and contemporaries' selfless and heroic efforts to properly bury our dead, and· declares, in effect, that once the soul has departed the body, the lifeless body has no further value.