Burial in tiers
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Question
Her son said that it is worthwhile to buy a burial plot in the ground, and she asks whether it must specifically be in regular ground or whether multi-level (tiered) burial is also permissible. Her parents are buried in Holon, and there is a burial level above them. Is it permissible to purchase a plot there or in a similar place, or should she instead buy a double plot?
Answer
It is forbidden to bury in multi-level (tiered) structures, but a double plot, where one deceased is buried above the other with sixty centimeters left between them and both are within the ground, is permitted.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh De’ah, siman 362 and 364
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