A Pittsburgh rabbi will drop a federal lawsuit against the state board of funeral directors in exchange for clarification of the law that governs funeral practices.

Under a settlement filed Monday in Scranton, Rabbi Daniel Wasserman of Shaare Torah Congregation — or any other clergy member — can conduct religious burial services without the presence of a licensed funeral director and the state must make sure that funeral directors understand that.

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