Be at peace with your choice
Find a spot in your comfort zone
You may be most familiar with the Jewish cemetery closest to you, but if it doesn’t fit your needs, there are often other options a bit further out.

Green burial is Jewish burial
chemical embalming and concrete vaults?
A go-out-in-style funeral?
Here’s why you might like it too
No Carbon Footprint
If the idea of releasing toxins like mercury into the earth (as in a metal-casket burial), or into the air (as in cremation) bothers you, green burial might be the way to go.
Focus on sustainability
The body is not cremated, prepared with chemicals, or buried in a concrete vault. It is simply placed in a biodegradable container and interred in a gravesite to return to nature.
More Affordable
Since the focus is on natural burial, meaningful gravesite ceremonies are common. In place of a lengthy funeral service, attendees will reflect on the eco-friendly lifestyle you truly value.
A Way to Give Back
After a lifetime of rejuvenating in her waters, climbing her peaks, and nourishing our bodies with her quinoa, bananas and coffee beans, green burial restores the earth’s minerals to their rightful place.
You can truly become one with nature
The rising interest in green burial is actually a return to a millenia-old Jewish practice. The concept is rooted in the Jewish idea of ‘dust to dust,’ returning the body to its natural elements. Green burials show respect to the deceased and respect to the environment.

Born a Jew?
Burial takes you full circle.
No matter how “Jewishly” a person lived their life, choosing Jewish burial declares:
I am a Jew. And I choose to be buried as a Jew.
I choose this for the sake of my ancestors.
I choose this for the sake of my descendants.
I choose this for the sake of my body.
And I choose this for the sake of my soul.
Adapted from Doron Kornbluth’s Cremation or Burial: A Jewish View (Mosaica Press, 2012)
How We Help
We don’t sell or broker any services. We simply guide you in arranging Jewish after-life care.
When you call Last Kindness, you can expect to
Discuss your needs and concerns with a counselor
Receive referrals to the best resources near you
Get the information and moral support you need
Have your counselor follow up to be sure you’re taken care of!
Not ready to move on this just yet?
Here's something you can do meanwhile:
Check out an easy way to share your end-of-life wishes with loved ones.