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Did you ever need to arrange after-life care for a loved one?
What was that like for you? Did you have the support you needed?

Someday, somewhere, there’ll be someone in a similar position, searching for support. Perhaps in a too-silent ICU unit or on a lonely flight down South. They may be feeling alone and vulnerable. By kindly sharing your experience, you can ease theirs.

These stories touch hearts — all the time

Deborah’s Story

“Even if I don’t know all the laws and the reasons behind them, what if there’s a deeper reason? If I choose cremation, I can never go back. But how can I afford this?”

On her Mom’s first yahrzeit, Deborah recalls:

My mother lived alone, and until the last year or two of her life was okay. Or at least that’s what we thought.

Mom wasn’t easy to deal with, and not because of the onset of dementia or old age. This was who she was. But, she was still my mom, the woman who gave me life, and raised me as best she knew how.

To be clear, we weren’t nor are we now Torah observant Jews.

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Teri’s Story

“It bothers me that there’s no real place where Francine is. I would have liked a concrete place to connect with her. My parents were buried and I can visit them anytime. But Francine doesn’t exist anymore.”

My aunt Francine died four months from the day she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. She was a very smart, determined, progressive woman who was involved in politics.

Her husband had passed away a few years prior, and she had no children. We were close growing up, and during her illness, my husband and I helped her with whatever she needed.

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It’s stories like these that prompt people to explore their options for after-life care.

By sharing your story today you may be gifting a fellow Jew with a gentle and respectful Jewish burial

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The Jewish Burial Legacy Project

Were you leaning towards or planning on cremation and then changed your plan to burial? Are you a family member of someone who changed their mind?
If yes, we would love the opportunity to speak with you.

Here are some of the things we can do for you:

  • Discuss the Jewish approach to caring for the deceased
  • Assist you in arranging a Jewish burial
  • Answer questions about mourning, kaddish, or any aspect of Jewish law or tradition
  • Help you fill out your ‘Expression of Wishes’ document
  • Provide personal guidance for discussing after-life care with a loved one
Of course, if you have a different question or concern, we will always do our best to guide.