Jewish Funeral Home

Here is a general overview of Jewish customs and traditions surrounding death, burial, and mourning to be aware of when attending a funeral in the Jewish faith. Jewish funeral customs can vary since there are many subsets of the religion. An orthodox funeral may have a few differences from a reform funeral. We are focusing on the major traditional customs that will help you feel comfortable attending the Jewish funeral of a friend or family member.Spiritual BeliefThe belief in Judaism is that all people are created in the image of God. This includes the deceased and the mourners as well.The Jewish religion focuses on doing good deeds during this life. In Judaism, there is no certainty as to what happens after death, and Jews are free to believe in an afterlife or not.At the Time of DeathBurial takes place within 24 hours or as soon as possible. Nowadays a funeral may take place a few days after passing so that family members across the country can travel to the funeral.Funeral PracticesJewish funerals can take place at various locations. Typically a funeral service begins at the synagogue and is completed at the cemetery. It's also common for a Jewish funeral service to be held at a funeral home before proceeding to the cemetery for burial. Some funerals are graveside only.Jewish tradition calls for the deceased to be buried in a simple wood casket. The casket should be biodegradable, without any nails, and embalming is not allowed. The reason for these traditions is so that decomposition can take place naturally.The casket will be closed; open caskets are not allowed. Immediate family can view the body before the service if they wish. The idea behind this practice is that, since the deceased can’t look at you, then you should not look at them.Your presence at the funeral is meaningful to the grieving family, and attending the funeral is the most important thing you can do to support them. You don’t need to say anything to the mourners and they will be in a private room until the funeral starts. Traditionally you don’t say anything to th...

Those homes have provided obituaries for some of those that have passed away recently. Patch offers condolences to their loved ones, links to their obituaries and notices of upcoming services below. Chicago Jewish Funerals, 8851 Skokie Blvd. in Skokie Norman Edelstein, 87, LincolnwoodService June 25 Samantha L. Ahto, 38, LincolnshireService June 26 Mikhail Abdurakhmanov, 89, ChicagoServices pending Diane Aschman, 67, RiverwoodsServices pending Hy Levens, 96, Lincolnwood David Angert, 94, Palatine Robert Frank, 92, Lincolnwood Marvin L. Goldstein, 86, Northbrook Sarra Danilova, 84, Chicago Samuel Frumkin, 84, Buffalo Grove Naum Galison, 81, Chicago Marsha Brenner, 80, Highland Park Merle Weiss, 76, Mundelein Igor Gorenyuk, 33, Glenview Weinstein & Piser Funeral Home, 111 Skokie Blvd. in Wilmette Juliana "JuJu" Sloane Greenfield, 5, DeerfieldServices June 25 Helen Levitsky, 96, Vernon Hills Carol J. Friedman, 78, Chicago Michael Dinzburg, 60, Morton Grove Donnellan Funeral Home, 10045 Skokie Blvd. in Skokie Kurt T. Jorgensen, 59, Buffalo GroveVisitation and service June 27 Nancy Bodeen née Lindberg, 89, WinnetkaService July 20 Edith Van Tuyle Phelan, 94, Golf Marguerite Sweeney Clohisy, 93, Wilmette Peter Hubert Wood, 85, Winnetka Steven D. Shelton, 28, Winnetka Haben Funeral Home, 8057 Niles Center Road in Skokie John W. Gebhardt, 97, SkokieVisitation and service June 25 Kai V. Jensen, 97, Morton Grove Doris M. Tolzien née DeSmet, 90, Glenview Lore L. Adam, 87, Skokie Michael F. Pfammatter, 64, Lake Forest Simkins Funeral Home, 6251 Dempster St. in Morton Grove Rita J. Wydra née Otten, 92, Morton Grove Cesar Garcia, 83, Chicago Brucetta Stromblad née Bucklew, 76, Evanston Kelley & Spalding Funeral Home, 1787 Deerfield Road in Highland Park Josephine Benassi, 98, Highland ParkVisitation and service June 28 John E. Burchall, 97, Deerfield Seguin & Symonds Funeral Home, 858 Sheridan Road in Highwood Elio Volpentesta, 71, Highwood Wenban Funeral Home, 320 Vine Ave. in Lake Forest a href="https://www.