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Philadelphia, PA · Est. 1800s · Family-Owned
Goldsteins' Rosenberg's Funeral Directors is a family-owned funeral home serving Jewish families in the Philadelphia area and South Jersey. The business has operated for over 140 years, originally under the name Roth-Goldsteins', and maintains multiple locations in Galloway, NJ, and the Greater Philadelphia area. The firm is owned and operated by generations of the Goldstein family and includes female funeral directors.
May be relevant for: Families in Philadelphia and South Jersey looking for a deeply established, traditional family-owned Jewish funeral home.
Philadelphia, PA · Est. 1877 · Family-Owned
Goldsteins' Rosenberg's Raphael Sacks is Philadelphia's oldest Jewish funeral home, operating continuously for over 140 years across five generations of family ownership. The firm was formed through mergers of Morris Rosenberg (1877), Raphael-Sacks (1911), and Goldsteins' Memorial Chapel (1944). It serves Orthodox, Conservative, Reform, interfaith, and non-denominational families from five chapel locations in Philadelphia, the suburbs, and Southern New Jersey.
May be relevant for: Jewish families across the Greater Philadelphia area and Southern New Jersey seeking the region's most historically established Jewish funeral home with five locations.
Trevose, PA · Est. 1883 · Family-Owned
Joseph Levine & Sons is a family-owned Jewish funeral home in the Philadelphia region, operating since 1883. The firm owns Haym Salomon Memorial Park, a 43-acre cemetery, and provides services including shiva support and streaming of funeral services.
May be relevant for: Families in the Philadelphia region seeking a prestigious, historic family-owned firm capable of accommodating all levels of Jewish observance.
Ewing Township, NJ · Family-Owned
Orland's Ewing Memorial Chapel is an independent, Jewish family-owned funeral home in Mercer County, currently in its third generation under Joel and Max Orland. The chapel is active in the local Jewish community, with leadership serving on boards of Jewish agencies including Greenwood House and JFCS. They maintain on-site refrigeration to offer alternatives to embalming.
May be relevant for: Jewish families in Mercer County seeking an independent, deeply community-involved funeral home that specializes in natural burial.
Brooklyn, NY · Est. 1898 · Family-Owned
Sherman's Flatbush Memorial Chapel has served the Jewish community of Greater New York since 1898. Fourth-generation family-owned and independently operated, it is among the few remaining family-owned Jewish funeral homes in Brooklyn. The chapel accommodates Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform customs, executing only the traditions families choose. Two chapels serve the community. The funeral home provides transparent pricing and extensive online resources on Jewish funeral customs, mourning, shiva, and yahrzeit observance.
May be relevant for: Jewish families in Brooklyn, Midwood, and Greater New York seeking an independent, family-owned Jewish funeral home with over 125 years of experience and flexible approach to tradition.
Brooklyn, NY · Est. 1931 · Family-Owned
Weinstein, Garlick, Kirschenbaum Chapels is an independent, family-owned Jewish funeral home operating since 1931. The business maintains facilities in Brooklyn and Yonkers and emphasizes its independence from national funeral corporations.
May be relevant for: New York families seeking a firmly established, independent Jewish funeral home as an alternative to corporate providers.
Brooklyn, NY · Family-Owned
Kehila Chapels is a family-owned Jewish funeral home in Brighton Beach operating for 70 years. They offer traditional services and feature audio and video systems that allow Kohainim to participate from outside the chapel during services.
May be relevant for: New York families looking for an independent, highly traditional Jewish funeral home with accommodations for Kohainim.
New York, NY · Non-Profit
Plaza Jewish Community Chapel is a not-for-profit funeral chapel owned and operated by the Jewish community in New York. Governed by an unpaid Board of Directors of clergy, social service executives, and community lay leaders, it provides Jewish funeral services and bereavement support including conferences and educational programs.
May be relevant for: Families looking for a community-owned, non-profit Jewish funeral chapel that offers transparent pricing and extensive bereavement support.
Union, NJ · Est. 1975 · Family-Owned
Menorah Chapels at Millburn is an exclusively Jewish, family-owned funeral home in Union County. The home maintains its own standalone building and is operated across multiple generations by the Ross/Kerstein family. They focus on traditional Jewish funeral practices and earth burial.
May be relevant for: Families in Union County seeking a strictly Jewish, locally-owned funeral home that upholds traditional observance.
Forest Hills, NY · Corporate
Sinai Chapels is part of the Dignity Memorial network, a national provider of funeral and cemetery services. The home offers pre-planning options and educational materials on cemetery property.
May be relevant for: Families seeking traditional Jewish services with the structural and financial backing of a large national corporate network.
Forest Hills, NY · Corporate (SCI/Dignity Memorial)
Parkside Memorial Chapels in Forest Hills, Queens has served the Jewish community for over 70 years. The funeral home offers tahara with an on-site tahara room, shomer services, and kosher catering. It accommodates Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform traditions. The location includes a large-capacity chapel, event space, and reception areas for gatherings.
May be relevant for: Jewish families in Queens and greater NYC seeking a dedicated Jewish funeral home with comprehensive traditional services and modern event facilities.
Forest Hills, NY · Corporate (SCI/Dignity Memorial)
Schwartz Brothers-Jeffer Memorial Chapels in Forest Hills, Queens specializes in Jewish funeral traditions across Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform observances. The chapel shares facilities at 114-03 Queens Boulevard with other Jewish funeral homes, including a tahara room, shomer services, and kosher catering. Russian-speaking staff are available.
May be relevant for: Jewish families in Queens and greater NYC, including Russian-speaking families, seeking a dedicated Jewish funeral provider.
Sorted by distance from Lakewood
Hamilton, NJ · 18 mi away
Woodbridge Township, NJ · 33 mi away
Elizabeth, NJ · 40 mi away
Glendale, NY · 45 mi away
Ridgewood, NY · 45 mi away
Glendale, NY · 45 mi away
Philadelphia, PA · 49 mi away
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