Founded 1912 as Weil-Schell Company by Isaac Weil; now owned by Bill Kahn (purchased 2019 from 4th-generation Bob Weil). Staff includes licensed directors Colbie Kaplan and Helen Blansit.
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EverJewish Assessment
Weil Kahn Funeral Home has served Cincinnati's Jewish community since 1912. The funeral home's 18,600 sq ft facility includes a tahara room, separate Kohain building, casket showroom, library, and chapel with seating for up to 350. Tahara is provided by the Chevra Kadisha of Cincinnati. The funeral home maintains relationships with 25+ Jewish cemeteries in the Greater Cincinnati area and serves families across the spectrum of Jewish practice.
May be relevant for: Jewish families in Greater Cincinnati seeking the area's most established and comprehensive Jewish funeral provider with over a century of dedicated service.
Jewish Service Capabilities
Documented from their website. Not independently verified.
TaharaFrom website · Apr 2026▼
On-site tahara room. Ritual washing and purification performed by the Chevra Kadisha of Cincinnati.
Shomer / ShemiraFrom website · Apr 2026▼
Shmeerah (watching over the deceased by a pious Jew/Jewess) with Tehillim recitation until family assembles.
TachrichimFrom website · Apr 2026▼
Traditional white burial shrouds provided.
Kosher CasketsFrom website · Apr 2026▼
All-wood caskets available; many served cemeteries require all-wood caskets with no metal.
Chapel On-SiteFrom website · Apr 2026▼
Chapel seating up to 350 (all rooms open) or 140 (main chapel only). Separate Kohain building. Casket showroom, library, clergy office.
Pre-PlanningFrom website · Apr 2026▼
Pre-planning services available.
Shiva SupportFrom website · Apr 2026▼
Provides shiva candles and comprehensive guidance on shiva customs, sheloshim, kaddish, yahrzeit, and unveiling traditions.
Not found on their website — worth asking about
LivestreamIsrael TransportGreen / Natural Burial
Operational Notes
Practical details from the funeral home's public materials, April 2026.
Tahara provided on-site by the Chevra Kadisha of Cincinnati.
Per funeral home website
Separate Kohain building on premises.
Per funeral home website
Chapel seating capacity: 350.
Per funeral home website
Casket showroom on-site.
Per funeral home website
Maintains directory of 25+ Jewish cemeteries in Greater Cincinnati area.
Per funeral home website
Many affiliated cemeteries follow traditional burial customs (no embalming, shroud, tahara, all-wood caskets required).
Per funeral home website
Additional claims from the funeral home
The funeral home describes itself as having pioneered the modern Jewish funeral home model in Cincinnati.
Member of Jewish Funeral Directors of America; multiple past presidents from the firm.
Where It Is — and the Cemeteries They Serve
Cemeteries they work with · per their website
Serves 25+ Jewish cemeteries in Greater Cincinnati including Adath Israel
Not answered in their public materials — worth asking directly — (513) 469-9345.
From the Funeral Home
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