Jewish Funeral Homes in Philadelphia

Listed alphabetically. EverJewish does not rank funeral homes, and no home pays to be listed or placed. "Confirmed by the home" means the home itself has said so, with the month we last checked; otherwise ask when you call.

Call the funeral home first

When a death happens, the Jewish funeral home is the first call — before the cemetery. It brings the deceased into its care, arranges the tahara with the chevra kadisha and a shomer, and works with the cemetery and the rabbi.

1. Call the Jewish funeral home first — not the cemetery. The funeral home brings the deceased into their care, contacts the cemetery and the rabbi, arranges the chevra kadisha and a shomer, and knows what every office in this guide needs. If a hospital or hospice asks which funeral home, name a Jewish one; if the death was at home, the funeral home tells you whom to call.
2. Decide where. If there is a family plot or a synagogue cemetery, say so; the funeral home confirms the space is available. If not, the cemeteries in this guide marked as selling to the public or confirmed by their office are the place to start, and the funeral home will call the offices for you. Take the time the family needs to choose well; the funeral home and the rabbi will tell you what timing is possible.
3. Decide when. Jewish tradition favors burial soon after death, and funerals are not held on Shabbat or festivals. Within that, the funeral home proposes a time once the cemetery and rabbi are confirmed, and the family's needs — people travelling, a rabbi's availability — shape it. Your rabbi will guide you on what is right for your family.

Tahara and a chevra kadisha, a shomer overnight, tachrichim and a kosher casket, what happens on Shabbat or Yom Tov, transport to Israel if that is the wish. Customs differ between communities and families; your rabbi decides what is right for yours.