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Jewish Burial Guide
Hartford & New Haven

Every documented Jewish cemetery within about 35 miles of Hartford & New Haven, town by town, with what each has confirmed — the Jewish funeral homes that serve the area — and what to do in the first hours.
48cemeteries
28towns
2funeral homes
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A starting point for a hard week, and a better one for a calm year. It does not rank or recommend. It says what is documented about each cemetery, what its office has confirmed directly, and what a family should still ask.

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If you are holding this today

In the first hours there are two decisions that must be made today and many that can wait. The order below is the order that spares a family the most.

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.

Call your rabbi, or ask the funeral home to.

The rabbi guides the family through the day, leads the service, and answers the questions about custom and law that come up in the hours ahead. If the family has no rabbi, the funeral home and the Federation's chaplaincy can find one.

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.

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.

Let the rest wait.

The monument, the wording, the meal of consolation menu, the thank-you notes, the estate — none of it belongs to today. Ask one relative or friend to hold the list of what can wait, and to keep it away from the mourners.

Decide today
Which Jewish funeral home
Which cemetery, and that a space is confirmed
Who the rabbi is
The day and hour, once the cemetery confirms
Bring, or have at hand
The full Hebrew name of the deceased and of their parents, if known
Any deed, contract or letter about an existing plot
The name of the synagogue, if any
A photo ID for the person making arrangements
The names and phone numbers of the immediate family
Jewish tradition generally avoids autopsy and embalming. If a hospital raises either, ask your rabbi before deciding — hospitals accommodate the question when it is asked promptly, and a Jewish funeral home will know what to do.

The area 48 cemeteries · 28 towns · numbers match the listings

Map of the Jewish cemeteries and funeral homes in Hartford & New Haven
Verified by the cemeteryConfirmed by the cemeteryDetailed listingBasic listingJewish funeral home

How to read the listings

Each cemetery carries one of four labels, the same words used on everjewish.com. They describe how much has been confirmed — never quality, and never a ranking. Verification cannot change what a page says about a cemetery; it only adds the cemetery's own confirmed details.

✓ Verified by the cemetery — identity verified; the cemetery keeps its own page current.
Confirmed by the cemetery — its office confirmed availability, contact and hours with EverJewish, free.
Detailed listing — compiled by EverJewish from the cemetery's own website.
Basic listing — location and phone on record; details not yet confirmed.
As of this edition, 46 of the 48 cemeteries in the area have not yet confirmed whether plots are available. Their offices can confirm details with EverJewish at no cost, and the next edition will show it. Families: always call the office before deciding.
Meriden, CT · 1, 2 · 3 mi
Middletown, CT · 3 · 8 mi
New Britain, CT · 4 · 13 mi
Waterbury, CT · 5, 6 · 13 mi
Newington, CT · 7 · 13 mi
New Haven, CT · 8, 9, 10 · 15 mi
Wethersfield, CT · 11, 12, 13, 14 · 15 mi
West Hartford, CT · 15 · 16 mi
Orange, CT · 16 · 19 mi
Hartford, CT · 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 · 19 mi
Deep River, CT · 23 · 20 mi
Avon, CT · 24, 25, 26 · 20 mi
Manchester, CT · 27 · 24 mi
Windsor, CT · 28 · 26 mi
South Windsor, CT · 29 · 26 mi
Torrington, CT · 30 · 29 mi
Bridgeport, CT · 31 · 30 mi
East Granby, CT · 32 · 30 mi
Candlewood Lake Club, CT · 33 · 33 mi
Ellington, CT · 34 · 33 mi
Danbury, CT · 35 · 35 mi
Waterford, CT · 36, 37 · 35 mi
Preston, CT · 38, 39, 40 · 38 mi
Compo, CT · 41 · 39 mi
Norwalk, CT · 42, 43, 44 · 42 mi
Noank, CT · 45 · 43 mi
Stamford, CT · 46, 47 · 48 mi
Glenville, CT · 48 · 55 mi

Cemeteries by town nearest to Hartford & New Haven first

Meriden, CT 3 mi from Hartford & New Haven · 2 cemeteries

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1Walnut Grove Cemetery
Detailed listing
817 Old Colony Road  ·  (203) 235-6504  ·  tbsoffice@tbshamden.com  ·  Jewish section within a larger cemetery
Availability not yet confirmed — call the office before deciding.
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2Temple B'nai Abraham Cemetery
Basic listing — details not yet confirmed
Corrigan Ave, Meriden, CT  ·  Standalone Jewish cemetery  ·  Congregational  ·  Temple B'nai Abraham
Availability not yet confirmed — call the office before deciding.

Middletown, CT 8 mi from Hartford & New Haven · 1 cemetery

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3Congregation Adath Israel Cemetery
Basic listing — details not yet confirmed
Congregation Adath Israel, 8 Broad Street, Middletown, CT 06457  ·  (860) 346-4709  ·  office@adathisraelct.org  ·  Congregational  ·  Congregation Adath Israel
Availability not yet confirmed — call the office before deciding.

New Britain, CT 13 mi from Hartford & New Haven · 1 cemetery

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4Beth Alom Cemetery
Basic listing — details not yet confirmed
46 Allen Street, New Britain, CT 06053  ·  (860) 225-2817  ·  Standalone Jewish cemetery  ·  Society  ·  Beth Alom Cemetery Association, Inc.
Availability not yet confirmed — call the office before deciding.

Waterbury, CT 13 mi from Hartford & New Haven · 2 cemeteries

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5Farband Cemetery
Basic listing — details not yet confirmed
850 Meriden Road  ·  (203) 753-0776
Availability not yet confirmed — call the office before deciding.
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6Melchizedek Jewish Cemetery
Basic listing — details not yet confirmed
2324 East Main Street  ·  (203) 754-9105
Availability not yet confirmed — call the office before deciding.

Newington, CT 13 mi from Hartford & New Haven · 1 cemetery

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7Temple Sinai Cemetery
Basic listing — details not yet confirmed
41 West Hartford Road, Newington, Connecticut 06111  ·  Standalone Jewish cemetery  ·  Congregational  ·  Temple Sinai
Availability not yet confirmed — call the office before deciding.

New Haven, CT 15 mi from Hartford & New Haven · 3 cemeteries

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8B'nai Jacob Memorial Park
Basic listing — details not yet confirmed
Wintergreen Avenue  ·  Standalone Jewish cemetery  ·  Congregational  ·  B'nai Jacob
Availability not yet confirmed — call the office before deciding.
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9Congregation Mishkan Israel Cemetery
Basic listing — details not yet confirmed
701 Whalley Avenue  ·  (203) 288-3877  ·  Standalone Jewish cemetery  ·  Congregational  ·  Congregation Mishkan Israel
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10Keser Israel Memorial Park
Basic listing — details not yet confirmed
Congregation Beth El-Keser Israel, 85 Harrison Street, New Haven, CT 06515-1724  ·  (203) 389-2108  ·  office@beki.org
Availability not yet confirmed — call the office before deciding.

Wethersfield, CT 15 mi from Hartford & New Haven · 4 cemeteries

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11The Emanuel Synagogue Cemetery
Detailed listing
1361 Berlin Turnpike  ·  (860) 236-1275  ·  cemetery@emanuelsynagogue.org
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12Beth David Cemetery
Basic listing — details not yet confirmed
1361 Berlin Turnpike, Wethersfield, Connecticut 06109  ·  Jewish section within a larger cemetery  ·  Congregational  ·  Administered via Weinstein Mortuary directory (Hartford)
Availability not yet confirmed — call the office before deciding.
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13Beth Tefilah Cemetery
Basic listing — details not yet confirmed
Jordan Lane Extension, Wethersfield, Connecticut 06109  ·  Jewish section within a larger cemetery  ·  Congregational  ·  Administered via Weinstein Mortuary directory (Hartford)
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14United Synagogues of Greater Hartford Cemetery
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Cleveland Ave Extension
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West Hartford, CT 16 mi from Hartford & New Haven · 1 cemetery

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15Beth Jacob Cemetery
Basic listing — details not yet confirmed
Hurlbut Street, West Hartford, Connecticut 06110  ·  Standalone Jewish cemetery  ·  Congregational  ·  Association of Jewish Cemeteries of Greater Hartford
Availability not yet confirmed — call the office before deciding.

Orange, CT 19 mi from Hartford & New Haven · 1 cemetery

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16Beth Shalom Cemetery
Basic listing — details not yet confirmed
Congregation Or Shalom, 205 Old Grassy Hill Road, Orange, CT 06477  ·  (203) 799-2341  ·  info@orshalomct.org  ·  Congregational  ·  Beth Shalom
Availability not yet confirmed — call the office before deciding.

Hartford, CT 19 mi from Hartford & New Haven · 6 cemeteries

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17Aaron Association Cemetery
Basic listing — details not yet confirmed
999 Garden Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06112  ·  Jewish section within a larger cemetery  ·  Administered via Weinstein Mortuary directory (Hartford)
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18Ados Israel Cemetery
Basic listing — details not yet confirmed
191 Ward Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06106  ·  Jewish section within a larger cemetery  ·  Congregational  ·  Administered via Weinstein Mortuary directory (Hartford)
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19Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery
Basic listing — details not yet confirmed
200 FD Oates Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut 06120  ·  Jewish section within a larger cemetery  ·  Congregational  ·  Administered via Weinstein Mortuary directory (Hartford)
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20Congregation Agudas Achim Cemetery
Basic listing — details not yet confirmed
Cleveland Ave Extension, Hartford, Connecticut 06120  ·  Jewish section within a larger cemetery  ·  Congregational  ·  Administered via Weinstein Mortuary directory (Hartford)
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21Congregation Tikvoh Chadoshoh Cemetery
Basic listing — details not yet confirmed
401 Tower Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut 06112  ·  Jewish section within a larger cemetery  ·  Congregational  ·  Administered via Weinstein Mortuary directory (Hartford)
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22Jewish War Veterans Cemetery
Basic listing — details not yet confirmed
300 Cleveland Ave, Hartford, Connecticut 06120  ·  Jewish section within a larger cemetery  ·  Burial society  ·  Association of Jewish Cemeteries of Greater Hartford
Availability not yet confirmed — call the office before deciding.

Deep River, CT 20 mi from Hartford & New Haven · 1 cemetery

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23Rodef Shalom Cemetery in Fountain Hill Cemetery
Detailed listing
57 High Street  ·  (860) 526-4752  ·  office@cbsrz.org  ·  Standalone Jewish cemetery  ·  Congregational  ·  Rodef Shalom Cemetery in Fountain Hill
Availability not yet confirmed — call the office before deciding.

Avon, CT 20 mi from Hartford & New Haven · 3 cemeteries

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24Beth El Temple Cemetery
Basic listing — details not yet confirmed
51 Jackson Street, Avon, CT 06001  ·  (860) 233-9696  ·  Standalone Jewish cemetery  ·  Congregational  ·  Beth El Temple
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25Congregation Beth Israel Cemetery
Basic listing — details not yet confirmed
51 Jackson Street, Avon, Connecticut 06001  ·  (860) 233-8215  ·  Standalone Jewish cemetery  ·  Congregational  ·  Administered via Weinstein Mortuary directory (Hartford)
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26Farmington Valley Jewish Congregation Cemetery
Basic listing — details not yet confirmed
50 Mountain View Avenue, Avon, Connecticut 06001  ·  Standalone Jewish cemetery  ·  Farmington Valley Jewish Congregation
Availability not yet confirmed — call the office before deciding.

Manchester, CT 24 mi from Hartford & New Haven · 1 cemetery

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27Temple Beth Sholom Memorial Park
Basic listing — details not yet confirmed
Autumn Street, Manchester, Connecticut 06040  ·  Standalone Jewish cemetery  ·  Congregational  ·  Administered via Weinstein Mortuary directory (Hartford)
Availability not yet confirmed — call the office before deciding.

Windsor, CT 26 mi from Hartford & New Haven · 1 cemetery

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28Congregation Beth Ahm Cemetery
Basic listing — details not yet confirmed
10 Club House Road, Windsor, Connecticut 06095  ·  Jewish section within a larger cemetery  ·  Congregational  ·  Administered via Weinstein Mortuary directory (Hartford)
Availability not yet confirmed — call the office before deciding.

South Windsor, CT 26 mi from Hartford & New Haven · 1 cemetery

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29Beth Olam Cemetery
Basic listing — details not yet confirmed
71 Edith Road, South Windsor, Connecticut 06074  ·  Jewish section within a larger cemetery  ·  Congregational  ·  Administered via Weinstein Mortuary directory (Hartford)
Availability not yet confirmed — call the office before deciding.

Torrington, CT 29 mi from Hartford & New Haven · 1 cemetery

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30Sons of Jacob Cemetery
Confirmed by the cemetery
Winsted Road, Torrington, CT. Mailing: Sons of Jacob Cemetery, Inc., P.O. Box 1665, Torrington, CT 06790  ·  (203) 217-5596  ·  rperreault1960@gmail.com
Selling plots to the public · confirmed by the cemetery — Active but small cemetery.

Bridgeport, CT 30 mi from Hartford & New Haven · 1 cemetery

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31B'nai Israel Section in Fairfield Cemetery
Detailed listing
201 Kings Hwy E  ·  (203) 336-1858  ·  info@cbibpt.org  ·  Standalone Jewish cemetery  ·  Congregational  ·  B'nai Israel
Availability not yet confirmed — call the office before deciding.

East Granby, CT 30 mi from Hartford & New Haven · 1 cemetery

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32Beth Hillel Synagogue Cemetery
Basic listing — details not yet confirmed
80 Wolcott Rd, East Granby, Connecticut 06026  ·  Jewish section within a larger cemetery  ·  Congregational  ·  Administered via Weinstein Mortuary directory (Hartford)
Availability not yet confirmed — call the office before deciding.

Candlewood Lake Club, CT 33 mi from Hartford & New Haven · 1 cemetery

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33United Jewish Center Cemetery
Basic listing — details not yet confirmed
124 Grays Bridge Road
Availability not yet confirmed — call the office before deciding.

Ellington, CT 33 mi from Hartford & New Haven · 1 cemetery

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34Knesseth Israel Cemetery
Basic listing — details not yet confirmed
95 Maple Street, Ellington, CT 06029  ·  (860) 875-6221  ·  cemetery@propanect.com
Availability not yet confirmed — call the office before deciding.

Danbury, CT 35 mi from Hartford & New Haven · 1 cemetery

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35Congregation B'nai Israel Cemetery
Basic listing — details not yet confirmed
193 Clapboard Ridge Road, Danbury, CT 06811  ·  (203) 792-6161  ·  Congregational  ·  Congregation B'nai Israel
Availability not yet confirmed — call the office before deciding.

Waterford, CT 35 mi from Hartford & New Haven · 2 cemeteries

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36Congregation Ahavath Chesed Cemetery
Basic listing — details not yet confirmed
Reynolds Lane (Route 1), Waterford, CT 06385  ·  Standalone Jewish cemetery  ·  Congregational  ·  Congregation Ahavath Chesed
Availability not yet confirmed — call the office before deciding.
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37Ohave Shalom Cemetery
Basic listing — details not yet confirmed
Boston Post Road
Availability not yet confirmed — call the office before deciding.

Preston, CT 38 mi from Hartford & New Haven · 3 cemeteries

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38Congregation Brothers of Joseph Cemetery
Basic listing — details not yet confirmed
42-52 Laurel Hill Rd (Route 12), Brewster Neck, Preston, CT 06365  ·  Standalone Jewish cemetery  ·  Congregational
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39First Hebrew Society Cemetery
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Route 12 (Brewster Neck), Preston, CT 06365  ·  Standalone Jewish cemetery  ·  Society
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40Norwich Hebrew Benevolent Association Cemeteries 3 & 4
Basic listing — details not yet confirmed
62 Middle Road, Preston, CT 06365  ·  (860) 608-9138  ·  Standalone Jewish cemetery  ·  Society  ·  Norwich Hebrew Benevolent Association
Availability not yet confirmed — call the office before deciding.

Compo, CT 39 mi from Hartford & New Haven · 1 cemetery

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41Jewish Section in Willowbrook Cemetery
Confirmed by the cemetery
395 Main Street  ·  (203) 222-8646  ·  willowbrookca@optonline.net  ·  Jewish section within a larger cemetery
Selling plots to the public · confirmed by the cemetery — Graves in the Jewish section are currently for sale to the general public; the cemetery purchased adjacent land to expand the section.
Contact for families: Danny Amoruccio, Executive Director, Willowbrook Cemetery Association — 203-222-8646
Confirmed by the cemetery, Danny Amoruccio · Sep 2026

Norwalk, CT 42 mi from Hartford & New Haven · 3 cemeteries

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42Beth Israel Chabad Cemetery
Detailed listing
227 Richards Avenue  ·  (203) 866-0534  ·  info@bethisraelchabad.org  ·  Congregational  ·  Beth Israel Chabad
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43Congregation Or Shalom Cemetery
Detailed listing
143 Richards Avenue  ·  (203) 866-0148  ·  execdir@templeshalomweb.org  ·  Congregational  ·  Congregation Or Shalom
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44Congregation Beth El Cemetery
Basic listing — details not yet confirmed
Richards Avenue, Norwalk, CT  ·  (203) 838-2710  ·  Congregational  ·  Beth El Memorial Park
Availability not yet confirmed — call the office before deciding.

Noank, CT 43 mi from Hartford & New Haven · 1 cemetery

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45Beth El Community Cemetery
Basic listing — details not yet confirmed
50 Lestertown Road  ·  Congregational  ·  Beth El Community
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Stamford, CT 48 mi from Hartford & New Haven · 2 cemeteries

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46Agudath Sholom Cemetery
Detailed listing
554 West Hill Road  ·  (203) 358-2200  ·  mfeinberg@cas-stamford.org  ·  Congregational  ·  Agudath Sholom
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47Temple Beth El Cemetery
Basic listing — details not yet confirmed
403 Roxbury Road  ·  Congregational  ·  Temple Beth El
Availability not yet confirmed — call the office before deciding.

Glenville, CT 55 mi from Hartford & New Haven · 1 cemetery

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48Riversville Cemetery
Basic listing — details not yet confirmed
Memory Lane, Glenville, CT 06831  ·  (914) 939-1004  ·  Standalone Jewish cemetery
Availability not yet confirmed — call the office before deciding.

Jewish funeral homes 2 in the area, nearest first

The first call. Each home's page on EverJewish records what is documented about its Jewish practice — tahara and chevra kadisha, shomer, tachrichim and kosher caskets, Shabbat and Yom Tov — and what remains an open question to ask.

Blumenstein Funeral Home
Manchester, CT · 24 mi
(860) 337-3721
Abraham L. Green and Son Funeral Home
Fairfield, CT · 33 mi
(203) 255-8993

After the burial the year that follows, and where the community is

The weeks after a funeral are when a family most needs the community and least knows where it is. The moments below come in order; the synagogue, the funeral home and the rabbi can name the community's chevra kadisha, bereavement groups and shiva help for each of them.

The funeral
The chevra kadisha, the shomer, the levaya. The funeral home carries the arrangements; the family's task is only to be present.
Shiva
The community comes to the house: meals, prayers so Kaddish can be said, company in the evenings. Mourners do not host; someone else arranges the food and the door. How long and how shiva is kept is the family's and the rabbi's to decide.
The first Shabbat
Mourners return to synagogue for the first time; many congregations welcome them in at the start of the Friday evening service. A synagogue told in advance will be ready.
Sheloshim — thirty days
The formal mourning eases; the visits stop; this is when the quiet begins and when a bereavement group or a chaplain is worth a call.
The year
Kaddish in the months that follow; the monument set and unveiled; the first holidays without them. Bereavement groups meet monthly for exactly this stretch.
The yahrzeit, every year
A candle at home the evening before, Kaddish at services, a visit to the grave. Scan the cemetery's code in this guide for the office's visiting hours.

Six questions for the week itself

Short enough to ask on the phone; the funeral home will ask most of them for you.

Is a plot available now, and where in the grounds?Ask to hear the section named; ask whether a spouse can be buried alongside later.
Who may be buried here?Members only, any Jew, a non-Jewish spouse — and whether the rabbi's ruling on Jewish status is required.
What is the total, in writing?Plot, opening and closing, perpetual care, and any Sunday or winter charges, on one page.
What does the funeral home charge, in writing?The itemised statement they are required to give — tahara, shomer, tachrichim, the casket, transport.
Who is the chevra kadisha, and is a shomer arranged?The funeral home should answer at once; if it cannot, the rabbi can.
What are the cemetery's rules for the monument?Size, material, Hebrew text, and when it may be set — a question for later, but the answer decides a purchase now.

Planning ahead for the calm year, not the hard week

Most people first look at a cemetery in the worst week of their lives. A few questions asked calmly, years early, spare a family the hardest decisions at the hardest time.

Where. Is there a family plot, a synagogue cemetery that comes with membership, or a community cemetery selling to the public? Availability changes; a cemetery that was open a decade ago may be pre-sold only today.

Who may be buried there. Membership rules, interfaith policy, and section restrictions are the questions families most often discover too late. They are also the ones cemetery offices answer readily when asked in advance.

What the purchase actually conveys. A deed or a right of interment; whether it can be transferred, sold back, or passed to children; and what the cemetery does if the family moves away.

Costs, in writing. A plot, the opening and closing, perpetual care, the monument and its setting fee are usually separate lines. Ask for them together, on paper, from the cemetery and from the funeral home; ask whether the price is fixed once paid.

Perpetual care. Who maintains the grounds when the society that founded the cemetery is gone, and whether a fund exists for it. Small cemeteries deserve this question most.

The funeral home's Jewish practice. 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.

Write it down and tell someone. The cemetery, the deed or contract, the funeral home, the rabbi, and who to call first. Give a copy to the person who will actually make the calls.

Words you will hear

Chevra kadishaThe burial society — volunteers who prepare the body for burial with tahara and stay with it until the funeral. Every community has one; the funeral home knows how to reach it.
TaharaThe washing and preparation of the body by the chevra kadisha, done with prayers and in privacy. It is a kindness the deceased cannot repay, which is why it is considered among the highest.
Shomer / shemiraThe person who stays with the deceased, reading psalms, from death until burial — so that the body is never left alone.
TachrichimPlain white linen shrouds, the same for everyone. A Jewish funeral home supplies them.
AronThe casket — plain wood, without metal, so that it returns to the earth. Sometimes called a kosher casket.
LevayaThe funeral, literally 'accompanying' — the service and the walk to the grave. Mourners and friends help fill the grave; it is the last kindness.
KriahThe tearing of a garment or a ribbon by the mourners before the funeral, a visible sign of loss.
HespedThe eulogy — words about the person, spoken at the funeral by the rabbi and often by family.
KaddishThe mourners' prayer, said at services in the months after a death and each year on the yahrzeit. How long it is said, and in what setting, varies between communities and traditions; it is usually said with others present, which is one reason the community matters.
ShivaThe days of mourning after the burial — traditionally seven — when mourners stay home and the community comes to them: with meals, with prayers, with company. How shiva is observed, and how Shabbat and festivals affect it, varies by community and family; the rabbi will guide you.
SheloshimThe thirty days after burial — a lighter period of mourning after shiva, when mourners return to daily life but, in many traditions, not yet to celebrations.
YahrzeitThe anniversary of the death on the Hebrew calendar, marked each year — commonly with Kaddish, a memorial candle, and a visit to the grave.
Matzevah / unveilingThe gravestone, and the short ceremony when it is set — commonly within the first year; customs on timing vary. Cemetery rules govern size, material and setting; ask before ordering.
KeverThe grave. Visiting is customary before Rosh Hashanah, on the yahrzeit, and at the unveiling; the small stone left on the monument says someone came.
Jewish Burial Guide · Hartford & New Haven · back cover

About this guide

EverJewish is an independent reference of Jewish cemeteries and funeral homes across the United States. Listings are compiled from public sources and from what cemetery offices confirm directly; each entry says which. Nothing here is ranked, recommended, or paid for. Corrections are always free.

Questions of Jewish law and custom belong with your rabbi. Availability, eligibility and costs belong in writing from the cemetery and the funeral home.

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