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Death & Bereavement : Societies, Organizations
* Listings with an asterisk are part of the JUF/JF partnership of agencies serving the Chicago and worldwide Jewish community.
Agudath Benevolent Society |
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Agudath Israel of Illinois |
Arranges funerals in strict adherence to Jewish law. Free plot in the "Shomrei Shabbos Only" section of the society's cemetery; full family coverage; plots in Israel. |
Chicago Board of Rabbis * |
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30 S. Wells Street |
Represents 200 rabbis from all denominations. The CBR works to support rabbis in their congregational, educational, institutional or chaplaincy settings work and is a voice of the rabbinate in Chicago in communal and interreligious affairs. |
Chicago Rabbinical Council Chevra Kadisha |
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2701 W. Howard Street |
Performs taharah ritual for Jewish deceased. |
Jewish Burial Society |
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7141 N. Kedzie Ave. |
Jewish Burial Society, a non-profit community-service organization, helps families arrange traditional Jewish funerals at a reasonable price. Revenues in excess of expenses are donated to Jewish education and welfare. |
Jewish Sacred Society |
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Chevra Kadisha |
Volunteer organization to prepare the deceased in accordance with Jewish tradition. |
Michael I. Jacobson Memorial Gomle Fund |
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195 N. Buffalo Grove Road |
Nonprofit organization serving the Chicagoland indigent Jewish community with traditional burials at Waldheim Jewish Cemetery. |
ShivaFriend.com |
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Phone:
(872) 216-7318
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This easy-to-use website allows a shiva coordinator to support friends and family with effortless shiva collection. It also provides resources that bring organization and loving care to the shiva planning process. |
