Obituaries

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What to Do First

In the first moments after a death it can feel overwhelming to know what to do— this guide offers four immediate steps and reassurance.
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Advance Planning Checklist

We have provided a summarized list of the information we might ask about during an Advance Planning meeting. We will support and guide you through the process regardless of what information you have ready.
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A Guide for the Comforter

We are offer some guidelines—many based on Jewish customs—on what you may expect regarding funerals, burials, and visits to the family in mourning.
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Annual Day of Learning

Our annual Day of Learning focuses on Jewish rituals that support our community through the stages of <span style="white-space: nowrap">end-of-life,</span> death, and grief.
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Jewish End-of-Life Services at Sinai

Our compassionate and experienced team is here to support you and your family as you honor and grieve the person you have lost.

Our Approach to Honoring Life and Death

Rooted in Jewish Values

As a Jewish sacred burial society (Chevra Kadisha), our traditions and values offer a compassionate roadmap through life’s stages of grief and loss.

Respect for the Dead

We honor the deceased with intention and reverence through every act of service, ritual, and practice, embodying respect for the dead (Kvod HaMet).

Care for the Mourner

With warmth and sincerity, we walk alongside mourners through grief and healing, rooted in care for the mourner (Nichum Avelim).

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Explore Our Services

Sinai Memorial funeral counselor meeting with a family in the office to discuss funeral planning and pricing options

Mourners gathered in Sinai Memorial Chapel for a Jewish funeral service beneath Star of David stained glass windows

Couple embracing in a Jewish cemetery with headstones in the background at a Sinai Memorial cemetery in the Bay Area

Open hands releasing earth during a Jewish burial ceremony, symbolizing the mitzvah of kvura

Visitor looking up at a sunlit mausoleum columbarium niche wall with flowers at a Sinai Memorial cemetery

Two mourners sitting together in chapel pews offering comfort and support during a service at Sinai Memorial Chapel

Graveside service at a Sinai Memorial garden cemetery water channel and smooth stones in the foreground mourners gathered beyond

Downloadable Resource

What to Do First: Four Immediate Steps
for When Someone Dies

In the first moments after a death it can feel overwhelming to know what to do—this guide offers four immediate steps and reassurance. When you call, we will gently invite you to share about your situation. Based on your values and any plans the person who died may have made, we will guide you with kindness, clarity, and expertise.

This downloadable PDF includes four steps for when someone dies:

A Death Occurs: How to Pronounce a Death
Call Sinai Memorial As Soon As You Can
What Happens When You Call
Schedule an Appointment with a Funeral Director