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JBS Funeral Plan

Please note:  All JBS funeral plans can be prepaid.



The JBS Graveside/Chapel/Synagogue Plan

                          A JBS funeral may be conducted with graveside, chapel or synagogue service.

                           Included are the following:

                           •   Transfer of the deceased to funeral home
                           •   Services of a licensed funeral director
                           •   Use of any of the chapels affiliated with Chicago Jewish Funerals, Ltd.,
                                           or your synagogue, for the funeral service.  Or, if you prefer, graveside.

                           •   Tahara -- ritual washing, purifying, and dressing the body, performed by the Chevra
                                           Kadisha (Jewish Sacred Society)
, a volunteer religious-service group.
                                           Members also recite prayers asking G-d to grant the deceased eternal rest.

                           •   Tachrichim -- white, pocket-less, hand-sewn, pure linen burial shrouds
                           •   Kosher casket
                           •   Transportation of deceased to the cemetery
                           •   Yohrzeit announcements and shiva candle
                           •   Memorial register book
                           •   Siddurim (prayer books) & kippot
                           •   Standard acknowledgment cards

                                  Prepayment plan is available.

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How much does this cost?

                            The cost of a JBS funeral is below prevailing rates.
                                       Please call the JBS for specific price information.

                            A $500 contribution to the Jewish Burial Society is requested.

                            It is customary to give an honorarium to the officiating rabbi.

                            Cemetery costs — covering the burial plot, grave opening and outer burial-container
                                        liner — are not included. These will be billed to you at cemetery rates with
                                        no additional mark up.


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Are there any other costs?

                            No, but there are other optional services you may choose to select:

                                    •   Newspaper death notices
                                    •   A shomer to stay with the body and recite Psalms until burial
                                    •   Limousine
                                    •   Cemetery costs are higher for Sunday or holiday funerals
                                    •   A donation to the Chevra Kadisha
                                    •   Certified copies of the death certificate
                                    •   Transportation of deceased to Israel or a burial site outside the Chicago area


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