A J E W IS H G U I D E T O D E A T H A N D M O U R N IN G IN CHAM PAIGN-URBANA 5 7 76 / 2 0 16 C h e v ra K a d ish a C o m m itte e (Je w ish B u ria l S o c ie ty ) C ham paign-U rbana Jew ish Federation 5 0 3 E . Jo h n S t. C h a m p a ig n , IL 6 18 2 0 C em etery C om m ittee S in a i T e m p le 3 1 0 4 W . W in d so r R d . C h a m p a ig n , IL 6 18 2 2 C O N T A C T S A N D R E S O U R C E S F o r a c o m p le te listin g o f c o n ta c ts a n d re so u rc e s a n d u p d a te s, se e in sid e b a c k c o v e r o r v isit C ham paign-U rbana Jew ish Federation w e b site : w w w .c u jf.o rg . A n e le c tro n ic v e rsio n o f th is b o o k le t is a lso av a ila b le a t w w w .c u jf.o rg . C h e v ra K a d ish a C o m m itte e (Je w ish B u ria l S o c ie ty ) C ham paign-U rbana Jew ish Federation 5 0 3 E . Jo h n S t. C h a m p a ig n , IL 6 18 2 0 (217) 367-9872 tel (217) 819-3653 fax cujf@ shalom cu.org w w w .c u jf.o rg C em etery C om m ittee S in a i T e m p le 3 1 0 4 W . W in d so r R d . C h a m p a ig n , IL 6 18 2 2 (217) 352 -8 14 0 tel rabbialan@ sinaitem plecu.org w w w .sin a ite m p le cu .o rg A J E W IS H G U I D E T O D E A T H A N D M O U R N IN G IN CHAM PAIGN-URBANA 5 7 76 / 2 0 16 C h e v ra K a d ish a C o m m itte e (Je w ish B u ria l S o c ie ty ) C ham paign-U rbana Jew ish Federation 5 0 3 E a st Jo h n S tre e t C h a m p a ig n , Illin o is 6 18 2 0 C em etery C om m ittee S in a i T e m p le 3 1 0 4 W . W in d so r R d . C h a m p a ig n , Illin o is 6 18 2 2 © C o p y rig h t 2 0 16 b y C ham paign-U rbana Jew ish Federation 5 0 3 E . Jo h n S t. C h a m p a ig n , IL 6 18 2 0 A ll righ ts reserved . E x c e p t fo r sin g le c o p ie s/p rin to u ts m a d e stric tly fo r p e rso n a l u se , th e c o n te n ts o f th is p u b lic a tio n m a y n o t b e rep ro d u ced w ith o u t p rio r w ritten co n sen t o f th e co p y rig h t h o ld er. F o r a d e ta ile d a c c o u n t o f th e o rig in s o f e a rlie r v e rsio n s o f p a rts o f th is d o c u m e n t, se e A c k n o w le d g m e n ts. CONTENTS OVERVIEW 1 P A R T I: A rranging a Jew ish Funeral and Burial in C ham paign-U rbana 3 In tro d u ctio n 5 T a sk s Im m e d ia te ly F o llo w in g D e a th 5 N e x t S te p s: A rra n g in g a F u n e ra l a n d B u ria l 7 O ther Tasks and Special C ircum stances 11 C h eck list: A rra n g in g a F u n e ra l a n d B u ria l 14 F orm : S in a i T e m p le Y a h rz e it In fo rm a tio n 15 II: O b se rv in g Je w ish D e a th a n d M o u rn in g T ra d itio n s 17 In tro d u ctio n 19 T ra d itio n s Im m e d ia te ly P re c e d in g a n d F o llo w in g D e a th 19 Funeral Service and Interm ent 2 4 F irst Y e a r o f M o u rn in g 2 6 A fter th e F irst Y ear 2 9 W a y s to H o n o r th e D e a d a n d C o m fo rt th e M o u rn e r: A R e v ie w 3 0 P ra y e rs a n d R e a d in g s 3 2 III: E n g a g in g th e C h e v ra K a d ish a (Je w ish B u ria l S o c ie ty ) 3 7 In tro d u ctio n 3 9 H isto ry 3 9 Serving M ourners and the D eceased 3 9 Four O ptions 4 1 C o n ta c tin g th e C h e v ra K a d ish a 4 2 V olunteering 4 2 C o m m u n ity E d u ca tio n 4 3 C h ecklist: E m ail Announcem ent/O bituary 4 4 S a m p le: E m ail Announcem ent/O bituary 4 5 IV : Planning Ahead 4 7 In tro d u ctio n 4 9 F orm : In fo rm a tio n U se fu l in th e E v e n t o f M y D e a th 5 1 ACKNOW LEDGM ENTS 5 3 G LO SSARY 5 5 SUGGESTED READINGS 5 7 E X P A N D E D C O N T E N T O U T L IN E 6 1 D IR E C T O R Y 6 4 C O N T A C T S A N D R E S O U R C E S in sid e b a c k c o v e r iii D E D IC A T IO N To Raym ond D. Spooner in g ra titu d e fo r h is p a ssio n a te a n d c re a tiv e c o n trib u tio n s to th e C h a m p a ig n -U rb a n a Je w ish c o m m u n ity and fo r sh a rin g h is jo u rn e y w ith u s, w h ile te a c h in g u s a ll to c h e rish th e rid e . P e a c e , lo v e , a n d m id w iv e s iv O V E R V IE W T h is g u id e b o o k p ro v id e s in fo rm a tio n fo r th e C h a m p a ig n -U rb a n a Je w ish c o m m u n ity in c a rry in g o u t d u tie s a n d m o u rn in g ritu a ls fo llo w in g th e d e a th o f a Je w ish p e rso n in o u r a re a . P a rt I p ro v id e s p ra c tic a l in fo rm a tio n needed toarran ge a Je w ish fu n e ra l a n d b u ria l.