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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The Bay Area’s Nonprofit Jewish Funeral Home

Sinai Memorial has grown alongside the Bay Area Jewish community since the California Gold Rush. Founded in 1901 as the sacred burial community (Chevra Kadisha) of the Hebrew Benevolent Society, Sinai Memorial was the first Jewish funeral home in Northern California with expertise in centuries-old Jewish practices and rituals.

We remain Northern California’s only combined Chevra Kadisha and funeral home with multiple cemeteries.

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Meaningful Careers

Join a team guided by kindness and respect, committed to supporting people during the tender time of loss and mourning.

Places of Care and Comfort

Our chapels and cemeteries provide peaceful spaces for remembrance and reflection throughout the Bay Area.

Compassionate Staff

Our staff uphold a commitment to kindness, integrity, and respect for everyone we serve.

Our Approach

Rooted in Jewish Values

Death, loss, and grief are profoundly challenging stages in our lives that every one of us will face. Jewish tradition and values offer a compassionate roadmap through these moments — from concrete steps that guide us forward to practices that support reflection, meaning, and care.

Respect for the Dead (Kvod HaMet)

We honor the deceased with intention and reverence through every act of service, ritual, and practice.

Care for the Mourner (Nichum Avelim)

We comfort mourners with warmth and sincerity throughout their grieving and healing process.

Our Foundation

Guided by Jewish Tradition

We honor Jewish traditions by upholding centuries-old practices while also embracing the needs of our diverse and evolving community. Every individual and family holds different beliefs, values, and needs for their end-of-life journey. We are here to guide you through all your options.

Acts of Kindness (Chesed Shel Emet)

Our work is guided by kindness for the deceased, their mourners, and the Jewish community.

Jewish Ritual Care

We offer ritual cleansing (Taharah) and traditional shrouds or burial cloth (Tachrichim) at no charge, and spiritual guarding (Sh’mirah) for a modest fee.

Our Principles

Inspired by Jewish Wisdom

Jewish wisdom teaches us to move through life with humility, patience, and reverence for the natural world (Shmirat Ha’adamah) and each other. By gently facing our mortality and life’s hardest stages together, Sinai Memorial seeks to foster hope and healing for our community.

Connected to the Earth

We believe in our connection to the earth and offer green burials and environmentally responsible options in honor of this belief.

Connected to All Humanity

We believe in the need to care for one another, so we offer no cost or low cost burial services for those in exceptional financial circumstances.

Our Legacy

Committed to Community

A loss for anyone in the Jewish community is Sinai Memorial’s responsibility, regardless of the person, family, or chosen family’s denominations, traditions, and means. We connect with and hold our entire community through life’s stages of death and grief. Working alongside Jewish and secular funeral homes, organizations, rabbis, service leaders, and community members, Sinai Memorial makes each service, memorial, event, and program feel meaningful and inclusive.

Guided by Mutual Responsibility (Arevut)

We act as stewards of the Jewish community’s sacred duty to care for one another.

Grounded in Community (Kehillah)

We have a responsibility to serve and connect with the entire Jewish community.

Everyone deserves dignity in death

Ensure that the Bay Area’s Jewish community has access to end-of-life services, education, and healing rooted in Jewish tradition and values for generations to come.