Pre-Planning for a Burial/Cremation

We always recommend pre-planning for your memorialization and disposition to ensure that:

• Your personal wishes for the form and content of your memorial ceremony are honoured
• The disposition of your remains is consistent with your wishes
• Arranging for the ceremony and disposition does not become burdensome for your bereaved family
• You ultimately can save on the funeral and cemetery costs

Our rabbis will be happy to meet with you to determine the type of disposition you prefer and the basic content of your memorial ceremony. Your wishes can be communicated directly to your family. We can then refer you to an appropriate Jewish or non-denominational Funeral Director and Cemetery for pre-planning.

You can choose to be placed in a Jewish Community cemetery, Oraynu’s Cemetery sections, or any multi or non-denominational cemetery. Jewish Community cemeteries accept only Jewish bodies for burial and do not accept cremated remains. Oraynu leaves the choice of disposition to the individual. You can be:

• Buried in a casket
• Cremated with your cremains buried in an urn or placed in an urn space or
• Cremated with your cremains scattered in a legal place

For detailed information on Oraynu cemetery options, click here.