What to do in the Event of a Death

Sunday to Thursday – 8am-4pm Friday – 8am-2pm

Members

If the death occurs during office hours and you are a member of a JJBS synagogue then please notify your synagogue, or if your synagogue does not have an administrator then please call the JJBS on 020 8989 5252.

Non- members

Please call JJBS on 020 8989 5252
JJBS can arrange funerals in the Woodland, Western and Lawn cemeteries, or a cremation. We can also arrange a burial for non-Jewish partners in a double depth grave in either the Woodland or the Lawn cemeteries. or another cemetery of choice.

Sunday to Thursday – after 4pm. Friday – after 2pm Please call the JJBS on 020 8989 5252.

For a death that occurs in an NHS hospital, please contact JJBS first thing in the morning, or leave a message on the admin office answer-phone: on 020 8989 5252.

For private homes, nursing homes or private hospitals please do not contact JJBS until the death has been verified either by a doctor or nurse with suitable qualifications.

If there are not facilities available to keep a deceased person, again only contact JJBS after the death has been verified by a doctor or nurse with suitable qualifications. Then please call JJBS on 020 8989 5252 and listen to the message, you will then be re-directed to our duty sexton by pressing 1.

Cremation only: call the JJBS office on 020 8989 5252. A cremation cannot be carried out quickly – there will be a delay of 3-4 days for all the paperwork to be completed. The crematorium needs 48 hours after paperwork has been received. We have no influence over cremation times.

In all matters, please feel free to speak with either your own Rabbi, or to one of our Sextons at the grounds, who are there to assist you. JJBS also have details of other bereavement services and details of Grief Cafés.

The sextons can be reached on: 0208 989 5252 or admin@jewishfunerals.org.uk

Advice organisation: JJBS work with the advice gateway organisation Paperweight.call 0330 174 4300 or email info@paperweight.org.uk

The Jewish Bereavement Counselling Service JBCS
JBCS offers bereavement counselling support following a bereavement. Whilst family, friends and their community can often meet this need, there may be times when it could be useful to talk in confidence to a trained bereavement counsellor. Clients are asked to contribute towards their counselling, no one is turned away if there are financial difficulties. It is offered not only to those who have suffered a recent loss but at any time.

JBCS can be reached on 020 8951 3881 or enquiries@jbcs.org.uk