Please note:  All JBS funeral plans can be prepaid.

• The JBS Chapel / Synagogue Plan

• How much does this cost?

• The JBS Graveside Plan

• Are there any other costs?

The JBS Chapel / Synagogue Plan.

This is a complete Jewish funeral package, with 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.
• 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.
Choice of a one-time fee or an annual solicitation of the family.
• Tachrichim -- white, pocketless, hand-sewn, pure linen burial shrouds
• Kosher, wood casket
• Transportation of deceased to the cemetery
• Yohrzeit announcements and shiva candle
• Memorial register book
• Siddurim (prayer books) & kippot
• Standard acknowledgment cards

Prepayment is available for the JBS chapel/synagogue plan.

How much does this cost?

If you select a cloth-covered wood framed casket, the cost for a JBS funeral held at the Chicago Jewish Funerals chapel or at the synagogue of your choice, is $2,695. If you'd prefer a stained, hardwood casket, the funeral fee is $3,195. Both caskets are acceptable by Jewish law.

In addition, there is a $450 contribution to the Jewish Burial Society.

These prices are several hundred dollars below the prevailing rates for a chapel service.

The Jewish Burial Society Funeral Plan covers the funeral costs only. It does not include cemetery costs -- the burial plot, grave opening, and an outer-burial container. The cost of a grave opening and installation of an outer burial container ranges from $1,500 to $2,500 depending on the cemetery. The outer-burial container costs $495.

The JBS Graveside Plan.

A JBS funeral conducted at graveside includes all of the features of the chapel plan except the use of a chapel.

The cost is only $2,095 using the cloth-covered wood framed casket, or $2,595 using the stained, hardwood casket.

In addition, there is a $450 contribution to the Jewish Burial Society.

Cemetery costs are as stated above. Please note that many Chicago-area cemeteries impose a fee for graveside services.

Prepayment is available for the JBS graveside plan.