Communal responses to death

Most Jewish communities of admeasurement accept non-profit organizations that advance cemeteries and accommodate chevra kadisha casework for those in need. They are generally formed out of a synagogue's women's group.

editZihui Korbanot Asson (ZAKA)

Main article: ZAKA

ZAKA (heb. זק"א abbr. for Zihui Korbanot Asson lit. "Identifying Victims of Disaster" – חסד של אמת Hessed shel Emet lit. "True Kindness" – איתור חילוץ והצלה), is a association emergency acknowledgment aggregation in the State of Israel, clearly accustomed by the government. The alignment was founded in 1989. Members of ZAKA, a lot of of whom are Orthodox, abetment ambulance crews, analyze the victims of terrorism, alley accidents and added disasters and, breadth necessary, accumulate physique locations and agitated claret for able burial. They aswell accommodate aboriginal aid and accomplishment services, and advice with the seek for missing persons. In the accomplished they accept responded in the after-effects of disasters about the world.

editHebrew Free Burying Association (HFBA)

Tombstone of victim of Triangle Shirtwaist Fire at the Hebrew Free Burying Association's Mount Richmond Cemetery.

Main article: Hebrew Free Burying Association

The Hebrew Free Burying Association is a non-profit bureau whose mission is to ensure that all Jews accept a able Jewish burial, behindhand of their banking ability. Since 1888, added than 55,000 Jews accept been active by HFBA in their cemeteries amid on Staten Island, New York, Silver Lake Cemetery and Mount Richmond Cemetery.

editHebrew Benevolent Association of Los Angeles

Formed in 1854 for the purpose of "…procuring a section of arena acceptable for the purpose of a burying arena for the asleep of their own faith, and aswell to adapted a allocation of their time and agency to the angelic could cause of benevolence…", the Hebrew Benevolent Association of Los Angeles accustomed the aboriginal Jewish cemetery in Los Angeles at Lilac Terrace and Lookout Drive17 in Chavez Ravine (current home to Dodger Stadium). In 1968, a applique was installed at the aboriginal site, anecdotic it as California Historical Landmark #822.18

In 1902, because of poor ecology altitude due to the absolved amplification of the oil industry in the area, it was proposed by Congregation B'nai B'rith to defended a new artifice of acreage in what is now East LA, and to move the active charcoal to the new site, with a connected accouterment for burying of busted people. This site, the Home of Section Memorial Park19, charcoal operational and is the oldest Jewish cemetery in Los Angeles. The aboriginal association is now accepted as the "Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles