Arranging Burials

Below are the answers to the most commonly asked questions regarding arranging Jewish burials in our community.

Whom should I contact to arrange a burial?

Please contact:

Marc Bragin, JCS director
Director, Kenyon College Hillel
740-427-5228 (office)
740-504-8312 (cell)
braginm@kenyon.edu

Which funeral homes can assist me with arrangements?

In Mount Vernon, Snyder Funeral Home does not perform Jewish burials but can provide basic Jewish funeral arrangements.

Snyder Funeral Home
201 Newark Road
Mount Vernon, OH 43050
(740) 393-1076
knox@snyderfuneralhomes.com
http://www.snyderfuneralhomes.com

In Columbus, Epstein Memorial Chapel practices Jewish funeral traditions and customs.

Epstein Memorial Chapel
3232 East Main Street
Columbus, Oh 43213
(614) 235-3232
http://www.epsteinmemorialchapel.com

JCS has met with representatives from both of these facilities, and they are familiar with our cemetery.

Who can officiate at the ceremony?

In Knox County, Kenyon’s Jewish chaplain Marc Bragin can officiate. Epstein’s can arrange for a rabbi from Columbus.

Where can I hold a reception locally following the burial?

The cemetery is adjacent to Quarry Chapel, a lovely nineteenth-century church that has been deconsecrated and is available for private functions.

Friends of Quarry Chapel
P.O. Box 849
Gambier, OH 43022
http://www.quarrychapel.com

Kenyon College has various facilities that are available on a limited basis.

Fred Linger, Manager of Business Services
Kenyon College
Gambier, OH 43022
(740) 427-5997
lingerf@kenyon.edu
http://www.kenyon.edu

Where can I find information on Jewish funeral traditions?

Burial practices vary among the branches of Judaism. The following sites provide information on common traditions and customs in Judaism and among interfaith families:

General information on Jewish burial customs

• Jewish funeral service rituals

• Jewish funeral, burial, and mourning

Burial practices among branches of Judaism

• Burial practices in Orthodox Judaism

• Burial practices in Conservative Judaism

• Burial practices in Reform Judaism

• Burial practices in Reconstructionist Judaism

• Burial practices among interfaith families

Where can I arrange for a headstone?

In Knox County, Ralston Art Memorial can create monuments according to your design.

Ralston Art Memorial
2374 Coshocton Avenue
Howard, OH 43028
(740) 599-6521
http://ralstonartmemorial.com/

In Columbus, several businesses have experience designing headstones for the Jewish community.

Columbus Art Memorial
766 Greenlawn Avenue
Columbus, OH 43223
(800) 582-0627
(614) 221-2726
http://www.columbusartmemorial.com/

Thompson-Plageman Memorials
1264 Williams Road
Columbus, OH 43207
(614) 492-8472

Modlich Monument
301 North Hague Avenue
Columbus, OH 43204
(614) 212-4521
http://modlich-monument.com/

How can I find a synagogue in the area?

Columbus
http://www.jewishcolumbus.org/

Mansfield (Reform)
http://www.emanueljacob.org/