Butherus-Maser & Love

Tifereth Israel uses Butherus-Maser & Love for funeral and burial arrangements. They are well versed in Jewish ritual. Burial preparations may include Chevra Kaddisha. Literally “sacred society,” the Chevra Kaddisha is the volunteer group that performs the final rites for the Jewish deceased. According a Jew with a proper Jewish burial.

In addition to the above services, Jewish community members may be called to sit at the funeral home until the time of burial. In practice, though, shemira is less about watching the body and more about being physically present with the body, essentially keeping it company and providing comfort. It is also believed, as set forth in midrashic tradition, that the human soul remains with, but unattached to, the body for a period of three to seven days after death. Part of the function of the shomrim is to provide comfort to the soul as it hovers near the body before burial. The reading of psalms by the shomrim also provides them with comfort. The act of serving as a shomer or shomeret is deemed to be a mitzvah under Jewish law. Essentially, a mitzvah is a good deed done for religious purposes.