Tributes

Tradition tells us that we who are dedicated to the richness of Jewish tradition honor the memory of our departed family members with prayer on the anniversary of their death.  The date of this event, a yartzeit, is designated by the Hebrew Calendar. 

To calculate a yartzeit date from a civil one, click HERE.  Remember that if the death occured after sunset, you must calculate the yartzeit date based on the next day in the civil calendar. 

Here is your way to carry forward this wonderfully spiritual practice when time and place escape your good intentions.  We offer you this time and place through Chevra Kadisha's Perpetual Spiritual Care Program, developed to memorialize your dear departed family members interred in Chevra Kadisha Cemetery. 

On the date of their next yartzeit, a light will be kindled in the chapel on the cemetery grounds, and a memorial prayer is chanted in their memory.

To enroll in Chevra Kadisha's Perpetual Spiritual Care Program, please complete the form below or contact the office at 314.427.0160 or chvrkdsh@gmail.com. 

You may send a donation to the following address:

    Chevra Kadisha Cemetery Association
    1601 North and South Road
    Saint Louis, MO 63130