In the Jewish tradition, a funeral begins the mourning rituals as we give honor to the person who has died, and offer solace to each other. I create a service that merges Jewish traditions and rituals with telling the your loved one’s story and honoring his or her life, while offering comfort to all those experiencing the loss.
Testimonials
“My father died very suddenly in the fall of 2006. As a partner in an interfaith marriage, with little knowledge of traditions, I was trying to navigate the loss of a beloved parent and the complexities of interstate and interfaith observance. Rabbi Wildstein met with my husband and me, and gently but clearly explained traditions and options for observance in Massachusetts after the funeral took place in New York. He took phone calls from out of state as we figured many things out, and arranged a Shiva service at our home for when we returned. I should mention that he did all of this in the weeks between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur – a busy time for any congregational rabbi, and I imagine an even more difficult time when in his first year with a congregation. Through it all, he was kind, supportive and generous with his time.” L.K.