Death in the Community

Funerals are arranged through the Jewish Joint Burial Society (JJBS). Call 020 8989 5252. HPS membership includes JJBS membership.

The JJBS arranges burials, usually at Cheshunt, and cremations, usually at Hoop Lane, Golders Green. Call the synagogue office on 01923 856110 to complete a burial arrangement form. Read the notes for those attending a Jewish funeral.

Evening prayers are conducted as required during the seven-day shiva period in the family home. Prayerbooks and shiva chairs are available from the synagogue office.

The published conditions are: you have been a member of HPS for at least six months; your subscriptions are paid up to date; and you have paid JJBS any over-age burial premium required for congregants joining the scheme over 50.

Main Cemetery — eligible members are entitled to a cremation at Hoop Lane Crematorium or a funeral in Cheshunt Main Cemetery without further charge. Personal costs may include a headstone or an adjacent grave reservation. Hoop Lane Crematorium currently charges £200 for Sunday services. If a member joins HPS over 50 and dies within six months of joining, the published burial charge is £4,800 per person.

Lawn Area — for mixed-faith congregants only, with one double-depth grave for a couple. If the published eligibility conditions are met, there is no further charge; a headstone may incur a personal cost.

Woodland Area North — for mixed-faith congregants only, with one double-depth grave for a couple. If the published eligibility conditions are met, the additional premium is £1,500 for the couple, payable at the first death. A horizontal plaque may incur a personal cost.

Woodland Area South — for Jewish congregants only. A double-depth grave has an additional premium of £1,500 for the couple. Side-by-side adjacent graves have an additional premium of £1,500 for each spouse, or £3,000 for a couple. A horizontal plaque and reservation of an adjacent plot may incur further charges.

Columbarium in the Woodland Cemetery — for Jewish and mixed-faith congregants. The additional premium is £850 for each spouse, or £1,700 for a couple, including a plaque. Reserving an adjacent position incurs a charge. Hoop Lane Crematorium currently charges £200 for Sunday services.

Western Synagogue Cemetery, Bulls Cross Ride, Cheshunt, Herts EN7 5HT. From M25 exit 25, take the A10 towards Central London, turn right at the traffic lights into Bullsmoor Lane, right at the T-junction into Bulls Cross, continue into Whitewebbs Lane, then turn right into Bulls Cross Ride and follow the road over the M25; the cemetery is on the left.

From the south, take the A10 north and turn left into Bullsmoor Lane about 4¾ miles north of the North Circular junction. From Enfield, follow signs to Forty Hill or Forty Hall; Forty Hill runs into Bulls Cross. By train, travel from Liverpool Street to Turkey Street and take a cab. Station Cars: 020 8363 0140 or 020 8363 3727.

Golders Green Crematorium, Hoop Lane, London NW11 7NL.

Kaddish is the Aramaic prayer traditionally recited by mourners. Download a transliteration of the Mourner’s Kaddish.

Ha-makom yenachem etchem b’toch sh’ar ha-aveilim

May God comfort you among all who mourn.