About Chevrah Kadisha
More than a “Burial Society,” a Chevrah Kadisha cares for the Jewish community in times of need. We welcome strangers, visit the sick, comfort the bereaved, console and counsel, offer guidance, bake challah and provide meals of consolation. Chevrah members are “Holy Friends,” educators, navigators, prayer leaders, caring companions, mikvah attendants, guardians, shroud makers, casket builders, and grave diggers. We are holders of Wholeness.
About the Hawaii Inter-Island Chevrah Kadisha
Like a Sukkah sheltering the People of Israel in uncertain times, the Hawaii Inter-Island Chevrah Kadisha enfolds our island Jewish community. The Chevra Kadisha supports the Jewish community of Hawaii, including rituals that guide us through the most challenging times, offering a pathway for embracing life fully, a companion through the process of integrating life’s inevitable losses, and doing it as one community together.
To contact Hawaii Inter-Island Chevrah Kadisha Click Here
For Big Island Chevrah Kadish Click Here
For the Kauai Chevrah Kadisha Click Here
For Maui Chevrah Kadisha Click Here
For Oahu Chevrah Kadisha Click Here
Hoʻokahi ka ʻilau like ʻana.
Wield the paddles together. Work together.
--‘Ōlelo No‘eau # 1068
The Inter-Island Chevra Kadisha Series - Videos
#4 Death: What Jews Do (2/2022)
Resources
The Inter-Island Chevrah Kadisha is Supported by Jewish Community Services.
To learn how to create an Ethical Will, Click Here. For the "A Time to Prepare" workbook, Click Here (shared with permission from Rabbi Richard F. Address, D.Min)
To read, "A Letter to the Taharah Team" Click Here
To see some interesting historical paintings of Jewish funeral practices Click Here
For information on course offerings at the Gamliel Institute Click Here
To read, "Holy Friends- The Jewish Way of Death" by Holly Blue Hawkins Click Here
To read, "The Divine Image From the Inside Out" by Holly Blue Hawkins Click Here
For a wealth of good information on advance care planning, POLST, hospice, palliative and end-of-life care see the Kokua Mau website
To listen to a podcast about dealing with grief from The Body Show Click Here
To read about How to Make a Shiva Call Click Here