by Gutterman's & Gutterman Warheit | Apr 21, 2022 | Jewish Funeral Services, Jewish Funeral Traditions
What Is Required? What Is Generally Forbidden? Jewish history and tradition is perhaps the richest of any in the world, dating back many millennia. That rich tradition includes many distinct practices centering around funeral and burial practices. Let’s look at some...
by Gutterman's & Gutterman Warheit | Apr 14, 2022 | Jewish Holidays
What Is Shavuot? What Are the Traditions that are Part of the Holiday? Within the Jewish faith, there may be no more important historical event than the receipt of the Torah by Moses on Mount Sinai, which has informed virtually every aspect of Judaism ever since. Did...
by Gutterman's & Gutterman Warheit | Apr 8, 2022 | Jewish Holidays
What Is Passover? Understanding Some of the Passover Traditions Passover, or Pesach, is almost here, beginning on April 16, 2022, and extending eight days, until April 23. In preparation, you may remove all leavened breads from your house, or you may plan to attend a...
by Gutterman's & Gutterman Warheit | Apr 1, 2022 | Funeral Preplanning, Funeral support
The Things You Want to Know about Making Your Funeral and Burial Arrangements in Advance With the passing of a loved one, there are often a multitude of decisions to be made and details to resolve, which can make life even more stressful. Accordingly, one of the...
by Gutterman's & Gutterman Warheit | Mar 9, 2022 | Jewish Funeral Services, Jewish Funeral Traditions
Is Cremation Allowed in the Jewish Tradition? In the Jewish faith, there are long-held beliefs and traditions that have generally eschewed cremation as an option after death. Though opposition remains in many communities, more and more members of the Jewish faith are...
by Gutterman's & Gutterman Warheit | Mar 3, 2022 | Funeral support
Supporting a Family Member or Friend in Times of Loss When a family member or friend is grieving the death of a loved one, we want to be a source of comfort and support for them. While we can act with the best of intentions, we can unfortunately do things that only...
by Gutterman's & Gutterman Warheit | Feb 11, 2022 | Jewish Funeral Services, Jewish Funeral Traditions
The Distinct Customs of the Jewish Faith The rich history and legacy of the Jewish faith includes traditions that originated thousands of years ago, including many of the customs associated with death and burial. Though there may be some unique practices in some...
by Gutterman's & Gutterman Warheit | Feb 8, 2022 | Jewish Funeral Services, Jewish Funeral Traditions
Why Jewish Mourners Place Stones on a Loved One’s Grave At the end of the powerful, award-winning film Schindler’s List, mourners file one-by-one past the grave of Oskar Schindler, laying down stones of many shapes and sizes as they stop to honor his memory. It’s a...
by Gutterman's & Gutterman Warheit | Jan 13, 2022 | Jewish Holidays
The Story Behind the Jewish Festival of Lots If you’re out and about on March 16-17, 2022, and you see people decked out in carnival-like costumes, but no green in sight, you’ve likely come upon a local celebration of Purim. Also known as the Jewish Festival of Lots,...
by Gutterman's & Gutterman Warheit | Jan 6, 2022 | Jewish Holidays
What Is It? How Is It Celebrated? According to the Torah, the eleventh month of the Hebrew year is known as Shevat. Though it may not be as well known as some of the other months in the Jewish calendar, it is an important time within the Jewish faith. Shevat is...
by Gutterman's & Gutterman Warheit | Dec 8, 2021 | Uncategorized
Jewish Traditions that Honor the Memory of a Loved One In the Jewish tradition, the mourning of a loved one is a significant part of our faith. Accordingly, Jewish teaching has established a specific set of rituals and practices to be completed after the death of a...
by Gutterman's & Gutterman Warheit | Dec 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
Dos and Don’ts For Helping Someone through a Loss When a friend or family member has suffered the death of someone close to them, you want to be a source of comfort and assistance, but it can often be difficult to know exactly what to do. You want to be sensitive to...
by Gutterman's & Gutterman Warheit | Oct 31, 2021 | Funeral Home Services, Funeral Preplanning, Funeral support
Funerals and Burials in New York Answers to Your Frequently Asked Questions about Planning a NY Funeral or Burial It’s estimated that, when a loved one dies, there are more than 50 tasks that need to be handled, from the order of service for the memorial to the...
by Gutterman's & Gutterman Warheit | Oct 30, 2021 | Jewish Holidays
Lighting the Menorah It’s History, Meaning and Tradition Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, is just about a month away, beginning on Sunday, November 28, 2021, and extending for eight days until Monday, December 6. One of the most endearing symbols of Hanukkah...
by Gutterman's & Gutterman Warheit | Aug 11, 2021 | Jewish Funeral Services, Jewish Funeral Traditions
Choosing the Right Gift to Send to a Jewish Person Whose Family Member Has Died When the loved one of a friend, co-worker or associate has died, there’s a common desire to send the grieving family members some type of gift, to let them know you are thinking of them...
by Gutterman's & Gutterman Warheit | Aug 4, 2021 | Jewish Funeral Services, Jewish Funeral Traditions
Respectfully Honoring the Unique Jewish Funeral and Burial Traditions Within the Jewish faith, there are customs that have been followed for millennia when a person dies. If you are unfamiliar with Judaism and its traditions, this blog can help you understand some of...
by Gutterman's & Gutterman Warheit | Jul 7, 2021 | Jewish Funeral Services, Jewish Funeral Traditions
Understanding Some of the Unique Customs of Judaism Jewish law and tradition take a distinctly unique approach to death, funerals and burials, based in significant part on the Torah, which encourages members of the Jewish faith to embrace life while accepting the...
by Gutterman's & Gutterman Warheit | Jul 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
The Many Ways That a Jewish Funeral Home Director Can Assist You When your loved one dies, there can be seemingly endless details to which you need to attend, from the arrangement of the memorial service and burial to the preparation of an obituary, the selection of a...
by Gutterman's & Gutterman Warheit | Jun 9, 2021 | Funeral support
Tips for Expressing Your Condolences in a Helpful Way It can seem like a simple act—sending a sympathy card. It can mean more, though, than words could possibly express, providing comfort to others in a time of loss and vulnerability. But penning sympathy cards is not...
by Gutterman's & Gutterman Warheit | Jun 3, 2021 | Funeral support
Mourning the Loss of Your Spouse Dealing with the Death of a Wife or Husband The death of anyone close to you is always difficult, but nothing compares with the loss of a spouse—your life partner. A wide range of emotions can surface, from sadness to anger to guilt....
by Gutterman's & Gutterman Warheit | May 17, 2021 | Funeral Preplanning
Peace of Mind for You and Your Loved Ones…and More When your loved one passes, the most important thing you need to do is grieve…everything else should be secondary. Unfortunately, there’s usually a funeral and burial that need to be planned. But it doesn’t have to be...
by Gutterman's & Gutterman Warheit | May 3, 2021 | Jewish Funeral Traditions
How a Jewish Casket Is Built It’s a Simple Pine Box with a Lot of Attention to Detail In the Jewish tradition, we are all the same, in death as in life. For that reason, ostentation is generally frowned on when a member of the Jewish faith dies. You won’t typically...
by Gutterman's & Gutterman Warheit | Apr 14, 2021 | Jewish Holidays
Understanding One of the Lesser-Known Jewish Celebrations Shavuot, or the “Feast of Weeks,” is one of the most important, yet least known, of the Jewish holidays. One of the three “Pilgrimage” festivals established in the Bible, Shavuot falls on the 6th day of the...
by Gutterman's & Gutterman Warheit | Apr 7, 2021 | Jewish Funeral Traditions
The Tachrichim—Maintaining the Jewish Belief in Human Equality In the Jewish faith, there’s a fundamental belief in the basic equality of all human beings. Under Jewish law and tradition, if we are all made in the image of God, then we all come from the same mold and...
by Gutterman's & Gutterman Warheit | Mar 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
What Is Passover? How Is It Traditionally Celebrated? Passover—it’s one of the better-known Jewish holidays, but many people don’t fully understand its origins, why it’s celebrated and how it’s celebrated. What Is Passover? Passover, also known as Pesach, is one of...
by Gutterman's & Gutterman Warheit | Feb 18, 2021 | Funeral Preplanning
Peace of Mind | Flexibility | Potential Cost Savings | Potential Tax Benefits There are few greater gifts you can give your loved ones than a well-thought-out preplanned funeral. The period of time immediately after you pass away needs to be a time of grieving, free...
by Gutterman's & Gutterman Warheit | Jan 27, 2021 | Jewish Holidays
Mourning during Purim | Ways to Honor Deceased Loved Ones The Jewish celebration of Purim, or the Festival of Lots, is typically one of the most festive and joyous holidays on the Jewish calendar, with parades, costumes, gifts of Purim baskets and a great feast. But...
by Gutterman's & Gutterman Warheit | Jan 23, 2021 | Jewish Holidays
The Jewish Festival of Lots | What It Celebrates | The Unique Traditions of Purim From sunset on Thursday, February 25, 2021 until nightfall the following day, Jewish people around the globe will celebrate Purim, the “Festival (of Feast) of Lots,” perhaps the most...
by Gutterman's & Gutterman Warheit | Dec 23, 2020 | Funeral Preplanning
The Benefits and Protections of a Preneed Contract | Preplanning as a Part of Estate Planning After the death of a beloved family member, there are countless details that need to be addressed. That’s one of the most compelling reasons to create and implement a clear...
by Gutterman's & Gutterman Warheit | Dec 18, 2020 | Funeral Preplanning
The Benefits of Planning Your Funeral and Burial when You Plan the Distribution of Your Estate When a loved one dies, everything you know changes. The feeling of loss can be intensified if there are uncertainties about what type of funeral or burial your loved one...
by Gutterman's & Gutterman Warheit | Nov 27, 2020 | Jewish Holidays
What Customs Are Followed during the Festival of Lights and Why It’s almost time for Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights. The 8-day religious observance, celebrated on the 25th day of Kislev, according to the Hebrew Calendar, pays tribute to the citizens of...
by Gutterman's & Gutterman Warheit | Nov 18, 2020 | Jewish Holidays
The Significance of the Eight Days of the Festival of Lights Hanukkah, the “Festival of Lights,” will be celebrated from December 11 through December 18, 2020. Although not mentioned in the Hebrew scriptures, it has long been one of the most popular Jewish religious...
