Helpful Information about Planning a Jewish Funeral or Memorial Service
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Whether you have an immediate need for a Jewish funeral or memorial service provider or you’re considering preplanning to meet your needs, there’s a lot of information to consider. At Gutterman’s and Gutterman Warheit, we believe that you make the best decisions when you have plenty of information. For that reason, we’ve put together some articles to help you understand all your options. Check out the links below for blogs on a variety of topics related to Jewish funerals and memorial services.
Gutterman’s Funeral Home Wins 2025 Herald Long Island Choice Award
Gutterman’s Funeral Home Wins 2025 Herald Long Island Choice Award Gutterman’s Funeral Home is proud to announce that readers of the Herald Long Island have voted us as the “Best Funeral Home” on Long Island for 2025. We are honored to accept this award and view it as...
What Is a Mitzvah?
The Jewish Commandment to Do Good Deeds The responsibility to do good in the world is deeply engrained in the Jewish faith, set forth in mitzvot, 613 commandments documented in the Torah. A number of additional mitzvot, issued by rabbis and known as rabbinic mitzvot,...
Falafel—Its Origins and Variations
What Is Falafel? Where Did It Originate? Different Ways to Enjoy This Delicious Treat Is there anyone who doesn’t love falafel? Whether stuffed in a pita, served on a plate or popped into your mouth as a snack, it’s guaranteed to put your salivary glands into high...
Frequently Asked Questions about Jewish Coffins
The Requirements for Compliance with Jewish Law In the Jewish faith, while life is revered, death is considered a part of the natural cycle of life. Furthermore, Jewish tradition holds fast to the belief, set forth in Genesis 3:19, that we are created from dust and...
The Jewish Legacy and the Nobel Prize
Jewish Honorees Account for Nearly One in Every Four Laureates First awarded in 1901 to commemorate the 5th anniversary of scientist Alfred Nobel, the Nobel Prize is now awarded annually to honorees in six categories: physics, chemistry, literature, medicine, peace...
Celebrating Jewish Art—The Works of Marc Chagall
The Story of the “Quintessential Jewish Artist of the 20th Century” Art has been an essential element of Jewish life and culture for millennia. Artifacts from the First Temple Period (around the second millennium BCE) show visual representations, mostly connected to...
Abraham Jonas–Friend and Advisor to Abraham Lincoln
The Orthodox Jew Who Was Instrumental in Lincoln’s Candidacy for President America’s 16th president is well-known for his involvement in ending the enslavement of millions of Black Americans, but historians have written little about his friendships with and respect...
Why People Eat Hamantaschen during Purim
What Is Hamantaschen? What Does It Symbolize during Purim? Purim, the Jewish holiday that remembers the Jewish escape from destruction at the hands of Haman, an official of the Achaemenid Empire, falls on March 13 and 14, 2025. Generally a day of celebration, with...
The Amazing Story of the Danish Rescue
The Secret Evacuation of Danish Jews during World War II History is replete with stories of courage, bravery and selfless acts on behalf of Jewish people across the European continent during the dark years of the Second World War. A lesser known event, but one of the...
The Significance of Trees in the Jewish Faith
Celebrating the Jewish “New Year for Trees" | Why Trees Play a Special Role in Jewish Culture | Some of the Most Important Trees in the Torah In 2025, the Jewish ”new year” for trees, also known as the 15th of Shevat, will be celebrated on February 13, commemorated by...
Contact Gutterman’s and Gutterman Warheit
At Gutterman’s and Gutterman Warheit, we bring more that 130 years of experience and compassion to Jewish families in New York and Florida. For all of us, meeting the funeral and memorial service needs of the Jewish community is a calling. Many of our employees have been with us their entire careers—some more than 30 years.
To begin the process or to learn how we can help, call us at one of the numbers listed below. We are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to support and assist you. We offer worldwide funeral shipping services.
Rockville Centre
Long Island, New York
Contact us: 516.764.9400
Woodbury
Long Island, New York
Contact us: 516.921.5757
Gutterman Warheit Boca Raton Florida
Boca Raton, Forida
Contact us: 561.997.9900 | 800.992.9262
Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn: 718.284.1500
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