Date & Time:

Tuesday, May 26th, 2026
7:30 p.m. Eastern

Please join our supportive community as we work through the unique challenges and opportunities of small communities starting and/or sustaining a Chevra Kadisha. Please bring your questions, stories, and scenarios to share with the group. We will learn from each other’s experiences as well as from guests with varied expertise and insights. This group is for anyone who considers themselves to be living or doing this work in a small community. Hosted by: Susan Gross, Adath Jeshurun Congregation, Minnesota & Olam Chesed Cohort One Alumni

Date & Time:

Sunday, May 31st – Tuesday, June 2, 2026

Final Stops is a three-day field trip through New York City, led by Rabbi Adina Lewittes and Sarit Wishnevski, Executive Director at Kavod v’Nichum. Together, we’ll explore Jewish death and burial practices in the places they live, from rare manuscripts at JTS to museum galleries that interpret ritual and memory, from the pathways of historic burial grounds to time inside a working funeral home, and through conversations across difference.

Dates & Times:

Tuesdays, June 9, 16, and 23, 2026
7:00-8:30 p.m. Eastern / 4:00-5:30 p.m. Pacific

Location: Zoom

Cost: *$90

Join us for a three-part class for those new to Chevra Kadisha and anyone curious about this sacred opportunity and component of Jewish communal life, taught by Rabbi Jonathan Bernhard and Sarit Wishnevski.

Over three 1.5-hour sessions participants will:

• Learn the purpose and role of the Chevra Kadisha
• Explore the rituals of shmirah and taharah
• Gain an understanding of the history of the Chevra Kadisha and how it exists in modern Jewish communities
• Examine the Jewish values underlying the Chevra Kadisha and have opportunities to reflect and connect through experiences and sharing.

*Kavod v’Nichum strives to make our opportunities financially accessible, and we utilize a sliding scale model based on need.