Burial Expenses - Services that the Hevra Kadisha (Burial Society) is obligated to provide free of charge

The burial services that the Hevra Kadisha is obligated provide free of charge are:

1. Burial location - according to the burial arrangements determined by the Hevra Kadisha.

2.   Caring for the deceased - including purification of the body and regular shroud.

3.   Burial plot - according to the burial arrangements determined by the Hevra Kadisha.

4.   Funeral-related services - participation of a cantor and a burial crew (composed of at least 2 people).

5.   Transfer of the deceased to the burial place:
From the place of death to the place of burial, which are located within the boundaries of the local authority in which the Hevra Kadisha operates
Or
from the hospital, even if it is located outside the boundaries of the local authority in which the Hevra Kadisha operates, provided that it supplies medical services to the residents of the local authority in which the deceased resided.

The deceased can be transported for burial on the day of the funeral at any time of the day or night.

The deceased can be transported to the funeral facility before the day of the funeral during regular business hours on Mondays-Thursdays, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and on Fridays and the day before holidays from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.