Grief & Aftercare
Jewish Grief Support and Resources: Navigating Life After Loss
The grief process is unique to each individual, and there is no right or wrong way to grieve. Coming to terms with the loss of a loved one can take days, weeks, months, or even years. At Mount Sinai Memorial Park, we understand this deeply personal journey.
We are honored by the trust you’ve placed in us, and we consider it a privilege to support you before and beyond the day of the service. We are committed to your holistic well-being through our ‘Mount Sinai Cares’ program, which offers complimentary grief support before and after a loss. Our unique anticipatory grief support guides you as you encounter the heavy emotions associated with terminal illness, memory decline, or even facing your own mortality. We provide workshops after a loss, as well, that helps provide community and comfort during the next stage of healing.
Through licensed therapists and programming, Mount Sinai provides workshops and tools necessary to cope as you navigate the path of grief.
For more information about upcoming workshops, programs, or events please email Jessica Biber at jbiber@mountsinaiparks.org and be sure to follow us on our social media channels for updates.
griefHaven
griefHaven (aka The Erika Whitmore Godwin Foundation) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit foundation dedicated to providing grief support and education to those who have loved and lost, those who want to know how to support someone who is grieving, and professionals who work within the arena of death and dying.
Jewish Healing Center Los Angeles
JHCLA offers full-service hospice care that assists individuals and families as they journey from the moment of diagnosis through bereavement.The rabbis of JHCLA educate families about the Jewish traditional ways of death and mourning and provide support for non-Jewish patient family members. They provide bereavement counseling for anyone dealing with expected or sudden tragic loss and offer both individual and group counseling as they guide the bereaved through the next phase of their lives. JHCLA also provides spiritual counseling and guidance for individuals, couples and families undergoing spiritual crisis, through transpersonal therapeutic techniques, meditation, prayer and study.
(310) 277-1550 | Visit Website
The Compassionate Friends
The mission of The Compassionate Friends: When a child dies, at any age, the family suffers intense pain and may feel hopeless and isolated. The Compassionate Friends provides highly personal comfort, hope, and support to every family experiencing the death of a son or a daughter, a brother or a sister, or a grandchild, and helps others better assist the grieving family.
(630) 990-0010 | Visit Website
Beth Chayim Chadashim
Life Transitions Group – Inclusive community of progressive lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and heterosexual Jews whose lives have been touched by loss.
(323) 931-7023 | Visit Website
Other Resources
- GriefShare – GriefShare is a friendly, caring group of people who will walk alongside you through one of life’s most difficult experiences. You don’t have to go through the grieving process alone.
- My Miscarriage Matters – Provides support to the survivors of miscarriage, stillbirth, and early infant loss, while increasing awareness around those devastating and heartbreaking issues.
- Open to Hope – A non-profit foundation with the mission of helping people find hope after loss. We invite you to read, listen and share your stories of hope and compassion.
- SHARE Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support – SHARE’s mission is to serve those who are touched by the tragic death of a baby through miscarriage, stillbirth, or newborn death.
- SIDS Network – Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Network offers latest information, as well as support, for those who have been touched by the tragedy of SIDS/OID (other infant death).
- SOS – Survivors of Suicide helps those who have lost a loved one to suicide to resolve their grief and pain in their own personal way.