Educational Programs -- Charitable Foundation - Jewish Cemetery Association of Massachusetts

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Schedule a JCAM Cemetery Education Tour

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“Cemeteries Are For The Living”

Educational Cemetery Tour

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CJP’s Tzedekah, Friends & Family Educational Cemetery Tour at the Mohliver Cemetery, West Roxbury

Our “Cemeteries Are For The Living” educational program has proven to be a great success. Now entering its second year, cemetery education tours are fast becoming a scheduled yearly program activity with many synagogue and community groups*. Take advantage of this unique educational experience for youth groups and adults. Working with Education and community Program Directors, a JCAM Charitable Foundation representative will develop a program specific to your group needs. With more than 20 years experience in caring, restoring and ensuring the continuity of Jewish cemeteries in Massachusetts, we are uniquely qualified to bring a new dimension into Jewish education.

Learn about Jewish cemetery symbols and their meanings,
Why we leave visitation stones,
The origins and history of Massachusetts’ Jewish cemeteries.
Find out some of the interesting “stories behind the stones” of Boston Jewish notables.
Learn Jewish burial customs.
Learn why we bury books, Torah scrolls and other Jewish artifacts and more by touring local JCAM cemeteries in a friendly and relaxed manner.

We feel it is important to connect Jewish young people with their past through cemetery education. We can help the next generation honor, remember, and connect to the once vibrant Jewish communities their spirited ancestors pioneered through a “Cemeteries Are For The Living” education tour.

Call Lisa Berenson at 617-244-6509 to schedule a program time and date or use the Cemetery Education Response Form (below).

*This module is only offered in the fall and spring.

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Cemetery Education Response Form
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There is no fee for JCAM's educational programs as we consider cemetery education an essential component of our core mission to the Jewish community. Your generous tax-deductible donation can be made to the JCAM Charitable Foundation at the time of the presentation or mailed to the address above.

The goal of the JCAM Charitable Foundation is to educate and inform all members of the Jewish community—young and not so young—to connect with their past, embrace the present, and look to the future utilizing Jewish cemetery education. Our loved ones who have gone before us can be the bridge to a broader, more meaningful understanding of our rich and unique heritage.

We look forward to hearing from you soon.

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