What To Do In The Event Of Bereavement

 

 

1. Notify the Burial Society IMMEDIATELY by calling 020 8950 7767 and choosing Option 1.
    

2. Notify Synagogue (020 7229 2631).
    

3. Obtain a death certificate from the Doctor or Hospital, stating the cause of death.
    

4. Take the death certificate to the Registrar for Births and Deaths. It must be the Registrar in the vicinity where the death occurred.
    

5. Phone the Burial Society once you have been issued with the relevant documentation. The Burial Society will advise what to do next.
    

6. Once funeral arrangements have been made, the Burial Society will contact the Synagogue Administrator who will assist with the shiva chairs and prayer books and liaise with the Rabbi about the funeral and shiva. If you wish, you may contact your own Minister.
    

7. Notify family and friends of the arrangements. The Synagogue will do its best to advise congregants of the funeral and shiva arrangements by email and telephone.

 

 

Register Offices

 

Westminster Register Office
Westminster Council House
Marylebone Road
London
NW1 5PT

 

T: (020) 7641 1161

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Kensington and Chelsea Register Office
Chelsea Old Town Hall
Kings Road
London
SW3 5EE

 

Tel: 020 7361 4100