Jewish Funeral Homes Maryland
Jewish Funeral Home Serving Prince George’s County, MD
About 24 minutes from College Park, we serve Prince George’s County families and arrange burials at the county’s Jewish cemeteries, any hour, including Shabbat.
98% of Washington Consumers’ Checkbook raters gave Torchinsky a superior overall rating.
Close to College Park, Greenbelt, and Bowie
From our chapel, College Park is about 24 minutes away, Capitol Heights about 37 and Bowie about 40. Families from the inner Beltway communities often reach us faster than they reach downtown.
The funeral can be at your synagogue, graveside, or in our chapel. We serve Orthodox, Conservative, Reconstructionist, Reform, and unaffiliated families.
Serving the County’s Congregations and Campus
Bowie
Temple Solel on Mitchellville Road and Chabad of Bowie.
Greenbelt
Mishkan Torah, which began as the Greenbelt Hebrew Congregation in the New Deal town.
Laurel
Oseh Shalom on Olive Branch Way.
College Park
Maryland Hillel and the Chabad Jewish Student Center at the University of Maryland.
Here for Prince George’s County
Call (202) 541-1001 now if a death has occurred. Someone always answers.
Jewish Cemeteries in Prince George’s County
Several of Greater Washington’s long-established Jewish cemeteries are in the county, and families from across the region hold plots there.
- National Capitol Hebrew Cemetery, 4708 Fable Street, Capitol Heights, with sections for Beth Sholom, Ezras Israel, Ohev Shalom, Young Israel Shomrei Emunah, and Workmen’s Circle
- B’nai Israel Congregation’s cemetery, 5401 St. Barnabas Road, Oxon Hill, open on select Sundays or by appointment
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery, 9500 Riggs Road, Adelphi, serving the area since 1929, with a Jewish section and an adjoining interfaith section
If you are not sure which section a family plot is in, we can help you find out. See Jewish cemeteries in Greater Washington for directions.
If a Death Occurs at a County Hospital
If your loved one dies at University of Maryland Capital Region Health in Largo, Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Center in Lanham, or MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center in Clinton, call us and tell the staff that Torchinsky is the funeral home. We take it from there.
Our guide on what to do when a death occurs explains the first hours, and if your family lives in another state, we arrange out-of-state burial transfers.
Why Prince George’s Families Choose Torchinsky
- Licensed in MarylandJoyce E. Torchinsky, licensed funeral director
- 98% superior ratingCheckbook raters, including families from Hyattsville
- Chevra Kadisha of Greater WashingtonListed among funeral homes that support a taharah
Find Our Chapel
254 Carroll St NW, Washington, DC 20012, near the Maryland line. Free parking.
Phone: (202) 541-1001, any hour, including Shabbat.
Questions About Our Jewish Funeral Home in Prince George’s County
Yes. Torchinsky’s chapel is about 24 minutes from College Park, and we serve families across Prince George’s County at any hour, including Shabbat.
National Capitol Hebrew Cemetery in Capitol Heights, B’nai Israel Congregation’s cemetery in Oxon Hill, and Mt. Lebanon Cemetery in Adelphi.
Mt. Lebanon has an interfaith section next to its Jewish section. Rules differ by section, so we confirm with the cemetery before anything is planned.
Yes. Call us at any hour. We work with the family’s rabbi or campus clergy, and if the family lives elsewhere we arrange an out-of-state burial transfer.
Nearby Areas We Serve
We Are Here When You Need Us
Call (202) 541-1001 at any hour, including Shabbat, or start planning ahead.