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Jewish Funeral Home Bethesda MD

Jewish Funeral Home Serving Bethesda, MD

About 22 minutes from downtown Bethesda and 15 from Chevy Chase, serving the area’s congregations any hour, including Shabbat.

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A Jewish Funeral Home Near Bethesda and Chevy Chase

From our chapel at the DC line, Ohr Kodesh in Chevy Chase is about 15 minutes away, downtown Bethesda about 22, and Congregation Beth El on Old Georgetown Road about 24.

The funeral can be held at your synagogue, at our chapel, or graveside. We serve Bethesda as part of Montgomery County.

Serving Bethesda’s Congregations

Bethesda

Congregation Beth El, 8215 Old Georgetown Rd; Bethesda Jewish Congregation, 6601 Bradley Blvd.

Chevy Chase

Ohr Kodesh Congregation, 8300 Meadowbrook Ln; Temple Shalom, 8401 Grubb Rd.

If a Death Occurs at Suburban Hospital

Call us at (202) 541-1001, tell the staff your family is using Torchinsky, and ask that your loved one not be disturbed until we arrive. Read what to do when a death occurs.

We Are Here for Bethesda

If a death has occurred in Bethesda, call us any hour, including Shabbat.

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Our Services for Bethesda Families

Traditional Jewish Funerals

We arrange the entire service at your synagogue or our chapel, from taharah and shmirah through the funeral itself. Your rabbi leads, and we take care of everything around it.

Traditional Jewish Funerals

Graveside Services

Some families choose a complete service held at the cemetery, with the rabbi, the prayers, and the burial all in one place. We coordinate with the cemetery and handle every detail.

Graveside Services

Taharah and Shmirah

Your loved one is washed, dressed in tachrichim, and watched over until the funeral. We arrange taharah and shmirah with the Chevra Kadisha of Greater Washington.

Taharah and Shmirah

Pre-Planning

You can record your wishes now so your family does not have to make those decisions later. There is no obligation to prepay.

Pre-Planning

Shiva Equipment Delivery

We deliver shiva chairs, low stools, a shiva candle, and a water pitcher to your home so your family can focus on one another.

Shiva Equipment Delivery

Cemeteries Bethesda Families Use

Many Bethesda families are buried in Montgomery County.

  • Judean Memorial Gardens, Olney
  • Garden of Remembrance Memorial Park, Clarksburg, which lists Torchinsky among the funeral homes it works with

Directions to each are in our guide to Jewish cemeteries in Greater Washington.

Why Bethesda Families Choose Torchinsky

  • Licensed in MarylandJoyce E. Torchinsky, licensed funeral director
  • 98% superior ratingWashington Consumers’ Checkbook raters

Questions About Our Jewish Funeral Home Near Bethesda

Yes. Torchinsky’s chapel is about 22 minutes from downtown Bethesda, and we serve Bethesda families any hour, including Shabbat.

Yes. The service can be at your synagogue, at our chapel, or graveside. We coordinate with your rabbi.

Call us and ask the hospital staff to wait for us before moving your loved one. We take care of the transfer.

Yes. Joyce E. Torchinsky is a licensed funeral director in Maryland, as well as in DC, and Virginia.

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We Are Here When You Need Us

Bethesda and Chevy Chase families can reach us at (202) 541-1001, day or night, including Shabbat.

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