I can't recommend Joyce Torchinsky and her team at Torchinsky Hebrew Funeral Home highly enough. My father-in-law died completely unexpectedly on a Thursday, and despite starting from nothing Joyce was able to help us make arrangements and have a burial by Tuesday, even though it was a holiday weekend. There were some complications dealing with the cemetery, but at every step I felt like they had it under control and made it very clear what they needed from me and what the next steps were.
I communicated directly with the owner Joyce, and I'm not sure if that's routine or was just because we were in a last-minute situation, but she was wonderful. She was detail-oriented, precise, and thorough, and helped us figure out what options we wanted--the deceased was Jewish but we didn't know his wishes or the details of Jewish rites around death and burial, so she was very helpful while we figured that out. She was also able to refer us to a Rabbi in the NYC/NJ area where he was buried, and he was excellent as well.
At a time of grief and shock and chaos in our lives, it was a huge relief to be able to trust our funeral home and not have to worry if they'd get things taken care of. If you have the gift of thinking and planning ahead, or are scrambling like we were, this is a great place to go. read more