by: Andrew J. Parver, Director of Operations This past Sunday, HFBA was privileged to host Rabbi Paysach Krohn at our annual Staten Island Community Breakfast. We are proud to present Rabbi Krohn's remarks here for all to see. ...
by: Andrew J. Parver, Director of Operations Last December, I was profiled by a Zoë Kirsch student from Columbia Journalism School. The article just popped up on my social media pages under last year's memories. I thought I would share the article here with you. by Zoë Kirsch The...
by: Andrew J. Parver, Director of Operations A few months ago, I was profiled in Mishpacha Magazine. It was a wonderful interview and I was glad to have had the opportunity to explain to a wider audience what it is that I, and Hebrew Free Burial...
by: Andrew J. Parver, Director of Operations Five years ago, July 14, 2010, I wrote the post below. It's still very much relevant. An Excuse to Talk About Death I've found that talking about death is a taboo subject. People don't want to talk about it. There is no...
by: Andrew J. Parver, Director of Operations We need to talk about death. More specifically, we need to talk about your death. I know, you don't want to think about what may happen to you when you die. But by giving no thought to death now, you'll...
by: Andrew J. Parver, Director of Operations [caption id="attachment_896" align="alignleft" width="285"] Rabbi Shmuel Plafker performing the ultimate mitzvah of Chesed Shel Emet[/caption] Back in 2008, I began blogging about my work at Hebrew Free Burial Association. Over several years I wrote 75 blog posts on a wide...
Welcome to the NEW Hebrew Free Burial Association. We've redesigned our site from the ground up to make our site much easier to use! Donations are easier, contacting us is easier, it's all come down to giving the best web experience to the people that...