8 Reasons Customers Choose Kronish Funeral Services as the Best Jewish Funeral Home in South Florida

8 Reasons Customers Choose Kronish Funeral Services as the Best Jewish Funeral Home in South Florida. Based on online customer reviews, Kronish Funeral Services is the best Jewish Funeral home in South Florida.

Why does Kronish Funeral have higher customer ratings than its competitors? 

Stated, Kronish Funeral Services does a better job than the competition. We are also Jewish leaders in the local, national, and international communities. 

Take a look at the 10 reasons below why Kronish Funeral Services is rated the #1 Jewish funeral home in South Florida.  See how many of these things other funeral homes that claim to be Jewish and committed to the Jewish community do.  We are certain no one else even comes close to Kronish Funeral Services. 

We Are Really Jewish

Most “Jewish” Funeral Homes Pretend To Be Jewish But Are Really “Jew-ish”

It only takes a few minutes of research or asking a few questions to learn that most of the funeral homes in South Florida that market themselves as “Jewish” are about as Jewish as the Pope. 

Most of the deathcare entities that claim to serve the Jewish community in South Florida are owned by large corporations that believe they can consistently mislead their customers by putting a Star of David on their door and then violating Jewish religious law and traditions. 

Worse, other “Jewish” funeral homes have found that they are more profitable if they replace Jewish funeral directors with non-Jews who pretend to be Jewish but are paid less than Jewish funeral directors. 

Some Jewish funeral homes are even make-believe “observant” and have their employees pretend to be rabbis when they are not.  Just because someone has a long beard and dresses in black does not make them a rabbi.

At Kronish Funeral Services, we don’t need to lie, mislead, or pretend. We are the “real deal” and are well-known and recognized in the community. We follow all Jewish laws and traditions because we authentically know who we are and what we stand for. 

No Bait and Switch, No Surprises, No Upselling

You won’t have to play “20 questions” with our team to understand what to expect and how much it will cost.  We never engage in bait-and-switch pricing.

We have complete packages for each of the major local Jewish cemeteries and mausoleums, including everything a Jewish family needs to purchase to bury their loved one and sit Shiva appropriately.

These packages are well-priced and provide substantial value.  All our packages include a casket selection.  We do not attempt to upsell caskets. 

We estimate that more than 90% of the caskets our firm provides are the least costly and the most traditional, and all are included in our complete funeral packages. 

Unlike other Jewish funeral homes in the area, we take Talmudic teachings about the dignity and simplicity of a Jewish funeral seriously (which means families should avoid unnecessary extravagance and cost).  As a result, we never push families to purchase expensive caskets and always recommend the most traditional and least costly option (which is also high quality). 

Any funeral home that attempts to upsell an expensive casket is not following Jewish tradition. 

Also, Kronish Funeral Services does not employ commissioned salespeople.  That means no employee benefits from an upsell. 

Quality Caskets for Every Family and Every Budget

Kronish Funeral Services does not believe that you honor your loved one by spending a ridiculous amount on a casket.  All of the caskets we offer are high-quality, traditional, and reasonably priced.  

Our competitors push unnecessarily expensive caskets, reflecting large profit margins to the funeral home and an unconscionable retail cost to the consumer. 

Even worse, unnecessarily expensive caskets are inconsistent with Halachic law and Jewish tradition.  While the Torah does not explicitly detail funeral rites, it underscores the sanctity of human life and the respect due the deceased. The principle of Kavod ha-met (honoring the dead) is derived from various passages, emphasizing timely and respectful burial.  This respect is manifested through practices that avoid ostentation, focusing instead on the individual’s dignity and humanity.  

Using simple shrouds and plain caskets aligns with the Torah’s broader themes of humility and equality.  Kronish Funeral Services believes our responsibility is to help families strive for Kavod ha-met.​ 

Community Commitment and Philanthropy

At Kronish Funeral Services, we genuinely give back to the community.

We are the only Jewish funeral home in Florida that actively promotes brain donation to help cure degenerative neurological diseases.  We donate our staff, facilities, and equipment to significant research organizations so that they can help find a cure for Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, MS, and other terrible diseases.  No one else in the Jewish funeral world considers it their obligation to do this.  They send their brain donation cases to us. 

Our co-CEO, Mark Sunshine, is a past President of Temple Beth El and co-lead counsel on significant domestic lawsuits relating to the October 7th Hamas attack.

Mr. Sunshine, through his legal practice, is currently representing hundreds of 10/7 victims and is fighting to ensure that no one forgets the lessons of WWII and the Nuremberg tribunal.  Mr. Sunshine is working to provide victims of the Hamas attack “their day in court” and use the US and other Western judicial systems to hold those who aided and abetted Hamas accountable.  Mr. Sunshine is not being paid for his legal services concerning the 10/7 litigation. 

Mr. Sunshine also donates hundreds of hours annually of free legal service to the elderly Jewish community, assisting indigent families and Holocaust survivors.  

We even established a charitable organization to help senior citizens afford high-quality healthcare without financial strain.

Every Jewish funeral home says it supports the local community. But Kronish Funeral Service does, and in a big way.  You won’t find anyone who gives more to the Jewish community than Kronish Funeral Services.  

Support During Difficult Times

We understand that when you call Kronish Funeral Services, you are doing so because you are facing one of the most challenging moments in life.  We strive to reduce your stress and ensure you know that “we have your back.”

Other funeral homes and funeral homes that employ commissioned salespeople view death as a business opportunity.  Not so at Kronish Funeral Services.  That is a subtle but important distinction that is often overlooked but makes all the difference in the world to our customers who have recently suffered a loss. 

Post Mortem Brain Donation to Research

This program allows individuals to help advance research on degenerative neurological diseases.  Diseases include Alzheimer’s, dementia, Lewy-Body, Parkinson’s, Multiple Sclerosis, Lou Gehrig’s Disease, and many others. 

Kronish Funeral Services is the only funeral home in South Florida actively participating in brain research programs, donating our staff and facilities to support this cause.

Autopsy Services

We offer autopsy services to help families determine the cause of death.  Our pathologists are current or former medical examiners, ensuring professional and thorough investigations.

The results of our autopsy services are most typically performed for insurance or litigation purposes. 

Reducing Healthcare Costs

One of our most impactful services is assisting seniors and disabled adults in reducing healthcare costs by maximizing government benefits.  

Our sister company, Sunshine Senior Help, can help shift the financial burden of healthcare to the government, potentially saving seniors over $3,000 annually on Medicare premiums and other costs.  Sunshine Senior Help is a charitable organization. 

We can also help seniors qualify for free nursing home care and government assistance for assisted living and home healthcare.

Every funeral home can also help its customers pay for healthcare while they are still alive, but only Kronish Funeral Services (and its sister companies) took the time and effort to do so. 

GPS Trackers Used For Out-of-Town Transport

Many South Florida Jewish community members made their arrangements in the town or city where they lived most of their lives. As a result, when these individuals pass away and require transportation to New York, Boston, Chicago, or anywhere else in the world (including Europe and Israel), they retain the services of a local funeral home to arrange for transportation and a second funeral home to handle the funeral where they are being buried. 

But, just as airlines misplace and lose luggage, more often than anyone would like to admit, deceased individuals are transported to the wrong city or picked up by the wrong funeral home at their destination.  The airlines are just not careful enough to be trusted with our loved ones.  Worse, human remains use a different baggage system than checked luggage.  The systems and infrastructure are from the 1960s.  As a result, mistakes happen, and with a frequency no one wants to acknowledge. 

Kronish Funeral Services is the only funeral home in Florida that puts GPS trackers with every individual we transport home.  We never lose track of anyone; when airlines make errors, we know and can fix the problem within minutes. 

Given this technology’s low cost and ubiquitous use, we do not understand why other funeral homes do not copy us.  After all, pet owners put GPS trackers on their dogs and cats.  Isn’t your loved one as important as your pet?  

Free Global Travel Protection Included With Prepaid Funeral Arrangements

If you preplan and prepay your funeral with Kronish Funeral Services and tell us that you plan on traveling outside of the South Florida area, we will automatically purchase a global travel protection insurance policy for you at no additional cost.  We are the only funeral home in South Florida that gives away global travel protection. 

This policy gets you back to your home (which is presumably South Florida) at no cost in case of death far away. 

Other funeral homes that provide this coverage typically charge $495 (most do not offer this at any price); however, at Kronish Funeral Services, we provide this coverage at no $0 cost to you. 

Conclusion

These are just a few reasons why Kronish Funeral Services is recognized as the best Jewish funeral home in South Florida. 

We doubt that you will find even one Jewish funeral home that provides any of the above services and benefits to the level of Kronish Funeral Services.  Many will say that they do what we do, but don’t believe it.  If you dig in, even a little, you will find they do not compare to our firm. 

Mark Sunshine

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