As an integral part of the fabric of Jewish Los Angeles, Hillside Memorial Park and Mortuary has dedicated itself to serving the local Jewish community for over 60 years.

• Providing specialized educational programs about Jewish rituals of death and mourning for rabbinical students, religious school students and adults
• Maintaining a community Geniza, a burial site for retired Torah scrolls and worn prayer books
• Offering the on-going Chesed Project to collect food, used eyeglasses and hearing aids on behalf of the SOVA Food Pantry Program, the Braille Institute and the House Ear Clinic respectively
• Organizing unique Mother’s Day and Father’s Day Remembrance events to honor those women and men in our lives that we have lost
• Holding a Kever Avot v’Imahot Service to honor the memory of family members between the High Holy Days
• Offering complimentary items to aid in the memorialization of family members and others we have lost. The items offered include Jewish calendars, Yahrzeit candles, 20-year Yahrzeit calendars, Yom HaShoah candles, and copies of various books about Jewish mourning traditions, grieving and other related subjects
• Providing scholarships to mortuary college students
• Making grants to community organizations providing social services for seniors, children, veterans, families and the hungry; programs for vocational and job search support and financial assistance; resettlement services for Jewish immigrants; local museums, hospitals, schools and universities and libraries; and programs to enhance Jewish life in Los Angeles

To learn more about our community outreach programs, click on the links listed on the left of this page.