Toronto Hebrew Memorial Parks

10/24/2025

Pardes Shalom Cemetery earlier today.

09/22/2025

Join us this Sunday, September 28th at 11:00 AM for our Community High Holy Day Memorial Service, led by Rabbi Rafi Lipner. Hear inspiring words, recite the memorial prayer for the departed, and pay tribute to the memories of loved ones.

Register here: https://www.jewishtoronto.com/events/community-high-holidays-memorial-service

06/11/2025

This may be of interest...Did you ever wonder how to interpret symbols or words on a tombstone? Jewish tombstones are a treasure trove of information despite common problems that make it difficult to accurately translate and interpret their inscriptions. Using examples from Jewish tombstones in this presentation, Robin Meltzer will help us build skills to understand an inscription’s context, determine the accuracy of the information presented, understand Jewish naming conventions, recognize Kohen and Levite status and symbols, identify rabbinic status, interpret honorifics, and understand Hebrew calendar dates and abbreviations. The presentation also suggests best practices for on-site cemetery visits and tombstone photography.

Sun 22 Jun [EDT]: Presented by Orange County Jewish Genealogical Society (Free/$) (VIRTUAL) 10:00am PT / 10:00am AZ(MtnStd) / 11:00am MT / 12:00pm CT / 1:00pm ET / 6:00pm UK Attendance at virtual meetings is free to OC

02/24/2025

Airlines may offer discounts to passengers who are travelling due to the loss of a loved one.

Delta Air Lines, Air Canada, Alaska Airlines, WestJet, Hawaiian Airlines, and Lufthansa offer bereavement fares for affordable last-minute travel

10/08/2024

We invite you to please watch a recording of our second annual Community Yizkor Service, held on October 6, 2024, and co-hosted by us & UJA Federation of Greater Toronto https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtGP_qBQmQw
Wishing all a Shana tova and a good year ahead.

THMP & UJA Federation of Greater Toronto Community Yizkor Service - Oct. 6/24

04/15/2024

09/22/2023

We were busy earlier today preparing for our inaugural Community Yizkor Service this Sunday at Pardes Chaim Cemetery. It's not too late to register and join us. Please visit
https://www.jewishtoronto.com/uja-community_yizkor?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=September_1_2023_Snapshot

09/12/2023

We wish our community a Shanah Tovah and much sweetness in the new year. If you will be visiting the graves of loved ones in the period leading up to the High Holy Days, we invite you to use our grave-finding app. May the memories of your loved ones be for a blessing and may you be inscribed for a peaceful, healthy, and safe 5784. Visit https://thmp.ca/find-a-grave/ to download the app.

09/05/2023

It is a widespread Jewish custom to visit the graves of loved ones during the period leading up to Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. In the spirit of this tradition, we have partnered with UJA Federation of Greater Toronto to host a meaningful Yizkor service at Pardes Chaim on September 24 at 11:00 AM. The service will be led by Rabbi Rafi Lipner, UJA’s Senior Fellow of Strategic Jewish Enrichment. Join us to hear inspiring words, recite Yizkor (the memorial prayer for the departed), and pay tribute to the memories of those we have lost. RSVP at this link: https://bit.ly/3Z2E2iU

It is a widespread Jewish custom to visit the graves of loved ones during the period leading up to Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. In the spirit of this tradition, you are invited to join Toronto Hebrew Memorial Parks and UJA for a meaningful Yizkor service, led by Rabbi Rafi Lipner, UJA's Senior Fell...

07/11/2023

More beautiful projects coming to life at THMP! This one, at Pardes Shalom, is a sculptural installation called “Flight” by Canadian artists Temma Gentles and William Roddy. Set against a backlit window, its layers of near transparency create a contemplative and healing aesthetic through silhouettes of birds in flight. Its thematic keynote is a phrase from the memorial prayer “El Malei Rachamim,” wishing for the souls of the dead to find peace in God’s nurturing presence. The artwork is now fully installed with added lighting. Like every project we undertake, its purpose is to honour the dead and support the bereaved in their healing.

07/04/2023

Finding quiet spaces in nature helps the bereaved find peace and healing. The feeling of sunshine on the skin or the scene of a bird landing gently on water reminds us of our essential connection to nature and keeps us connected to the people we miss. For this reason, we are excited to share about our new reflection pond at Pardes Chaim Cemetery. It has many plantings, a shade canopy, multiple reflection nodes, and accessibility features. Visitors can stroll its perimeter walkway or sit on a bench and quietly remember. We encourage community members to use the reflection pond in ways that are healing and meaningful to them.

06/13/2023

Charity Golf Day! On June 19, join the Ontario Association of Cemetery and Funeral Professionals and play in support of The Unforgettables Fund, providing financial assistance to families grieving the loss of a child. An unforgettable day, for an unforgettable cause. Learn more and register at this link: https://bit.ly/3NtE0Na

SickKids Foundation