Jewish Cemetery

In Judaism, burial of the dead is deemed a religious commandment, one that takes precedence even over the study of Torah.

The goals of the Cemetery Committee of the JCCNNM are:

• To meet the burial needs of our Jewish Community;
• To beautify the Cemetery with plantings and hardscape. Part of this effort will be to extend the wall which marks the Jewish section and symbolizes inclusion and enclosure within the Santa Fe Jewish community;
• To make our Jewish Cemetery a bimkom kever, a place where the names of family members who are buried elsewhere or who perished in the Holocaust are memorialized.​​

The Jewish custom of bimkom kever means ‘in the place of the grave.’  Through this evolving tradition close relatives or friends who are not buried in Santa Fe can be remembered in our Jewish section by memorializing their names on our Cemetery wall.  In our mobile society where many of us live in different places from where our parents are buried, the Remembrance Plaques will allow you to recall loved ones in our own Shalom Section in Santa Fe.

Plaques are made of regionally-sourced stone that resemble the rich, warm colors of Jerusalem and are engraved by local craftsmen. Each plaque will have space on top for a stone marking your visit. Plaques are approximately 10” x 5” x 2.5” with room for two lines, 18 spaces per line. 

You may put as many names as you wish within the limits. Regretfully, dates or descriptive sayings are not allowed. Plaques ordered at the same time will be grouped together and will be mounted permanently to the wall. Plaques may be purchased by check or credit card.  

The cost per plaque is $613.00 which includes a tax-deductible donation of $400.00 to be used to extend and maintain the wall.

Payment/Tzedakah plans are also available upon request. 

For information please email our cemetery chair at:   remembranceplaques@q.com

To purchase a plaque -  please print and fill the form included below  and then mail the form to the address listed on the bottom of form and please include a check for $613.00.  

To read more on the memorial legacy project:

Memorial Legacy Plaque Project (Fall 2021)

History of Memorial Legacy Plaque Project

Note: Photographs copyright Jeff Craven

 In Santa Fe, Jews are buried in the dedicated Jewish section at the Memorial Garden Cemetery, 417 Rodeo Road, Santa Fe, NM 87505. Note:  This is the only Jewish cemetery in Santa Fe with available space. 

Resources:

Rivera Funeral Home & Memorial Gardens riverafamilyfuneralhome.com 

It is important to let you know that available land for burial at Memorial Gardens in Santa Fe is limited. The price of plots increases annually. We encourage you to purchase grave space now while land is still available and affordable. 

Bob Clifford - Cemetery Sales Dir. 505-490-1931 

Click the link below to view a video of the cemetery.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BosHbiGAGaI 

An alternate green option:

 La Puerta Natural Burial Ground 505-716-2543   Natural Burial Ground