Jewish Monuments

A Jewish monument is shaped by tradition as much as by design. From the Star of David and the menorah to the blessing hands of the Kohanim and the Hebrew name that ties a person to their parents and their people, every element carries meaning that has been passed down for generations. At Monuments By Parise, we craft Jewish monuments in granite and bronze with close attention to the details that matter most, and we take special care with Hebrew lettering, where a single character has to be exactly right.

Look through the designs below, and tell us about your loved one, your family, and your congregation's customs. We'll work alongside you to create a memorial that honors both the person and the tradition they belonged to.

Want to talk through a design? Call now for more information.

Blakely: 570-382-3558 · Carbondale: 570-282-3088 · Clifford: 570-222-3100

Types of Monuments We Offer

A Jewish memorial is one of many ways to honor a life. Browse the full range and see what speaks to you:

• Traditional Monuments — Classic upright designs that have marked family plots for generations.
• Distinctive Shapes — One-of-a-kind silhouettes designed around a life, a passion, or a story.
• Christian Monuments — Crosses, praying hands, and sacred imagery for families of faith.
• Celtic & Irish Monuments — Celtic crosses and knotwork honoring Irish heritage.
• Jewish Monuments — Memorials designed in keeping with Jewish tradition and custom.
• Hearts — Single, double, and triple hearts, the enduring symbol of love.
• Laser & Glass Art Etchings — Portraits, scenes, and fine detail etched into polished granite.
• Hand Carved Monuments — Sculpted stone artistry shaped by hand, not by machine.
• Classic Shapes — Timeless forms with clean, quiet lines.
• Bronze & Gold Leaf Lettering — Rich lettering and accents that catch the light for decades.

Not sure where to begin? Our memorial options page lays out everything side by side, or you can view all our memorials at once.

The Benefits of Working with a Locally Trusted Monument Company

A Jewish memorial asks for a kind of care that not every monument shop can offer, and the reasons are specific.

Hebrew is the first. It reads right to left, its letters are unforgiving of error, and a memorial often includes the Hebrew name of the deceased along with their parents' names, a date on the Hebrew calendar, and traditional inscriptions such as the opening that marks a resting place and the closing prayer that a soul be bound up in the bond of life. Getting every character correct is not something to leave to a shop that treats Hebrew as decoration. We proof this work carefully and welcome your family or your rabbi reviewing it before anything is cut, because there is no fixing a letter once it is in the stone.

Symbols carry weight too. The Star of David and the menorah are widely known, but others speak to lineage: the blessing hands belong to families of the Kohanim, and the pitcher to families of the Levites. Placing one of these matters, and placing the wrong one matters just as much. We take the time to understand your family's heritage so the memorial reflects it truthfully.

Then there's timing and custom. Jewish tradition often marks the memorial with an unveiling, a dedication commonly held within the first year, and families understandably want the stone ready and correct for that day. We plan the work around your timeline and your congregation's practices, and because we know the region's cemeteries, we handle their requirements without adding stress to an already meaningful moment.

Monument Services in Scranton, Wilkes-Barre & Northeast PA

Jewish families across the Lackawanna and Wyoming Valleys come to us for:

• Upright and flush monuments designed in keeping with your cemetery's and congregation's customs
• Accurate Hebrew lettering, including Hebrew names, calendar dates, and traditional inscriptions, carefully proofed before carving
• Traditional symbols, including the Star of David, menorah, Kohanim blessing hands, Levite pitcher, lion of Judah, and tree of life
• Bilingual inscriptions that pair Hebrew and English with balance and clarity
• Bronze and gold leaf accents for lettering and emblems that hold their beauty for decades
• Laser and etched work for symbols, Hebrew text, or a meaningful scene, guided always by your family's tradition
• Companion memorials for spouses, designed to be lettered on both sides over time
• Foundation work and installation, set and sealed by our own crew and timed to your unveiling
• Additions and cleaning for existing family monuments, including lettering a later name

Because Jewish practice thinks carefully about the whole process, we meet families wherever they are. If you have recently suffered a loss and an unveiling is ahead, our at-need guidance helps you move at the right pace. If you wish to plan your own memorial in advance, preplanning lets you set every detail yourself. And if a plot is still to be arranged, our cemetery plot checklist helps you ask the right questions of a Jewish cemetery or section.

Why Locals Choose Monuments by Parise

When the details have to be exactly right, families want a shop that does the work itself and stands behind it, and that's who we are. We've served the area's grieving families since 1941, and in 1997 we opened our monument company, training in every part of the craft under a specialist with more than 40 years in the trade before we sold a single memorial.

That care shows in the lettering, which is where a Jewish memorial is most easily gotten wrong. Our own craftsmen cut, carve, and letter each stone, so the accuracy of your Hebrew never depends on a distant factory that cannot read it back to you. We draw from one of the region's largest selections of granite and bronze, and our own crew sets each memorial on a foundation we build, on the schedule your family needs.

Our written guarantee protects the memorial for the long term: the granite is certified free from defects and won't chip, crack, or disintegrate, bronze is cast by quality foundries with lettering hand chased and highlighted, and any defective part is replaced at no expense to you or your heirs.

You're also welcome to review every choice in person, year round, at the area's only all-inclusive indoor monument showroom in Blakely, a calm setting to consider a memorial with the attention it deserves. Learn more about our family and our guarantee, or read what other families have shared on our testimonials page.

Decades of Service to Scranton, Wilkes-Barre & Surrounding Communities

We craft Jewish monuments for families throughout Northeast Pennsylvania, including Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Blakely, Carbondale, Pittston, Dickson City, Olyphant, Jessup, Archbald, Dunmore, Clarks Summit, Peckville, Throop, Taylor, Old Forge, Moosic, Avoca, Duryea, Forest City, Honesdale, Tunkhannock, and the surrounding communities.

Jewish families have been part of this region's story for well over a century. As immigrants settled the growing cities of Scranton and Wilkes-Barre, they built congregations, community institutions, and cemeteries that have served the area's Jewish population across generations, spanning Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform traditions. Families here often place a memorial in the same section where earlier generations rest, and many keep the gentle custom of leaving a small stone at each visit, a quiet sign that someone was remembered. We consider it a privilege to help carry that continuity forward with care.

Our three locations keep help close by: our Blakely showroom at 1975 Scranton Carbondale Highway, our Carbondale display at 89 Farview Street, and our Clifford display at 18 Airport Road.

Contact Us For Jewish Monuments in Northeast PA Today

A Jewish memorial honors both a person and the tradition they belonged to, and every detail deserves to be exactly right. The team at Monuments By Parise will help you choose the symbols and inscriptions that reflect your loved one and your family's heritage, proof every Hebrew character before we cut, and set the memorial in time for your unveiling.

Call Monuments By Parise at 570-382-3558 or contact us online today to learn more about Jewish monuments in Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, and Northeast Pennsylvania.