Bikur Cholim
of Greater Washington

P.O. Box 707, Silver Spring, Maryland 20918
(202) 331-4481 fax: (301) 681-1453x
email:info@bikurcholimgw.org
Bikur Cholim of Greater Washington is organized to provide for the needs of the ill in the Jewish Community, with compassion and loving kindness, as guided by Torah law.

Bikur Cholim assists patients and their families by:
  • organizing volunteers to visit and assist the patients and their families
  • facilitating access to community resources, when needed
  • enhancing awareness of health care professionals about the particular needs of Jewish patients
  • educating the community in the mitzvah of Bikur Cholim

Bikur Cholim services are available to patients who live in or travel to the Greater Washington area for medical treatment. We have been instrumental in assisting patients and their families at NIH (National Institutes of Health), Georgetown University Hospital, Washington Hospital Center etc.

Please contact us if you are coming to the area, or know of a patient/family who will be here. We would like to offer our help.

See Pictures from our Recent Annual Dinner

UPCOMING EVENTS:

The Community is invited to the second lecture in the Elder Care series:
Sunday morning,May 18th at 10:00 am
Silver Spring Jewish Center
Are you ready for the Golden Years?
David Cohen, licensed financial advisor, will speak on planning for long term care and the unexpected.
Cosponsors Bikur Cholim of Greater Washington,Silver Spring Jewish Center, Kemp Mill Synagogue, YI Shomrei Emunah, Chabad of Silver Spring
For more information call Bikur Cholim of Greater Washington at 202 331-4481 or email audrey@bikurcholimgw.com

Bikur Cholim of Greater Washington invites you to an evening,
For You, By You, With You -- recognizing the work of our volunteers
Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at 8:15 PM
at the home of Nava and Menachem Ely
11724 Gainsborough Rd
Potomac, Maryland
There is no charge for this event. For $36 you can honor a volunteer.
Click here for more details

For locations and websites of local hospitals, click here

Check for locations of Shabbat Hospital Boxes here.

For Kosher markets and restaurants in the area, click here

If you are a resident of the Greater Washington metro area, your help is needed! We are looking for volunteers to assist in the following areas:

  • visiting the sick
  • hospital food boxes
  • Phone squad
  • clerical work
  • delivery services
  • preparing food
  • babysitting
  • special events
  • transportation
  • translating
  • computer work

If you are currently a patient or family of a patient and Shabbos is coming, you may be interested in checking our Shabbat Emergency box locations at local hospitals.

BIKUR CHOLIM OF GREATER WASHINGTON has some wheelchairs and walkers available for loan. Please contact us if you may need these items. This will be addressed on a first come, first served basis. Please call Bikur Cholim at (202) 331-4482 for further information. Check for local directions to the Bikur Cholim Shed.

In Need of YOUR Help

We are also seeking donations of Wheelchairs and Shower Chairs. If you have any available to donate, please call Bikkur Cholim at at (202) 331-4481

Thank you,

from the Bikur Cholim of Greater Washington.