Prayer and Bikkur Cholim Resources

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Prayers for Jewish Healing
This is a handout that can be used by individuals or groups when making visits to those who are ill. It can be left behind as a resource. Contains Hebrew with English translations.

Prayers for Healing Booklet, in Partnership with Mount Sinai Medical Center
This version contains both and extended and abridged version. Copyright, Rabbi Simeon Schreiber, Staff Chaplain at Mount Sinai Medical Center.

Refuat HaNefesh/ Healing the Soul: A Collection of Reflections for those Facing Medical Treatments
These are short, inspirational essays by rabbis in South Florida and the Mishkan Miami community. It includes a section of prayers as well. (Note: the book was published under the previous imprint of The Chaplaincy Program of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation).

Meditation for Blessing over Bread
The blessing on bread with a brief reflection. For a more extended reflection about blessings see, "What Is the Meaning of a Blessing?"

Healing a Traumatized Nation and its People

Healing a Traumatized Nation and its People

Since the barbaric attacks of October 7, providing mental health services and rebuilding individual, communal and national resilience have been priorities.

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Bringing Israelis Together

Bringing Israelis Together

Demonstrating the power of connection, Federation’s longtime partnership city of Yerucham recently hosted a visit from residents of Kibbutz Or HaNer, a community on the Gaza border hit hard on October 7.

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Subscribe to PJ Library for Free Books


Subscribe to PJ Library for Free Books


With a free subscription to PJ Library, children from birth to eight years old receive Jewish storybooks and activities that spark conversations around Judaism and inspire the whole family to celebrate what they love about Jewish life.

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Nominate an Outstanding Teen

Nominate an Outstanding Teen

Do you know an extraordinary Jewish teen who is a true changemaker? Each year, the Helen Diller Family Foundation awards 15 Jewish teens with $36,000 in recognition of their exceptional leadership and engagement in service projects that embody the value of tikkun olam (repairing the world).

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