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Over 20 Years of Annual Gatherings...
On the second Sunday of November each year, we celebrate and we educate about the mitzvah to visit the sick by hosting an annual conference in New York City. The conference goals are to inform, inspire and train participants about the life enhancing benefits of this mitzvah. The conference is also a forum for networking and giving chizuk/encouragement to one another.
Teens and 'students' of all ages with diverse backgrounds in bikur cholim, and in Judaism attend; Rabbis and rabbinical students, collegiates, full-time Moms, doctors, teachers, Jewish communal professionals alike, from across New York, the US, and a small international presence, join together to enjoy a day that celebrates life, that teaches skills for living, and that energizes and uplifts.
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I Awaken the Dawn: The Transformative Power of Bikur Cholim 21st Annual Conference on Visiting the Sick Sunday, November 9, 2008, 8:30am - 3:30pm UJA-Federation of New York (130 East 59th St) Keynote Speaker: Rabbi Marvin Tokayer Former Air Force Chaplain; Expert on "righteous persons" rescue of Jews during the Holocaust; Author. Download: [Brochure] [Registration form] |
Highlights from Prior Years...
2007
Comforting One, Caring for All: The Wisdom of Bikur Cholim
[2007 Highlights] [2007 Photos]
2006
Turn to Me: Faces and Phases of Bikur Cholim
[2006 Highlights] [2006 Photos]
©2008 Rabbi Isaac N. Trainin Bikur Cholim Coordinating Council
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