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Jewish Healing Centers

The local Jewish healing centers listed below offer services such as training and support for bikur cholim groups that visit the ill, spiritual support groups, individual spiritual counseling, conferences/training opportunities, and more:

Arizona, Phoenix
Deutsch Family Shalom Center
Temple Chai
4645 East Marilyn Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85032
Contact: Sharona Silverman, Director
Phone: (602) 971-1234 ext.280
Email: [email protected]
www.templechai.com




California, Los Angeles
Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles
6505 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 500
Los Angeles, CA 90048
Contact: Sally Weber, Director of Community Programs
Phone: (323) 761-8800 ext.1255
Email: [email protected]
www.jfsla.org

California, Orange County
Jewish Family Services of Orange County
1 Federation Way, Suite 350
Irving, CA 92603-0174
Contact: Mel Roth, Executive Director
Phone: (714) 445-4950 ext.357
Email: [email protected]
www.jfsoc.org

California, San Diego
The Jewish Healing Center
JFS of San Diego, Turk Family Center
8804 Balboa Avenue
San Diego, CA 92123-1506
Contact: Rabbi Aliza Berk, MFT, Director
Phone: (858) 637-3000
Email: [email protected]
www.jfssd.org

California, San Francisco
Bay Area Jewish Healing Center
3330 Geary Blvd, 3rd Flr W
San Francisco, CA 94118
Contact: Pamela Brown, Program Coordinator
Phone: (415) 750-4197
Email: [email protected]
www.jewishhealingcenter.org

California, San Francisco
Spiritual Care Services at JFCS
JFCS of San Francisco, The Peninsula, Marin & Sonoma Counties
2150 Post Street
San Francisco, CA 94115
Contact: Rabbi Daniel S. Isaacson, Director
Phone: (415) 449-3879
Email: [email protected]
www.jfcs.org

Colorado, Denver/Boulder
Rafael: Jewish Spiritual Healing Center
Jewish Family Service of Denver/Boulder
3201 S. Tamarac Drive - Suite 110
Denver, CO 80231-4394
Contact: Cynthia Heller, Coordinator
Phone: (303) 597-5000 ext.392
Email: [email protected]
www.JewishFamilyService.org

Connecticut, Greenwich
The Jewish Health and Healing Center
Jewish Family Services of Greenwich
One Holly Hill Lane
Greenwich, CT 06830
Contact: Dinah Miller Marlowe, Program Director
Phone: (203) 622-1881
Email: [email protected]
www.jfsgreenwich.org

Delaware
Kimmel Spiller Jewish Healing Center
JFS of Delaware
101 Garden of Eden Road
Wilmington, DE 19803
Contact: Dory Zatuchni, Executive Director
Phone: (302) 478-9411
Email: [email protected]

Florida, Broward County
The Jewish Healing Center
JFS of Broward County
100 South Pine Island Road - Room 230
Plantation, FL 33324
Contact: Rabbi Cheryl Jacobs, Director
Phone: (954) 370-2140
Email: [email protected]
www.jfsbroward.org

Florida, Jacksonville
Jewish Healing Network
JFCS of Jacksonville
6261 Dupont Station Court E.
Jacksonville, FL 32217
Contact: Helen Hill, Coordinator
Phone: (904) 394-5737
Email: [email protected]
www.jfcsjax.org

Florida, Orlando
JFS of Greater Orlando
2100 Lee Road
Winter Park, FL 32789
Contact: Sandra Warshow, Director
Phone: (407) 644-7593 ext.237
Email: [email protected]
www.jfsorlando.org

Florida, Sarasota
Jewish Healing Program
JFCS of Sarasota-Manatee
2688 Fruitville Road
Sarasota, FL 34237
Contact: Dale A. Block, LMFT, CAP, Director
Phone: (941) 366-2224
www.jfcs-cares.org

Illinois, Chicago
Jewish Healing Network of Chicago
Jewish Child and Family Services
Goldie Bachmann Luftig Bldg - 5150 Golf Rd
Skokie, IL 60077
Contact: Tracey Lipsig Kite, Director
Phone: (847) 568-5216
Email: [email protected]
www.jcfs.org

Maryland, Baltimore
Jewish Pathways to Healing
JFS of Central Maryland
5750 Park Heights Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21215
Contact: Jacki Ashkin, Coordinator
Phone: 410 664-0551
Email: [email protected]
www.jfs.org

Massachusetts, Boston
Jewish Healing Connections
JF&CS of Boston
1430 Main Street
Waltham, MA 02451
Contact: Marjorie Sokoll, Director
Phone: (781) 647-5327
Email: [email protected]
www.jfcsboston.org

Massachusetts, Framingham
Healing Partners
Jewish Family Service of Metrowest
475 Franklin Street
Framingham, MA 01701
Contact: Malka Young, Program Director
Phone: (508) 875-3100
Email: [email protected]
www.jfsmw.org

Minnesota, Minneapolis
Twin Cities Jewish Healing Program
JFCS of Minneapolis
13100 Wayzata Blvd #400
Minnetonka, MN 55305
Contact: Barbara Rudnick, Program Supervisor
Phone: (952) 542-4825
Email: [email protected]
www.jfcsmpls.org

New Jersey, Bergen County
The Living Room
Jewish Family Service of Bergen County
1485 Teaneck Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Contact: Rabbi Amy Ruth Bolton, Director
Phone: (210) 837-9090 x 211
Email: [email protected]

New Jersey, Cape May
Jewish Family Service Healing Center
JFS Atlantic & Cape May Counties
607 N. Jerome Avenue
Margate, NJ 08402-1527
Contact: Adria Light, Director
Phone: (609) 822-1108
Email: [email protected]

New Jersey, Central
JFS Agency of Central NJ
655 Westfield Avenue
Elizabeth, NJ 07208
Contact: Jerry Starr, Supervisor
Phone: (908) 352-8375
Email: [email protected]
www.jfscentralnj.com

New Jersey, Metro West
Metro West Jewish Health & Healing Center
760 Northfield Avenue
West Orange, NJ 07052
Contact: Rabbi Rebecca Sirbu,
Phone: (973) 736-3200 ext.238
Email: [email protected]
www.jccmetrowest.org

New Jersey, Somerset, Hunterdon & Warren Counties
Ohr Tikvah Jewish Healing Center
c/o Shimon and Sara Birnbaum Jewish Community Center
775 Talamini Road
Bridgewater, NJ 08807
Contact: Galia Barlow, Coordinator
Phone: (908) 725-6994
Email: [email protected]
www.ohrtikvahjhc.org

New York, New York
New York Jewish Healing Center
JBFCS
135 West 50th Street
New York, NY 10020
Contact: Susan Rosenthal, LCSW, Coordinator
Phone: (212) 632-4500
Email: [email protected]
www.jcprograms.org

New York, New York
National Center for Jewish Healing
JBFCS
135 West 50th Street
New York, NY 10020
Contact: Susan Rosenthal, LCSW, Coordinator
Phone: (212) 632-4500
Email: [email protected]
www.ncjh.org

New York, Westchester
Westchester Jewish Community Services
141 North Central Avenue
Hartsdale, NY 10530
Contact: Rabbi Pamela Wax, Spiritual Care Coordinator
Phone: (914) 949-7699 ext.321
Email: [email protected]
www.wjcs.com

Pennsylvania, Harrisburg
Jewish Healing Center
JFS of Greater Harrisburg
3333 N. Front St
Harrisburg, PA 17110
Contact: Paula Spitz, Director
Phone: (717) 233-1681
Email: [email protected]
www.jfsofhbg.org

Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Joan Grossman Center for Chaplaincy & Healing
JFCS of Philadelphia
7607 Old York Road (Lower Level)
Elkins Park, PA 19027
Contact: Rabbi Elisa Goldberg, Director
Phone: (215) 646-2115
Email: [email protected]
www.jfcsphil.org

Pennsylvania: Scranton/Lackawanna County
Jewish Family Service of Lackawanna County
615 Jefferson Avenue
Scranton, PA 18510
Contact: Don Minkoff, Senior Social Worker
Phone: (570) 344-1186
Email: [email protected]
www.jfednepa.org

Texas, Dallas
Jewish Grief Support and Chaplaincy Program
JFS of Dallas
5402 Arapaho Road
Dallas, TX 75248
Contact: Debbie Weiner, Coordinator
Phone: (972) 437-9950
Email: [email protected]
www.jfsdallas.org

Washington, DC
Washington Jewish Healing Network
4707 Connecticut Ave NW #104
Washington, DC 20008
Contact: Dr. Carol Hausman, Coordinator
Phone: (202) 966-7851
Email: [email protected]
www.jewishhealingdc.org

Wisconsin, Madison
Hand in Hand
Jewish Social Services of Madison
6434 Enterprise Lane
Madison, WI 53719
Contact: Lauren Myers, Coordinator
Phone: (608) 278-1808 ext.27
Email: [email protected]
www.jewishmadison.org

Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Pathways to Healing
JFS of Milwaukee
1300 North Jackson Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Contact: Michael Luber, Coordinator
Phone: (414) 390-5800 ext.1385
Email: [email protected]
www.jfsmilw.org

Canada, Montreal
Montreal Jewish Healing Project
Cummings Jewish Centre for Seniors
5700 Westbury Avenue
Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3W3E8
Contact: Rabbi Michael Wolff, Coordinator
Phone: (514) 345-2642
Email: [email protected]

Canada, Toronto
Jewish Healing Project
55 Wellesley Street E #603
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4Y2T6
Contact: Etta Ginsberg McEwan, Coordinator
Phone: (416) 944-3359
Email: [email protected]

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