Bay Area Jewish Healing Center
Program Overview
The Bay Area Jewish Healing Center (BAJHC) is dedicated to providing Jewish spiritual care to those living with illness, to those caring for the ill, and to the bereaved through direct service, education and training, and information and referral.
The Healing Center was established in 1991 as the nation’s first Jewish healing center, and joined Institute on Aging in 2004. BAJHC receives generous support from the Jewish Federation of San Francisco; the Peninsula, Marin, and Sonoma Counties, Mount Zion Health Fund; and various foundations and individuals. Services are offered regardless of synagogue affiliation or the ability to pay.
What We Offer
- Rabbinic care, chaplaincy, counseling, and spiritual direction at home, in hospitals, hospices, or care facilities
- Spiritual support groups for patients, caregivers, and the bereaved
- Healing and memorial services and individualized Jewish rituals
- Education and training for synagogues, Jewish organizations, healthcare workers, and volunteers
- Resource Center services, offering an extensive library on death, bereavement, and illness
- Volunteer programs providing visitors for hospital and senior facilities, and Jewish end-of-life/hospice care
Eligibility & Fees
Open to anyone facing or working with illness, dying, or grief, and seeking a Jewish perspective. Fees are sliding scale, and all are served regardless of affiliation or ability to pay.
Contact Information
3330 Geary Blvd., 3rd Floor West
San Francisco, CA 94118
Phone: (415) 750-4197
Email: jewishhealing@ioaging.org
Rabbi Eric Weiss, Executive Director
Charna Greenstein, Administrative Assistant
Hours: 9am-5pm, by appointment