CalvaryCare^®

Every year, Calvary cares for more than 700 Jewish patients in our hospice/home care program and at our 4 locations in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens.

Our staff receives ongoing training in the traditions of the observant Jewish community. We respect and encourage our Jewish patients and families to maintain their spiritual and cultural ties to their community.

Calvary@Home staff are trained to be sensitive to the religious and cultural customs of observant Jewish patients and families such as:

• Maintaining the kashrus of the patient’s kitchen
• Preference for caregivers to be the same gender as the patient
• Shabbos regulations respected
• Prompt and culturally sensitive procedures in transporting deceased patients directly to a Jewish funeral home; Chevra Kadisha will be notified; special Shabbos protocol will be followed

Jewish patients and families choose Calvary because we deliver the very best end-of-life care while honoring their religious traditions.

CalvaryCare^® includes a comprehensive range of services such as:

• Pastoral care by the Hospital’s staff rabbis to meet the religious and spiritual needs for all levels of observance
• End-of-life counseling in accordance with Jewish tradition
• Kosher meals including cholov yisroel dairy products – and kosher for Passover meals – are available upon request
• Self-service Kosher hospitality room at the Bronx campus, stocked by Chesed 24/7 and Satmar Bikur Cholim
• Shabbat lounge and observance of Shabbos and all major Jewish holidays
• Bronx campus included in the Pelham Parkway eruv
• Shabbos housing and synagogue within walking distance of the Bronx campus
• Anticipatory grief support
• Guidance for burial options in the U.S. and Israel
• Removal of crucifix from patient’s rooms before admission
• Weekly Bikur Cholim visits for Shabbos and Yom Tov from Einstein students at the Bronx campus
• Weekly Oneg Shabbat services at Calvary’s Bronx campus take place every Friday at 10:00 AM. Patients may attend in person or view the services on the in-house channel 19 (Bronx Campus).

Calvary’s goal with Jewish patients and families at our 25-bed Brooklyn Campus is the same as in the Bronx: that they feel welcome, respected and are receiving the best possible end-of-life care.

Kosher foods for patients are available from the staff dietitian. Calvary’s Brooklyn Campus maintains a fully stocked 24-hour “Kosher Products for Families” room on the 4th floor (room 4801).