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Satmar Bikur Cholim
ביקור חולים דסאטמאר
AbbreviationSBC
Established1956
FoundersFeiga Teitelbaum
Gittel Kahn
Founded atBrooklyn, NY
TypeNonprofit
Legal statusCharity
PurposeBikur cholim
Headquarters545 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11211
Location
Coordinates40°42′17.03″N 73°57′41.08″W / 40.7047306°N 73.9614111°W / 40.7047306; -73.9614111
ServicesHospital meals
Transportation to hospitals
Apartments near hospitals
AffiliationsSatmar (Hasidic dynasty)
Websitesatmarlbc.org

Satmar Bikur Cholim, also known as Bikur Cholim D'Satmar or Ladies Bikur Cholim D'Satmar, is a New York-based non-profit organization which aids Jewish people in New York hospitals. According to its website, it delivers 2,000 meals to hospital patients every week.

Overview[edit]

History[edit]

Satmar Bikur Cholum was founded in 1956 by the Satmar Rebbetzin Faige Teitelbaum, wife of Rabbi Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar, together with Gitel Kahn, in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.[1][2][3] Food was prepared in Kahn's kitchen and delivered to hospitalized Jews in the area.[4] The organization has gained a reputation of helping all Jews, regardless of their backgrounds or affiliations.[5] In 2018, NYU Langone Medical Center expelled SBC after 30 years of cooperation, shocking the Orthodox Jewish community.[2]

Services[edit]

Currently, the organization runs "Bikur Cholim rooms" – rooms in hospitals that supply kosher food, including chalav yisrael milk, to patients,[6] and owns apartments located near hospitals for family members of patients to stay in.[7] They also shuttle volunteers, visitors, and patients on a private bus line between Williamsburg and hospitals throughout New York City.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Hamodia Staff. "Mrs. Gitel Kahn, A"h". Hamodia.com. Hamodia. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b Donn, Yochanan. "Bikur Cholim Mystified at Sudden Expulsion From Hospital". Hamodia.com. Hamodia. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  3. ^ Scheinbaum, Rabbi A. Leib (2004). Transmitting the Legacy. The Living Memorial/Hebrew Academy of Cleveland. pp. 315, 316. ISBN 1-57819-360-5.
  4. ^ "History". yelp.com. Yelp. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  5. ^ Zakon, Rabbi Nachman (June 2003). The Jewish Experience: 2,000 Years: A Collection of Significant Events (Second ed.). Shaar Press. p. 214. ISBN 1-57819-496-2. Satmar's bikur cholim society is famous throughout New York for its many activities to aid all Jews in need of help, without regard to their background or affiliation.
  6. ^ "Jewish - Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center" (PDF). mskcc.org. MSKCC. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Bus Line Bikur Cholim Williamsburg". chesedspot.org. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satmar_Bikur_Cholim

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