Community Resources Listing
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Abuse:
Ohel Children’s Homes and Family Services
Ohel Children’s Homes and Family Services www.ohelfamily.org or call (718)851-6300 and ask for the “intake” department. Call for domestic abuse, child abuse, sexual abuse, substance abuse, individual and family counseling or any family problems.
Shalom Task Force
Confidential hotline for victims of domestic abuse. Call (888) 883-2323 or (718) 337-3700.
Addiction:
JACS
JACS (Jewish Alcoholics, Chemically Dependent Persons and Significant Others) - Encourages and assists Jewish alcoholics, chemically dependentsand their families/friends to explore recovery in a nurturing Jewish environment by conducting retreats and other events that provide support to Jews in recovery; promote understanding of the disease of alcoholism and drug dependency as it involves the Jewish Community.
Adoption:
Bonei Olam Adoption Program
Agency which helps couples with fertility treatments, assists couples with adoption process and also offers services for unwanted pregancies.
The Jewish Child Care Association
Provides invaluable resources to couples looking to adopt.
Davening:
Go Daven
מנין Maps for every city in the USA that has a minyan.You can view maps by city, state, or zipcode. The maps can be panned, zoomed, and overlayed with satellite photos. Each mapped minyan links back to its GoDaven.com details page, which describes all of its minyan times and other information.
My Zmanim
If you call the number 703-637-9379 from a cell and enter a zip code, you will immediately receive a text message with all of the zmanim for that location.
Zmanim by Zip Code
In order to obtain the zemanim for any city in the US and Canada for any day, including alos, neitz, z'man Kriah Sh'ma, times for Mincha, etc., please call 718-331-TIME(8463) for computer-programmed responses based upon Zip Code.
Ezras Torah
Order a calendar from Ezras Torah, the “Bible” of all Luachs.
HebCal
Can give hebrew calendars for any city or town based on many different conditions.
Luach HaMefoar
Luach HaMefoar, (917) 567-6322, gives many of the daily zmanim in an appointment calendar that fits in your shirt pocket. They also publish for a palm pilot.
OU.org
Get Zmanim times from www.ou.org . There you will find a halachic times database where you can type in your city and get an array of halachic times for your community
Palm Pilot Software
PilotYid Jewish Palm Software website has links for software to specially designed for a palm pilot.
Vaad L’Chizuk Kiyum HaMitzvoth
Order comprehensive daily Halachic time charts and calendars for any location in the world from the Vaad L’Chizuk Kiyum HaMitzvoth. To order, call (718) 851-1314 and speak to Rabbi Premock.
Family and Children’s Services - Counseling:
Jewish Board of Family & Children's Services
The Jewish Board of Family & Childrenâ??s Services includes professional social workers, licensed psychologists, and psychiatrists, as well as a cadre of clinical support personnel in continuing day treatment and residential treatment centers. A corps of 2,000 dedicated volunteers work with the staff to help ease the burdens that strain and disrupt lives.
Funeral / Mourning:
Shamash
Shamash.org has a 50 year Yahrtzeit Calendar calculator.
Yahrtzeit.com
Yahrtzeit.com provides a Yahrtzeit date calculator, prayers and information. Yahrtzeit.com is a free service to synagogues and organizations and is free to all visitors.
Genetic Disease:
Dor Yesharim
(718)384-6060. The largest community-based screening program for Jewish genetic diseases maintained under Halakhic parameters. A confirmed incompatible couple is strongly discouraged from getting married to each other.
Chicago Center for Jewish Genetic Disorders
http://www.jewishgeneticscenter.org/
Halacha and Secular Law:
Jewish Law
Has a whole section on "halachic forms." A site which focuses on the interaction between Halacha and secular law. A research center and professional networking website.
Hospital / Bikur Cholim:
Bikur Cholim Around the World
This site offers assistance in finding Shabbat apartments, kosher food, local transportation, cancer support, and blood, bone and marrow donors.
Jewish Health, Healing and Recovery Network
A division of the Jewish Board of Family & Children's Services. They help Jewish individuals and communities facing issues of: Serious illness or injury, end-of-life care, loss and bereavement, making healthy life choices, addiction recovery and other community care and support concerns.
Jewish Hospice Care
Services include direct pastoral care, spiritual guidance, emergency rabbinical intervention, advocacy, referral to medically certified hospices and timely coordination with relevant social work and health care services.
Nefesh
The international network of Orthodox Mental Health Professionals. Provides leadership and interdisciplinary education in the field of personal, family, and community mental health.
Rabbinic Training Bikur Cholim Coordinating Council
A project of the JBFCS. They assist synagogues wanting to create or strengthen Bikur Cholim programs. Offer consultation, training workshops and follow up support as requested by synagogues, schools, and community groups. Training topics include Listening Skills, Bikur Cholim Do’s and Don’ts, and The Visitor’s Role. They teach skills that inspire confidence and provide step-by-step guidelines for the visit. They have assisted more than 100 synagogues, schools, community groups and organizations throughout the NY metropolitan area.
Sharsheret
Sharsheret is a national non-profit organization of cancer survivors dedicated to addressing the unique challenges facing young Jewish women living with breast cancer. By pairing those in their 20's and 30's who share similar life experiences as well as diagnoses, Sharsheret aims to provide support and resources for young Jewish women fighting breast cancer.
Shira Ruskay Center
A division of the JBFCS. Offers Jewish family consultation on care near life’s end. Assists seriously ill patients and their families to navigate the complex and often chaotic health and social service systems, thereby enabling them to access better and more comprehensive care.
The Healthcare Chaplaincy
The HealthCare Chaplaincy is the largest and most comprehensive center for pastoral care, education, and research in the world. Offers accredited education programs to train clergy and qualified laypersons of all religious traditions in pastoral care. The Chaplaincy is a leading pastoral education resource for rabbinical students and Jewish chaplains, offering clinical pastoral education in a Jewish context.
Lev Leytzan
A frum compassionate clown troupe; trained to visit sick children in hospitals and at home.
Infertility:
Bonei Olam
Bonei Olam at http://www.boneiolam.org/ Bonei Olam is a worldwide organization that assists with funding for all aspects of infertility related treatments, including:
The Center for Reproductive Medicine and Infertility
The Center for Reproductive Medicine and Infertility at Cornell at http://www.ivf.org/ with a special recommendation for Dr. Zev Rosenwaks, Dr. Glenn Schattman, Dr. Mark Goldstein, and Dr. Peter Schlegel.
A TIME
A T.I.M.E. (A Torah Infertility Medium of Exchange), is a non-profit organization devoted to the support and education of infertile couples and to the education of the community so that they can best help their loved ones who are experiencing infertility. Often, Jewish couples must go through the pain and frustration of treatment, while confronting very specific Jewish legal and ethical questions about their treatments. A TIME acknowledges their issues and shares their concerns.
Children of My Heart
For those suffering from infertility problems. Organization provides emotional support, practical advice and updated information. Volunteers work in association with relevant professionals.
Machon Puah
The Puah Institute offers counseling, guidance and assistance to couples with gynecological and fertility problems. Free of charge. Not only halachic guidance but also medical referrals based on their extensive ongoing contact with leading doctors and scientists. Highly recommended. Speak to Rabbi Menachem Burstein - head of the institute.
RESOLVE ([email protected])
RESOLVE - The National Infertility Association provides support and information to people who are experiencing infertility. They also seek to increase awareness of infertility issues through public education and advocacy. They offer a helpline (888)623-0744 and physician referral services.
Kashrus:
CRC Directory of Kosher Certifying Agencies
CRC Mobile Apps Download
Marriage / Family:
CRC Wedding Checklist
Taharas Hamishpachah Calculator
A Rabbinically approved computer program for your personal Taharas Hamishpachah caclulations
Self-help and Development:
The Enneagram
An overview of the 9 personality types.
Dale Carnegie
Self improvement and personal performance; books and training
Ohel Children’s Homes and Family Services
Ohel Children’s Homes and Family Services www.ohelfamily.org or call (718)851-6300 and ask for the “intake” department. Call for domestic abuse, child abuse, sexual abuse, substance abuse, individual and family counseling or any family problems.
Shalom Task Force
Confidential hotline for victims of domestic abuse. Call (888) 883-2323 or (718) 337-3700.
Addiction:
JACS
JACS (Jewish Alcoholics, Chemically Dependent Persons and Significant Others) - Encourages and assists Jewish alcoholics, chemically dependentsand their families/friends to explore recovery in a nurturing Jewish environment by conducting retreats and other events that provide support to Jews in recovery; promote understanding of the disease of alcoholism and drug dependency as it involves the Jewish Community.
Adoption:
Bonei Olam Adoption Program
Agency which helps couples with fertility treatments, assists couples with adoption process and also offers services for unwanted pregancies.
The Jewish Child Care Association
Provides invaluable resources to couples looking to adopt.
Davening:
Go Daven
מנין Maps for every city in the USA that has a minyan.You can view maps by city, state, or zipcode. The maps can be panned, zoomed, and overlayed with satellite photos. Each mapped minyan links back to its GoDaven.com details page, which describes all of its minyan times and other information.
My Zmanim
If you call the number 703-637-9379 from a cell and enter a zip code, you will immediately receive a text message with all of the zmanim for that location.
Zmanim by Zip Code
In order to obtain the zemanim for any city in the US and Canada for any day, including alos, neitz, z'man Kriah Sh'ma, times for Mincha, etc., please call 718-331-TIME(8463) for computer-programmed responses based upon Zip Code.
Ezras Torah
Order a calendar from Ezras Torah, the “Bible” of all Luachs.
HebCal
Can give hebrew calendars for any city or town based on many different conditions.
Luach HaMefoar
Luach HaMefoar, (917) 567-6322, gives many of the daily zmanim in an appointment calendar that fits in your shirt pocket. They also publish for a palm pilot.
OU.org
Get Zmanim times from www.ou.org . There you will find a halachic times database where you can type in your city and get an array of halachic times for your community
Palm Pilot Software
PilotYid Jewish Palm Software website has links for software to specially designed for a palm pilot.
Vaad L’Chizuk Kiyum HaMitzvoth
Order comprehensive daily Halachic time charts and calendars for any location in the world from the Vaad L’Chizuk Kiyum HaMitzvoth. To order, call (718) 851-1314 and speak to Rabbi Premock.
Family and Children’s Services - Counseling:
Jewish Board of Family & Children's Services
The Jewish Board of Family & Childrenâ??s Services includes professional social workers, licensed psychologists, and psychiatrists, as well as a cadre of clinical support personnel in continuing day treatment and residential treatment centers. A corps of 2,000 dedicated volunteers work with the staff to help ease the burdens that strain and disrupt lives.
Funeral / Mourning:
Shamash
Shamash.org has a 50 year Yahrtzeit Calendar calculator.
Yahrtzeit.com
Yahrtzeit.com provides a Yahrtzeit date calculator, prayers and information. Yahrtzeit.com is a free service to synagogues and organizations and is free to all visitors.
Genetic Disease:
Dor Yesharim
(718)384-6060. The largest community-based screening program for Jewish genetic diseases maintained under Halakhic parameters. A confirmed incompatible couple is strongly discouraged from getting married to each other.
Chicago Center for Jewish Genetic Disorders
http://www.jewishgeneticscenter.org/
Halacha and Secular Law:
Jewish Law
Has a whole section on "halachic forms." A site which focuses on the interaction between Halacha and secular law. A research center and professional networking website.
Hospital / Bikur Cholim:
Bikur Cholim Around the World
This site offers assistance in finding Shabbat apartments, kosher food, local transportation, cancer support, and blood, bone and marrow donors.
Jewish Health, Healing and Recovery Network
A division of the Jewish Board of Family & Children's Services. They help Jewish individuals and communities facing issues of: Serious illness or injury, end-of-life care, loss and bereavement, making healthy life choices, addiction recovery and other community care and support concerns.
Jewish Hospice Care
Services include direct pastoral care, spiritual guidance, emergency rabbinical intervention, advocacy, referral to medically certified hospices and timely coordination with relevant social work and health care services.
Nefesh
The international network of Orthodox Mental Health Professionals. Provides leadership and interdisciplinary education in the field of personal, family, and community mental health.
Rabbinic Training Bikur Cholim Coordinating Council
A project of the JBFCS. They assist synagogues wanting to create or strengthen Bikur Cholim programs. Offer consultation, training workshops and follow up support as requested by synagogues, schools, and community groups. Training topics include Listening Skills, Bikur Cholim Do’s and Don’ts, and The Visitor’s Role. They teach skills that inspire confidence and provide step-by-step guidelines for the visit. They have assisted more than 100 synagogues, schools, community groups and organizations throughout the NY metropolitan area.
Sharsheret
Sharsheret is a national non-profit organization of cancer survivors dedicated to addressing the unique challenges facing young Jewish women living with breast cancer. By pairing those in their 20's and 30's who share similar life experiences as well as diagnoses, Sharsheret aims to provide support and resources for young Jewish women fighting breast cancer.
Shira Ruskay Center
A division of the JBFCS. Offers Jewish family consultation on care near life’s end. Assists seriously ill patients and their families to navigate the complex and often chaotic health and social service systems, thereby enabling them to access better and more comprehensive care.
The Healthcare Chaplaincy
The HealthCare Chaplaincy is the largest and most comprehensive center for pastoral care, education, and research in the world. Offers accredited education programs to train clergy and qualified laypersons of all religious traditions in pastoral care. The Chaplaincy is a leading pastoral education resource for rabbinical students and Jewish chaplains, offering clinical pastoral education in a Jewish context.
Lev Leytzan
A frum compassionate clown troupe; trained to visit sick children in hospitals and at home.
Infertility:
Bonei Olam
Bonei Olam at http://www.boneiolam.org/ Bonei Olam is a worldwide organization that assists with funding for all aspects of infertility related treatments, including:
The Center for Reproductive Medicine and Infertility
The Center for Reproductive Medicine and Infertility at Cornell at http://www.ivf.org/ with a special recommendation for Dr. Zev Rosenwaks, Dr. Glenn Schattman, Dr. Mark Goldstein, and Dr. Peter Schlegel.
A TIME
A T.I.M.E. (A Torah Infertility Medium of Exchange), is a non-profit organization devoted to the support and education of infertile couples and to the education of the community so that they can best help their loved ones who are experiencing infertility. Often, Jewish couples must go through the pain and frustration of treatment, while confronting very specific Jewish legal and ethical questions about their treatments. A TIME acknowledges their issues and shares their concerns.
Children of My Heart
For those suffering from infertility problems. Organization provides emotional support, practical advice and updated information. Volunteers work in association with relevant professionals.
Machon Puah
The Puah Institute offers counseling, guidance and assistance to couples with gynecological and fertility problems. Free of charge. Not only halachic guidance but also medical referrals based on their extensive ongoing contact with leading doctors and scientists. Highly recommended. Speak to Rabbi Menachem Burstein - head of the institute.
RESOLVE ([email protected])
RESOLVE - The National Infertility Association provides support and information to people who are experiencing infertility. They also seek to increase awareness of infertility issues through public education and advocacy. They offer a helpline (888)623-0744 and physician referral services.
Kashrus:
CRC Directory of Kosher Certifying Agencies
CRC Mobile Apps Download
Marriage / Family:
CRC Wedding Checklist
Taharas Hamishpachah Calculator
A Rabbinically approved computer program for your personal Taharas Hamishpachah caclulations
Self-help and Development:
The Enneagram
An overview of the 9 personality types.
- Personality Types: Using the Enneagram for self-discovery by Riso and Hudson
Dale Carnegie
Self improvement and personal performance; books and training
