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Religious and Pastoral Services

Baycrest is committed to meeting the religious and spiritual needs of our clients. We employ two Rabbis and are also served by volunteer Chaplains who make pastoral care rounds on a daily basis. Hospital patients can also arrange for their own clergy to visit.

• Orthodox Shabbat morning services are held at 9 a.m. in the Wolinsky Orthodox Synagogue located on the 2nd floor of the Posluns Building.
• Reform Shabbat services are held at 6:30 p.m on Friday evenings in the Loftus Hall.
• Special Sabbath elevators that stop at every floor operate from sundown on Friday evening until sundown on Saturday and also on Jewish Holy Days.
• There are organized religious services for the High Holy Days and other holy days.

 

 

Programs Just for You

• Therapeutic Recreation
• Sabbath Days and Jewish Holidays
• Religious and Pastoral Services
• Holocaust Survivors Program