Chesed Is Here For You
Chesed means loving kindness, and it is the most vital work of healing the world.
We are a group of CBE volunteers who are here to bring loving kindness to members of our community and their families in moments of joy and sadness, supporting each other in ways that strengthen us and bind us together.
If you’re going through a difficult period, we are here for you. We’ll deliver a care package with thoughtful items to let you know you’re not alone. We can bring you soup, organize meals, or run errands.
We call and visit members who are feeling alone and create spaces for those who need support from people who are going through similar experiences. In the event of a death, we help organize and attend shiva minyan services for mourners. If you need something different, we can reach out to discuss ways both the clergy and our members can help.
We’re also here in times of celebration, whether that’s a new baby, your conversion to Judaism, a retirement, or anything in between.
And we continue to add new offerings based on the needs of our community, so please let us know if there is a way we can be here for you.
Let Us Know
If you or someone you know is experiencing a happy or sad occasion, or is in need of any kind of support, please contact us at chesed@cbebk.org.
If you’d feel more comfortable speaking confidentially with a single member of the clergy, please contact Rabbi Timoner at rtimoner@cbebk.org.
If someone in your family has just died or you are experiencing another lifecycle emergency, please call CBE’s emergency line at (718) 360-4732. A member of the clergy will get back to you right away.
Let Us Help
Volunteers are standing by to bring homemade chicken (or veggie) soup to anyone in our community going through something challenging. We also assemble and deliver thoughtful gift bags to help our members mark occasions of all kinds.
If you are ill or in need of support, we can help set up meal trains involving members of the community.
If you (or someone you know) would like someone to walk with or drive you to CBE services on Friday night or Saturday morning, let us know.We can have someone meet you and bring you over. Or if you need someone to accompany you on doctor’s visits, we can arrange that too—it’s always nice to have someone with you in those situations.
We are here to help you find resources for problems big or small (e.g. I can’t reach the lightbulbs in my ceiling to change them, I need to find a support group for people who have lost siblings, I need a place to go for Passover seder, etc.).
Chesed supports members by calling those who are ill or feeling alone, and checking in on elderly members. Through these connections, we can make and deliver homemade soup, set up meal trains, or arrange for regular check-ins.
Our volunteers are ready to provide support for your shiva, as well as make and deliver fresh challah to you and your family on the Shabbat after a loss. We can also be part of a shiva minyan when needed.
The path of mourning can be long. If you’d like some company along the way, we can match you with others who’ve experienced a similar loss.
We are available to care for our members after they die through washing and dressing their bodies for burial (also called tahara).
Asking for and receiving care is not easy and is not one-size-fits-all. If you don’t see what you need in our offerings, please reach out so we can find other ways to help. We continue to add new offerings based on the needs of our community.
Volunteer
Our efforts are growing, and we would love your help performing the meaningful mitzva of supporting one another in our times of joy and sorrow. There are many ways to help out.
Click here to get involved.
Together, We Can Build A Community We Are Proud Of
All CBE members are automatically part of the Chesed effort, whether we know it or not, simply by being linked together in community. When we support others who need it, and when we ask for support when we need it, we are doing Chesed’s work. Yet our help can go further when we work as a team.
Just fill out this quick survey to tell us how you would like to help and we will reach out to you.
It feels so meaningful to show up for people in this way.
— Cheryl Cook, Chesed Volunteer
I want to thank you so much for the challah and rugelach you brought by a couple weeks ago. It meant the world to us. CBE has been so wonderful in making us feel cared for during this difficult time.
— Richard Silberman, CBE Member
Our Team Leaders
Ari Rozman
Jane Harnick
Debbie Rosen
Carol Shuchman
