The Jewish Community Emergency Fund Committee consists of representatives of the Community Shul of Montecito and Santa Barbara, Congregation B’nai B’rith, Jewish Family Services of Greater Santa Barbara, the Jewish Federation of Greater Santa Barbara, the Santa Barbara Jewish Community Foundation Fund and one or more at-large Jewish community members. Our mission is to be [...]
When experiencing a loss of a spouse or close family member (parent, child, or sibling) it is customary to sit in deep mourning for seven days after the funeral. Part of the tradition is to have at least ten members of the community (a minyan) come together each day so that the mourner can recite [...]
Mi Shebeirach is the name of the traditional Jewish healing prayer. We keep a list of names of those who are ill which is read at Shabbat services before the recitation of the Mi Shebeirach prayer. A name can be added to or removed from the list by contacting the clergy or the Temple office. [...]
After successful seminars in 2010 covering the topics of Jewish traditions surrounding death, bereavement, and preparing advance directives, we are forming a committee to plan future events. Our goal is to organize a continuing effort to help educate and prepare members of the congregation for the end-of-life issues that we and our family members and [...]
This program is designed to educate members of CBB about mental health issues in the hopes of reducing the stigma that is often associated with mental illness. In addition, we hope to provide appropriate support to CBB members who are dealing with mental illness personally or within their family or circle of friends. The support [...]
BECOME A FRIEND: The CBB-Jewish Family Services Caring Visitors Program matches isolated Jewish seniors from the congregation and the community with specially trained CBB members who regularly visit, providing support and companionship. Debbie Hartzman at 683-1887, or Harriet Marx, JFS, at 957-1116 x113 or hmarx@sbjf.org.
To support CBB members during their time of bereavement, a Caring Community Volunteer will call to offer condolences and, if the funeral or shiva is in town, to provide a platter of food for the meal of condolence after the funeral or for a shiva minyan. Audrey Okaneko at 964-7869 or audrey@cbbsb.org Sheila Golburgh Johnson [...]
We are privileged to be able to offer our members hot home-cooked meals when illness or injury makes taking care of oneself or one’s family difficult. Meals are provided by friends or by volunteers who answer an email request. If you or someone you know needs help or if you are interested in cooking meals [...]
We would like to help new parents who have just returned home with their newborn(s) by providing meals for two to three weeks. If you know of an upcoming or recent birth or would like to volunteer to deliver meals in the future, please contact: Lisa Miller at 569-6023 or lisamillertutor@hotmail.com.