Holidays in an Envelope™
Because connection heals.
This program provides holiday kits to Jewish patients in hospitals throughout the Bay Area three times a year: at the High Holy Days, Chanukah, and Passover.
Kits include envelopes decorated by children in local Jewish preschools, handmade cards by members of the community, prayers and reflections relevant to each holiday, and holiday-specific items to enable patients to celebrate even while hospitalized.
Holiday in an Envelope kits are assembled by volunteers and are distributed in partnership with hospital chaplains and social workers and the Northern California Board of Rabbis to share with Jewish patients.
Holidays in an Envelope™ is a legacy project of Bay Area Jewish Healing Center.
Sample items from Passover in an Envelope 2025:
Imagine my surprise when my cell phone pinged during the middle of Seder on Saturday night with this message:
Chag Sameach Abra!! I’m here celebrating with my best friend at UCSF. What a shock to see your name on this beautiful gesture. She cried when she received it. Thank you so much!
Over 180 Passover in an Envelope kits were delivered to hospitals throughout the Bay Area in April 2025 and 30 kits were delivered to the San Francisco Sherrif’s Office for distribution by the Religious Services Coordinator.