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.
Holidays 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.
If you would like to get involved in this project, use our Contact Form to learn how.
Holidays in an Envelope™ is a legacy project of Bay Area Jewish Healing Center.
Chanukah in an Envelope 2025
From one of the chaplains at Kaiser Permanente San Francisco…
Thank you for continuing to provide the Chanukah packets. I know the patients who receive them are very appreciative.
Preparations and assembly of close to 200 Chanukah in an Envelope packets were done by people throughout the community, from children at the JCCSF Helen Diller Family Preschool to members of Congregation Etz Chayim in Palo Alto and various other community members. Over 25 hospitals as well as the San Francsico Sherriff’s Office receive packets.. Delivery is facilitated with the help of Chaplain Jonathan Furst of the Northern California Board of Rabbis. Thank you Jonathan and all the chaplains and social workers who ensure that the kits are received by patients.
Bay Area Hospitals Served Include:
John Muir Health, Califorinia Pacific Medical Center, UCSF, St. Mary’s, St. Francis Memorial, Marin General Hospital, Zuckerberg San Francisco General, Kaiser Permanente (Santa Rosa, San Rafael, San Francisco, South San Francisco, Oakland, Richmond) Laguna Honda, SF Veteran’s Administration, Novato Community, Sequoia, Mills-Peninsula, Seton Medical Center, El Camino, Stanford Medical Center, Petaluma Valley, Healdsburg District, Sonoma Specialty, and Santa Rosa Memorial.