Bikur cholim (disambiguation)

Bikur cholim or Bikur holim (Hebrew: ביקור חולים; "visiting the sick") refers to the mitzvah (Jewish religious commandment) to visit and extend aid to the sick. By extension, it may also refer to any (typically local) Jewish organization that visits those in hospital or provides other services for them or their families. It also may refer specifically to any of the following.

Hospitals and medical organizations

Bikur Cholim Chesed Organization of Borough Park

Synagogues and congregations

In Poland

In the United States

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