New York, NY – Monsey Womans Bikor Cholim Room Profiled In Journal News.

New York, NY – Miriam Alexander still remembers the night six years ago when she was taken by ambulance from her Monsey home to a New York City hospital.

Her daughter, then 19, accompanied her and wanted to stay overnight once she learned that her mother needed immediate surgery.

“How could I let her stay?” Alexander recalled. “There was no place for her to pray, no prayer books, no food, nothing.”

Alexander vowed that if she lived through her bout of cancer she would create a place within the hospital where observant Jews visiting family and friends could pray, have food and, most importantly, relax.

“I knocked on doors. I called people. I begged,” she said. “This was something I had to do.”

The first Yehuda Center Hospitality Suite was opened in St. Vincent’s Hospital three years later.

Alexander travels from Monsey to each New York City hospital, where she maintains a room at least once a week.

Several volunteers help maintain the rooms, making sure they are always ready for guests.

Miriam Hechel, a Brooklyn resident, makes sure the rooms are always stocked.

And a Brooklyn-based home health-care organization, Revival, has teamed up with Alexander to offer financial support.

“It’s a wonderful cause,” said Alice Hoffman, Revival director of community relations. “We are so happy to help.” read extended article [journalnews]
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