28 BAYCREST | 2024
Spiritual guidance
for all faiths
Spirituality gives meaning to
our lives, and helps us through
difficult times and gives us hope.
Our staff, including three rabbis, one
Protestant minister and one lay chaplain,
give residents spiritual guidance and
spiritually integrated psychotherapy.
Spiritual guidance can mean leading
religious services and observing religious
holidays. It also means holding a
resident's hand, giving them a hug, and
guiding them at the end of life when
many of us grapple with questions about
our lives.
OUR SPIRITUAL FOCUS:
Care for everyone because
everyone is made in the
image of God
Care for those from our
same faith group
Care for the needs of faith
groups other than our own
Offer leadership and
advice
OUR REGULAR PROGRAMMING:
• Megilah readings for Purim
• Communal Passover Seders
• Passover, Shavuot, Sukkot services
• Chanukah, Tu Bishevat, and Lag B'Omer
celebrations
• Lamentations readings for 9 Av
• High Holy Day, Festival and Shabbat
worship services
• Classes for Baycrest@Home
• Classes on Torah, Midrash, Jewish
history, ethics, philosophy, and literature
• Bi-weekly communal Welcome Shabbat
service; weekly Kabbalat Shabbat on
Apotex floors.
