Making the Most of Now:
Brightening Life's Journey
Why Choose Shalom Hospice?
Immediate Response to Patient Needs: The Shalom Hospice team is committed and staffed to respond immediately to any patient need.
Customized Care Plans: Truly customized care plans to meet our patient and family needs.
High-Level Care: Established relationships with primary care physicians to ensure the highest level of care.
Experienced Hospice Professionals: Experienced hospice team of professionals to ensure our patients’ safety.
Shalom Hospice Jewish Program
Our Shalom Hospice Jewish Program offers spiritual and cultural support for patients with a Jewish tradition:
Hebrew Language Support: Providing support in the Hebrew language to ensure comfort and understanding.
Jewish Literature & Resources: Access to a wide range of Jewish literature and resources.
NIJH Certified: Certified by the National Institute of Jewish Hospices (NIJH), ensuring the highest standards of Jewish hospice care.
Cultural Sensitivity: Cultural sensitivity for traditions, customs, and ritual law.
Spiritual Guidance: Access to spiritual guidance with Jewish chaplains, rabbis, and cantors.
Jewish Rituals and Customs
Shalom of Tennessee’s caring team of providers assists in engaging our patients in Jewish religious rituals, offering them comfort, spiritual fulfillment, and a sense of community. Here are some of the rituals and customs we help facilitate:
Passover (Pesach)
- Seder Participation: Our team helps patients engage in parts of the Seder, such as tasting matzah, drinking grape juice, and reciting the Haggadah.
- Reciting the Four Questions: We assist patients in listening to or reciting the traditional questions asked during the Seder.
Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year)
- Shofar Blowing: We make it possible for patients to hear the shofar blasts, a deeply moving experience.
- Tashlich: Our team assists with the symbolic casting off of sins by helping patients throw bread crumbs into water, which can be done with a small bowl of water indoors.
Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day)
- Lighting Memorial Candles: Our providers assist in lighting candles in memory of those who perished.
- Listening to Stories: We share stories or readings about the Holocaust with our patients.
Jewish Burial
- Taharah and Shmira: Our team explains the significance of ritual purification (Taharah) and the practice of guarding the body (Shmira) to provide comfort to patients and their families.
- Recitation of Psalms: We assist in reciting Psalms or prayers that are traditionally said at a burial.
Yiddish Speaking
- Conversational Yiddish: Our team engages patients in simple Yiddish phrases or songs that may evoke memories and a sense of cultural connection.
Viddui Recitation
- Confessional Prayer: We assist patients in reciting the Viddui, a confessional prayer traditionally said before death, offering spiritual comfort and closure.
