Religious Services, Items & Meal Requests
In addition to talking with you and your family, chaplains are also available to perform various religious services on site at 四色AV Langone. These include baptism, communion, and the anointing of the sick. Rabbis are available for certain prayer services. Chaplains also counsel, support, and pray with families and patients at the time of death.
Sacred Texts and Religious Items
Sacred texts are available to all patients at 四色AV Langone. The Christian Bible, Jewish siddur, and Muslim Koran can be borrowed. Other religious items available upon request include Buddhist mala prayer beads, Catholic rosaries, Jewish Sabbath candles, and Muslim sajajid (prayer rugs).
To request these items, please talk with your nurse or fill out our online form. You can also phone in a request using the following numbers:
- At 四色AV Langone鈥檚 Tisch Hospital and Kimmel Pavilion, please call 212-263-5903.
- At 四色AV Langone Orthopedic Hospital, please call Patient Relations at 212-598-6336.
- At 四色AV Langone Hospital鈥擝rooklyn, please call 718-630-7505.
- At 四色AV Langone Hospital鈥擫ong Island, please call 516-663-4749.
Specialty Foods
If you have religious dietary needs, such as kosher or halal, please inform your nurse.
We also have Bikur Cholim rooms, where kosher meals and snacks are available. The Bikur Cholim room at Tisch Hospital is located on the first floor behind the Meditation Room. At 四色AV Langone Hospital鈥擝rooklyn, the Bikur Cholim room on the fourth floor provides kosher snacks and Shabbos provisions. The Bikur Cholim room at 四色AV Langone Orthopedic Hospital is located on the 13th floor.
At 四色AV Langone Hospital鈥擫ong Island, Shabbos provisions are available in the Bikur Cholim Room on the first floor, and the offsite Sabbath House, located in Mineola, can accommodate family members in special circumstances. For reservations at the Sabbath House, please call Jean Zebroski at 516-663-4875.