Independent Jewish Synagogue in Asheville, NC

Chesed & Care

Chesed is a caring team of CBI members who are here to help out the CBI community
during both challenging as well as joyous times. Our most common activities are
providing meals, providing rides to doctor appointments and programs, sending cards,
and recognizing special events, such as holidays, conversions, births, as well as special
birthdays and anniversaries. In addition, we are available to run errands, make calls,
make visits, and help ensure a shivah minyan.

Many CBI members have already volunteered to be contacted when we receive a
request for one of these activities. These CBI members are inspirational in their rapid
and conscientious responses. Some people have their names on only one list, and
others have offered to help with several different kinds of requests. If you would like to
be added to our lists, please contact chesed@bethisraelnc.org and tell us what you
would like to help with. You can put your name on as many lists as you would like.
When a call comes in for a specific request, we contact the people on that list and see
who is available to help. No one is expected to be available every time a request is sent
out.

When CBI’s Chesed Team responds to a request from a CBI member, it’s often
operating in the background. But we want to make sure that every CBI member is also
aware of how to request assistance. You can help by letting us know when you or
someone you know could benefit from some help from Chesed. It’s difficult sometimes
to ask for assistance, but all requests are handled as confidentially and sensitively as
possible. We can’t respond if we don’t know what is needed, and we don’t want anyone
to feel overlooked. To request something for either yourself or someone else, please
email chesed@bethisraelnc.org or admin@bethisraelnc.org. Or you can call the CBI
office.

Jewish communities have a rich history of taking care of each other. The Babylonian
Talmud teaches us that All Jews are responsible one for another (Shevuot 39a). The
work done by anyone connected to Chesed is incredibly helpful and important. Be part
of this effort to support this tradition.

Questions? Please reach out to us at Chesed@bethisraelnc.org

Recent Testimonial:
Please extend our sincere gratitude and appreciation to all of the congregation who so generously prepared lovely meals to help us through very complicated health issues we were navigating. A delicious evening meal is always a comfort,
With many thanks,
Charter and Marie