No one wants to be stuck in the hospital on Succos, but in case anyone finds themselves there during Yom Tov, Chesed 24/7 now has an updated list of the locations of succahs in various hospitals in Manhattan, New Jersey and Upstate. (See below.)
Chesed Hospitality Rooms will also be open and fully stocked with lulavim, esrogim, hot Yom Tov meals, snacks, drinks, hot water urns, and reading materials. Patients and their families are welcome to put their own Yom Tov food in the rooms’ refrigerators as well as the warming drawers. These rooms provide a “calm within the storm”, a place to rest and get taste of Yom Tov, even in the hospital.
Chesed 24/7 Hospitality Rooms can be found in the following hospitals: Columbia – Milstein Pavilion, Columbia – Babies and Children’s Hospital, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York Hospital Weill Cornell, Hackensack University Medical Center, Good Samaritan Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital, Hospital of Special Surgery, NY Downtown Hospital, Englewood Hospital, Memorial Sloan-Kettering and Catskill Regional Medical Center (Harris Hospital).
May the Chesed 24/7 Hospitality Rooms and the succahs be used only for simchos!
Chesed Rooms and Succah Locations
NYC Hospitals
Mount Sinai Hospital
Guggenheim Pavilion, MC Level, Room #242
Sukkah- Annenberg patio area, adjacent to the Guggenheim Pavilion. It can be reached directly from the staircase near the Peck Jewish Chapel.
Lenox Hill Hospital
4th Floor off the Lounge
Sukkah – Next to Chesed Room on the porch
New York Cornell
2nd Floor North, Room #107
Sukkah – By the Walk-in Emergency Room courtyard
Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital
1st Floor, Room C-170
Sukkah – Recreation Dept. 15th Floor
Hospital for Special Surgery
2nd Floor West, Room 252
Sukkah – Across from hospital, 535 E. 71st St front of Belaire Building
Columbia – Milstein Building
6th Floor, Hudson North, Room #6-112
Sukkah – Main Entrance – right side, in hospital garden (ask security for the key)
Columbia – Babies Building
6th Floor Lobby
Sukkah – Milstein Building, Main Entrance – right side, in hospital garden (ask security for the key)
Albert Einstein -Montefiore
4th floor next to cafeteria
Sukkah – 1st Floor Main entrance
Calvary Hospital
3rd floor, Room 359
Sukkah – 1st floor on the side terrace
Upstate Hospitals
Good Samaritan – Suffern
Main Lobby
Sukkah – left side of main entrance,
at the Bikur Cholim Shabbos House
Catskill Regional (Harris)
5th Floor, Room #105
Sukkah – 1st floor in the yard across the volunteer office
Ellenville Hospital
Radiology waiting room near the E.R.
Sukkah – Back of building near the Chesed room
New Jersey Hospitals
Hackensack Medical Center
Women Building
5th Floor West, Room #121
Main Building
4th floor, SICU Visitor Lounge
Sukkah – Rose Building near the main cafeteria
(Ask security for details)
Valley Hospital
Mother Baby Unit B3224
Sukkah – Cheel Building, 4th Floor, on the terrace by the waiting room
Englewood Hospital
3rd Floor, Room 236
Sukkah – in the garden area ( near the library )
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Although the effort to provide a Sukkah for those who would otherwise have difficulty in fulfilling their obligation to perform this Mitzvah is highly commendable, it might be important to take note of the following:
An ailing patient as well as his attendants are exempt from the Mitzvah of Sukkah, if the patient is deathly ill. In the case of a patient who is not in peril, his attendants are also exempt from Sukkah requirements at the time when their services are required by the patient.
There may also be a question whether one who is thus exempt may recite a Brucha when eating in a Sukkah at a time when he is on call to serve the patient. A different Hallacha might apply for the first night of Sukkah.
In any event one should consult with a competent Hallacik authority to verify the applicable Hallcha.
The NYU Langone Medical Center also has a most beautiful Succah and a fully stocked Bikur Cholim Room that is under the auspices of Rabbi Yisroel Rosman of NYU. The Succah is located immediately upon entering the main entrance to the hospital. Ask at the information desk)
Robert Wood Johnson Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ – Sukah across the street in back of house number 179 (Bikur Cholim)
There is a very large Sukkah near Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx, in the courtyard of the student housing for the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.