Yasher Koach

To the Editor:

A special group of people get together every Thursday afternoon at 2:50 at the corner of 185th and Amsterdam. They hop into a few cars from the local San Juan Family car service at around 2:55 and off they go to Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, at 168th and Broadway. Their name: The YU Bikur Cholim Club. Their mission: to bring happiness, support, and comfort to Jewish and other patients at the hospital.

This club is open to every student at YU and, indeed, all kinds of students participate in the event every week. I had the privilege to be one of the Bikur Cholim Club coordinators over the past year and I am writing this to publicly acknowledge and cheer on the club and all the students who have gone to hospital visitations during past semesters.

Nothing physical can buy what these students bring to the hospital every week. They come to lift spirits, support, encourage, comfort, or just to "be there" for any of the patients that they will meet that day. It is a beautiful operation done every week by donating 50 minutes out of the schedule and giving some personal energy. To the club, and to everyone involved in Bikur Cholim, a great "Yasher Koach" is due.

Levi Smith

YC '00