Our mission & values
The Jewish Bereavement Counselling Service (JBCS) founded 45 years ago, is a registered charity and member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists.
People facing bereavement share their experiences and talk about how JBCS helped them through difficult times Click here to play the video
Why a Jewish service?
Our counsellors understand the specific issues raised by bereavement within a Jewish context. A Jewish service can be sensitive, aware and knowledgeable about social, cultural and religious needs.
JBCS & our counsellors
- Have comprehensive training and knowledge on the issues of grief and loss.
- Have experience in helping people affected by loss, including suicide, disaster, holocaust issues, baby-loss, miscarriage, stillbirth and the pandemic.
- See adults and children individually, families, couples and groups.
- Have extended the service to supporting people all around the UK and beyond.
- See people at all stages of life, from childhood to old age.
- See people from the entire spectrum of Jewish practice and observance.
OUR LATEST APPEAL
For those grieving, the sound of the shofar can echo with everything they are missing.
Please consider making a gift during the High Holy Days. When the shofar sounds this year, please help ensure that nobody facing bereavement has to cope alone.