How Sweet It Is!
ZoomHow Sweet It Is! Singing and Swinging with the American Songbook Thursdays, May 4 & 18 1:30 to 2:15 pm on Zoom Led by Sally Shore Wittenberg Program Fee: $18/session Please contact Rabbi Michael Goldman at [email protected] for further information and to register.
Book Club: Choosing Hope!
Zoom“Hope is a thin thread that can tear or escape our grip, but there is no weaving, or living, without it.” Those are words of David Arnow, author of Choosing Hope: The Heritage of Judaism. These days, those words speak directly to us. For many of us, it is a lot of work to maintain hope in the face the world’s turbulence and crises—not to mention our own personal struggles. Let’s read what David posits about whether or not there is a specifically Jewish way of hope, and whether hope differs from optimism and faith. Join me for a book ...
Memory Minyan
Memory Minyan Welcoming Shabbat with Traditional and Modern Melodies A dementia-friendly Kabbalat Shabbat service for everyone. Fridays, May 12 & 26, June 9 & 23 2:00 to 2:45 pm on Zoom June 9 in-person, 5:00 to 6:00 pm. Location TBD Program Fee: $18/session Please contact Rabbi Michael Goldman at [email protected] for more information and to register.
Maintaining Appropriate Professional Boundaries: Exploring Ethical Obligations of Mental Health Professionals (May 30)
(WJCS STAFF ONLY) Date: May 30, 2023 Time: 9:00-12:00 Enrollment Limited To: 40 Contact Hrs: 3 CEUs: 3 Can mental health professionals work with clients who they know from outside of the job? Can you barter with clients for your services? Mental health professionals are charged with the legal and ethical responsibility to maintain professional boundaries, but the obligation isn’t always so easy to discern. This course brings real-world context to ethical concerns often experienced by professionals in practice in maintaining appropriate professional boundaries, including […]
Book Club: Choosing Hope!
Zoom“Hope is a thin thread that can tear or escape our grip, but there is no weaving, or living, without it.” Those are words of David Arnow, author of Choosing Hope: The Heritage of Judaism. These days, those words speak directly to us. For many of us, it is a lot of work to maintain hope in the face the world’s turbulence and crises—not to mention our own personal struggles. Let’s read what David posits about whether or not there is a specifically Jewish way of hope, and whether hope differs from optimism and faith. Join me for a book ...
Over and Out!
ZoomOver and Out! An Informal Gathering over the Eternal Topic of Mortality “Dying is absolutely safe,” writes the American spiritual teacher Baba Ram Dass, whose Mom knew him as Richard Alpert. You would think that nothing would ever change about the the time-honored practice of being mortal, but people are talking more openly about death than ever before. I am hosting three informal conversations I’m calling “Over and Out!” about some of the new ways our human and Jewish communities are talking and thinking about death and dying. The forum will be open and informal (bring a glass of wine, ...
Book Club: Choosing Hope!
Zoom“Hope is a thin thread that can tear or escape our grip, but there is no weaving, or living, without it.” Those are words of David Arnow, author of Choosing Hope: The Heritage of Judaism. These days, those words speak directly to us. For many of us, it is a lot of work to maintain hope in the face the world’s turbulence and crises—not to mention our own personal struggles. Let’s read what David posits about whether or not there is a specifically Jewish way of hope, and whether hope differs from optimism and faith. Join me for a book ...
Memory Minyan
Memory Minyan Welcoming Shabbat with Traditional and Modern Melodies A dementia-friendly Kabbalat Shabbat service for everyone. Fridays, May 12 & 26, June 9 & 23 2:00 to 2:45 pm on Zoom June 9 in-person, 5:00 to 6:00 pm. Location TBD Program Fee: $18/session Please contact Rabbi Michael Goldman at [email protected] for more information and to register.
Book Club: Choosing Hope!
Zoom“Hope is a thin thread that can tear or escape our grip, but there is no weaving, or living, without it.” Those are words of David Arnow, author of Choosing Hope: The Heritage of Judaism. These days, those words speak directly to us. For many of us, it is a lot of work to maintain hope in the face the world’s turbulence and crises—not to mention our own personal struggles. Let’s read what David posits about whether or not there is a specifically Jewish way of hope, and whether hope differs from optimism and faith. Join me for a book ...
Over and Out!
ZoomOver and Out! An Informal Gathering over the Eternal Topic of Mortality “Dying is absolutely safe,” writes the American spiritual teacher Baba Ram Dass, whose Mom knew him as Richard Alpert. You would think that nothing would ever change about the the time-honored practice of being mortal, but people are talking more openly about death than ever before. I am hosting three informal conversations I’m calling “Over and Out!” about some of the new ways our human and Jewish communities are talking and thinking about death and dying. The forum will be open and informal (bring a glass of wine, ...
Book Club: Choosing Hope!
Zoom“Hope is a thin thread that can tear or escape our grip, but there is no weaving, or living, without it.” Those are words of David Arnow, author of Choosing Hope: The Heritage of Judaism. These days, those words speak directly to us. For many of us, it is a lot of work to maintain hope in the face the world’s turbulence and crises—not to mention our own personal struggles. Let’s read what David posits about whether or not there is a specifically Jewish way of hope, and whether hope differs from optimism and faith. Join me for a book […]
Maintaining Appropriate Professional Boundaries: Exploring Ethical Obligations of Mental Health Professionals (June 22)
(WJCS STAFF ONLY) Date: June 22, 2023 Time: 9:00-12:00 Enrollment Limited To: 25 Contact Hrs: 3 CEUs: 3 Can mental health professionals work with clients who they know from outside of the job? Can you barter with clients for your services? Mental health professionals are charged with the legal and ethical responsibility to maintain professional boundaries, but the obligation isn’t always so easy to discern. This course brings real-world context to ethical concerns often experienced by professionals in practice in maintaining appropriate professional boundaries, including […]