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  • General Bereavement Group

    Zoom

    Meeting weekly for 6 weeks. Please contact Jane Slevin for more information and zoom link.  

    Free

  • How Sweet It Is! Music and Meaning with the American Songbook

    Zoom

    How Sweet It Is! Music and Meaning with the American Songbook Thursdays, September 8, 22, October 6, 20, November 3, 17, December 1 & 15 2:00 to 3:00 pm on Zoom. Led by Sally Shore Wittenberg Program Fee: $160 Please contact Rabbi Michael Goldman at mgoldman@wjcs.com.  

    $160

  • Memory Minyan: Welcoming Shabbat with Traditional and Modern Melodies

    Zoom

    Memory Minyan Welcoming Shabbat with Traditional and Modern Melodies Fridays, September 2, 16, 30, October 14, 28, November 11, December 2, 9 & 23 2:00 to 3:30 pm on Zoom. Program Fee: $180 Please contact Rabbi Michael Goldman at mgoldman@wjcs.com.

    $180

  • Jewish Mindfulness Meditation

    Zoom

    Please join us for a great start to your day on Mondays and Thursday for Mindfulness Meditation. For beginners and long-time meditators, connect with others to deepen your mindfulness experience. A donation of $10-20 per session is greatly appreciated. For more information including zoom links, please contact Rabbi Goldman at mgoldman@wjcs.com, or Ruth Rosenblum at rrosenblum@wjcs.com.    

  • You Are Not Alone: Caregivers of Dementia Patients — Weekly

    Zoom

    Facilitated by Heidi Weiss and Jane Slevin. 10 Tuesdays from November 29 – February 14.  10:30-11:45 am. Fee for series is $200*. Please contact Heidi for more information at hweiss@wjcs.com or Jane at jslevin@wjcs.com.   *If you are dealing with financial insecurity, please reach out and we can discuss the fee.

    $200

  • ASSESSING AND TREATING CLIENTS WITH CO-OCCURRING MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE CONDITIONS

    Assessing and Treating Clients with Co-Occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Conditions Dates: 11/29/22 & 12/6/22       Time: 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Enrollment Limited To: 16                   Contact Hrs:  4                            CEUs:  4   Clients seeking mental health treatment may also have a coexisting substance abuse problem.  This may be apparent at intake or emerge during treatment.  Symptoms of one disorder are often mistaken for the other.  Treatment of individuals who present with co-occurring mental health and substance use issues can present a myriad of challenges for providers.  Among the challenges faced by providers treating individuals with co-occurring conditions ...

  • General Bereavement Group

    Zoom

    Meeting weekly for 6 weeks. Please contact Jane Slevin for more information and zoom link.  

    Free

  • Jewish Mindfulness Meditation

    Zoom

    Please join us for a great start to your day on Mondays and Thursday for Mindfulness Meditation. For beginners and long-time meditators, connect with others to deepen your mindfulness experience. A donation of $10-20 per session is greatly appreciated. For more information including zoom links, please contact Rabbi Goldman at mgoldman@wjcs.com, or Ruth Rosenblum at rrosenblum@wjcs.com.    

  • How Sweet It Is! Music and Meaning with the American Songbook

    Zoom

    How Sweet It Is! Music and Meaning with the American Songbook Thursdays, September 8, 22, October 6, 20, November 3, 17, December 1 & 15 2:00 to 3:00 pm on Zoom. Led by Sally Shore Wittenberg Program Fee: $160 Please contact Rabbi Michael Goldman at mgoldman@wjcs.com.  

    $160

  • Memory Minyan: Welcoming Shabbat with Traditional and Modern Melodies

    Zoom

    Memory Minyan Welcoming Shabbat with Traditional and Modern Melodies Fridays, September 2, 16, 30, October 14, 28, November 11, December 2, 9 & 23 2:00 to 3:30 pm on Zoom. Program Fee: $180 Please contact Rabbi Michael Goldman at mgoldman@wjcs.com.

    $180

  • Jewish Mindfulness Meditation

    Zoom

    Please join us for a great start to your day on Mondays and Thursday for Mindfulness Meditation. For beginners and long-time meditators, connect with others to deepen your mindfulness experience. A donation of $10-20 per session is greatly appreciated. For more information including zoom links, please contact Rabbi Goldman at mgoldman@wjcs.com, or Ruth Rosenblum at rrosenblum@wjcs.com.    

  • You Are Not Alone: Caregivers of Dementia Patients — Weekly

    Zoom

    Facilitated by Heidi Weiss and Jane Slevin. 10 Tuesdays from November 29 – February 14.  10:30-11:45 am. Fee for series is $200*. Please contact Heidi for more information at hweiss@wjcs.com or Jane at jslevin@wjcs.com.   *If you are dealing with financial insecurity, please reach out and we can discuss the fee.

    $200

  • F.A.C.T. - Facing Advanced Care Together Offered in conjunction with SoulRyeders on Tuesday, December 6 from 12:00-2:00 pm. For more information, contact Jane Slevin at jslevin@wjcs.com.  

  • General Bereavement Group

    Zoom

    Meeting weekly for 6 weeks. Please contact Jane Slevin for more information and zoom link.  

    Free

  • Living with Divorce

    Wednesday, December 7 at 7:00-8:30 pm.   Please contact Jane at jslevin@wjcs.com.

  • Jewish Mindfulness Meditation

    Zoom

    Please join us for a great start to your day on Mondays and Thursday for Mindfulness Meditation. For beginners and long-time meditators, connect with others to deepen your mindfulness experience. A donation of $10-20 per session is greatly appreciated. For more information including zoom links, please contact Rabbi Goldman at mgoldman@wjcs.com, or Ruth Rosenblum at rrosenblum@wjcs.com.    

  • How Sweet It Is! Music and Meaning with the American Songbook

    Zoom

    How Sweet It Is! Music and Meaning with the American Songbook Thursdays, September 8, 22, October 6, 20, November 3, 17, December 1 & 15 2:00 to 3:00 pm on Zoom. Led by Sally Shore Wittenberg Program Fee: $160 Please contact Rabbi Michael Goldman at mgoldman@wjcs.com.  

    $160

  • Memory Minyan: Welcoming Shabbat with Traditional and Modern Melodies

    Zoom

    Memory Minyan Welcoming Shabbat with Traditional and Modern Melodies Fridays, September 2, 16, 30, October 14, 28, November 11, December 2, 9 & 23 2:00 to 3:30 pm on Zoom. Program Fee: $180 Please contact Rabbi Michael Goldman at mgoldman@wjcs.com.

    $180

  • Jewish Mindfulness Meditation

    Zoom

    Please join us for a great start to your day on Mondays and Thursday for Mindfulness Meditation. For beginners and long-time meditators, connect with others to deepen your mindfulness experience. A donation of $10-20 per session is greatly appreciated. For more information including zoom links, please contact Rabbi Goldman at mgoldman@wjcs.com, or Ruth Rosenblum at rrosenblum@wjcs.com.    

  • You Are Not Alone: Caregivers of Dementia Patients — Weekly

    Zoom

    Facilitated by Heidi Weiss and Jane Slevin. 10 Tuesdays from November 29 – February 14.  10:30-11:45 am. Fee for series is $200*. Please contact Heidi for more information at hweiss@wjcs.com or Jane at jslevin@wjcs.com.   *If you are dealing with financial insecurity, please reach out and we can discuss the fee.

    $200

  • Client Alliance, Compliance and Therapist Burn Out

    Zoom

    Client Alliance, Compliance, and Therapist Burn Out Date: 12/13/22                                           Time: 9:00 – 11:00 Enrollment Limited to: 20              Contact Hours: 2                                  CEU’s: 2   Mental health professionals, perhaps now more than ever, are susceptible to stress and burn out directly related to their job responsibilities. Part of this comes from defining our professional selves based on what we are ...

  • General Bereavement Group

    Zoom

    Meeting weekly for 6 weeks. Please contact Jane Slevin for more information and zoom link.  

    Free

  • Meditative Walking Wednesdays

    WJCS HQ 845 North Broadway, White Plains, NY

    Please join us! Have you been hearing about all the health benefits of meditation but haven't figured out how to get motivated and fit it into your busy life? Come join me as we walk those obstacles off every 2nd Wednesday of the month between 12:00 and 12:30 for a walking meditation around the parking lot. Join us for as much or as little as you like. 12:00 to 12:20 will be silent, and 12:20 to 12:30 we will be free to talk with our HQ friends.  On nice days we will gather in the lobby and on bad ...

    Free

  • Jewish Mindfulness Meditation

    Zoom

    Please join us for a great start to your day on Mondays and Thursday for Mindfulness Meditation. For beginners and long-time meditators, connect with others to deepen your mindfulness experience. A donation of $10-20 per session is greatly appreciated. For more information including zoom links, please contact Rabbi Goldman at mgoldman@wjcs.com, or Ruth Rosenblum at rrosenblum@wjcs.com.    

  • How Sweet It Is! Music and Meaning with the American Songbook

    Zoom

    How Sweet It Is! Music and Meaning with the American Songbook Thursdays, September 8, 22, October 6, 20, November 3, 17, December 1 & 15 2:00 to 3:00 pm on Zoom. Led by Sally Shore Wittenberg Program Fee: $160 Please contact Rabbi Michael Goldman at mgoldman@wjcs.com.  

    $160

  • Memory Minyan: Welcoming Shabbat with Traditional and Modern Melodies

    Zoom

    Memory Minyan Welcoming Shabbat with Traditional and Modern Melodies Fridays, September 2, 16, 30, October 14, 28, November 11, December 2, 9 & 23 2:00 to 3:30 pm on Zoom. Program Fee: $180 Please contact Rabbi Michael Goldman at mgoldman@wjcs.com.

    $180

  • Jewish Mindfulness Meditation

    Zoom

    Please join us for a great start to your day on Mondays and Thursday for Mindfulness Meditation. For beginners and long-time meditators, connect with others to deepen your mindfulness experience. A donation of $10-20 per session is greatly appreciated. For more information including zoom links, please contact Rabbi Goldman at mgoldman@wjcs.com, or Ruth Rosenblum at rrosenblum@wjcs.com.    

  • Jewish Mindfulness Meditation

    Zoom

    Please join us for a great start to your day on Mondays and Thursday for Mindfulness Meditation. For beginners and long-time meditators, connect with others to deepen your mindfulness experience. A donation of $10-20 per session is greatly appreciated. For more information including zoom links, please contact Rabbi Goldman at mgoldman@wjcs.com, or Ruth Rosenblum at rrosenblum@wjcs.com.    

  • Memory Minyan: Welcoming Shabbat with Traditional and Modern Melodies

    Zoom

    Memory Minyan Welcoming Shabbat with Traditional and Modern Melodies Fridays, September 2, 16, 30, October 14, 28, November 11, December 2, 9 & 23 2:00 to 3:30 pm on Zoom. Program Fee: $180 Please contact Rabbi Michael Goldman at mgoldman@wjcs.com.

    $180

  • Jewish Mindfulness Meditation

    Zoom

    Please join us for a great start to your day on Mondays and Thursday for Mindfulness Meditation. For beginners and long-time meditators, connect with others to deepen your mindfulness experience. A donation of $10-20 per session is greatly appreciated. For more information including zoom links, please contact Rabbi Goldman at mgoldman@wjcs.com, or Ruth Rosenblum at rrosenblum@wjcs.com.    

  • Jewish Mindfulness Meditation

    Zoom

    Please join us for a great start to your day on Mondays and Thursday for Mindfulness Meditation. For beginners and long-time meditators, connect with others to deepen your mindfulness experience. A donation of $10-20 per session is greatly appreciated. For more information including zoom links, please contact Rabbi Goldman at mgoldman@wjcs.com, or Ruth Rosenblum at rrosenblum@wjcs.com.    

  • You Are Not Alone: Caregivers of Dementia Patients — Weekly

    Zoom

    Facilitated by Heidi Weiss and Jane Slevin. 10 Tuesdays from November 29 – February 14.  10:30-11:45 am. Fee for series is $200*. Please contact Heidi for more information at hweiss@wjcs.com or Jane at jslevin@wjcs.com.   *If you are dealing with financial insecurity, please reach out and we can discuss the fee.

    $200

  • Jewish Mindfulness Meditation

    Zoom

    Please join us for a great start to your day on Mondays and Thursday for Mindfulness Meditation. For beginners and long-time meditators, connect with others to deepen your mindfulness experience. A donation of $10-20 per session is greatly appreciated. For more information including zoom links, please contact Rabbi Goldman at mgoldman@wjcs.com, or Ruth Rosenblum at rrosenblum@wjcs.com.    

  • Jewish Mindfulness Meditation

    Zoom

    Please join us for a great start to your day on Mondays and Thursday for Mindfulness Meditation. For beginners and long-time meditators, connect with others to deepen your mindfulness experience. A donation of $10-20 per session is greatly appreciated. For more information including zoom links, please contact Rabbi Goldman at mgoldman@wjcs.com, or Ruth Rosenblum at rrosenblum@wjcs.com.    

  • You Are Not Alone: Caregivers of Dementia Patients — Weekly

    Zoom

    Facilitated by Heidi Weiss and Jane Slevin. 10 Tuesdays from November 29 – February 14.  10:30-11:45 am. Fee for series is $200*. Please contact Heidi for more information at hweiss@wjcs.com or Jane at jslevin@wjcs.com.   *If you are dealing with financial insecurity, please reach out and we can discuss the fee.

    $200

  • Meditative Walking Wednesdays

    WJCS HQ 845 North Broadway, White Plains, NY

    Please join us! Have you been hearing about all the health benefits of meditation but haven't figured out how to get motivated and fit it into your busy life? Come join me as we walk those obstacles off every 2nd Wednesday of the month between 12:00 and 12:30 for a walking meditation around the parking lot. Join us for as much or as little as you like. 12:00 to 12:20 will be silent, and 12:20 to 12:30 we will be free to talk with our HQ friends.  On nice days we will gather in the lobby and on bad ...

    Free

  • Jewish Mindfulness Meditation

    Zoom

    Please join us for a great start to your day on Mondays and Thursday for Mindfulness Meditation. For beginners and long-time meditators, connect with others to deepen your mindfulness experience. A donation of $10-20 per session is greatly appreciated. For more information including zoom links, please contact Rabbi Goldman at mgoldman@wjcs.com, or Ruth Rosenblum at rrosenblum@wjcs.com.    

  • You Are Not Alone: Caregivers of Dementia Patients — Weekly

    Zoom

    Facilitated by Heidi Weiss and Jane Slevin. 10 Tuesdays from November 29 – February 14.  10:30-11:45 am. Fee for series is $200*. Please contact Heidi for more information at hweiss@wjcs.com or Jane at jslevin@wjcs.com.   *If you are dealing with financial insecurity, please reach out and we can discuss the fee.

    $200

  • Samuel Kahn Memorial Lecture 2023

    Samuel Kahn Memorial Lecture January 19, 2023, 9-10am Virtual via Zoom SPACE stands for Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions and is a parent-based treatment program for children and adolescents with anxiety, OCD, and related problems. SPACE was developed by Dr. Eli Lebowitz at the Yale Child Study Center and has been tested and found to be efficacious in randomized controlled clinical trials.   Some of the main anxiety problems treated with SPACE include: Separation anxiety Social anxiety Generalized anxiety Fears and phobias Panic disorder and Agoraphobia Selective mutism Obsessive-compulsive disorder Learning Objectives: Participants will learn about the components of ...

  • Jewish Mindfulness Meditation

    Zoom

    Please join us for a great start to your day on Mondays and Thursday for Mindfulness Meditation. For beginners and long-time meditators, connect with others to deepen your mindfulness experience. A donation of $10-20 per session is greatly appreciated. For more information including zoom links, please contact Rabbi Goldman at mgoldman@wjcs.com, or Ruth Rosenblum at rrosenblum@wjcs.com.    

  • Jewish Mindfulness Meditation

    Zoom

    Please join us for a great start to your day on Mondays and Thursday for Mindfulness Meditation. For beginners and long-time meditators, connect with others to deepen your mindfulness experience. A donation of $10-20 per session is greatly appreciated. For more information including zoom links, please contact Rabbi Goldman at mgoldman@wjcs.com, or Ruth Rosenblum at rrosenblum@wjcs.com.    

  • You Are Not Alone: Caregivers of Dementia Patients — Weekly

    Zoom

    Facilitated by Heidi Weiss and Jane Slevin. 10 Tuesdays from November 29 – February 14.  10:30-11:45 am. Fee for series is $200*. Please contact Heidi for more information at hweiss@wjcs.com or Jane at jslevin@wjcs.com.   *If you are dealing with financial insecurity, please reach out and we can discuss the fee.

    $200

  • Jewish Mindfulness Meditation

    Zoom

    Please join us for a great start to your day on Mondays and Thursday for Mindfulness Meditation. For beginners and long-time meditators, connect with others to deepen your mindfulness experience. A donation of $10-20 per session is greatly appreciated. For more information including zoom links, please contact Rabbi Goldman at mgoldman@wjcs.com, or Ruth Rosenblum at rrosenblum@wjcs.com.    

  • Jewish Mindfulness Meditation

    Zoom

    Please join us for a great start to your day on Mondays and Thursday for Mindfulness Meditation. For beginners and long-time meditators, connect with others to deepen your mindfulness experience. A donation of $10-20 per session is greatly appreciated. For more information including zoom links, please contact Rabbi Goldman at mgoldman@wjcs.com, or Ruth Rosenblum at rrosenblum@wjcs.com.    

  • You Are Not Alone: Caregivers of Dementia Patients — Weekly

    Zoom

    Facilitated by Heidi Weiss and Jane Slevin. 10 Tuesdays from November 29 – February 14.  10:30-11:45 am. Fee for series is $200*. Please contact Heidi for more information at hweiss@wjcs.com or Jane at jslevin@wjcs.com.   *If you are dealing with financial insecurity, please reach out and we can discuss the fee.

    $200

  • How Sweet It Is! Dementia-friendly music and meaning

    Zoom

    Singing and Swinging with the American Songbook Led by Sally Shore Wittenberg Fridays, February 3, 17, March 3, 17 2:00-3:00 on Zoom Program Fee: $80 for the series Please contact Michael Goldman at mgoldman@wjcs.com for more info, details and to register.

    $80

  • You Are Not Alone: Caregivers of Dementia Patients — Weekly

    Zoom

    Facilitated by Heidi Weiss and Jane Slevin. 10 Tuesdays from November 29 – February 14.  10:30-11:45 am. Fee for series is $200*. Please contact Heidi for more information at hweiss@wjcs.com or Jane at jslevin@wjcs.com.   *If you are dealing with financial insecurity, please reach out and we can discuss the fee.

    $200

  • Ordinary Mysticism with Rumi and Rabbi Nachman

    Zoom

    Every Tuesday in February (except 2/21) and March, 12:00 to 12:45 pm. Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī ( b.1207 in Persia, d. 1273 in Turkey) was a sufi mystic and masterful poet. His poetry is profound, approachable and full of humor. Rabbi Nachman of Breslov (b. 1772 in Międzybóż Lithuania, d. 1810, Uman, Ukraine) professed that one should talk with God directly, as one would do with a good friend. At each session we will use a short passage from each thinker as a springboard for exploration of personal and communal spirituality, and as a doorway into a short meditation. If […]

    $140

  • Memory Minyan: Dementia-Friendly Shabbat Program

    Zoom

    Welcoming Shabbat with Traditional and Modern Melodies 2:00 to 2:45 pm on Zoom Program Fee: $80 Please contact Rabbi Michael Goldman at mgoldman@wjcs.com for more info, details and to register.

    $80

  • Better Things: A Secular Happy Friday Moment

    Zoom

    Every other Friday we will gather on Zoom, light candles with a secular blessing, and share bits of good news, gathered from the headlines, from our neighbors, and from our own lives. Fridays, February 10, 24, March 10, 24 3:00 to 3:15 pm on Zoom. FREE Please contact Rabbi Michael Goldman at mgoldman@wjcs.com for more info and details.

  • Ukrainian Newcomers Support Group

    For recent arrivals from Ukraine only Co-facilitated with a Ukrainian-speaking staff member Date: Monday, February 13 - Time & Location TBD FREE Please contact Rabbi Michael Goldman at mgoldman@wjcs.com for more information and to register. This program is co-sponsored through WJCS and Westchester Jewish Coalition for Immigration.

  • You Are Not Alone: Caregivers of Dementia Patients — Weekly

    Zoom

    Facilitated by Heidi Weiss and Jane Slevin. 10 Tuesdays from November 29 – February 14.  10:30-11:45 am. Fee for series is $200*. Please contact Heidi for more information at hweiss@wjcs.com or Jane at jslevin@wjcs.com.   *If you are dealing with financial insecurity, please reach out and we can discuss the fee.

    $200

  • Ordinary Mysticism with Rumi and Rabbi Nachman

    Zoom

    Every Tuesday in February (except 2/21) and March, 12:00 to 12:45 pm. Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī ( b.1207 in Persia, d. 1273 in Turkey) was a sufi mystic and masterful poet. His poetry is profound, approachable and full of humor. Rabbi Nachman of Breslov (b. 1772 in Międzybóż Lithuania, d. 1810, Uman, Ukraine) professed that one should talk with God directly, as one would do with a good friend. At each session we will use a short passage from each thinker as a springboard for exploration of personal and communal spirituality, and as a doorway into a short meditation. If […]

    $140

  • How Sweet It Is! Dementia-friendly music and meaning

    Zoom

    Singing and Swinging with the American Songbook Led by Sally Shore Wittenberg Fridays, February 3, 17, March 3, 17 2:00-3:00 on Zoom Program Fee: $80 for the series Please contact Michael Goldman at mgoldman@wjcs.com for more info, details and to register.

    $80

  • Memory Minyan: Dementia-Friendly Shabbat Program

    Zoom

    Welcoming Shabbat with Traditional and Modern Melodies 2:00 to 2:45 pm on Zoom Program Fee: $80 Please contact Rabbi Michael Goldman at mgoldman@wjcs.com for more info, details and to register.

    $80

  • Better Things: A Secular Happy Friday Moment

    Zoom

    Every other Friday we will gather on Zoom, light candles with a secular blessing, and share bits of good news, gathered from the headlines, from our neighbors, and from our own lives. Fridays, February 10, 24, March 10, 24 3:00 to 3:15 pm on Zoom. FREE Please contact Rabbi Michael Goldman at mgoldman@wjcs.com for more info and details.

  • Ordinary Mysticism with Rumi and Rabbi Nachman

    Zoom

    Every Tuesday in February (except 2/21) and March, 12:00 to 12:45 pm. Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī ( b.1207 in Persia, d. 1273 in Turkey) was a sufi mystic and masterful poet. His poetry is profound, approachable and full of humor. Rabbi Nachman of Breslov (b. 1772 in Międzybóż Lithuania, d. 1810, Uman, Ukraine) professed that one should talk with God directly, as one would do with a good friend. At each session we will use a short passage from each thinker as a springboard for exploration of personal and communal spirituality, and as a doorway into a short meditation. If […]

    $140

  • How Sweet It Is! Dementia-friendly music and meaning

    Zoom

    Singing and Swinging with the American Songbook Led by Sally Shore Wittenberg Fridays, February 3, 17, March 3, 17 2:00-3:00 on Zoom Program Fee: $80 for the series Please contact Michael Goldman at mgoldman@wjcs.com for more info, details and to register.

    $80

  • Ordinary Mysticism with Rumi and Rabbi Nachman

    Zoom

    Every Tuesday in February (except 2/21) and March, 12:00 to 12:45 pm. Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī ( b.1207 in Persia, d. 1273 in Turkey) was a sufi mystic and masterful poet. His poetry is profound, approachable and full of humor. Rabbi Nachman of Breslov (b. 1772 in Międzybóż Lithuania, d. 1810, Uman, Ukraine) professed that one should talk with God directly, as one would do with a good friend. At each session we will use a short passage from each thinker as a springboard for exploration of personal and communal spirituality, and as a doorway into a short meditation. If […]

    $140

  • Empty Seat at the Seder Table: Bereavement Group

    Zoom

    WJCS and Plaza Jewish Community Chapel are co-sponsoring this timely series for those who feel the loss of a loved one, especially around the holidays. This series begins on Thursday, March 9, and continues on the 16 and 23, starting at 4:00 pm. Facilitated by Rabbi Michael Goldman and Heidi Weiss, LMSW, MHA To register for this group and for zoom link, please contact stephanie@plazajewish.org or grittmaster@wcjs.com.    

    Free

  • Memory Minyan: Dementia-Friendly Shabbat Program

    Zoom

    Welcoming Shabbat with Traditional and Modern Melodies 2:00 to 2:45 pm on Zoom Program Fee: $80 Please contact Rabbi Michael Goldman at mgoldman@wjcs.com for more info, details and to register.

    $80

  • Better Things: A Secular Happy Friday Moment

    Zoom

    Every other Friday we will gather on Zoom, light candles with a secular blessing, and share bits of good news, gathered from the headlines, from our neighbors, and from our own lives. Fridays, February 10, 24, March 10, 24 3:00 to 3:15 pm on Zoom. FREE Please contact Rabbi Michael Goldman at mgoldman@wjcs.com for more info and details.

  • Ordinary Mysticism with Rumi and Rabbi Nachman

    Zoom

    Every Tuesday in February (except 2/21) and March, 12:00 to 12:45 pm. Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī ( b.1207 in Persia, d. 1273 in Turkey) was a sufi mystic and masterful poet. His poetry is profound, approachable and full of humor. Rabbi Nachman of Breslov (b. 1772 in Międzybóż Lithuania, d. 1810, Uman, Ukraine) professed that one should talk with God directly, as one would do with a good friend. At each session we will use a short passage from each thinker as a springboard for exploration of personal and communal spirituality, and as a doorway into a short meditation. If […]

    $140

  • Empty Seat at the Seder Table: Bereavement Group

    Zoom

    WJCS and Plaza Jewish Community Chapel are co-sponsoring this timely series for those who feel the loss of a loved one, especially around the holidays. This series begins on Thursday, March 9, and continues on the 16 and 23, starting at 4:00 pm. Facilitated by Rabbi Michael Goldman and Heidi Weiss, LMSW, MHA To register for this group and for zoom link, please contact stephanie@plazajewish.org or grittmaster@wcjs.com.    

    Free

  • How Sweet It Is! Dementia-friendly music and meaning

    Zoom

    Singing and Swinging with the American Songbook Led by Sally Shore Wittenberg Fridays, February 3, 17, March 3, 17 2:00-3:00 on Zoom Program Fee: $80 for the series Please contact Michael Goldman at mgoldman@wjcs.com for more info, details and to register.

    $80

  • Ordinary Mysticism with Rumi and Rabbi Nachman

    Zoom

    Every Tuesday in February (except 2/21) and March, 12:00 to 12:45 pm. Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī ( b.1207 in Persia, d. 1273 in Turkey) was a sufi mystic and masterful poet. His poetry is profound, approachable and full of humor. Rabbi Nachman of Breslov (b. 1772 in Międzybóż Lithuania, d. 1810, Uman, Ukraine) professed that one should talk with God directly, as one would do with a good friend. At each session we will use a short passage from each thinker as a springboard for exploration of personal and communal spirituality, and as a doorway into a short meditation. If […]

    $140

  • Empty Seat at the Seder Table: Bereavement Group

    Zoom

    WJCS and Plaza Jewish Community Chapel are co-sponsoring this timely series for those who feel the loss of a loved one, especially around the holidays. This series begins on Thursday, March 9, and continues on the 16 and 23, starting at 4:00 pm. Facilitated by Rabbi Michael Goldman and Heidi Weiss, LMSW, MHA To register for this group and for zoom link, please contact stephanie@plazajewish.org or grittmaster@wcjs.com.    

    Free

  • Memory Minyan: Dementia-Friendly Shabbat Program

    Zoom

    Welcoming Shabbat with Traditional and Modern Melodies 2:00 to 2:45 pm on Zoom Program Fee: $80 Please contact Rabbi Michael Goldman at mgoldman@wjcs.com for more info, details and to register.

    $80

  • Better Things: A Secular Happy Friday Moment

    Zoom

    Every other Friday we will gather on Zoom, light candles with a secular blessing, and share bits of good news, gathered from the headlines, from our neighbors, and from our own lives. Fridays, February 10, 24, March 10, 24 3:00 to 3:15 pm on Zoom. FREE Please contact Rabbi Michael Goldman at mgoldman@wjcs.com for more info and details.

  • Ordinary Mysticism with Rumi and Rabbi Nachman

    Zoom

    Every Tuesday in February (except 2/21) and March, 12:00 to 12:45 pm. Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī ( b.1207 in Persia, d. 1273 in Turkey) was a sufi mystic and masterful poet. His poetry is profound, approachable and full of humor. Rabbi Nachman of Breslov (b. 1772 in Międzybóż Lithuania, d. 1810, Uman, Ukraine) professed that one should talk with God directly, as one would do with a good friend. At each session we will use a short passage from each thinker as a springboard for exploration of personal and communal spirituality, and as a doorway into a short meditation. If […]

    $140

  • How Sweet It Is!

    Zoom

    How 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 mgoldman@wjcs.com for further information and to register.

    $18.00

  • 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 mgoldman@wjcs.com for more information and to register.

    $18.00

  • 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 ...

    $18.00

  • Over and Out!

    Zoom

    Over 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, ...

    $18.00

  • How Sweet It Is!

    Zoom

    How 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 mgoldman@wjcs.com for further information and to register.

    $18.00

  • 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 ...

    $18.00

  • 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 mgoldman@wjcs.com for more information and to register.

    $18.00

  • 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 ...

    $18.00

  • Over and Out!

    Zoom

    Over 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, ...

    $18.00

  • 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 ...

    $18.00

  • 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 mgoldman@wjcs.com for more information and to register.

    $18.00

  • 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 ...

    $18.00

  • Over and Out!

    Zoom

    Over 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, ...

    $18.00

  • 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 ...

    $18.00

  • 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 ...

  • 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 mgoldman@wjcs.com for more information and to register.

    $18.00

  • 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 ...

    $18.00

  • Memory Minyan

    Zoom

    Memory Minyan Welcoming Shabbat with Traditional and Modern Melodies A dementia-friendly Kabbalat Shabbat service for everyone. Fridays, July 7, 20; August 3, 17 2:00 to 3:00 pm on Zoom Program Fee: $20/session For more information including zoom access, please contact Rabbi Michael Goldman at mgoldman@wjcs.com.

    $20

  • Guilt-Free, Pain-Free Poetry Zone

    Zoom

    Guilt-Free, Pain-Free Poetry: Yehuda Amichai’s Open-Closed-Open Poetry doesn’t have to be difficult to be rewarding. Find out this summer during our Yehuda Amichai Hour. Amichai (1924-2000) was Israel’s best-known poet, and my personal favorite. Nearly every Tuesday at lunchtime, we will meet on Zoom for a reading of a selection of short, delicious, easy poems from his last book, Open - Closed - Open. Feel free to come and go from session to session as you please, with no pressure to have read prior week’s material. Tuesdays, July 11, 18*; August 1, 8, 15, 22, 29.  *NOTE: There will be ...

    $20

  • How Sweet It Is!

    Zoom

    How Sweet It Is! Singing and Swinging with the American Songbook Led by Sally Shore Wittenberg Thursdays, July 13, 27; August 10, 24 2:00 to 3:00 pm on Zoom.   Program Fee: $20/session Please contact Rabbi Michael Goldman at mgoldman@wjcs.com for more information including zoom access.

    $20

  • Guilt-Free, Pain-Free Poetry Zone

    Zoom

    Guilt-Free, Pain-Free Poetry: Yehuda Amichai’s Open-Closed-Open Poetry doesn’t have to be difficult to be rewarding. Find out this summer during our Yehuda Amichai Hour. Amichai (1924-2000) was Israel’s best-known poet, and my personal favorite. Nearly every Tuesday at lunchtime, we will meet on Zoom for a reading of a selection of short, delicious, easy poems from his last book, Open - Closed - Open. Feel free to come and go from session to session as you please, with no pressure to have read prior week’s material. Tuesdays, July 11, 18*; August 1, 8, 15, 22, 29.  *NOTE: There will be ...

    $20

  • Memory Minyan

    Zoom

    Memory Minyan Welcoming Shabbat with Traditional and Modern Melodies A dementia-friendly Kabbalat Shabbat service for everyone. Fridays, July 7, 20; August 3, 17 2:00 to 3:00 pm on Zoom Program Fee: $20/session For more information including zoom access, please contact Rabbi Michael Goldman at mgoldman@wjcs.com.

    $20

  • How Sweet It Is!

    Zoom

    How Sweet It Is! Singing and Swinging with the American Songbook Led by Sally Shore Wittenberg Thursdays, July 13, 27; August 10, 24 2:00 to 3:00 pm on Zoom.   Program Fee: $20/session Please contact Rabbi Michael Goldman at mgoldman@wjcs.com for more information including zoom access.

    $20

  • Guilt-Free, Pain-Free Poetry Zone

    Zoom

    Guilt-Free, Pain-Free Poetry: Yehuda Amichai’s Open-Closed-Open Poetry doesn’t have to be difficult to be rewarding. Find out this summer during our Yehuda Amichai Hour. Amichai (1924-2000) was Israel’s best-known poet, and my personal favorite. Nearly every Tuesday at lunchtime, we will meet on Zoom for a reading of a selection of short, delicious, easy poems from his last book, Open - Closed - Open. Feel free to come and go from session to session as you please, with no pressure to have read prior week’s material. Tuesdays, July 11, 18*; August 1, 8, 15, 22, 29.  *NOTE: There will be ...

    $20

  • Memory Minyan

    Zoom

    Memory Minyan Welcoming Shabbat with Traditional and Modern Melodies A dementia-friendly Kabbalat Shabbat service for everyone. Fridays, July 7, 20; August 3, 17 2:00 to 3:00 pm on Zoom Program Fee: $20/session For more information including zoom access, please contact Rabbi Michael Goldman at mgoldman@wjcs.com.

    $20

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBTi) 2023

    Zoom

    COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY FOR INSOMNIA (CBTi) Dates: 8/8/23 & 8/15/23     Time: 9:00-11:00 AM     Contact Hrs: 4     CEU’s: 4 Enrollment Limited: 20 Insomnia is defined as poor sleep that is associated with distress and/or daytime consequences, including impairment in functioning or mood. Insomnia can lead to poor mental health, or can be a consequence of poor mental health. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for insomnia (CBTi) is an empirically validated brief psychotherapy with evidence of long-term improvements in sleep for people with and without psychiatric comorbidities. CBTi addresses behavioral components to sleep (e.g. stimulus control, sleep restriction therapy), cognitive components […]

  • Guilt-Free, Pain-Free Poetry Zone

    Zoom

    Guilt-Free, Pain-Free Poetry: Yehuda Amichai’s Open-Closed-Open Poetry doesn’t have to be difficult to be rewarding. Find out this summer during our Yehuda Amichai Hour. Amichai (1924-2000) was Israel’s best-known poet, and my personal favorite. Nearly every Tuesday at lunchtime, we will meet on Zoom for a reading of a selection of short, delicious, easy poems from his last book, Open - Closed - Open. Feel free to come and go from session to session as you please, with no pressure to have read prior week’s material. Tuesdays, July 11, 18*; August 1, 8, 15, 22, 29.  *NOTE: There will be ...

    $20

  • How Sweet It Is!

    Zoom

    How Sweet It Is! Singing and Swinging with the American Songbook Led by Sally Shore Wittenberg Thursdays, July 13, 27; August 10, 24 2:00 to 3:00 pm on Zoom.   Program Fee: $20/session Please contact Rabbi Michael Goldman at mgoldman@wjcs.com for more information including zoom access.

    $20

  • Guilt-Free, Pain-Free Poetry Zone

    Zoom

    Guilt-Free, Pain-Free Poetry: Yehuda Amichai’s Open-Closed-Open Poetry doesn’t have to be difficult to be rewarding. Find out this summer during our Yehuda Amichai Hour. Amichai (1924-2000) was Israel’s best-known poet, and my personal favorite. Nearly every Tuesday at lunchtime, we will meet on Zoom for a reading of a selection of short, delicious, easy poems from his last book, Open - Closed - Open. Feel free to come and go from session to session as you please, with no pressure to have read prior week’s material. Tuesdays, July 11, 18*; August 1, 8, 15, 22, 29.  *NOTE: There will be ...

    $20

  • Memory Minyan

    Zoom

    Memory Minyan Welcoming Shabbat with Traditional and Modern Melodies A dementia-friendly Kabbalat Shabbat service for everyone. Fridays, July 7, 20; August 3, 17 2:00 to 3:00 pm on Zoom Program Fee: $20/session For more information including zoom access, please contact Rabbi Michael Goldman at mgoldman@wjcs.com.

    $20

  • Guilt-Free, Pain-Free Poetry Zone

    Zoom

    Guilt-Free, Pain-Free Poetry: Yehuda Amichai’s Open-Closed-Open Poetry doesn’t have to be difficult to be rewarding. Find out this summer during our Yehuda Amichai Hour. Amichai (1924-2000) was Israel’s best-known poet, and my personal favorite. Nearly every Tuesday at lunchtime, we will meet on Zoom for a reading of a selection of short, delicious, easy poems from his last book, Open - Closed - Open. Feel free to come and go from session to session as you please, with no pressure to have read prior week’s material. Tuesdays, July 11, 18*; August 1, 8, 15, 22, 29.  *NOTE: There will be ...

    $20

  • How Sweet It Is!

    Zoom

    How Sweet It Is! Singing and Swinging with the American Songbook Led by Sally Shore Wittenberg Thursdays, July 13, 27; August 10, 24 2:00 to 3:00 pm on Zoom.   Program Fee: $20/session Please contact Rabbi Michael Goldman at mgoldman@wjcs.com for more information including zoom access.

    $20

  • Guilt-Free, Pain-Free Poetry Zone

    Zoom

    Guilt-Free, Pain-Free Poetry: Yehuda Amichai’s Open-Closed-Open Poetry doesn’t have to be difficult to be rewarding. Find out this summer during our Yehuda Amichai Hour. Amichai (1924-2000) was Israel’s best-known poet, and my personal favorite. Nearly every Tuesday at lunchtime, we will meet on Zoom for a reading of a selection of short, delicious, easy poems from his last book, Open - Closed - Open. Feel free to come and go from session to session as you please, with no pressure to have read prior week’s material. Tuesdays, July 11, 18*; August 1, 8, 15, 22, 29.  *NOTE: There will be ...

    $20
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