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Event Series Jewish Mindfulness Meditation

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 [email protected], or Ruth Rosenblum at [email protected].    

Event Series Jewish Mindfulness Meditation

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 [email protected], or Ruth Rosenblum at [email protected].    

Event Series Jewish Mindfulness Meditation

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 [email protected], or Ruth Rosenblum at [email protected].    

Event Series Jewish Mindfulness Meditation

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 [email protected], or Ruth Rosenblum at [email protected].    

Event Series You Are Not Alone: Caregivers of Dementia Patients — Weekly

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 [email protected] or Jane at [email protected].   *If you are dealing with financial insecurity, please reach out and we can discuss the fee.

$200
Event Series Jewish Mindfulness Meditation

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 [email protected], or Ruth Rosenblum at [email protected].    

Event Series Jewish Mindfulness Meditation

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 [email protected], or Ruth Rosenblum at [email protected].    

Event Series You Are Not Alone: Caregivers of Dementia Patients — Weekly

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 [email protected] or Jane at [email protected].   *If you are dealing with financial insecurity, please reach out and we can discuss the fee.

$200
Event Series Meditative Walking Wednesdays

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 weather days […]

Free
Event Series Jewish Mindfulness Meditation

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 [email protected], or Ruth Rosenblum at [email protected].    

Event Series You Are Not Alone: Caregivers of Dementia Patients — Weekly

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 [email protected] or Jane at [email protected].   *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 […]

Event Series Jewish Mindfulness Meditation

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 [email protected], or Ruth Rosenblum at [email protected].    

Event Series Jewish Mindfulness Meditation

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 [email protected], or Ruth Rosenblum at [email protected].    

Event Series You Are Not Alone: Caregivers of Dementia Patients — Weekly

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 [email protected] or Jane at [email protected].   *If you are dealing with financial insecurity, please reach out and we can discuss the fee.

$200
Event Series Jewish Mindfulness Meditation

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 [email protected], or Ruth Rosenblum at [email protected].    

Event Series Jewish Mindfulness Meditation

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 [email protected], or Ruth Rosenblum at [email protected].    

Event Series You Are Not Alone: Caregivers of Dementia Patients — Weekly

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 [email protected] or Jane at [email protected].   *If you are dealing with financial insecurity, please reach out and we can discuss the fee.

$200

Event Series You Are Not Alone: Caregivers of Dementia Patients — Weekly

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 [email protected] or Jane at [email protected].   *If you are dealing with financial insecurity, please reach out and we can discuss the fee.

$200
Event Series Ordinary Mysticism with Rumi and Rabbi Nachman

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

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 [email protected] for more information and to register. This program is co-sponsored through WJCS and Westchester Jewish Coalition for Immigration.

Event Series You Are Not Alone: Caregivers of Dementia Patients — Weekly

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 [email protected] or Jane at [email protected].   *If you are dealing with financial insecurity, please reach out and we can discuss the fee.

$200
Event Series Ordinary Mysticism with Rumi and Rabbi Nachman

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
Event Series Ordinary Mysticism with Rumi and Rabbi Nachman

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

Event Series Ordinary Mysticism with Rumi and Rabbi Nachman

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
Event Series Empty Seat at the Seder Table: Bereavement Group

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 [email protected] or [email protected].    

Free
Event Series Ordinary Mysticism with Rumi and Rabbi Nachman

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
Event Series Empty Seat at the Seder Table: Bereavement Group

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 [email protected] or [email protected].    

Free
Event Series Ordinary Mysticism with Rumi and Rabbi Nachman

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
Event Series Empty Seat at the Seder Table: Bereavement Group

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 [email protected] or [email protected].    

Free
Event Series Ordinary Mysticism with Rumi and Rabbi Nachman

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

Event Series How Sweet It Is!

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 [email protected] for further information and to register.

$18.00
Event Series Memory Minyan

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.

$18.00
Event Series Book Club: Choosing Hope!

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
Event Series Over and Out!

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
Event Series How Sweet It Is!

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 [email protected] for further information and to register.

$18.00
Event Series Book Club: Choosing Hope!

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
Event Series Memory Minyan

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.

$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 […]

Event Series Book Club: Choosing Hope!

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
Event Series Over and Out!

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

Event Series Book Club: Choosing Hope!

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
Event Series Memory Minyan

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.

$18.00
Event Series Book Club: Choosing Hope!

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
Event Series Over and Out!

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
Event Series Book Club: Choosing Hope!

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 […]

Event Series Memory Minyan

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.

$18.00
Event Series Book Club: Choosing Hope!

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

Event Series Memory Minyan

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 [email protected].

$20
Event Series Guilt-Free, Pain-Free Poetry Zone

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
Event Series How Sweet It Is!

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 [email protected] for more information including zoom access.

$20
Event Series Guilt-Free, Pain-Free Poetry Zone

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
Event Series Memory Minyan

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 [email protected].

$20
Event Series How Sweet It Is!

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 [email protected] for more information including zoom access.

$20

Event Series Guilt-Free, Pain-Free Poetry Zone

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
Event Series Memory Minyan

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 [email protected].

$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 […]

Event Series Guilt-Free, Pain-Free Poetry Zone

Guilt-Free, Pain-Free Poetry Zone

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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
Event Series How Sweet It Is!

How Sweet It Is!

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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 [email protected] for more information including zoom access.

$20
Event Series Guilt-Free, Pain-Free Poetry Zone

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
Event Series Memory Minyan

Memory Minyan

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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 [email protected].

$20
Event Series Guilt-Free, Pain-Free Poetry Zone

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
Event Series How Sweet It Is!

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 [email protected] for more information including zoom access.

$20
Event Series Guilt-Free, Pain-Free Poetry Zone

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

Assessing & Treating Clients with Co-Occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Conditions (2023)

Assessing and Treating Clients with Co-Occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Conditions Dates: 9/5/23 & 10/3/23       Time: 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM Enrollment Limited To: 20                   Contact Hrs:  5                            CEUs:  5   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 […]

Motivational Interviewing (2023)

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Motivational Interviewing Dates: 9/12/23 &  9/19/23 Time: 9:00-11:30 AM  Enrollment Limited to: 20           Contact Hrs. 5                     CEU’s:  5   Individuals presenting for treatment, whether it be medical, psychiatric, or substance use-related, frequently come to treatment possessing varying levels of motivation, including resistance or ambivalence about making the necessary changes.  Successful engagement with clients around treating problematic behaviors often requires assessing and increasing their motivation to make the changes necessary to improve their condition.  Motivational Interviewing is an intervention aimed to enhance clients’ motivations to make needed changes.  […]

$250

Common Factors of Evidence-Based Trauma Treatment 2023

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Common Factors of Evidence-Based Trauma Treatment Dates: 10/10/23                           Time: 9:00-10:30 Enrollment Limited to: 20            Contact Hrs: 1.5                     CEU’s: 1.5   This course will focus on using Judith Herman, MD’s three stages of trauma treatment. This course will explore the common factors of evidence-based trauma treatments including Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Skills Training for Affective and Interpersonal Regulation-Narrative Story Telling (STAIR-NST) and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT). We will also discuss common pre-treatment beliefs and […]

Dissociation 2023

Dissociation Dates:  10/17/23                                              Time: 9:00-10:30                                  Enrollment Limited to: 20                   Contact Hrs:  1.5                     CEU’s: 1.5                                                                                                                                                       This course will focus on Frank Putnam MD’s conceptualization of dissociation.  Participants will learn basic skills in how to identify dissociation, assess dissociation and treat people with dissociative disorders. The course will include lecture and case discussion.   Method: Lecture, discussion Learning Objectives:  Participants will learn how to identify dissociation. Participants will learn […]

Edythe Kurz Educational Institute Conference 2023

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The Intersection of Trauma & Developmental Disabilities Thursday, December 7, 2023 9am - 12pm, via Zoom Keynote Speaker: Jason Fogler, Ph.D. Senior Psychologist/Co-Director: ADHD Program | Division of Developmental Medicine; Director | Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental & related Disabilities; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics & Psychology | Harvard Medical School; Boston Children’s Hospital | Brain, Mind, & Behavior Center Workshops: Supporting our Patients’ and Students’ Success: A Practical & Trauma-Sensitive Approach by Jason Fogler, Ph.D. Trauma-Focused Treatment for an Adolescent with Developmental Disabilities: A Case Example by Gail Corneau, Ph.D. REGISTER HERE 2.5 CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS ARE AVAILABLE Westchester Jewish Community Services […]

YOUTH SUICIDE PREVENTION: RISK ASSESSMENT & SAFETY PLANNING (FOR WJCS STAFF ONLY)

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Date:  1/23/24       Time:   9:00-10:30 a.m.                  Enrollment Limited To: 20         Contact Hrs: 1.5          CEUs:  1.5  This training will provide a brief overview of suicidality among youth, with a focus on evidence-based suicide risk assessment and safety planning. This training with discuss the risk and protective factors that may increase or reduce risk in youth, the challenges of assessing risk of suicide, and introduce interventions that may be useful in addressing suicidal thoughts and behaviors in treatment.    Method:  Lecture & discussion  Learning Objectives:   Learn about suicide risk in youth  Evaluate risk and […]