Caring For Loved Ones Conference

CARING FOR LOVED ONE'S - A JEWISH PERSPECTIVE

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Congregation Tehillah and
The Academy for Jewish Religion,
Riverdale, New York,
are pleased to present:

Caring for Those We Love: A Jewish Perspective
A one-day conference designed for families and individuals caring for ailing loved ones

We will gather together with Jewish health care professionals, rabbis, social workers, Bible scholars, legal experts, musicians and artists who will lead us in a provocative day of discussion, guided meditation, practical considerations, healing, and advice. There is much that we can learn in dialogue with each other, much that our tradition can offer.

The people we love are not supposed to get sick, except they sometimes do. Caring for them should not be scary or lonely or painful. Except it often is. Within the frenzied pace of life, where do we find the time… and the space… to care for ourselves while taking care of others?

Join us as we tackle these and other difficult questions we face in caring for our loved ones:
How do we protect our loved one’s dignity once they are ill? How do we ensure that their wishes are respected? How do we project into the future when we may be the ones in need of care? Where do we find answers — to issues of health, law, religion, spirituality? What practical things should we know? Where do we draw resources and strength? What are the questions we don’t even know to ask?

WHEN: Sunday, March 15, 2009 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
WHERE: The Academy for Jewish Religion,
on the campus of The College of Mount St. Vincent
Main Hall, 4th floor (6301 Riverdale Avenue at W. 263rd Street)
Riverdale (Bronx), New York 10471
COST:

$36 Tehillah & AJR Members
$45 All others
$54 DAY OF EVENT (IF AVAILABLE)

A kosher lunch, snacks, and beverages throughout the day, relevant materials distributed by presenters, and the event’s culminating healing service, are included with the registration fee

MORE INFO: Call (718) 884-4839, extension 8 for information and registration
or visit the Congregation Tehillah Website

SCHEDULE

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Time slot	Working Title		Presenter, Affiliation
9:15	Doors open
9:30-10:00	Coffee and gathering. Meditation and Niggunim begin 9:45		Linda Shriner-Cahn, Willard Knox
10:00-10:25	Introduction to Day		Linda Shriner-Cahn, Tehillah/AJR
			R. David Greenstein, AJR
10:30-11:30	Breakout Session A: Biblical Reflections on Healing and Family Dynamics: Numbers 12		Diane M. Sharon, Ph.D
	Breakout Session B: Practical considerations (social work and elder law)		Debbie Greenberg, Arleen Stern, Ira Salzman
11:35-12:35	Breakout Session C: Text Study		R. David Greenstein, AJR
	Expressive Options: In Our Own Voices
		Writing an Ethical Will	Linda Shriner-Cahn
		Preserving Memories; Keeping Tradition	Chaya Weinstein
12:40-1:20	Lunch		A simple kosher lunch of salads/sandwiches
1:25-:2:40	Breakout Session D: Psychological and medical considerations		Eric Rubin, Sam Basch, Barrie Raik
	Breakout Session E: Bio-ethics: Legal and Jewish viewpoints		Marvin Yaker, Tehillah, R. Len Scharzer, MD, R. Steven Shulman,
2:45-3:45	Breakout Session F: The Pastoral Lens: Focus on the Patient		R. Simon Hirschhorn, Hebrew Home of Riverdale
	Expressive Options: In Our Own Voices
		Expressing ourselves through movement	Jan Krieger
		Visual Art Project: Creating a 3-dimensional book	Dena Schutzer
3:50-4:40	Healing service		Linda Shriner-Cahn, Natasha Hirschhorn, Sariel Beckenstein

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CONTACT US

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If you have questions about the conference, please contact

Madeline Ritter, EMAIL or call 718 601-6584