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Hear Her, Heal Her: A Jewish Conversation about Women’s Health
Hear Her, Heal Her: A Jewish Conversation about Women's Health Moderator: Madeleine Brand Panelists: Rabbi Jaclyn Cohen, Rabbi Dara Frimmer, Rabbi Susan Goldberg, and Dr. Beth Karlan Sunday, April 15, 2018 @4pm Harvey Morse Auditorium, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center 8700 Beverly Blvd. - South Tower, Los Angeles Are we surprised that women’s voices are not heard when our own tradition has struggled with determining when men should or should not hear a women’s voice? Today, we know that women are underrepresented…
Find out more »Sh’ma Yisrael – The Jewish Declaration of Unity
Adventure into the deep wisdom of Sh’ma Yisrael through a multi-lensed perspective: tradition, language, and sacred play. Sh’ma Yisrael is the best known verse in Torah and Siddur. It is often the first verse taught to children or adults learning the basics of Jewish thought or prayer highlighting the unity behind the multiplicity. Torah teaches that Sh’ma is to be declared twice daily – when you lay down and when you rise up. In the Siddur, Sh’ma is couched between…
Find out more »Shabbat Your Body: How to Find True Rest Using the Alexander Technique
In this three-hour workshop, attendees will gain a hands-on understanding of how to internalize the wisdom of Shabbat through the body using the Alexander Technique. Our body is often overworking without our knowledge. Shabbat asks us to unburden ourselves from our weekday concerns and to not perform work, but how do we find that freedom and unburdening in the body as well as the mind? Often, our body is overworking in ways we don’t realize. How can we let go…
Find out more »Working with Fear And Anxiety through Practicing Jewish Mindfulness
We live in such challenging times. From fear about the present or the future, to anxiety arising from personal circumstances, learning to notice how fear appears in us and how we habitually respond is an important first step to creating more calm in our lives. It is possible to learn how to better navigate fearful times. These practices and tools are essential, especially now. We will look at a few models and practices derived from Jewish sources that offer guidance…
Find out more »Jewish Mourning, Memorializing, and Grieving a Loss: Acharei Mot
What does our tradition teach us about the process of grief? Looking through the lens of Aaron and Moses's responses after the death of Aaron's son, we will unpack the wisdom and sensitivity our tradition offers in the most painful of moments.
Find out more »Yoga During Cancer Treatment
This session of yoga geared for cancer patients is a restful experience, focusing on relaxation for the mind and down time for the body. While listening to sacred Jewish music, we will move from one resting pose to another offering the nervous and immune systems a message of healing. Poses inspired by our ancient holy letters will be geared to each person, depending on type and location of the cancer.
Find out more »Opening Reception and Lecture Bread & Salt – An Art Exhibit
We warmly invite you to the opening of BREAD and SALT, an exhibit which is part of a year-long city wide festival exploring Jews and Food. At the opening reception tonight hear Dr. Leah Hochman, editor of Tastes of Faith: Jewish Eating in the United States on Jewish food and its multiple layers of meaning. Dr. Hochman is both witty and scholarly and her insights on Jewish food will have you laughing with recognition and tearing up with…
Find out more »Kabbalat Shabbat Healing Service
We will hold out first-ever Kabbalat Shabbat Healing Service. As part of our service, we will study the uniqueness of healing as we age. (For residents of Fountainview only)
Find out more »Hype – A Doctor’s Guide to Medical Myths, Exaggerated Claims and Bad Advice
Does sugar feed cancer cells? When can naturopathic medicine have merit? Which vitamins have value? Can detoxes be toxic? Are genetically modified foods unhealthy? Is gluten that bad? Can vaccines cause brain disorders such as autism? Is genetic testing a good idea? What health issues should we really be worried about...and what’s just plain HYPE? These are some of the many questions Nina Shapiro, M.D., hears constantly from patients in her practice, as well as from friends, acquaintances, and the…
Find out more »Hereditary Cancer Risk Symposium 2018
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