This painting was done at the Jewish Home for the Aging in San Francisco by Bella Newman.
The art was done in water color.
Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) Ongoing
Students from HUC-JIR participate in an accredited program of Clinical
Pastoral Education (CPE) and hospital chaplaincy training at the UCLA Medical Center, Children's Hospital
Los Angeles and various other hospital sites in Los Angeles and around the country. On the local L.A.
campus, summer CPE students participate in Jewish reflection and education groups, "CPE from a Jewish Lens."
Organization: Jewish Clinical Pastoral Education for Rabbinical Students
Title: Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE)
Date: Ongoing
Description:
Students from HUC-JIR participate in an accredited program of Clinical Pastoral
Education (CPE) and hospital chaplaincy training at the UCLA Medical Center, Children's Hospital Los Angeles and
various other hospital sites in Los Angeles and around the country. On the local L.A. campus, summer CPE
students participate in Jewish reflection and education groups, "CPE from a Jewish Lens." HUC-JIR, UJ and
community faculty join with the UCLA Department of Spiritual Care to teach on ethics, health-related texts, prayer,
death and mourning, and congregational and community support to supplement Los Angeles based student learning.
Students spend 400 hours in clinical settings, learning environments, interfaith dialogue and supervision, earning
one unit of CPE for their work. For more information on CPE, please visit the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education.
Pastoral Counseling and Chaplaincy Internships Ongoing
HUC-JIR students are placed in hospital, congregational and agency settings, under the supervision of both on-site chaplains and rabbis, Rabbi William Cutter and Michele Prince.
Title: Pastoral Counseling and Chaplaincy Internships
Date: Ongoing
Location: Los Angeles, California
Description:
HUC-JIR students are placed in hospital, congregational and agency settings, under the supervision of both on-site chaplains and rabbis and Rabbi William Cutter. Placements include UCLA Medical Center Department of Spiritual Care, the San Francisco and Los Angeles Jewish Homes for the Aging, the Los Angeles County Men's Central Jail and various other settings.
Previous Initiatives & Events
Pre-Marital Counseling Workshop February 16, 2009
This student training session on how to conduct Pre-Marital Counseling featured Harriet Rosen, who helped to edit the URJ's "Aleph Bet of Marriage" curriculum and created its accompanying Facilitator's Guide, as well as Michele Prince, LCSW, and Rabbi Julie Pelc from the Kalsman Institute on Judaism and Health.
Location: Congregation Beth Chayim Chadashim, Los Angeles, California
Description:
This student training session on how to conduct Pre-Marital Counseling featured Harriet Rosen, who helped to edit the URJ's "Aleph Bet of Marriage" curriculum and created its accompanying Facilitator's Guide, as well as Michele Prince, LCSW, and Rabbi Julie Pelc from the Kalsman Institute on Judaism and Health. Students also received a packet of intake forms gathered from rabbis throughout the country as well as some of their "best practices" for both pre-marital counseling and officiating at weddings.
North American Chevra Kadisha Conference Annually in June (June 11-13, 2006)
Kavod v'Nichum (Honor and Comfort) presents this conference to provide training, identify resources and encourage networking among Chevra Kadisha groups and bereavement committees in U.S. and Canadian synagogues and communities.
Organization: Kalsman Institute, the URJ Department of Jewish Family Concerns, the Bay Area Jewish Healing Center, Jewish Funeral Practices Committee of Greater Washington, and STAR.
Title: North American Chevra Kadisha Conference
Date: June 22-24, 2003: Co-sponsored by Kalsman Institute
Location: B'nai Israel Synagogue, Rockville, MD
Description:
Kavod v'Nichum (Honor and Comfort) presents this conference to provide training, identify resources and
encourage networking among Chevra Kadisha groups and bereavement committees in U.S. and Canadian
synagogues and communities. Kavod v'Nichum publishes Chevra Kadisha News and has an extensive website
with articles and links about Jewish traditions around dying, death, funerals, burial and mourning. The
Chevra Kadisha Conference is designed for lay people and professionals involved in any area that touch on these Jewish
traditions. Topics include the work of the Chevra Kadisha, Bikkur Cholim, Taharah, Cemeteries,
Funerals, and Mourning. Co-sponsored by the Kalsman Institute, the URJ Department of Jewish Family
Concerns, the Bay Area Jewish Healing Center, Jewish Funeral Practices Committee of Greater Washington, and STAR. For more information contact David Zinner, davidzinner@comcast.net, (410) 799-8070..
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the Spirit of Hope: An Inter-seminary Oncology Institute 2003, 2004
Six Southern California seminaries, including HUC-JIR, participate in this summer
training program to provide seminary students and community clergy with professional
insights into spiritual care within a healthcare setting.
Title: the Spirit of Hope: An Inter-seminary Oncology Institute
Date: 2003, 2004
Location: City of Hope, Duarte, California
Description: Six Southern California seminaries, including HUC-JIR, participated in this summer training program to provideseminary students and community clergy with professional insights into spiritual care within a healthcare setting. The City of Hope Medical Center campus, a comprehensive cancer center and innovative biomedical
research, treatment and educational institution, provides the training ground for this two-week program.
Death, Dying and End of Life Issues November 6, 13, 20, 2003
An on-line interactive scholarly discourse on end-of-life issues, co-presented with the Joint Commission on Sustaining Rabbinic Education of the CCAR and HUC-JIR.
Organization: HUC-JIR and The Joint Commission on Sustaining Rabbinic Education
Title: Death, Dying and End of Life Issues
Date: November 6, 13, 20, 2003
Location: On-Line
Description:
An on-line interactive scholarly discourse on end-of-life issues, co-presented with the Joint Commission on
Sustaining Rabbinic Education of the CCAR and HUC-JIR. This three-part mini-course is available to all CCAR
members, and features sessions on literature, ethics, and congregational scholarship. Originally the HUC-JIR
Department of Distance Education made this course accessible to colleagues around the globe through web-based
educational materials and real-time call-in courses. The material is now available through the commission's
archives.
Mental Illness in the Jewish Community: Help, Hope and Healing October 20, 2002 A consortium of northern California Peninsula synagogues, the Bay Area Jewish Healing Center and the Kalsman Institute presented a one-day conference on reducing the stigma of mental illness in the Jewish community.
Organization: Northern California Peninsula synagogues, the Bay Area Jewish Healing Center and the Kalsman Institute
Title: Mental Illness in the Jewish Community: Help, Hope and Healing
Date: October 20, 2002
Location: Temple Beth Jacob, Redwood City, California
Description:
A consortium of northern California Peninsula synagogues, the Bay Area Jewish Healing Center, and the
Kalsman Institute presented a one-day conference on reducing the stigma of mental illness in the Jewish
community. Modeled on a successful event held in Marin County.
Panelists Dolores Brill, Mental Health Case Manager at Marin General Hospital and consumer advocate; Alex Markels, L.C.S.W with Jewish Family & Children's Services; and Mark Gottlieb, M.Sc., health physicist with the CA Dept. of Health Services and president of the San Francisco Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association.
Rabbi Nat Ezray of Temple Beth Jacob in Redwood City, CA, welcomes the community to "Help, Hope and Healing."
Rabbis Aliza Berk and Natan Fenner, of the Bay Area Jewish Healing Center, and Rabbi Cutter of the Kalsman Institute, facilitate a workshop on Jewish spiritual support for people with mental illness, their loved ones, and their caregivers.
