Rabbi
Isaac N. Trainin Bikur Cholim Coordinating Council
A program of the Jewish Health
Healing and Recovery Network
of the Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services
Join us for
The
16th Annual Bikur Cholim Conference
Sunday November 9, 2003
The act
of Bikur Cholim (Hebrew for visiting the sick) offers a powerful opportunity
for
change, with an impact on those visited, those who visit and the community.
Take time to make a place for Bikur Cholim in your
life and in your community.
This day of inspiring presentations and practical workshops will show you how.
Keynote
Speaker: Rabbi Tsvi Blanchard, Ph.D.
CLAL – National Jewish Center for Learning and
Leadership
Moderator: Rabbi Simkha Y. Weintraub, CSW
National Center for Jewish Healing, JBFCS
Morning Workshops:
Basic Bikur Cholim 101 – The Role of the Visitor: The How To’s
● For Teen Volunteers Only: Our Voices, Our Visits ● Basic
Organizing 101: Building Synagogue Visiting from the Ground Up ● Mindful
Visiting: Transforming the Heart through Compassion and Self-Awareness ●
Tools, Techniques, Projects: New Models for Serving our Elders ● Ethical
Wills – Passing on Our Legacy Being Present at Life’s End ● Telling
Life Stories as a Method
Lunch
Presentation: Moshe Borowski, ACSW
Chai Lifeline
Afternoon Workshops: Basic Bikur Cholim 101 – The Role of the Visitor: The How To’s ● Bikur Cholim the MTV Way: Organizing Teen and College Projects ● Integrating Jewish Spiritual Resources into a Visit ● Health Care Proxies: Making Choices, Honoring Choices ● Funny Bone Medicine Setting Up Telephone Reassurance ● Jewish Responses to Suffering
8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
UJA-Federation
@ 130 East 59th Street
New York, NY 10022
Fee: $35 · Early Registration (before Nov. 1) $30 · No charge for students
Contact:
Vicki Rosenstreich/Robin Sternberg 212.399.2685, ext. 229/212;
vrosenstreich@jbfcs.org
or rsternberg@jbfcs.org
