THE GRIEF JOURNEY AND THE AFTERLIFE: Jewish Pastoral Care for Bereavement
THE GRIEF JOURNEY AND THE AFTERLIFE: Jewish Pastoral Care for Bereavement presents a contemporary psychological approach to grief and bereavement which integrates an understanding of both Jewish death rituals and Kabbalistic teachings on the afterlife journey of the soul. It is designed to be a resource for both care-givers and those walking the mourner’s path.
Read MoreNew York Open Center Art of Dying 6 Conference, NYC, October 13-16, 2017
Do you have a friend or family member who is approaching the end of his or her life? Are you uncomfortable at the thought of your own death? Does the prospect of death itself frighten you? Are you a professional person dealing with death on a daily basis who is looking for a way to deepen your understanding and experience of the subject? New York’s Open Center has organized a conference that addresses these issues and is inviting the general public, as well as those working within the medical community to join us at the New Yorker Hotel, in New York City, from October 13-16, 2017. Please visit www.artofdying.org for more details on how to register for a place at this truly groundbreaking conference.
Read MoreRE-CLAIMING JEWISH VALUES AROUND DEATH AND BURIAL
An article about the North American Chevra Kaddisha conference, held June 9-11, 2013 in Philadelphia, appeared in the Forward last week. The article was titled “Unlikely Radicals Take Aim at Corporate Jewish Burial Business”. While the title “Radical” was obviously suggestive and interesting, it turns out many, if not most of the folks closely involved with the Chevra Kaddisha conference have found that article to be misleading and misguided in the use of the term “Radical”. One of the reasons for this is that tahara [ritual preparation of the body for burial] is a traditional Jewish practice, not a new or innovative one.
Read MoreDA’AT INSTITUTE FOR DEATH AWARENESS, ADVOCACY AND TRAINING
To everything there is a season: a time to be born, a time to die, a time to laugh, a time to weep. DA’AT INSTITUTE activities are designed to help individuals and families face death and grief with clarity, compassion and an open heart. We offer compassionate counseling and educational programs emphasizing life, love and dignity in the face of loss.
Read MoreSIMCHA RAPHAEL, Ph.D.
Founder of DA’AT INSTITUTE, Dr. Simcha Raphael offers counseling services to individuals, couples and families, and death awareness programs on bereavement, rituals of death and dying, and spirituality of the afterlife journey.
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