Newsletter of Bay Area Jewish Healing Center

We have free copies of our Advanced Directives publication available, in cooperation with the Institute on Aging. If you would like to receive a free copy of Five Wishes, please email us your snail mail address at jewishhealing@ioaging.org.

BEREAVEMENT SPIRITUAL SUPPORT GROUPS

While grief is a normal response to loss, we know from practical experience and from the teachings of our tradition, that being with an understanding community can help bring comfort and healing to the mourner. These groups will provide a supportive context with both general and specifically Jewish resources for the mourning process. These groups are especially suited for participants who have lost loved ones in the past year or so.

Pre-registration is required; we will not be able to accommodate drop-ins.

Date: Thursdays, January 19 to March 29, 2012
Time: 6:30pm to 8:00pm
Location: Peninsula Temple Sholom, 1655 Sebastian Drive, Burlingame, CA 94010
Facilitated by: Rabbi Jon Sommer

Date: Wednesdays, May 2 - June 29th, 2012
Time: 6:30pm to 8:00pm
Location: BAJHC office at 3330 Geary Blvd., 3rd Floor West, San Francisco, CA 94118
Facilitated by: Rabbi Elliot Kukla

To register or for more information, please contact Bay Area Jewish Healing Center, jewishhealing@ioaging.org or call (415) 750-3436.

These bereavement groups are offered by Grief and Growing: NextSteps for Mourners, a program alliance of Bay Area Jewish Healing Center and Sinai Memorial Chapel.

INDIVIDUAL SPIRITUAL CARE
Our rabbis provide individual spiritual counseling, spiritual direction and chaplaincy services, regardless of synagogue affiliation or the ability to pay. Telephone consultations are available for those located in the cities and counties of Santa Rosa, Sonoma, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Sunnyvale.
Contact: jewishhealing@ioaging.org or call (415) 750-4197

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Kol Haneshama: Jewish End of Life Care, in collaboration with the Zen Hospice Project
We are currently seeking volunteers for our next training. For more information and to apply for our next training, please contact Pamela Brown at (415) 750-3436 or pbrown@ioaging.org.

Next Training Dates:

Monday, February 6th
Thursday, February 9th
Saturday, February 11th
Sunday, February 12th
Wednesday, February 15th
Thursday, February 16th

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

Lead Services for Shabbat and Holy Days as a Volunteer
Caring individuals are needed to volunteer with Jewish seniors and the disabled through the Bay Area Jewish Healing Center.

The Bay Area Jewish Healing Center (BAJHC) has a few available positions in Marin, San Francisco, and on the Peninsula for service leaders. Senior and disabled Jewish adults in our community are in desperate need of caring and concerned individuals to lead Shabbat and holiday services at residential facilities.

You need not be a Rabbi or Cantor, just a compassionate person who would like to help others maintain their connection to Judaism. The BAJHC trains volunteers in all aspects of service leadership.

To receive an application, or for more information on this program, please contact Rabbi Jon Sommer at jsommer@ioaging.org or 415.750.4198.

TORAH REFLECTIONS
(Now on our website! CLICK HERE)

These bi-weekly reflections, written by Jewish colleagues nationwide, address the weekly Torah portion or Jewish holidays throughout the year. Torah Reflections are a useful tool to facilitate exploration of Jewish text and thought for all ages. Thought-provoking and relevant, these Reflections aim to support, teach and imbue one with hope.

We are now offering Torah Reflections to individuals free of charge. Please e-mail us at jewishhealing@ioaging.org, indicating the e-mail address where you would like to receive the Reflections. If you are from an institution and would like to share the Reflections with a larger audience, please contact us to make arrangements.

This newsletter is made possible, in part , by the generous tzedaka of The Alexander M. and June L. Maisin Foundation, and The Bernard Osher Jewish Philanthropies Foundation of the Jewish Community Endowment Fund.