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‫קול קורא‬
"The Eternal One is the Healer of the broken hearted
And the One who binds their sorrow." (Psalms 147:3)
A Quarterly Newsletter of the National Association of Jewish Chaplains
Rabbi Naomi Kalish,
Rabbi Shira Stern,
President
Rabbi Ephraim Karp,
President-elect
Rabbi Sandra Katz, V.P.
Conference
Rabbi Yaacov Rone,
Immediate Past President
Rabbi Mark Goldfarb,
Newsletter Editor
Rabbi Moe Kaprow, Treasurer
Chaplain Allison
Kestenbaum, Secretary
Rabbi Julie Schwartz,
Certification
Rabbi Bryan Kinzbrunner,
Journal of Jewish Spiritual
Care, Editor
Cecille Allman Asekoff,
Executive Vice-President
Vol. 23 No. 4 ~ Sivan 5772/July 2012
On The Inside:
President's Message!...........1
CROSSROADS!...................2
Liturgical Innovations!..........3
Hospice Through Jewish
Eyes!...............................4
Disaster Spiritual Care!........5
NAJC Educational
Opportunities!..................6
Jewish Children Of US
Military Go To Summer
Camp !.............................7
Chai Campaign!...............9-11
Faces Of The NAJC!.....12-13
Yom Iyun!...........................14
NAJC Conference 2013!....14
With Our Members!............15
Chaplain Happenings!........15
New ‫!חברים‬.………………!.15
Upcoming Events!..............16
Board Members!.................16
NAJC 901 Route 10 Whippany, NJ 07981 (973) 929-3168 [email protected]
Which Is Greater:
Study or Action?
Rabbi Naomi Kalish,
President
Message
From The
President
Dear Chevre,
‫וכבר היה רבי טרפון וזקנים מסובין בעלית בית‬
‫ תלמוד גדול‬:‫ נשאלה שאילה זו בפניהם‬,‫נתזה בלוד‬
,‫ מעשה גדול‬:‫או מעשה גדול? נענה רבי טרפון ואמר‬
:‫ נענו כולם ואמרו‬,‫ תלמוד גדול‬:‫נענה ר"ע ואמר‬
.‫ שהתלמוד מביא לידי מעשה‬,‫תלמוד גדול‬
"Rabbi Tarfon and the Elders were once
reclining in the upper story of Nithza's house, in
Lod, when this question was posed to them:
Which is greater, study or action? Rabbi Tarfon
answered, saying: Action is greater. Rabbi Akiva
answered, saying: Study is greater. All the rest
agreed with Akiva that study is greater than
action, because it leads to
action." (Babylonian Talmud, Kiddushin 40b)
Offering ‫ימי עיון‬, days of Jewish study and
professional development, is an important
priority for NAJC. Under the leadership of NAJC
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NAJC CRISIS HOTLINE/CARELINE
The NAJC Crisis Hotline/Careline is available 24/6 for chaplains needing peer support
during stressful times. Our hotline chaplain is Sheila Segal, BCC.
She can be reached at 610-668-8069 or [email protected].
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Message from the President, continued.
Vice President Rabbi Sandra Katz, we offer them in different geographic locations throughout the year.
We seek to create contexts for professional development in the most recent theories and best practices
and for cultivating collegial relationships.
On April 18, I had the opportunity to attend a ‫ יום עיון‬entitled “Embodied Care,” cosponsored with
Rabbi Mychal Springer and the Center for Studies in Jewish Pastoral Education at the Jewish
Theological Seminary. In my remarks, I referenced the debate between Rabbi Tarfon and Rabbi Akiva,
regarding whether ‫( תלמוד‬study) or ‫( מעשה‬action) is better. I posed the question, “What would be a
pastoral care response to this question?” My answer was both, an integration between the two. Clinical
Pastoral Education has been a revolutionary mode of teaching and learning in its application of the
action-reflection-(re)action method. “Embodied Care” was an innovative continuing education
experience, linking together outstanding academic scholars and clinical chaplaincy practitioners.
Participants explored issues such as trauma, imprisonment, grief, and sexual orientation through a
combination of traditional Jewish text study and clinical case studies, affirming that both the ‫בית מדרש‬
and the clinical setting are loci for pastoral care learning. Additionally, this ‫ יום עיון‬brought together
experienced chaplains and students exploring chaplaincy as a vocational direction.
Another recent NAJC ‫ יום עיון‬was “Hospice through Jewish Eyes,” on March 22 in New Jersey, cosponsored with The Martin and Edith Stein Hospice, the Jewish Federation of Central New Jersey, and
The Joint Chaplaincy Committees of New Jersey. On June 20, a ‫ יום עיון‬entitled “Our Families,
Ourselves: Family Systems Theory and Pastoral Application” was held in the Boston area, in
collaboration with the Jewish Chaplaincy Council of Massachusetts.
Rabbi Naomi Kalish
[email protected]
Current Edition Of CROSSROADS On Line
Duke University Center for Aging and Human Development
This June issue of CROSSROADS...exploring research on religion, spirituality and health is a publication
of Duke University's Center for Spirituality, Theology & Health. The purpose is to provide updates on
new research, news, current events, and funding opportunities related to spirituality and health.
Click on the link below to take you to the newsletter.
Crossroads, June 2012
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Liturgical Invitations: Rituals to Honor Grief and
Promote Healing and Reconciliation
Rabbi Judith Kummer & Rabbi Myrna Matsa
Ritual can provide healing power. It is a complex representative of joy, anticipation, culmination,
and new beginnings. Ritual also has the capacity to reveal deep yearnings and be a
compassionate relief to soul ache and pain. Jewish tradition is filled with practice, theory, theology,
liturgy and ritual for almost all life-cycle occasions. Many new rituals respond to modernity's call
for expression, such as naming ceremonies, mikvah prayers, ceremonies for sending a child to college
and later to honor graduation. There are times when serving patients, staff, family or friends, the
Jewish Chaplain is asked to create a vehicle to address loss, mourning, grief, the ache of unexpressed
concern, annual remembrance. Tradition guides us in how to craft a response to the call for healing.
Tradition and the call invite us to answer age-old yearnings in contemporary context.
At the Wednesday-morning NAJC 2012 session "Liturgical Invitations: Rituals to Honor Grief and
Promote Healing and Reconciliation," attendees shared grief rituals that they use. They requested that
NAJC create an email address where members can share grief rituals. The email address is:
[email protected]. Please submit your name and email address; provide a title for the ritual and a
summary for how it can be used. Provide a description of what materials will be needed and how to
shape the ritual.
Here's an example to guide you in writing your submission:
Submitted by Lee Rothman, Volunteer Coordinator, Skirball Hospice, Encino, CA.
Title: Letting Go
Supplies Needed: Large bowl water, tealight candles with flames
Say for whom each candle is lit
Imagine you’re in the light together
And it is time to let go
Send them off ...
Send self to new dimension
We look forward to seeing your rituals. Thank you in advance for taking time from your busy
schedules to contribute to each other's capacity to provide compassionate presence.
Rabbi Judith Kummer!
[email protected]"
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Hospice Through Jewish Eyes:
Dispelling Myths, Fostering Care At The End Of Life
Rabbi Jo Hirschmann, BCC
In March 2012, I was fortunate to attend a ‫ יום עיון‬organized under the auspices of the NAJC, the
Martin and Edith Stein Hospice, the Jewish Federation of Central New Jersey, and the Joint Chaplaincy
Committees of New Jersey entitled “Hospice Through Jewish Eyes.” This excellent program brought
together experts and practitioners from the field to explore how to make hospice care more accessible to
traditionally observant Jews.
Beth Popp, MD, Associate Director of the Division of Hematology/ Medical Oncology at
Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, delivered the very moving keynote address. Drawing on
stories from the lives of patients and families whom she accompanied through the end of life, Dr. Popp
showed how hospice programs are uniquely suited to meet the needs of diverse groups of patients. Dr.
Popp gave powerful examples of how “strong and broad” interdisciplinary teams can creatively and
compassionately meet patients' and families’ evolving goals. She demonstrated how care plans can be
tailor made to meet each family’s unique situation, and she gave examples of how families’ rabbis can
be integrated into decision-making.
A panel composed of Dr. Popp, Rabbi Nathan Langer (Chaplain of Lester Senior Housing in New
Jersey), and several RNs gave its attention to a challenging case study. The panelists drew on their
collective wisdom to suggest ways to bring effective support, healing, and comfort to this patient and
family – within the framework of the family’s Jewish needs, beliefs, and experiences.
NAJC Past-President and current board member Rabbi Shira Stern offered a lovely ‫דבר תורה‬, and
Rabbi Stephanie Dickstein (Spiritual Care Coordinator of the Shira-Ruskay Center at the NYC JBFCS)
shared a selection of traditional Jewish texts to help inspire and guide contemporary caregivers. Rabbi
Bryan Kinzbrunner, Chaplain of Stein Hospice and NAJC board member, gave a rousing endnote
address. He closed with the following teaching. Noting that the biblical story of Jacob’s death is very
different from that of Abraham or Isaac, Rabbi Kinzbrunner suggested that Jacob was “the first hospice
patient.” Rabbi Kinzbrunner cited the midrash in which Jacob asks God, “If someone dies suddenly,
how can they get their affairs in order?” Realizing that Jacob has raised an important question, God tells
him, “You are right! I’ll begin with you!” And so, Jacob has the opportunity to make his own burial
arrangements and, with his children present, bless them.
As we follow in Jacob’s footsteps, and as we find inspiration in the words and deeds of the day’s
speakers, may we all be fortunate enough to give and receive loving and compassionate end of life care.
L'Shalom,
Rabbi Jo Hirschmann, BCC
[email protected]
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Disaster Spiritual Care Formally Introduced
Rabbi Stephen Roberts, BCJC
Please note that this is an announcement of two pilot projects. The full program will not be introduced nationally for
at least another 12 months. Please send your comments, suggestions and/or questions to [email protected].
March 12, 2012 was a significant day in the history of Disaster Spiritual Care. The internal
announcement was officially published in CrossNet (the official Red Cross intranet) to every chapter
across the United States and its Territories. This announcement is a culmination of many years of work by
countless colleagues in Spiritual Care and the American Red Cross. Below is the announcement:
When disaster strikes, the entire fabric of the community is impacted. Schools, businesses, homes and
families as well as the spiritual life of the community struggle with the stress and resource gaps caused by
a disaster. While resources do exist in some communities to meet these needs, in others the expertise and/
or experience simply are not there. To meet this challenge, the Red Cross is conducting a pilot program to
explore partnerships with existing community resources to develop a service delivery concept of
operations. This concept includes the development of a Disaster Spiritual Care program.
The Disaster Spiritual Care program is designed to facilitate the spiritual needs of individuals,
families, and communities. Spiritual care providers assist clients in drawing upon their own spiritual
resources — values and faith — in the midst of their pain, regardless of their faith tradition. Providing
culturally sensitive spiritual care in times of distress is a foundation of the DSC program. The program
model is designed to enhance the care provided at the local level during traumatic events, which may
involve grief due to loss of life.
Currently, the DSC program pilot is underway in San Diego and Cincinnati. A key goal of these pilots
is to define a clear process for regions and chapters to implement a DSC model successfully — one that
meets the spiritual needs of clients and families affected by disaster and provides a venue for this service.
This collaborative model supports staff in local response operations and is tailored to the scope and scale
of each chapter. This work, as currently designed, will emphasize partnerships and grant clients access to
spiritual care based on their individual and/or community needs.
As we move through these pilots and broaden the conversation throughout the disaster team, we ask
your help in answering the following questions from the perspective of your own communities:
• Is there interest for a Red Cross role in the spiritual care field ?
• Is there a need for spiritual care for Red Cross clients?
• What are the types of resources the Red Cross works with today to meet spiritual needs?
• Would the DSC program as described be manageable at the local level and do we have the
resources to implement it today?
The San Diego and Cincinnati pilots are ongoing and expected to be completed during this calendar
year. A third pilot site is set to begin at the beginning of FY13. I would like to thank the dedicated and
experienced leadership group of volunteers led by Tim Serban who have been moving this program
forward over the past year. This effort is the culmination of years of work and experience serving our
communities.
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Disaster Spiritual Care, continued
Disasters are complex events and our continuing goal is to provide the most complete community
response possible to meet all the disaster- caused needs of our clients — physical, emotional and spiritual.
As mentioned above, we invite your feedback as we develop this program. Please send your
comments, suggestions and/or questions to [email protected]
Rabbi Stephen Roberts, BCJC
[email protected]
Rabbi Roberts is a past President of the NAJC and our formal representative with American Red Cross regarding the disaster
spiritual care program the NAJC has been a partner with for over a decade. He is the Co-Lead of the committee overseeing the
American Red Cross program. Rabbi Zahara Davidowitz-Farkas also serves on the oversight committee. In addition to Stephen
and Zahara, numerous other members are active in this program. We are proud that our members are both leaders in the
program and the field.
NAJC Reaches Out To You With Educational Opportunities
Rabbi Sandra Katz
In addition to the Kenes our Israeli colleagues organized May 1st-2nd, the National Association of
Jewish Chaplains supports educational opportunities on this side of the Atlantic. Recent events include:
Rabbi Fred Klein co-hosted a symposium on Ministering to the Elderly in Miami on May 21. While
not an official NAJC ‫ יום עיון‬this year, Fred’s work on this project deserves mention.
The Rabbinical Council of America, HealthCare Chaplaincy and NAJC co-sponsored a ‫ יום עיון‬at
JFK airport on May 14th. Congratulations to Rabbi Bennett Rackman and his colleagues for organizing a
great day of learning on the topic of Trauma and Healing: Pastoral Care and Support for Communities
in Crisis.
A session on Embodied Care took place in New York City, NY on April 18 with an all-star faculty. Our
President Rabbi Naomi Kalish co-chaired the event with Rabbi Mychal Springer at the Jewish
Theological Seminary.
In Scotch Plains, NJ, students heard about Hospice through Jewish eyes on March 22. Thanks to
Rabbis Stephanie Dickstein, Bryan Kinzbrunner, Nathan Langer, and Shira Stern, among others.
We hope to see ‫ ימי עיון‬in the following areas:
Baltimore, MD
Ohio
Los Angeles, CA
Boston, MA
And your city!
If you would like to create a program in your community or if this article did not mention your
project, please contact me via email at [email protected].
Rabbi Sandra Katz
[email protected]
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Building On Success... One Child At A Time
Alan S. Kaplan
Dear Chaplains and concerned members of the Jewish Community – please help!
It’s that time of year again! When we start to emerge from winter’s frigid grip, it is time to
remember those warm, glorious camp days of Summer 2011... what a blessing! Thanks to you, our
program to enroll the camp-age relatives of Jewish women and men serving in the US military has
grown in scope and benefitted many:
• Children in the program have attended Nah-Jee-Wah, Cedar Lake, and Teen Camp in
Milford, PA
• West Point Cadets in boot camp, under the religious guidance of Rabbi Shmuel Felzenberg,
spent their Basic Training completion weekends in the cottages of Cedar Lake, enjoying the
recreational facilities and kosher food at Milford, PA (two years in a row)
My daughter Shira is going back for her third year, this time to Cedar Lake. Each year she has the
friends and experiences of a lifetime, and comes home more Jewish than she left.
So this year... let’s keep the ball rolling!
All we need are the eligible campers! We will gladly handle the rest.
Respectfully yours,
Alan S. Kaplan,
Program Facilitator, on behalf of Len Robinson
Sleep Away
Camp Sessions
Special Summer Camp Subsidy
Program for Jewish Children
Related to Those
Serving in the US Military
Memories and friendships that will last a lifetime!
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Cost: $150.00 / wk. or $500.00
for the session, including plane tickets
(while the frequent flyer miles last).
A value of up to $5,000!!!
Please help us spread the word!
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Spend 1 to 3.5 weeks at camp - July 23 to August 16 :
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 Milford, PA Camps for those entering 3 to 10
grades
 Lake Como, PA Camps for modern orthodox (coed) &
orthodox (girls only)
Apply: www.njycamps.org, or call: (973) 575-3333 x112 Sept
- May , or (570) 296-8596 x107 June - August
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NAJC Conference Call For Presentations
Rabbi Shira Stern
NAJC Conference 2013: January 20-23, 2013 At The Chaparral Suites, Scottsdale Arizona.
Our focus will be on “Navigating Ethical Challenges - The Pillars On Which We Stand: Broadly
Defined and Specifically Applied.” We invite you to submit proposals and abstracts for plenaries and
focus sessions, based on the following outline: evidence-based up-to-date research in healthcare
settings; theoretical bases for Jewish ethics as applied to the workplace; practical tools for chaplains
facing ethical dilemmas in the workplace; out-of-the box thinking for the 21st Century Chaplain.
Please send your submission ASAP to the NAJC office or online to: [email protected]
The Conference will feature the following highlights:
Ethics in a multi-faith setting – the ethical parameters interfaith dialogue: what are the
ethical considerations in providing pastoral care in a multi-faith setting?
Case studies with breakout sessions and focus sessions
Praying with those of different faiths
Navigating community liaisons
Using end-of-life rituals in interfaith & multi-faith situations
Working with and tending to the needs of staff
Ethics in Israel: articulating the parameters of ethical spiritual care in Medinat Yisrael
Beit Midrash: exploring a variety of texts applicable to the diversity of our membership
Workshops:
Ethics In The Workplace A:
Case studies with breakout and focus sessions
Psychodynamic and spiritual responses to ethical questions at work
Understanding and wrestling with our ethics codes
Moral distress in the workplace
Ethics In The Workplace B:
Bio-Ethics featuring a panel from several disciplines:
“New Discoveries – New Dilemmas"
Ethics In The Public Setting:
Illegal immigration issues
Healthcare/poverty issues
When financial decisions become moral dilemma
Ethical considerations of social media
Professional Training:
Ethics investigation training
Red Cross/CRT training
Rabbi Shira Stern!
[email protected]! !
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Chaplain Richard Backer
[email protected]
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NAJC Chai Campaign 2012
The National Association of Jewish Chaplains (NAJC) has grown into a professional chaplaincy
cognate group that continues to earn the respect of our fellow professional chaplaincy organizations
worldwide. Achieving this was the result of the ongoing efforts and dedication of past NAJC
administrations working together with committees, membership and our paid professionals. With pride,
we have achieved a level that allows us to interact collegially and collaboratively with other multi-faith
chaplains within North America as well as in Israeli Jewish communities.
NAJC, founded in 1990, strives to enhance the skills of Jewish chaplains in order that they might
provide quality religious and spiritual care. The NAJC is at the forefront of promoting the highest
standards of professional training and practice for Jewish chaplains. We strive to promote the increasing
professionalization of Jewish chaplains who can provide pastoral care in specialized settings: acute care
hospitals, senior residences, assisted living and long-term care facilities, hospices, rehabilitation settings,
the military, and prisons, as well as in the community.
Through our Chai Campaign, we ask you to join with us and participate in strengthening NAJC and
the many communities and individuals we touch across America, Canada, Israel and beyond.
We are writing to ask you for support for the NAJC Chai Campaign separate from our annual dues. We need to move to the next level of providing professional pastoral care and chaplaincy to those in
need. We have been doing all our work on a bare-bones budget, and we need to continue to grow in all
areas.
What has the NAJC accomplished?
We continue to work on expanding our web site to become a resource to our members and
potential members.
We create and maintain an active Professional Ethics Committee to uphold our Common
Standards.
We continue to monitor Continuing Education and Peer Review for all our certified members.
We have given our newsletter and journal much-needed facelifts and shored up their content.
We have strengthened our communication with our members through our Chaplains’ Happenings,
website (www.najc.org) and Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/pages/National-Associationof-Jewish-Chaplains)
We continue to develop leadership recruitment on all levels.
We are represented in other organizations, including the Spiritual Care Collaborative, COMISS,
NVOAD, the American Red Cross and Disaster Spiritual Care.
We help organize and sponsor CPE units both nationally and internationally.
We continue to explore new avenues of support.
Where do we go from here?
We want to promote on-line real time learning opportunities for members.
We want to create training, mentoring and internship opportunities.
We need to increase our professional staff.
We need to increase our membership base.
We need to establish a substantive endowment to ensure our future.
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Chai Campaign, continued
In other words, we need to GRO
W!
Our major goal is to raise the funds to help NAJC continue to thrive with the widest possible
participation in this campaign. We ask you to consider a CHAI gift of $540, $360, $180, $108, $54 or other
amount. Your donation would be greatly appreciated.
Donations by check or credit card (form on page 11) may be sent to the NAJC - 901 Route 10
Whippany, NJ 07981. Or, you may go directly to our website http://www.najc.org/give/ and choose
“chai campaign.”
L’shalom,
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Rabbi Naomi Kalish!
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Rabbi Moe Kaprow!
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President! !
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Treasurer!
Executive Vice President
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Cecille Asekoff
We are truly grateful to the following
contributors to the Chai Campaign:
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Colin Alter
Fred Klein
Cecille Asekoff
Mary Jane Newman
Moe Kaprow
Kathleen Novick
Sandra Katz
Herman Savitz
Allison Kestenbaum
Mary Martha Thiel
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NAJC
CHAI CAMPAIGN
Help Support The Work Of The NAJC!
Consider a contribution to our Chai Campaign
Donation Form
Name __________________________________________
____$18
Address_________________________________________
____$36
City, State, Zip Code_______________________________
____$72
Phone ___________Fax_____________Email_________
____$180
Donation to Chai Campaign in honor of/or in memory of (Circle one)
____$360
Name_____________________________________________
____$540
____Other:
Name/Address for letter______________________________
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NAJC CREDIT CARD PAYMENT
Please charge my dues/donation/conference fees to the following credit card:
____Master Card ____Visa ____ Discover ____ American Express
Card number _______________________________________________
Expiration date _____________________
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Name as it appears on the card______________________________________________
Billing Address ___________________________________________________________
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City _________________________________ State ______ Zip Code ___________
Phone________________________
I authorize payment for this transaction only in the amount of $____________.
You may pay
by check or
credit card.
Mail check or
email credit
card form to:
NAJC
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Whippany, NJ
07981
or:
Signature _________________________________________ Date__________________
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If you would like an email receipt, enter your e-mail address____________________________
[email protected]
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Faces Of The NAJC
Einat Ramon (center, Israel
Kenes)
Nancy Weiner and Mychal Springer (NAJC-JTS
Yom Iyun)
Ruchama Weiss
(Israel Kenes)
Naava Zohar-Sykes (Israel Kenes)
Marilynn Schneider and Debra Miller (Israel Kenes)
Bennett Rackman
RCA Yom Iyun,
May 2012
Mike Shultz
(Israel Kenes)
Lowell Kronick, NAJC
Conference 2012
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The leadership and teaching team for the Israel Spiritual Care Educators
Program: Elisheva Flam-Oren, Naomi Kalish, Cecille Asekoff, Rachel
Alon, Dvora Corn, Adi Samson, Mordechai Reich
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Bruce Feldstein Debra Miller
(Israel Kenes)
Basil Herring, Zev Schostak, Yehuda Blank and Shmuel
Goldin. Zev was honored as Chaplain of the Year by RCA.
RCA Yom Iyun - NY - May, 2012
Rachel Ettun, Hila Zemer, Einat Ramon, Debi Pinto, Avi
Dardik, (in front) Eli Sharon, Ahuva Batz-CPE students
receiving certificates; standing on right Cecille Asekoff and
Elisheva Flamm-Oren
Zvi Karpel, Debra Miller, Jo Hirshman, Illisia Kissner,
Ziona Zelaso- NJ Yom Iyun
Shira Stern, Stephani Dickstein, Laurie
Dinnerstein-Kurs - NJ Yom Iyun
Natan
Sharansky
Israel
Kenes
Plenary
Speaker
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Debra Miller, Marilynn Schneider,
Cecille, Barry Kinzbrunner
Israel Kenes
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Jan. 20-23, 2013
“Navigating Ethical Challenges The Pillars On Which We Stand:
Broadly Defined and Specifically Applied”
At The Chaparral Suites Resort
in Scottsdale, AZ.
Save these dates and plan on joining your friends
at the NAJC Conference!
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‫ברוכים הבאים‬
We Welcome These New ‫חברים‬:
‫מזל טוב‬
Rabbi Moshe and Cheryl Abramowitz on the
bat mitzvah of their granddaughter, Devora
Lipman (Bet Shemesh)
‫המקום ינחם‬
Rabbi Mychal Springer on the death of her father,
James Springer, June 4th.
Rabbi Susan Gulack on the death of her father,
Julian Gulack, April 30th.
Members:
Jill Cozen-Harel"
San Francisco, CA
Israel Members:
Ahuva Batz"
Israel"
Netta Ben Tur
" Israel
David Fine"
Israel"
Yehudith Glick
" Israel
Dina Kazhdan"
Israel"
Shirli Resnitsky
" Israel
Aliza Shapiro
Israel
Student Members:
Dov Gottesfeld"
Los Angeles, CA"
‫מי שברך‬
Rabbi Yaacob Rone
Rabbi Shira Stern
Miranda Resnikoff"
New York, NY"
Jennifer Mahru
" Berkley, CA
Joseph Fleischman
" New Haven, CT
Rabbi Avraham Rosenthal"
Providence, RI
Supporter:
Lisa Vernon
West Orange, NJ
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August 31, 2012
Submit all materials in electronic
format (Word or Pages Doc or
RTF) to the editor:
Rabbi Mark B. Goldfarb
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Hoboken, NJ
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646-284-8114
President
rabbikarp@
yahoo.com
216-403-4002
President-elect
Rabbi Sandra Katz
NAJC Annual Conferences:
January 20-23, 2013
Scottsdale AZ
January 19-22, 2014
South Florida
January 2015 - Israel
Rochester, NY
ravsandra@
hotmail.com
585-427-7760 x 6364
Vice President
Chaplain Allison
Kestenbaum
San Francisco, CA
[email protected]
917-744-3819
Secretary
Rabbi Moe Kaprow
Winter Springs, FL
[email protected]
407-415-3322
Treasurer
Rabbi Yaacov Rone
Traveling To Israel?
Please let the NAJC office
know if you have plans to
travel to Israel. Cecille Allman
Asekoff [email protected]
973-929-3168
Pittsfield, MA &
Palm Springs, CA
Rbyaacov18@
gmail.com
646-319-4524
Immediate Past Pres.
Rabbi Shira Stern
Marlboro NJ
[email protected]
732-580-2569
Conference Chair
Rabbi Julie Schwartz
Cincinnati, OH
newdaynow@
gmail.com
513- 221-1875
Certification Chair
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Rabbi Ephraim Karp
Beechwood, OH
Please Note
These
Upcoming
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Cecille Allman
Asekoff
Whippany, NJ
[email protected]
973-929-3168
Executive V. President
Rabbi Moshe
Abramowitz
Elizabeth, NJ
mabramowitz@sbhcs.
com
973-322-4857
Continuing Education/
Peer Review Committee
Rabbi Sara Berman
Sherman Oaks, CA
rabbisarab@
yahoo.com
818-571-6611
Chaplain Richard
Backer
Newton, MA
[email protected]
978-501-0461
Rabbi Daniel
Coleman
New York, NY
[email protected]
516-562-4011
Fundraising
Dvora Corn
Jerusalem, Israel
[email protected]
011-972 0-52-571-3829
Va'ad Hanhala
Rabbi Patti Haskell
Encinitas, CA
[email protected]
760-632-0081x1102
Rabbi Shimon
Hirschhorn
Riverdale, NY
shirschhorn@
hebrewhome.org
718-581-1416
Rabbi Bryan
Kinzbrunner
Highland Park, NJ
[email protected]
954-562-6551
JJSC Chair
Rabbi Fred Klein
Miami, FL
[email protected]
305-562-1235
Rabbi Judy Kummer
Newton, MA
[email protected]
617-877-4666
Rabbi Myrna Matsa
Metairie, LA
[email protected]
228-229-9480
Disaster Response
Rabbi Edith Meyerson
New York, NY
edith.meyerson@
mssm.edu
212-241-1446
Rabbi Michael
Schorin
Skokie, IL
michael.schorin@
cje.net
847-929-3253
Rabbi Kenneth
Zisook
Chicago, IL
[email protected]
312-860-4645
Rabbi Joshua
Zlochower
North Wales, PA
jzlochower@abramso
ncenter.org
917-991-2504
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