PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS

 PARTIAL LIST OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS

1/27/24
Exploring the Grief Journey: Cultural, Familial and Personal Dimensions
Workshop, Art of Dying Integrative Thanatology Certificate Training Program
Online Program, One Spirit Seminary

6/29/23
Exploring the Grief Journey: Cultural, Familial and Personal Dimensions
Summer Institute  on “Grief Counseling with Client Facing Dying,
Death, Bereavement, Trauma and Loss”
Long Island University,  CW Post Campus, Brookville, NY

6/4/23
Exploring the Grief Journey: Cultural, Familial and Personal Dimensions
Workshop, Art of Dying Integrative Thanatology Certificate Training Program
Online Program, One Spirit Seminary

6/27-7/1/22
Jewish Death Wisdom: Pastoral Care for the Dying and Bereaved
Aleph Ordination Program, Semicha Week Class

6/30/22
Exploring the Grief Journey: Cultural, Familial and Personal Dimensions
Summer Institute  on “Grief Counseling with Client Facing Dying,
Death, Bereavement, Trauma and Loss”
Long Island University,  Brentwood Campus, Brentwood, NY

6/16/22
Exploring the Grief Journey: Cultural, Familial and Personal Dimensions
Summer Institute  on “Grief Counseling with Client Facing Dying,
Death, Bereavement, Trauma and Loss”
Long Island University,  C.W. Post Campus, Brookville, NY

5/1/22
Exploring the Grief Journey: Cultural, Familial and Personal Dimensions
Workshop, New York Open Center Integrative Thanatology Certificate Training Program

4/4/22
Praying with the Dying and Their Families:  Spiritual and Practical Dimensions,
Co-taught with  Rabbi Geela Rayzel Raphael
Bikur Cholim in 2022:  Renewal, Revival, Resilience Lecture Series
Neshama Association of Jewish Chaplains,  Kavod v’Nichum, Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies

7/8/21
Exploring the Grief Journey: Cultural, Familial and Personal Dimensions
Summer Institute  on “Grief Counseling with Client Facing Dying,
Death, Bereavement, Trauma and Loss”
Long Island University,  C.W. Post Campus, Brookville, NY

6/30/21
Exploring the Grief Journey: Cultural, Familial and Personal Dimensions
Summer Institute  on “Grief Counseling with Client Facing Dying,
Death, Bereavement, Trauma and Loss”
Long Island University,  Brentwood Campus, Brentwood, NY

4/21/21
From Mourning to Meaning, From Longing to Legacy: Death, Dying, Grief and Loss in a Digital Age
Montreal Jewish Community Lay Chaplaincy Training Program, Aleph Canada

4/20/21
Jewish End-of-Life Care in a Virtual Age: Our Traditions Reimagined
Rabbis Without Borders/CLAL Online webinar

4/16-17/21
Exploring the Grief Journey:  Cultural, Familial and Personal Dimensions
Workshop, New York Open Center Integrative Thanatology Certificate Training Program 

4/14/21
Exploring Jewish Views of the Afterlife
Jewish Spiritual Leaders Institute Online Class

4/12/21
Trials and Tribulations – What Rabbis Have Learned  from the Pandemic
Philadelphia Board of Rabbis (Co-presenting with Rabbi Dayle Friedman and Rabbi David Levin)

1/12/21
Jewish End-of-Life Care in a Virtual Age: Our Traditions Reimagined
Ohalah Rabbinic Conference

1/11/21
Responding to Bruriah’s Cry: Individual & Communal Grief Care in Pandemic Times
Ohalah Rabbinic Conference

7/15/20
Exploring the Grief Journey: Cultural, Familial and Personal Dimensions
Summer Institute  on “Grief Counseling with Client Facing Dying,
Death, Bereavement, Trauma and Loss”
Long Island University,  C.W. Post Campus, Brookville, NY

7/8/20
Exploring the Grief Journey: Cultural, Familial and Personal Dimensions
Summer Institute  on “Grief Counseling with Client Facing Dying,
Death, Bereavement, Trauma and Loss”
Long Island University,  Brentwood Campus, Brentwood, NY

6/8/20
The History and Mystery of Yizkor: Memorializing Ancestral Souls
18th Annual North American Chevrah Kadisha and Jewish Cemetery Conference, Online

4/22/20
Exploring Jewish Views of the Afterlife
Jewish Spiritual Leaders Institute Online Webinar

7/8-12/19
Exploring the Human Encounter with Death
Three-unit Graduate Intensive
Department of Religion and Theology and School of Nursing and Health Sciences
LaSalle University, Philadelphia, PA

7/2/19
Exploring the Bereavement Journey: An Experiential Workshop
Summer Institute  on “Grief Counseling with Client Facing Dying,
Death, Bereavement, Trauma and Loss”
Long Island University,  Post Campus, Brookville, NY

5/19/19
The Afterlife Journey and Reincarnation  in World Religions: Practical Counseling Wisdom
Art of Dying Institute, Integrative Thanatology Certificate Program
New York Open Center, New York, NY

4/14/19
Afterlife And The Death-Moment in Kabbalah, Tibetan Buddhism and Near Death Experiences
School of Sacred Ministries, Pebble Hill Church, Doylestown, PA

4/3/19
Exploring Jewish Views of the Afterlife
Jewish Spiritual Leaders Institute Online Webinar

2/24/19
Biblical Views of the Afterlife

Jewish Spiritual Leaders Institute Retreat Online Webinar

January/February 2019
Afterlife and the Reconstructing of Jewish Death Rituals:
A Four-Session Professional Development Webinar
Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association

7/11/18
Exploring the Bereavement Journey: An Experiential Workshop
Summer Institute  on “Grief Counseling with Client Facing Dying,
Death, Bereavement, Trauma and Loss”

Long Island University,  Post Campus, Brookville, NY

6/10/18
Moses’ Death and Sacred Stages of the Mystery of Dying:
A Conversation with Chaplains and Pastoral Care-Givers
Hebrew Home of Greater Washington, Rockville, MD

6/4/18
Biblical Views of the Afterlife
16th North American Chevrah Kadisha and Jewish Cemetery Conference
Congregation Beth El, Bethesda, MD

4/24/18
Jewish Views of the Afterlife
Jewish Spiritual Leadership Institute Rabbinical School
Online Class

4/23/18
Jewish Views of the Afterlife
Jewish Spiritual Leadership Institute Rabbinical School
Online Class

4/18/18
Do Jews Really Believe in the Afterlife?: Practical Guidelines for Funeral Directors
Jewish Funeral Directors of America Convention
Las Vegas, NV

4/14-15/18
Exploring the Bereavement Journey: An Experiential Workshop
Art of Dying Institute, Integrative Thanatology Certificate Program
New York Open Center, New York, NY

1/15/18
Jewish Views of the Afterlife: Comfort and Hope for the Dying and Bereaved
Neshama: Association of Jewish Chaplains, 2018 Conference, Orlando, FL

10/25/17
Jewish Views of the Afterlife: Pastoral  Applications
Professional Development “Yom Iyyun”
Co-Sponsored by Neshama: Association of Jewish Chaplains, HUC and
Academy for Jewish Religion – California, Los Angeles, CA

10/23/17
Jewish Views of the Afterlife: Guidelines for Teaching and Preaching
Academy for Jewish Religion California,  Los Angeles, CA

10/16/17
Exploring the Bereavement Journey: An Experiential Workshop
Post-Conference Workshop

The Art of Dying Conference 6
New York Open Center, New York, NY

10/14/17
Afterlife Journey of the Soul in Jewish Mysticism: Implications for Hospice And Bereavement Work
The Art of Dying Conference 6
New York Open Center, New York, NY

7/13/17
Exploring the Bereavement Journey: An Experiential Workshop
Summer Institute  on “Grief Counseling with Client Facing Dying, Death,
Bereavement, Trauma and Loss”
Long Island University,  Post Campus, Brookville, NY

 7/6/17
Exploring the Bereavement Journey: An Experiential Workshop
Summer Institute  on “Grief Counseling with Client Facing Dying, Death, Bereavement, Trauma and Loss”
Long Island University, Brentwood Campus, Brentwood, NY

4/30/17
Jewish Views of the Afterlife: Implications and Applications for Pastoral Care
Hebrew Home of Greater Washington, Rockville, MD

3/30/17
Jewish Views of the Afterlife
Jewish Spiritual Leadership Institute Rabbinical School
Online Class

3/28/17
Jewish Views of the Afterlife
Jewish Spiritual Leadership Institute Rabbinical School
Online Class

1/20/17
Jewish Views of the Afterlife: Implications and Applications for Rabbinic Counseling
Board of Rabbis of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, NV

1/7-8/17
Exploring the Bereavement Journey: An Experiential Workshop
Integrative Thanatology Death Education Counselor Program
New York Open Center, New York, NY

6/13-17/16
The Human Encounter with Death
Graduate Course Intensive
Theology and Ministry Graduate Studies, LaSalle University, Philadelphia, PA

6/6/16
Death, Burial and Mourning in Jewish Tradition: The Deathbed Finale of Jacob & Joseph
14th Annual Kavod v’Nichum Chevrah Kadisha and Jewish Cemetery Conference
Temple Emunah, Lexington, MA

5/9/16
Seventh of Adar – Exploring the Death of Moses in Torah and Midrash with Implications for Contemporary Hevra Kaddisha
Sponsored by Beth El Cemetery Corporation, Richmond, VA

2/1/16
Conversations About the Afterlife for Non-Believers (whether Congregant or Rabbi)
Rabbis Without Borders Annual Retreat, Pearlstone Retreat Center, Reistertown, MD

1/12/16
Afterlife and the Death-Moment: Deep Wisdom and Practical Applications from Kabbalah, Tibetan Buddhism and Near Death Experience Research, Ohalah Rabbinic Conference, Broomfield, CO

12/6/15
Death, Bereavement and Spirituality: Walking the Mourners’ Path
Certificate in the Art of Dying, New York Open Center, New York, NY

6/5/15
Panel on “Heaven: A History”
Fifth Annual Afterlife Awareness Conference, Norfolk, VA

6/5/15

Death-Moment, Near-Death Experiences and the Afterlife Journey of the Soul:
Practical Afterlife Wisdom from Kabbalah and Jewish Mysticism
Fifth Annual Afterlife Awareness Conference, Norfolk, VA

4/27/15
Death, Bereavement and Spirituality: Walking the Mourners’ Path
Post-Institute Professional Development Workshop
Art of Dying 5 Conference, New York Open Center, New York, NY

4/26/15
Panel on “The Future of End-of-Life Care”
Art of Dying 5 Conference, New York Open Center, New York, NY

4/25/15
Death Moment, Near Death Experiences and the Afterlife Journey in Kabbalah:
Practical Guidelines For Hospice And Bereavement Work
Art of Dying 5 Conference, New York Open Center, New York, NY

3/1/15
Jewish Views of the Afterlife:  
Implications for Contemporary Hevra Kaddisha
New Community Chevra Kadisha of Greater Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

2/25/15
Afterlife and the Journey of the Soul in Judaism:  
Implications for Contemporary Hevra Kaddisha
Hevra Kaddisha Banquet, West End Synagogue, Nashville, TN

2/4/14
Bereavement Counseling, Violent Death and Trauma
Professional Development presentation
Restorative and Transitional Service, Philadelphia Prison System, Philadelphia, PA

1/5-9/15
The Human Encounter with Death
Graduate Course Intensive
Theology and Ministry Graduate Studies, LaSalle University, PA

12/10/14
Jewish Views of the Afterlife: Applications and Implications for Rabbinic Counseling
Mishkan Miami, Miami Beach, FL

11/5/14
Where Psyche and Spirit Meet: An Introduction to Transpersonal Psychology
Presentation to Psychology and Spirituality class
 Department of Psychology, Bryn Athyn College
Bryn Athyn, PA

11/3/14
Jewish Views of the Afterlife: Applications and Implications for Rabbinic Counseling
Montreal Board of Rabbis, Montreal, QC

10/24/14
Death, Bereavement and Spirituality Workshop: Professional Development Workshop
School of Nursing and Health Sciences, LaSalle University, Philadelphia, PA

3/24/14
Responding to Bruriah’s Cry:
Death Education and the Continuity of Care in Contemporary Jewish Life
Keynote Address  – 12th North American Chevra Kaddisha and Jewish Cemetery Conference, Miami, FL

3/24/14
Afterlife and the Renewal of Jewish Death Rituals
Workshop at  12th North American Chevra Kaddisha and Jewish Cemetery Conference, Miami, FL

2/4/14
Healing the Hurting Heart: The Bereavement Journey of Care-Givers
Workshop at conference on 
“Serving the Stiff-Necked People in Challenging Times:
A Retreat Day for Jewish Professionals”
Sponsored by Philadelphia Board of Rabbis and Gratz College, Philadelphia, PA

1/31/14
Where Psyche and Spirit Meet: An Introduction to Transpersonal Psychology
Presentation to Psychology and Spirituality class
Department of Psychology, Bryn Athyn College
Bryn Athyn, PA

10/6/13
Afterlife and Soul
Tahara Education and Training, Community Hevra Kadisha of Greater Boston
Lexington, MA

6/10/13
Afterlife and the Journey of the Soul in Judaism:
Implications and Applications for Chevra Kaddisha
11th Annual Kavod v’Nichum North American Chevra Kaddisha Conference
Philadelphia, PA

5/6/13
Jewish Views of the Afterlife: Applications for Rabbinic Counseling
Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, Wyncote, PA 

7/25/12
Death, Bereavement and Spirituality Workshop
Understanding the Human Encounter with Death
Summer Institute of Dying, Death and Bereavement
Long Island University, CW Post Campus, Brookville, NY

2/5/12
Thinking Together About the Unthinkable
Group Facilitator, An Intergenerational Discussion About End-of-Life Planning  
Germantown Jewish Centre, Philadelphia, PA

1/29-30/12
Bereavement Counseling Training:
Understanding the Human Encounter with Death

New York Open Center, New York, NY

1/9-13/12
The Human Encounter with Death
Graduate Course Intensive
Theology and Ministry Graduate Studies, LaSalle University, PA

7/13/11
Death, Bereavement and Spirituality Workshop
Understanding the Human Encounter with Death
Summer Institute of Dying, Death and Bereavement
Long Island University, CW Post Campus, Brookville, NY

1/30-31/11
Bereavement Counseling Training:
Understanding the Human Encounter with Death
New York Open Center, New York, NY

12/14/10
Jewish Views of the Afterlife: Applications & Implications for Rabbinic Counseling
Rabbinical Assembly Mid-Atlantic Region
Abramson Center for Jewish Life, North Wales, PA

10/27/10
Jewish Views of the Afterlife: Implications and Applications for Care-Givers
Aleph Teleconference “Pastoral Counseling” Class

10/20/10
Walking the Mourners’ Path: Guidelines for Care-Givers
Aleph Teleconference “Pastoral Counseling” Class

10/3/10
Afterlife and the Renewal of Jewish Death Rituals
Art of Dying Conference, New York Open Center and Tibet House
Menla Mountain Retreat and Conference Center, Phoenicia, NY

10/2/10
Death Moment, Near Death Experiences and the Afterlife Journey in Kabbalah:
Practical Guidelines For Hospice And Bereavement Work
Art of Dying Conference, New York Open Center and Tibet House
Menla Mountain Retreat and Conference Center, Phoenicia, NY

7/8/10
Death, Bereavement and Spirituality Workshop
Understanding the Human Encounter with Death
Summer Institute of Dying, Death and Bereavement
Long Island University, Brentwood Campus, Brentwood, NY

6/8/10
Afterlife, Resurrection and Reincarnation: Travelers Guide to Immortality
Keynote Address – 8th North American at Chevra Kaddisha Conference, Atlanta, GA

7/15/09
Death, Bereavement and Spirituality Workshop
Understanding the Human Encounter with Death
Summer Institute of Dying, Death and Bereavement
Long Island University, CW Post Campus, Brookville, NY

3/29-30/09
Bereavement Counseling Training:
Understanding the Human Encounter with Death
New York Open Center, New York, NY

9/25/08
Compassion Fatigue: Caring for the Professional Care-Givers
Part 2 – Renewing Our Spirits, Soothing Our Souls:
Self-Care for Harried Healing Professionals
Circles of Support Jewish Family and Children’s Services, Cherry Hill, NJ

9/18/08
Everything Rabbis Need to Know About Jewish Views of the Afterlife
Presentation in class on “End of Life: Theological, Pastoral & Ethical Perspectives”
Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, Wyncote, PA

9/11/08
Compassion Fatigue: Caring for the Professional Care-Givers
Part 1 – From Mourning To Meaning, From Longing To Legacy:
Psychological Wisdom of Jewish Death Rituals
Circles of Support Jewish Family and Children’s Services, Cherry Hill, NJ

7/16/08
Death, Bereavement and Spirituality Workshop
Understanding the Human Encounter with Death
Summer Institute of Dying, Death Bereavement
Long Island University, CW Post Campus, Brookville, NY

6/2/08
Reinfusing Ruach, Normalizing Neshama:
Envisioning A Spirit-Based Model of Chevra Kadisha Work
Keynote Address – 6th North American Chevra Kadisha Conference, Edison, NJ

3/12/08
Jewish Views of the Afterlife: Applications for Rabbinic Counseling
Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, Wyncote, PA

1/13-14/08
A Bereavement Counseling Training :
Understanding the Human Encounter with Death
New York Open Center, New York, NY

10/8/07
Spirit in Hospice Care:
Moving from Apologetic Discomfort to Deathbed Soul-Guiding
“Living with Dying Series”, Penn Home Care & Hospice Services, Bala Cynwyd, PA

7/20/07
Death, Bereavement and Spirituality Workshop
Understanding the Human Encounter with Death
Summer Institute of Dying, Death Bereavement
Long Island University, CW Post Campus, Brookville, NY

6/19/07
Jewish Views of the Afterlife:
Implications and Applications for Pastoral Care
Jewish Chaplaincy Council of Massachusetts, Newton, MA

3/18-19/07
A Bereavement Counseling Training :
Understanding the Human Encounter with Death
New York Open Center, New York, NY

3/7/07
Death, Bereavement and Spirituality: Exploring the Human Encounter with Death
Upper Room Spiritual Center, Neptune, NJ

1/8-12/07
Exploring the Human Encounter with Death
40 Hour Intensive Professional Training, Graduate Religion
La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA

12/9/06
Guidelines for Teaching about Afterlife and Jewish Death Rituals:
A Workshop for Educators
Congregation Ohev Shalom Religious School, Orlando, FL

3/24-25/06
Death, Bereavement and Spirituality: Exploring the Human Encounter with Death
St. Francis Center for Renewal, Allentown, PA

1/29-30/06
A Bereavement Counseling Training :
Understanding the Human Encounter with Death
New York Open Center, New York, NY

1/20/06
Death, Bereavement and Spirituality: A Professional Training
Bryn Mawr School of Social Work, Bryn Mawr, PA

1/9-13/06
Psyche, Spirit and the Quest for Wholeness
40 Hour Intensive Professional Development Training, Graduate Religion
La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA

5/13-15/05
Psyche, Spirit and the Wisdom of Jewish Mysticism
Three-Part Presentation at Association for Spirituality and Psychotherapy Conference, Fordham University,
New York, NY

1) Kabbalah and Transpersonal Psychology: Implications and Applications;
2) Angels, Spirit Guides and the Journey of the Soul: Afterlife Teachings As A Model for Bereavement & Hospice Counseling;
3) Archetypal Ancestors and the Mythic Journey: Bible, Psyche and the Call to Wholeness

3/20-21/05
Bereavement Counseling Training
New York Open Center, New York. NY

3/14/05
Jewish Views of the Afterlife: Applications for Rabbinic Counseling
Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association Convention, Reistertown, MD

1/10-14/05
Exploring the Human Encounter with Death
40 Hour Intensive Academic Retreat, Graduate Religion
La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA

11/17/04
Afterlife and Pastoral Care for the Dying.
Presentation in class on “End of Life: Theological, Pastoral & Ethical Perspectives”
Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, Wyncote, PA

1/6-10/03
Exploring the Human Encounter with Death
40 Hour Intensive Academic Retreat, Graduate Religion
La Salle University, Philadelphia,PA

6/22/03
Jewish Views of the Afterlife in Our Death Practices
Workshop at First North American Chevra Kaddisha Conference, Rockville, MD.

3/27/03
Death, Bereavement and Spirituality: Exploring the Human Encounter with Death
Workshop at New York Open Center, New York, NY

12/20/02
Psychology and Spirituality of Jewish Grief Issues
Professional Development Seminar
Jewish Chaplaincy and Healing Program, Ft. Washington, PA

12/9/02
Death, Bereavement and Spirituality -Professional Development Workshop
Board of Jewish Education, Atlantic County, Margate, NJ

11/1/02
Workshop on Death, Bereavement and Spirituality
Temple University Center City, Adult Education Program, Philadelphia, PA

6/2/02
Workshop on Afterlife Journey of the Soul in Jewish Mysticism:
Applications and Implications for Living and Dying
New York Open Center, New York. NY

5/31/02
Workshop on Death, Bereavement and Spirituality
Temple University Center City, Adult Education Program, Philadelphia, PA

3/24/01
Workshop on Spirituality of Dying, Death and Bereavement
Holistic Spirituality Graduate Program, Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia, PA

2/7/00
Jewish Views of the Afterlife: Implications for Hospice and Bereavement Work
Conference of National Association of Jewish Chaplains, Philadelphia, PA

6/14-18/99
Psyche, Spirit and the Quest for Wholeness
40 Hour Intensive Academic Retreat, Graduate Religion
La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA

3/24/99
Transpersonal Psychology: Applications and Implications for Jewish Spiritual Direction
Reconstructionist Rabbinical College “Think-Tank” on Spiritual Direction

2/25/99
Jewish Views of the Afterlife:
Counseling Applications for Living and Dying
Jewish Chaplaincy Service & Philadelphia Board of Rabbis

1/4-8/99
Exploring the Human Encounter with Death
40 Hour Intensive Academic Retreat, Graduate Religion
La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA

9/18-19/98
Workshop on Death, Bereavement and Spirituality
Holistic Spirituality Graduate Program, Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia, PA

4/28/98
Afterlife and the Healing of Grief
Workshop at Rabbi Devora Bartnoff Memorial Conference on “Judaism and Healing”
Board of Rabbis of Greater Philadelphia

 3/4/98
Afterlife in Judaism: Implications for Rabbinic Counseling
 Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, Wyncote, PA

 2/27/98
Death, Bereavement and Spirituality
Professional Education Workshop in Gerontology, Temple University, Ambler, PA

2/25/98
Talking to Jewish Patients about Dying, the Death-Moment and the World Beyond
Clinical Pastoral Education program, Thomas Jefferson Hospital

1/28/98
Jewish Views of the Afterlife: Guide for Jewish Chaplains
Para-Chaplaincy Training Program, Philadelphia Board of Rabbis

7/21-25/97
Judaism and the Mysteries of Death, Grief and the World Beyond
 Week-long course at Elat Chayyim Retreat Center, Accord, NY

4/25/97
Death, Bereavement and Spirituality
Professional Education Workshop in Gerontology, Temple University, Ambler, PA

3/22/97
Afterlife Journey of the Soul in Jewish Mysticism:  Implications for Hospice Work
New York Open Center Conference 2 on “The Art of Dying:
Spiritual, Scientific and  Practical Approaches to Living and Dying”

1/2-5/96
“Exploring the Human Encounter with Death”
40 Hour Intensive Academic Retreat, Graduate Religion and Pastoral Counseling
La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA.

1/29/96
Death Moment and Beyond: Afterlife and Near-Death Experience in Zohar
National Center Jewish Healing, New York, NY, Refainu Conference

Spring 1996
“Pastoral Counseling: The Human Encounter with Death”
Practical Rabbinics course, Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, Wyncote, PA

3/2-3/96
Workshop on  Death, Bereavement and Spirituality
Holistic Spirituality Graduate Program, Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia, PA

11/14/96
Death Education and Bereavement Follow-Up in the Funeral Industry
Visiting Guest Lecturer, Dept. of Religion, Emory University, Atlanta, GA.

11/20/95
Jewish Wisdom and the Psychology of Death and Dying
Para-Chaplaincy Training Program, Board of Rabbis of Greater Philadelphia

7/3-9/95
 Jewish Views of the Afterlife
Aleph Jewish Renewal  Kallah, Fort Collins, CO

5/12/95
Workshop on Ministry to Families in the Face of Loss – Mourning
Pastoral Counseling Program, LaSalle University, Philadelphia, PA

4/2/95
Afterlife Journey of the Soul in Jewish Mysticism:  Implications for Hospice Work
New York Open Center Conference on “The Art of Dying:
Spiritual, Scientific and Practical Approaches”

1/3-8/95
Psyche and Spirit: Healing and Wholeness in Psychotherapy and Spirituality
40 Hour Intensive Academic Retreat, Graduate Religion & Pastoral Counseling
 La Salle University, Philadelphia, Pa.

11/19/94
Afterlife, Spirituality and Soul-Guiding: Guidelines for Hevra Kaddisha
Hevra Kaddisha Training Workshop, Jewish Community of Amherst, MA

10/2/94
The Near-Death Experience in Jewish Tradition and Mysticism
Delaware Valley Near-Death Studies Institute, Bala Cynwyd, PA

6/20-24/94
Exploring the Human Encounter with Death
40 Hour Intensive Academic Retreat, Graduate Religion and Pastoral Counseling
La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA

5/27/94
Jewish Wisdom and the Psychology of Bereavement
Professional Development Seminar, Jewish Family and Children’s Service, Philadelphia, PA

5/13/94
Ministry  to Families in the Face of Loss – Mourning
Pastoral Counseling Program, LaSalle University, Philadelphia, PA

5/4/94
Death, Bereavement and Spirituality

Continuing Professional Education Workshop, Hospice of South Jersey, Runnemede, NJ
 
4/11/94
Jewish Chaplaincy Around Issues of Death and Dying

Para-Chaplaincy Training Program, Board of Rabbis of Greater Philadelphia
                                                      
2/18/94
Death, Bereavement and Spirituality

Professional Education Workshop in Gerontology, Temple University, Ambler, PA
 
12/6/93
Kabbalah and the Afterlife Journey of the Soul: Implications for Rabbinic Counseling

Academy of Jewish Religion, New York, NY
 
11/3/93
Jewish Tradition and the Experience of Grief

Jewish Family and Children’s Service, Philadelphia, PA
 
6/21-25/93
Psyche and Spirit: Healing and Wholeness in Psychology and Spirituality

40 Hour Intensive Academic Retreat, Graduate Religion & Pastoral Counseling
La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA
 
5/14/93
Ministry to Families in the Face of Loss – Mourning

Professional Development Workshop, LaSalle University, Philadelphia, PA 

5/12/93
Living on the Edge of Death and Beyond:
Psycho-Spiritual Guidelines for Counseling the Dying and their Families
Hospice of Southern New Jersey, Runnemede, N.J.
 
2/26/93
Death, Bereavement and Spirituality

Continuing Professional Education Workshop, Temple University, Ambler, PA
 
2/10/93
Jewish Views of the Afterlife:  Implications for Rabbinic Counseling

Philadelphia Board of Rabbis/Jewish Chaplaincy Service Workshop
 
1/4-8/93/1/6-10/92
Exploring the Human Encounter with Death

 40 Hour Intensive Academic Retreat, Graduate Religion & Pastoral Counseling
 La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA

1/4-8/93/1/6-10/92
Exploring the Human Encounter with Death

 40 Hour Intensive Academic Retreat, Graduate Religion & Pastoral Counseling
 La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA

4/19/92
Near-Death Experiences and  the Afterlife in Jewish Tradition:
 Spiritual Guidelines for Counseling the Dying
Continuing  Medical Education,
Department of Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Coatesville, PA
 
2/23/91
Death, Bereavement and Spirituality

Workshop & Bereavement Skills Training  for Pastoral Counseling Students,
 La Salle University, Graduate Student Association

6/1/91
Death, Bereavement and Spirituality

Workshop & Bereavement Skills Training  for Pastoral Counseling Students,
 La Salle University, Graduate Student Association
 
4/16/91
Jewish Spirituality of Death and Bereavement

 Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, Wyncote, PA
 
4/19/90
Spiritual Awareness of Hospice Care-Givers:   Resources from

Jewish Mysticism and Tradition, Connecticut Hospice, Branford, CT
 
3/1/90
From Mourning to Meaning;  From Longing to Legacy:   Jewish Tradition &

the Psychology of Bereavement, Jewish Family & Child Services of Delaware
 
2/22/89
Jewish Views of Life After Death:  Implications for the Bereaved

 Aleph – Israel Association for the Bereaved, Jerusalem, Israel

5/20/88
When A Friend Dies
Workshop At Community Hebrew Academy of Toronto

 
Winter 1988
Bereavement Support Group

Benjamin Institute for Community Education & Referral, Toronto,  ON

Spring 1988
Bereavement Support Group

 Benjamin Institute for Community Education & Referral, Toronto,  ON

4/21/88
Dying and  the Deathbed in Jewish Tradition

 Chaplaincy Training Seminar, Jewish Family & Child  Service,  Toronto, ON 

Spring 1988
Bereavement Counselling Skills

Professional Development Seminar, Reena Foundation, Toronto, ON 

3/88
Judaism’s Approach to Dying, Death  and Bereavement

 Professional Development Seminar, Reena Foundation, Toronto, ON 

2/1-4/88
Professional Coordinator of Death Awareness Week

 Four-Day Symposium at York University          
 Co-Sponsored by  Jewish Student Federation and  Benjamin Institute
 Program awarded  Haber Prize for Excellence in Programming by Hillel International
 
3/16/88
Death and Jewish Rituals,  Professional Development Seminar,

 Social Work Dept., Baycrest Hospital for Geriatric Care, Toronto, ON
 
11/24/87
The  Jewish Way in Death and Dying:  Guidelines for Hospice

 National Council of Jewish Women,  Ottawa Section
 
Fall 1987
Guidelines for Nichum Avelim

Three-Part Professional Development Seminar, Toronto Council of Hazzanim
 
10/27/87
Memorial Service for a Suicide

Jewish Student Federation, York University, Toronto, ON 

Summer 87
The Liturgy of Death, Burial and Mourning:  Tradition & Innovation

Four-Part Seminar  for Rabbis and Educators , P’nai Or Kallah,  Bryn Mawr, PA
 
Spring 1987
Judaism’s Approach to Death, Dying and Bereavement

 Three-Part Professional Development Workshop for Social Workers
Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, Toronto, ON
 
6/17/87
Dealing with the Death of a Student

Workshop at Community Hebrew Academy of Toronto (CHAT)
 
5/13/87
Jewish Views of the Afterlife: Guidelines for the Hevra Kaddisha

 Keynote Speaker at Hevra Kaddisha Dinner, London, ON
 
3/29/87
Jewish Hospice: Philosophical & Practical Considerations

National Council of Jewish Women, Palliative Care Conference, Toronto, ON
 
3/20/87
Understanding  the Jewish Approach to the Deathbed

Nursing Dept., Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON 

3/19/87
Spiritual Responses to Death: Guidelines from Jewish Mysticism

Social Work Department, North York General Hospital, Toronto, ON
 
5/15 & 5/29/86
Life, Death & Transition: A Jewish Approach to Working with the

Dying and Their Families, Professional Development Seminar
Chaplaincy Department, Toronto Jewish Congress, Toronto, ON
 
Winter 1985-86
Judaism and  the Helping Professions, Four-Part Professional

 Development Seminar Series, Jewish Family & Child Service, Toronto, ON
 
Summer 1985
Psychology of Death and the Afterlife in Judaism

Seminar for Rabbis and Educators, B’nai Or Kallah, Radnor, PA
 
6/25/85
Use of Visual Imagery in Working with the Dying

Palliative Care Unit Pastoral Care, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, QC
 
3/12/85
Suffering and Death in Jewish Mysticism and Tradition

 Inter-faith Seminar Series on  Suffering and Death in the  Presence or Absence of Religious Tradition
 Pastoral Care Team, McGill Palliative Care Service,  Montreal,  QC

5/7/79
Death and Dying in Judaism, Shanti Project Panel Program on
“Religious Perspectives on Death and Dying”, San Francisco, CA