Affiliate Programs & Events
Notices
In response to the devastating cyclone in Myanmar
AJWS has been making grants focused on Burma/Myanmar since 2002 and has long-standing partnerships with organizations on the eastern and northern borders of the country. While no AJWS grantees were directly affected by the cyclone, these groups are serving as contacts and support networks to those who are affected. AJWS is providing rapid relief funding to communities hit by the storm, particularly in the Irrawaddy River Delta. Due to their remote rural location, these communities are even less able to access aid than those in other parts of Burma/Myanmar. Please visit the AJWS website, for more information.
Limud
Hebrew Academy of Morris County
The Hebrew Academy of Morris County, located in Randolph, New Jersey (near Morristown), serves children from age 18 months through Grade 8. The Hebrew Academy is a community day school and warmly welcomes families from all branches of Judaism as well as Jewish children from unaffiliated families. For more information, please visit the HAMC website or call
Through the study of Jewish religion, culture, civilization and Hebrew language, Hebrew College is committed to educating students of all ages and backgrounds to become knowledgeable, creative participants, educators and leaders in the Jewish community and the larger world. Want to combine your desire to be a Cantor with your skills as an educator? Want to become a Rabbi but haven't found your niche? Want to do a degree in Jewish Studies but never go outside in the snow? Learn more at Hebrew College.
Elat Chayyim One-day workshops in Manhattan at the 14th St. Y
The 14th Street Y in collaboration with Elat Chayyim: The Center for Jewish Spirituality is offering one-day workshops for those interested in learning about and experiencing the mystical, contemplative, meditative and metaphysical parts of Judaism. Each workshop begins with yoga and chanting to set the kavannah, intention of the day. Please wear comfortable clothes suitable for movement and bring a yoga mat or towel. Each workshop is $95 for Y members and $115 for public. To register please call
Mechina Program at the Academy for Jewish Religion
The Academy for Jewish Religion is pleased to offer evening classes in Hebrew language and Jewish texts and history. These classes are part of the Mechina program which prepares students to enter the Academy's rabbinic and cantorial schools. They are also open to serious adults who want to deepen their knowledge of the Jewish tradition. Located in Riverdale, AJR is a pluralistic seminary serving all streams of Judaism. For more information call Rabbi Andrea Myers,American-Israeli Jewish Book Club
The American Jewish-Israeli Book Club is a program launched for the purpose of bridging the cultural gap between American Jews and Israelis. People 20 - 45 year olds from both countries will come together on a monthly basis to read and discuss the literature of each culture. For more information, please call Rebecca: (212)751-4000, x403.Torah/Haftorah Trope Training
Learn to read from the Torah and/or chant Haftorah. Lois Alexander, an experienced teacher is available for private tutoring or to work with a group of students. Bar and Bat Mitzvah students and adults are welcomed. References are available. Send e-mail tor more information .For a list of current Limud at BJ, click here.
Retreat Centers
Elat Chayyim
Elat Chayyim is a Jewish spiritual retreat center located in the Catskill Mountains. It is a warm, supportive, learning and prayerful environment, where rabbis, Jewish scholars, artists and healers from all denominations facilitate retreats for the summer weeks, Jewish holidays and weekends throughout the year. People of all levels of Jewish education and practice and non-Jews are welcome. Rates are reasonable; it's a Kosher facility with a great children's program. Seminars are offered on: Developing a Jewish spiritual practice, Jewish meditation, relationships, Jewish arts, ancient texts, Jewish healing practices and much more. Visit: www.elatchayyim.org for more information.
Health
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Schizophrenia/Schizoaffective Disorder StudyThe Mount Sinai School of Medicine and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine are conducting a study on the genetics of schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder. While Jews are no more likely to develop mental illness than any other group, the Jewish tradition of marrying within the faith makes the genetic trail much easier to follow. Finding the gene responsible for schizophrenia will help develop new treatments for individuals afflicted with this disorder. |
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Compensation: Monetary compensation provided, please call for more information. Please reply to Maria Tsepilovan or call Evening and weekend appointments available. The interview can be conducted either in our office or in your home. All information from participants is absolutely confidential. For more details, download the Mount Sinai School of Medicine flyer |
Ovarian Cancer in the Jewish Community
As a Jewish community, it is important to educate ourselves about ovarian cancer; the genetic defects related to ovarian cancer are more prevalent among Ashkenazi women than in the general population. Almost half of ovarian cancer cases in the Jewish community are hereditary; over 40% of ovarian cancer in Jewish women could be predicted, and potentially prevented. New York City's chapter of the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition wants to educate you about ovarian cancer and its risks, and to increase your awareness of symptoms so you can help yourself and your loved ones.Ovarian cancer affects approximately 22,220 women per year, but has the highest death rate of gynecologic cancers. Almost 70% of cases are diagnosed at a late stage where the five-year survival rate is only 15-20%. Of the 22,000 diagnosed, it is estimated 16,210 will die. The five year survival rate for patients diagnosed at earlier stages increases dramatically, ranging between 70-90%.
You can protect yourself and your loved ones by knowing:
- Your family history of cancer Especially breast, ovarian, endometrial, prostate or colon cancer
- Risk factors including: genetic predisposition, infertility, no pregnancies, no use of birth control pills, use of high dose estrogen without progesterone for long periods
- Symptoms including: pelvic or abdominal pain and/or swelling, vague but persistent gastrointestinal upsets, urgency of urination with no infection present, unexplained weight gain or loss, ongoing unusual fatigue, unexplained changes in bowel habits
Support Groups
Support Meetings for Bereaved Jews Winter 2008
The New York Jewish Healing Center and Shira Ruskay Center/JBFCS
Draw strength, solace and support from one another and from Jewish spiritual
resources - including stories, ritual and prayer. For Jews of all backgrounds
and affiliations. Our groups are co-led by a rabbi and social worker and meet
in NYC.Groups for Parents who lost an Adult Child
Mondays: September 22, October 27, November 24, December 29 | 1:30-3:00 PM
M'kom Shalom
For Jewish Survivors of a close one's suicide
September 10, October (tba), November 12, December 10 | 6:30 - 8:00 PM
For more information and to pre-register (REQUIRED):
- Please call: Robin Schoenfeld, LMSW 212.399.2320 ext. 211, for parental and spousal loss groups, or for support for loss of a sibling.
- Please call: Rabbi Simkha Y. Weintraub, LCSW 212.399.2320 ext. 215, for groups for parents who lost a child and M'kom Shalom.
Support for Survivors of Domestic Violence
If you or someone you love is a victim of domestic violence, the Shalom Task Force can help. Their telephone hotline
staffed by trained religious Jewish women who provide a sympathetic ear and referrals to psychological, financial or legal counseling, job
placement agencies, shelters, and more. Help is available in Yiddish, Hebrew, Spanish, Hungarian, Russian, and English. The Task Force also provides educational programs to young women and girls, rabbis, mikvah attendants, and Jewish communities across the
country.
CONFIDENTIAL HOTLINE:
Shalom Task ForceFor general information, call
PO Box 137
Bowling Green Station
New York, NY 10274-0137
Sustaining Our Spirits
The New York Jewish Healing Center offers drop-in support groups for family members of persons who are ill, which offer opportunities to draw strength, support and solace from the rich resources of the Jewish tradition and community, together with psychological understanding and practical information.Tuesdays, 1:00 - 2:00PM, andSuggested fee: $18 per session. For more information, please call Rabbinic Director, Rabbi Simkha Y. Weintraub, CSW: 212.339.2320, x215.
Thursdays, 11:30 - 12:20PM
Survivors
Avadim Hayinu - Once We Were Slaves
The German Slave Labor Fund is prepared to give 5 billion dollars to Holocaust survivors who performed slave or forced labor under Nazi control. The Swiss Bank Settlements will give an additional amount of money to slave laborers, as well as to other refugees and survivors. If you are a survivor, you may be eligible for compensations. Please call NYLAG's (New York Legal Assistance Group) Holocaust Assistance Project for free assistance at 688-0710.French Restitution Announcement
The French Government has recently announced it will pay restitution to Jews whose parent(s) were deported by France to Nazi concentration camps during the Holocaust. For information on how to apply, call BJ member Mark Schleisner:Sugihara's Survivors
Chiune Sugihara served as the Consul General of Japan in Kaunas, Lithuania from March 1939 until August 1940. In that time, with the help of his wife, Sugihara saved more that 6,000 Jewish refugees from Nazi horror. He decided to issue transport visas to Japan to as many Jews as he could, despite opposition from the foreign office in Tokyo. In order to pass his achievements and merits down to future generations, the people of the town of Yaotsu are building a museum in Sugihara's memory.The Planning Division of the town of Yaotsu is looking for survivors and their family members to help with this important project. They are collecting information, documents, visas that Sugihara signed, personal stories, messages and any other related material to display in the "Chiune Sugihara Memorial Museum." Information and Contributions can be sent to: Planning Division, Yaotsu Town Hall, 3903-2 Yaotsu, Yaotsu-cho Kamo-gun, Gifu-ken Japan or e-mail: yaotsu@synnet.or.jp, call 81+574-43-2111 or fax 81+574-43-0969.