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UPCOMING EVENTS

BJ Softball 2008

18 Thursdays, April 24 - August 28, 2008  |  7:00PM - 8:30PM  |  Central Park, North Meadow, Field 12 (entrance at 97th St.)

Hit a home run with BJ and step up to the plate for softball fun! One time tzedakah donation of $18 for the season. Please send a check to the BJ office, made payable to B'nai Jeshurun, and write BJ Softball in the memo section. Contact Jody Prusan at jpmazel@aol.com with any questions and for more information.

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: July 28, 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

August 13, 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.

Bereavement support groups offered at Rodeph Shalom

For those who lost a spouse, parent or sibling Rodeph Shalom offers peer support, practical coping strategies and guidance rooted in the spiritual resources of Jewish tradition. 6 sessions on Tuesdays starting July 8 from 7:15 to 8:30 PM.
Call Ruth Kobrin at 646-454-3180.