In the connections between Judaism and health, the Kalsman Institute of HUC-JIR is a catalyst for interaction, discussions and partnerships among spiritual leaders, healthcare providers, and Jewish community professionals and members. Kalsman provides pastoral education to future Reform leaders on the Los Angeles HUC-JIR campus. Conferences and workshops convened and co-sponsored by Kalsman generate ideas and projects on Jewish spirituality and healing, bioethics, illness and wellness, and the health of the healthcare system. Through an international network of nearly 200 Kalsman Partners, the Institute makes positive contributions to Jewish thought and practice through training, collaboration and dialogue.

URJ President, Rabbi Eric Yoffie, calls for Reform Movement to support state initiatives to expand health insurance.
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Michele Prince, new director of the Kalsman Institute, facilitates a discussion on the evolution of the Jewish healing movement.
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Midrash & Medicine
"The Kalsman Institute and the Bay Area Jewish Healing Center announce a conference, Midrash and Medicine: Imagining Wholeness, May 11-13, 2009 at Asilomar Conference Center."
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Judaism, Health and Healing for Physicians
The pilot ten-week Physician Initiative launches in February 2008 in Arizona.
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