"Jewish Wisdom and Wellness: A Week of Learning" with the Kalsman Institute on Judaism and Health and Cedars-Sinai

"Jewish Wisdom and Wellness: A Week of Learning," April 21 to 27, 2013, sponsored by the Kalsman Institute on Judaism and Health and Cedars-Sinai, will include a series of community-wide events, developed and hosted by organizations and synagogues throughout Southern California. The week will include lectures, workshops, and experiential learning, and will open and conclude with special events hosted by the Kalsman Institute and Cedars Sinai.

It is around the theme of Judaism, health, and healing that we can engage our communities and deepen relationships with one another. We will mine the Jewish tradition to improve health and well-being in the Jewish community, and discover how the continuum of illness and wellness informs Jewish life.

Please contact the Kalsman Institute to get involved - to be part of theplanning team, to get your organization and congregation on board, and to share your ideas: kalsman@huc.edu.

Founded in 1875, Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion is the nation’s oldest institution of higher Jewish education and the academic, spiritual, and professional leadership development center of Reform Judaism. HUC-JIR educates men and women for service to American and world Jewry as rabbis, cantors, educators, and nonprofit management professionals, and offers graduate programs to scholars and clergy of all faiths. With centers of learning in Cincinnati, Jerusalem, Los Angeles, and New York, HUC-JIR’s scholarly resources comprise the renowned Klau Library, The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives, research institutes and centers, and academic publications. In partnership with the Union for Reform Judaism and the Central Conference of American Rabbis, HUC-JIR sustains the Reform Movement’s congregations and professional and lay leaders. HUC-JIR’s campuses invite the community to cultural and educational programs illuminating Jewish history, identity, art, and archaeology, and fostering interfaith and multiethnic understanding.