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In the Press: “Jews examine psychedelic use in end-of-life care and grieving process”

2026-05-18T12:29:22-07:00

Original article appears in J: The Jewish News of California Jews examine psychedelic use in end-of-life care and grieving process BY LEA LOEB MAY 7, 2026 Zoë Francesca Goldblatt, 59, spent much of her life afraid of dying. “I had always had an existential fear of death, fear of nothingness, fear of ceasing to exist,” she told J. “I wanted to confront my fear of death before I died.” The desire to understand and confront mortality led the East Bay resident down several paths, from studying poetry to working in dementia care to eventually becoming a death doula who provides emotional [...]

In the Press: “Jews examine psychedelic use in end-of-life care and grieving process”2026-05-18T12:29:22-07:00

Bearing Fruit

2026-05-05T11:27:53-07:00

Dear Friends, Happy Shavuot! We would love to share what is blossoming at AriYael this Spring. Rabbi Dan and Zoë Goldblatt were honored to be on the Planning and Leadership team for the 2026 Grief and Growing at Camp Newman retreat, along with Director Liora Brosbe, Assistant Director Yael Galinson, Abra Greenspan of A Healing Legacy, and Liz Orlin of Sinai Memorial Chapel. Grief and Growing is a legacy weekend retreat program held by the Bay Area Jewish Healing Center for over 25 years, that ended when the BAJHC had to close its doors in 2022. Zoë served as [...]

Bearing Fruit2026-05-05T11:27:53-07:00

Honoring Our Co-Founders

2026-02-27T09:59:42-08:00

Photo by Aaron Levy-Wolins (c) 2025 J. The Jewish News of Northern California. All Rights Reserved. Honoring our Co-Founders With profound gratitude for the co-founders of AriYael, we honor the essential commitment and support of Susan Talon-Mazer and Marc Mazer to help AriYael become a 501(c)3 and start on its path as a Healing Center. The memory of Ari Mazer will continue to inspire AriYael in perpetuity. Susan Talon-Mazer “This is grief’s most piercing message: there is no way around–the only way is through.” – Joanne Cacciatore, Bearing the Unbearable. When my 23 year-old son [...]

Honoring Our Co-Founders2026-02-27T09:59:42-08:00

Chag Urim Sameach

2025-12-22T13:52:42-08:00

Shalom from your friends at AriYael! We have come through Chanukah, the Festival of Lights, and hope you and your loved ones were able to share some meaningful time with family and community. We mourn with people all over the world for the tragic events at Bondi Beach in Australia. In the face of this horror, we are inspired by the heroic actions of both Muslims and Jews who resisted and protected innocent people that day. The word “Chanukah” means “Dedication,” and we at AriYael rededicate ourselves and our organization to bring innovative healing practices to the regional and national [...]

Chag Urim Sameach2025-12-22T13:52:42-08:00

Shanah Tovah

2025-09-24T14:34:59-07:00

Dear Friends, The Jewish year 5785 was one of the most difficult many of us have ever experienced in our lives. The need for healing for our world and in our lives has never been greater. So, in the midst of this chaos, we here at AriYael feel privileged to be refining and deepening our work. In the past year we have engaged in a lot of soul searching and have, with the help of our friends and colleagues, recalibrated our focus. We have come to realize that we need to shift our model from straight program development for [...]

Shanah Tovah2025-09-24T14:34:59-07:00

Our Founding Donors

2025-09-24T10:10:49-07:00

Our Founding Donors In gratitude to the founding donors of AriYael, we honor the support and care of Dr. David Goldblatt and Cooky Goldblatt from our organization's inception.   Dr. David Goldblatt I was a private practice Neuroradiologist for more than 30 years. I retired at the beginning of Covid. I am completing a 3-year program in Jewish Spiritual Direction (Hashpa'ah). This primarily involves deep listening. My main interests are in the spiritual aspects of healing with a particular concentration in End of Life care. I am a devoted Grandfather of two amazing boys. My beloved wife Cooky and [...]

Our Founding Donors2025-09-24T10:10:49-07:00

In the Press: “Local program redefines what it means to age wisely — and Jewishly”

2026-05-18T12:29:55-07:00

Local program redefines what it means to age wisely — and Jewishly Local program redefines what it means to age wisely — and Jewishly BY LESLIE KATZ MAY 30, 2025 in JWeekly.com   What does it mean not just to grow old, but to grow into an elder? That’s the question at the heart of From Older to Elder, a nine-month program that invites participants 64 and up to explore the challenges and opportunities of aging, all through a Jewish lens. The program is run by Wilderness Torah, a Berkeley-based nonprofit that focuses on earth-based Jewish experiences, traditions and [...]

In the Press: “Local program redefines what it means to age wisely — and Jewishly”2026-05-18T12:29:55-07:00

Spring Has Arrived

2025-12-22T13:55:26-08:00

Shalom from the AriYael Jewish Healing Center, Spring has arrived to Northern California in the form of wild Irises, Poppies and a myriad of other wildflowers. As we all know, Passover is coming, happening from April 12th-20th this year.   Manna Festival Rabbi Dan and Zoë will be leading a Learning Circle at Manna Festival on April 19th called "Sacred Intimacy & The Journey to Liberation: A Passover Exploration." Passover is a story of slavery and freedom, struggle and transformation—a journey that mirrors the path of sacred intimacy. Through Torah wisdom, archetypes, and the Exodus story, this workshop invites [...]

Spring Has Arrived2025-12-22T13:55:26-08:00

In the Press: “Reimagining Ritual”

2025-04-17T12:04:26-07:00

A Bay Area Jewish healing center expands as it embraces mourning, celebration AriYael Jewish Healing Center has expanded over the past year and hopes to fill a void left when the Bay Area Jewish Healing Center closed. BY LESLIE KATZ APRIL 15, 2025 in JWeekly.com Photo courtesy of J (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) On a clear, crisp December morning a month after her 39-year-old husband, Evan, died of cancer, Mikaela Dunitz immersed herself in a Berkeley neighbor’s hot tub as Zoë Francesca Goldblatt recited the Shema, the Shehechiyanu and other prayers with her. Calming music with soulful lyrics played in the background. [...]

In the Press: “Reimagining Ritual”2025-04-17T12:04:26-07:00

The Power of Presence

2025-03-21T13:01:43-07:00

A friend of ours, Drew Porter, let us know that his mother was dying and that he was going to Colorado to see her for what was likely the final time.  Following his visit, he sent the following email: I returned to California yesterday after having witnessed a miracle.  I left California two weeks ago to say good-bye to my mom.  I did say good-bye yesterday, but it was followed with, "I'll see you in April."  I have referred to my mom on various occasions as the Energizer Bunny and 'one tough broad.'  She exhibited both in the [...]

The Power of Presence2025-03-21T13:01:43-07:00

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