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  • Virtual Jewish End-of-Life Doula Meetup

    Join other Jewish End-of-Life Doulas for some connecting, learning, and inspiration. This one-hour online session will include opportunities to meet other doulas and engage with the Jewish wisdom that grounds your work. We’ll begin by learning with the AriYael Jewish Healing Center, followed by valuable time for schmoozing! The short lesson portion will be recorded, and the open networking time will not. Register below for zoom link.

    Free

  • Caregiver Support Group

    Caregiver Support Group

    This is a special online Caregiver Support Group for Spouses or Partners in "The Sandwich Generation" This caregiver support group is for people who are caring for a spouse or partner with a life-threatening or terminal illness and also caring for children and/or parents at the same time. Facilitator: Zoë Goldblatt, End of Life Doula, Activity Therapist Format: Weekly, 60-minute sessions on Zoom, for 5 weeks; will repeat. Dates and Times: Each Tuesday in April, 1-2pm Pacific Time/4-5pm Eastern Time(Please note this series date & time is subject to change based on group availability) Topics will include: Caregiver Coping Strategies Communication [...]

    $90

  • Let’s Talk: End-of-Life Doulas

    Zoom

    Death midwives, End-of-Life Doulas, Death Coaches – what does it all mean? Like in birth, doulas assist a dying person and their loved ones before, during, and after death with emotional, spiritual, and practical support. Join Zoe Goldblatt, Jewish End-of-Life Doula, in conversation with Rabbi Melanie Levav to discuss the value provided by end-of-life doulas. We will explore real-life stories, highlighting the role of doulas and learning how they work with existing healthcare systems as well as Jewish communal supports. Whether you’re looking to become a doula, searching for a doula for yourself or a loved one, or are eager to [...]

    Free

  • Dying as a Sacred Tradition

    Zoom workshop through the Older to Elder program at Wilderness Torah, facilitated by AriYael staff This workshop invites us to explore our hopes and fears around dying; explore our relationship with death; increase self-knowledge; learn how to break down barriers between ourselves and others when we most need comfort, communion, trust and safety.  When we explore our feelings and thoughts about death, we learn more about our own lives now.  We come in direct contact with our own spiritual beliefs, our life purpose, our unfinished business, and how we influence and are influenced by our environment and our relationships. This workshop [...]

  • Dying as a Sacred Transition

    An online workshop for the Adamah/Wilderness Torah program, "Older to Elder" When we explore our feelings and thoughts about death, we learn more about our own lives now. We come in direct contact with our own spiritual beliefs, our life purpose, our unfinished business, and how we influence and are influenced by our environment and our relationships. This session invites us to explore our hopes and fears around dying; explore our relationship with death; increase self-knowledge; learn how to break down barriers between ourselves and others when we most need comfort, communion, trust and safety. On Zoom with Rabbi Dan Goldblatt [...]

  • Psilocybin & End of Life Acceptance

    An online, interfaith panel presentation exploring the use of sacred medicine to deepen our acceptance of our own mortality. Christine Caldwell of the organization EOLPC hosts a discussion on zoom with Rabbi Dan Goldblatt; Amy Slonaker, JD, PhD and Reverend Norma Burton. First presented at the Psilocybin SF "Psilocybin and the Second Half of Life” online conference held on December 6-7, 2025, this panel discussion addresses issues surrounding existential questions. Personal stories touch on spirituality, illness, death and dying in relation to the use of sacred medicine. Registration info will be posted on https://eolpc.org

  • Psychedelics: Support at the End of Life and the Grief that Follows

    What: An in-person panel discussion event hosted by JADE (Jewish Association for Death Education)Who: Liz Orlin, Zoë Goldblatt, Alissa Hirshfeld, and Rabbi Zac KamenetzWhen: May 12, 2026 6-7pmWhere: Manny’s Community Space, 3092 16th St, San Francisco, CA Join Sinai Memorial Chapel and JADE for an evening conversation about the emerging role of psychedelics in end-of-life care and grief. Join Sinai Memorial Chapel and the Jewish Association for Death Education (JADE) for an evening conversation exploring the emerging role of psychedelics in end-of-life care and the grief that follows. This thoughtful panel will bring together experts in spiritual care, psychotherapy, and end-of-life [...]