Events for April 27 - April 30

ADAPTING TO CHANGES Join us for this free event at Rossmoor Event Center in Walnut Creek, or connect via zoom. Program includes:10am Driving and Dementia with Melanie Henry11am Behaviors as Communication with Gia Barsell12-1 Lunch Break1pm Creativity in Caregiving with Zoe Goldblatt Preregistration requested, but walk-ins welcome.Link to join on zoom: https://tinyurl.com/rcsdementiacare Register here for both in-person or online.

Join other Jewish End-of-Life Doulas for some connecting, learning, and inspiration. This one-hour 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! Register through Shomer Collective

Ignite connection and deepen your bond at a unique, soul-nourishing evening created just for couples. Guided by Rabbi Dan Goldblatt and Zoë Goldblatt, MFA, you'll explore tools to enhance both sexual and emotional connection, all deeply rooted in timeless Jewish wisdom. Through experiential practices, meaningful insights, and joyful connection, you'll be invited to rediscover the sacred spark within your relationship. This workshop is not open to the public, and is offered privately to a congregation in Santa Barbara, CA. Looking for a similar workshop at your facility or event? Contact us.

This experiential, day-long workshop offers couples therapists an opportunity to explore the often-overlooked intersections between grief, intimacy, and relational healing. Through personal narrative, clinical reflection, and Jewish spiritual frameworks with universal relevance, participants will examine how unresolved grief shows up in intimate relationships—and how therapists can hold space for both. We'll explore the dynamic interplay between core wounds and core desires, and introduce tools from the Somatica Method for de-shamifying emotional expression, navigating disappointment, and facilitating repair. The workshop also models a healthy relationship and offers space for authentic peer connection and resilience-building. This workshop is not open to the public. [...]

Infusing Meaning into a Ritual of Comfort In this interactive workshop we will begin by quickly asking participants to briefly share their own experiences of Shiva as either mourner or attendee. Participants will be invited to share what their ideal Shiva gathering might include. Rabbi Dan will share insights into how we can engage mourners in creating a Shiva gathering that might better serve their needs. We will also discuss the importance of assessing what might be most appropriate for the community that is gathering. We will brainstorm together how we might reinvent a contemporary Shiva gathering that is more meaningful [...]