MIDRASH & MEDICINE CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
MONDAY, May 11, 2009
1:00 - 2:45 pm Registration, Opening Activities, Enjoying the Surroundings
3:00 - 3:30 pm WELCOME AND MUSICAL OPENING
Rabbi Eric Weiss, Michele Prince LCSW, MAJCS
3:30 - 4:15 pm Plenary #1: Self Struggle and Change:
Healing Insights of the Stories of our Tradition Through the Prism of Midrash
Rabbi Norman Cohen, PhD
4:15 - 4:45 pm Struggling Toward Healing and Wholeness
Text Study: Judah Confronts Joseph and Himself - Genesis 44:18-34
Rabbi Norman Cohen, PhD
4:45 - 5:00 pm Wrap-Up: Sharing Our Learning
5:15 - 6:00 pm Tears and Joy, Mourning and Dancing: New Renderings of TaNaCh Through Music and Contemporary Poetry
Reception and Teaching
Debbie Friedman, Rabbi William Cutter, PhD
6:00 - 7:15 pm Dinner
7:15 - 8:30 pm Havurah Meeting
Reflection/Process Groups
8:45 - 10:00 pm Lag B'Omer Bonfire
A joyful celebration during the tradition springtime “counting of the omer.” Lag B’Omer celebrates reaching a significant milestone between Passover and Shavuot. Enjoy creative exchange with colleagues warmed by fire, music, and hot drinks.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
ALL DAY Creative Space and Gallery for Art, Music, Writing, and Inspiration
7:30 - 8:30 am Breakfast
8:45 - 9:30 am Four Options for Tefilah: Prayer through Song, Art, Learning, Meditation & Movement
Debbie Friedman, Elizheva Hurvich, Rabbi William Cutter, PhD, Rabbi Julie Pelc, MA Ed
10:00 - 11:45 am Plenary #2: Making Peace in the High Places When Midrash and Art Collide
Rabbi Lewis Barth, PhD
Andrea Hodos, Elizheva Hurvich
12:00 - 1:00 pm Lunch
1:15 - 2:30 pm Workshop Series 1
  1. Seeking Meaning in the Second-Half of Life
    Remembering through Midrash: A Jewish Spiritual Framework for Life Review
    Presented by Hiddur: The Center for Aging and Judaism of RRC,
    with support from the Helen Bader Foundation
    Rabbi Dayle A. Friedman, MSW, MAJCS, BCC
    Chaplain Shelia Segal, MA, BCC
  2. Psalms, Song, and Stories
    Rabbi Sheldon Marder, Judith-Kate Friedman
    (Two-Part Series – Must sign up for both)
  3. The Cast-Off Rock Became the Cornerstone: Metaphor and Meaning in Medical Journeys
    Rabbi Simkha Weintraub, MSW
    (Two-part series – Must sign up for both)
  4. On Dry Ground: Faith, Fear, and Transformation at the Edge of the Sea (Movement)
    Andrea Hodos
2:45 - 4:00 pm Workshop Series 2
  1. Seeking Meaning in the Second-Half of Life Lech L’cha – Go Forth: Creating the Journey for Living as We Grow Older
    Presented by Hiddur: The Center for Aging and Judaism of RRC,
    with support from the Helen Bader Foundation
    Carol P. Hausman, PhD, Lynne P. Iser, MPH
  2. Psalms, Song, and Stories
    Rabbi Sheldon Marder, Judith-Kate Friedman
    (Two-Part Series – Must sign up for both)
  3. The Cast-Off Rock Became the Cornerstone: Metaphor and Meaning in Medical Journeys
    Rabbi Simkha Weintraub, MSW
    (Two-part series – Must sign up for both)
  4. Mindfulness in the Doctor-Patient Encounter
    Elizabeth Feldman, MD
  5. Healing and Justice
    Rabbi Camille Shira Angel
4:30 - 5:45 pm
6:00 - 7:00 pm Dinner
7:15 - 8:15 pm Havurah Meeting
Reflection/Process Groups
8:30 - 10:00 pm An Evening of Music
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
7:30 - 8:30 am Breakfast
8:45 - 9:30 am Four Options for Tefilah: Prayer through Song, Art, Learning, Meditation & Movement
Debbie Friedman, Elizheva Hurvich, Rabbi William Cutter, PhD, Rabbi Julie Pelc, MA Ed
9:45 - 11:15 am Plenary #3: The Journey of Later Life: Moses As Our Model
Presented in collaboration with Hiddur: The Center for Aging and Judaism of RRC,
with support from the Helen Bader Foundation
Rabbi Dayle A. Friedman, MSW, MAJCS, BCC
Keynote Address and Text Study
11:15 - 11:45 am Closing Ritual
Rabbi Elliot Kukla
11:45 - 12:00 pm Check Out
12:00 pm Box Lunches Available