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TEMPLE BETH ZION |
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HEALING INITIATIVE |
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No one among us can avoid experiencing illness in our lives. Cancer and other life-threatening diseases can cause turmoil in our day to day lives as well as within our spirits and emotions. What wisdom is there to help us cope with our own illness or the illness of a loved one?
Temple Beth Zion, Western New York's largest Jewish congregation invites the whole community to join us to hear these perspectives on healing. |
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Saturday April 12, 2008 beginning at 1 PM |
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Susan Halpern will lead a workshop "What Do I Say?" "What Should I Do?" A Workshop for People who are Ill and Those Who Care for Them" |
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When we become ill we often don't know what we need or how to express our needs. And when someone we know is suffering, we want to help and we want to bring comfort. But what do we say? How do we know what is really helpful? Susan Halpern, therapist, author and cancer survivor, will teach us the 'etiquette' of illness. Through stories and small group exercises, she will gently guide us in learning how to express our needs, how to listen, and how to find the best ways to offer support and comfort. |
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June 20, 2008, 7:30 PM |
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805 Delaware Ave. |
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Patty Gelman will present a program based on her book: Humor After the Tumor |
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To read the text of Patty's speech, click here. |
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A breast cancer survivor Patty Gelman recounts her journey through "Cancer World" in a series of anecdotes, chronicling her year-long struggle with the disease in an upbeat, colloquial, and often candidly funny way. Typical of her unyieldingly positive attitude is the way that Gelman breaks the news to her mother, also a cancer survivor: "'Well, it's my turn now!'" |
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Instead of keeping a journal during her treatment, Gelman preferred to share her experiences online, a choice she found surprisingly therapeutic. What started as periodic e-mails to family and friends soon developed into a book many cancer patients are turning to for hope. E-mails also served as an outlet and a built-in support group when her mother contracted lung cancer and passed on within the year. Gelman's story becomes larger than her disease, exploring the task of coping with the unexpected, and the value of family. |
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All of these programs are free and open to the public.
For more information call, 836-6565 |
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MITZVAH DAY |
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SATURDAY, MAY 17, 2008 |
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We will volunteer at over 30 sites throughout the Buffalo area in partnership with Westminster Presbyterian Church and Masjid Nu'man, a local mosque. It is a day of service to the greater community as well as a way to build bridges with our friends in other faith traditions and help make Western New York a happier, friendlier and more just place to live. Over 500 volunteers work side by side for the betterment of the entire community.
More than just an act of kindness, doing a mitzvah is the Jewish way to build just and caring communities. |
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Click here for the Mitzvah Day Brochure and Sign-up Form |
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© 2006 Temple Beth Zion |
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Robyn C. Garner, Designer |
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Site updated June 26, 2008 |
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