Center for Pastoral Education

The Center for Pastoral Education was established in 2009 with the goal of teaching seminary students—Jewish and non-Jewish—rabbis, and ordained clergy of all faiths the art of pastoral care. Studies at the center combine rigorous academic courses with the transformative learning process of Clinical Pastoral Education.

Accredited by the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education to offer level I, level II and supervisory CPE, the Center for Pastoral Education at The Jewish Theological Seminary turns day treatment programs for the mentally ill, nursing homes, hospitals, senior housing, hospices and congregations into virtual classrooms.

The work of the center is possible thanks to the generous funding by the Charles H. Revson Foundation and the Booth Ferris Foundation.

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Policies and Procedures for all JTS CPE students

The Center for Pastoral Education meets all ACPE standards, including ensuring that students are informed in writing of all policies, procedures, rights, and responsibilities that pertain to them as participants in ACPE programs at JTS.

 

Call for Papers

Charles H. Revson Foundation Workshop:

“The Stranger at Our Gates:” Jewish Perspectives on Political and Religious Issues of Identity

Co-sponsored by the Louis Finkelstein Institute for Religious and Social Studies

Monday, April 23, 2012

This workshop, a portion of a day-long conference devoted to issues of identity, will focus on the contribution of the Jewish experience to the debate about those issues. Jews have played the roles of both “self” and “other” in various times and places from the biblical period to the present. While Jewish law is protective of the rights of “strangers,” they may be met with suspicion nevertheless, and regarded as a threat to ethnic/religious identity and group solidarity.

We invite papers addressing questions including but not limited to:

1. What can Jewish self-reflection contribute to a clarification of America's moral options? Can “otherness” be acknowledged and national identities preserved without recourse to either isolationism or relativism?

2. What role do “others” play in the formation of national identities and democratic societies? What might modern Jewish thinkers such as Levinas and Buber contribute to the discussion?

3. How does Judaism speak to the obligations of a modern democratic society towards those living within it, whatever their citizenship status?

Individual presentations will be 30 minutes in length, allowing time for questions and discussion. Short papers will be circulated before the workshop to give ample time for discussion among participants. Those interested in participating should apply by submitting a title, a short abstract (600–800 words), and a brief bio with your institutional affiliation by email to Rabbi Ute Steyer by no later than November 20. Applicants will be notified about acceptance by December 7.

For more information, see the attached CFP as pdf.